June 7, 2007 The free-content news source that you can write! Page 1 Top Stories Wikipedia Current Events The finale will air on 15 June. A new host has yet to be Reports say Turkish troops to jump into the popemobile. He determined. The show and its staff enter northern Iraq was promptly wrestled to the have won six Daytime Emmy Citing unamed Turkish officials, ground, without the Pope even Awards. reports say that hundreds to noticing, and is now in the thousands of Turkish troops have custody of Vatican police. Canadian Tory MP left alone for crossed the border to Northern •Leaders of the G8 assemble in voting against budget Iraq in pursuit of members of the Rostock, Germany for 33rd legislation Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). annual G8 summit to discuss The Conservatives, who were primarily issues of climate elected as a minority government, Scooter Libby gets 30 months change and international aid, but have lost yet another MP. Tuesday in Plame case also U.S.-Russia tensions over night they expelled Tory MP Bill Lewis "Scooter" Libby was anti missile system in Europe. Casey for not supporting budget sentenced by a District Court legislation. judge in Washington, D.C. to 30 •Dozens of people are trapped in months in prison and a a collapsed hall in Leshan in the "In some ways, it was very US$250,000 fine. southwestern province of Sichuan difficult, in other ways, I just don't in China. think I have any choice," Casey Featured story told reporters after citing the bill, Bob Barker retires as host of which proposes to monitor the Team New Zealand wins "The Price is Right" offshore oil and gas revenues that fourth Louis Vuitton Cup Bob Barker, The out-going host of provinces receive, wouldn't benefit yachting race American TV game show The Price the province of Nova Scotia as it Team New Zealand won the Is Right taped his final show. would lose equalization payments fourth race on Tuesday against and it broke the Atlantic Accord Luna Rossa Challenge in the bid "I will regret not being at the with Nova Scotia and to win the Louis Vuitton Cup. show, I know, probably for the rest Newfoundland and Labrador. of my life because I've enjoyed it Wikipedia Current Events so much," said host Bob Barker, Nova Scotia NDP MP Alexa •HIV drug Viracept is being 83, who has been host of the show McDonough noted politicians from recalled in the UK after it was for 35 years. "any political stripe" have the right discovered that it has been to "vote against the budget that contaminated with a substance The audience, who is also a pool of sticks it to Atlantic Canada". that could cause cancer. possible contestants, gave a round of applause and a standing The bill was supported by all the •Armed forces from Turkey invade ovation. Confetti was also sprayed Conservatives including separatist Iraq, chasing Kurdish guerillas. about to support celebrate his time party Bloc Québécois, which (CNN) with the show. usually sides with the Tories, while •Five people have been acquitted the Liberals and the left-leaning of the 1982 murder of 'God's "Help control the pet population. NDP voted against. Banker', Italian financier Roberto Have your pets spayed or Calvi. neutered" was his final words. Earlier in the week, there was Barker has said those words at the •During a weekly audience with speculation in the media that end of every show since it began Pope Benedict XVI, a man leaps Casey would vote against to air on September 4, 1972. over metal barriers, attempting yesterday's bill. He said he asked If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit en .wikinews.org Thursday, June 7, 2007 Wikinews Page 2 Finance Minister Jim Flaherty to armored vehicles and air support. Benedict's open top Fiat amend the bill but Flaherty DEBKAfile also says that the force Campagnola during today's refused. is just the "first wave" of what is general audience in St Peters said to be an invasion. Square. Casey, who is currently MP for Cumberland—Colchester— Foreign minister Abdullah Gül has The man was quickly apprehended Musquodoboit Valley, will sit as an denied the reports. "There is no by security guards and police after Independent in the Canadian such thing, no entry to another jumping over the metal barriers House of Commons. Current country. If such a thing happens, separating the vehicle from the Independent MPs are: André then we would announce it," Gül crowd of 35,000 and landing Arthur, Louise Thibault, who was said. "We are in a war with terror, behind the Jeep. All through the elected as an Independent, and we will do whatever is necessary event the Pope seemed oblivious Joe Comuzzi. to fight terrorism." to the matter and continued with the event as normal. There have been a number of The United States military in Iraq incidents in Canadian politics has also denied the reports that The man was later questioned by related to this one. On 21 March, any Turkish troops entered Iraq. Vatican police before being taken Liberal MP Joe Comuzzi was to a psychiatric department for expelled from the caucus after "We have seen no indication of assessment. supporting the Conservative Turkish troops crossing the budget for funding of a cancer border," said Colonel Steve Boylan, Vatican spokesman Federico research centre in his riding of a spokesman for the U.S. military Lombardi told BBC the man was Thunder Bay—Superior North. "It's in Iraq. "mentally unstable", carrying on to for a single issue that's of absolute say, "His aim was not an attempt critical importance to all the people Iraqi officials also deny the on the Pope's life, but to attract in Thunder Bay and northwestern reports, but say that any troops attention to himself." He said the Ontario, and that's the cancer crossing the border into Iraq will man was questioned by Vatican research centre," Comuzzi said. not be tolerated. police and taken to the psychiatric ward of a nearby hospital. Reports say Turkish troops "We are aware of this Turkish troop enter northern Iraq buildup on the border and the Iraqi This recent breach of security Citing unamed Turkish officials, government position has been that follows the shooting of Benedict's reports say that hundreds to we will not accept or tolerate any predecessor, John Paul II, who was thousands of Turkish troops have military incursion into Iraqi shot as he drove around the crossed the border to Northern territories," said Hoshyar Zebari, square by Turkish gunman Ali Agca Iraq in pursuit of members of the the Foreign Minister for Iraq. in 1981. Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Over 30,000 people have been Team New Zealand wins fourth "This afternoon 10 Turkish killed during the PKK's campaign Louis Vuitton Cup yachting helicopters landed in a village in for independence since 1984. race Mazouri, which is ... 3 km (2 Team New Zealand won the fourth miles) inside the Iraqi border. They In April of this year, General Yaşar race on Tuesday against Luna landed with around 150 Turkish Büyükanıt, the Chief of the Turkish Rossa Challenge in the bid to win special forces," said deputy General Staff, asked the the Louis Vuitton Cup. minister for Peshmerga Affairs in government to authorize an Kurdistan, Jabar Yawir who also incursion to quell the rebellion. In Team NZ, racing with the boat stated that "after two hours they 1997, Turkey sent about 50,000 NZL-92, won the race 52 seconds left and there were no troop into the region on just such ahead of Luna Rossa, racing with confrontations with the PKK." a mission. boat ITA94. DEBKAfile quotes unnamed Turkish Man attempts to jump into Team NZ have won all the races so officials as saying that the Turkish Popemobile far at Valencia, so if they can win force is made up of 50,000-90,000 A 27-year-old German man has another race against the Italian troops along with a fleet of attempted to jump into Pope team, Team NZ will be able to If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Thursday, June 7, 2007 Wikinews Page 3 challenge Alinghi for America's film by Thai auteur Pen-Ek Wit's and Dang's bickering, the Cup. Luna Rossa will need to win Ratanaruang made its Thailand bartender engages in an erotic the next five races to challenge for premiere on Tuesday night in a tryst with a hotel maid (model- the Cup. screening for the press and actress Porntip Papanai) in a celebrities. nearby room. Torben Grael, strategist for Luna Rossa, said that ITA94 does not Before the screening of the new The press screening was held at SF handle very well in the light winds. film, Ploy, the director and his World Cinemas at CentralWorld Both Grael and mainsail trimmer stars took the rostrum for a shopping mall in Bangkok. Given Jonathan McKee, congratulates question-and-answer session, the presence of Coca-Cola's Team New Zealand for sailing well. during which Pen-Ek pulled out a Pornwut in the cast, it was perhaps McKee said it was no surprise that digital camera and took photos of not a coincidence that cans of they were sailing well. the presenter, the press and the Coke Zero, a new soft drink that is actors. just being introduced in Thailand, Ray Davies, strategist for Team were being doled out for free.