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Top Stories Top Stories Wikipedia Current Events Thousands flee after volcano on February 12, was on autopilot •Cancer Research UK's London begins to erupt in Colombia when it went down, and that the Institute discovers a "danger Thousands of people in Pastos, pilot flying the aircraft might have receptor" that may initiate an Colombia have been ordered to violated the airline's policy and immune reaction to cancer. evacuate after federal safety recommendations. •The Taliban announces a ten-day the Galeras ceasefire in its war in northwest Volcano began Wikipedia Current Events Pakistan's Swat Valley. to "explosively" erupt, At least 15 people are killed and according to seven injured in a hostel fire in Airplane that crashed near Credit: C3tuxpo reports. Molodyozhny, Astrakhan, Russia. Buffalo, New York 'was on GFDL autopilot' According to •Israel will pay US$50,000 to the Colombia's Institute of Geology Investigators have stated that family of a Palestinian man who Continental Connection Flight and Mines, the eruption began at was killed by the country's about 7:10 p.m. local time (00:10 3407, which crashed in icy Defense Forces in December weather near Buffalo, New York on GMT). An estimated 8,000 people 2003. have been affected. February 12, was on autopilot •Zimbabwe replaces a treason when it went down, and that the Burning debris from satellites charge against Deputy pilot flying the aircraft might have spotted over several US cities Agriculture Minister-designate violated the airline's policy and On Tuesday February 10, the Roy Bennett with "conspiring to federal safety recommendations. American civilian communications acquire arms with a view to satellite disrupting essential services." The plane involved in the incident Iridium 33 was a Bombardier Dash 8, which •The Karen National Union attacks crashed into a home located at launched in Myawaddy, Burma. 1997 and the 6038 Long Street in Clarence defunct •Colombia's Galeras volcano Center, a suburb of Buffalo. It Russian erupts. went down at approximately 10:17 p.m. EST (03:20 UTC), February military communications satellite •Venezuela votes in a referendum 12. 44 passengers, an off-duty Kosmos-2251 launched in 1993, in which a proposed pilot, and four crew members died collided over Siberia. Five days constitutional amendment to in the accident, as well as one after the collision, reports have remove term limits on the person on the ground. surfaced that burning debris from President of the Republic, state the collision has been spotted governors, mayors, and members When the plane crashed, it was over several U.S. cities from New of the National Assembly and carrying over 2.5 tonnes (5,000 Mexico to Kentucky. state assemblies is accepted by pounds) of fuel. Amid rain and 54% of the electorate. Airplane that crashed near sleet, the aircraft exploded into a Buffalo, New York 'was on •Prime Minister Ehud Olmert huge orange fireball, sparking a autopilot' denies reports that Israel is large fire which emergency crews Investigators have stated that negotiating with Hamas. had to contain. Twelve houses near the crash site were Continental Connection Flight •General strikes over high living evacuated. 3407, which crashed in icy costs continue in Guadeloupe and weather near Buffalo, New York Martinique. Steve Chealander, an investigator

If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit en .wikinews.org Monday, February 16, 2009 Wikinews Page 2 for the National Transportation after the collision, reports have sonic booms, resulting in Safety Board (NTSB), said that the surfaced that burning debris from vibrations felt by some residents, company which operated the flight the collision has been spotted over as well as flashes of light across suggests the pilot to fly manually several U.S. cities from New the sky," said the NOAA in a public when conditions are icy, saying Mexico to Kentucky. information statement on February that "you may be able in a manual 13. The FAA also warns that the mode to sense something sooner Calls to 9-1-1 began to come in to debris could cause damage to than the autopilot can sense it." Williamson County, Texas sheriff's aircraft in areas reporting falling office around 12:30 p.m. (Central debris. "If the autopilot is left on while the time) that burning debris and ice is building up, the pilot may fireballs were seen falling from the "Aircraft are advised that a suddenly be confronted with a very sky onto parts of Austin, Houston. potential hazard may occur due to difficult situation," said William Waco and San Antonio. Residents reentry of satellite debris into the Voss, president of the Flight Safety reported their homes and windows Earth's atmosphere. It is critical Foundation, speaking to the shaking and large explosions. After that all pilots/crew members Toronto Star. "Ice actually changes a search of several areas, the report any observed falling space the shape of the wing. If you don't Williamson county sheriff's office debris," said the FAA on February keep the wings clean you could reported that no debris or impact 13. Both the NOAA and FAA alerts find yourself in a situation where sites were found. Earlier are in place until further notice [...] suddenly the aircraft decides unconfirmed reports had said the and cover an area from New to quit flying." debris could have been the result Mexico to Kentucky. of a small plane exploding. The airplane's data recorders However, Dr. Marco Ciocca, a suggest that there was a Steve Thornton, a resident in professor at Eastern Kentucky significant accumulation of ice on Austin told KEYE-TV that he "saw University told WKYT in Kentucky the aircraft's wings and windshield something burn up in the it would "be months" before any of before it crashed. Shortly before atmosphere going east to west at the satellite wreckage enters the the crash, according to the flight 40 degrees in the horizon looking earth's atmosphere. "The debris voice recorder, the pilots were north" which was "about the size doesn't simply fall out of its orbit. talking about the poor weather of a half moon and as bright as a It will either vaporize or stay in and ask the traffic controller for welders torch". Other residents orbit for some time before falling permission to descend. The reported to KEYE-TV that they saw into earth's atmosphere." airplane's de-icing system had an "egg-shape with an orange been turned on before the crew center and bluish outer aura; a The satellites, both of which had discussed the ice. Recordings silvery-white tail." Some report the weighed in excess of 1,000 of communications seemed to be incident lasting about 10 minutes. pounds, and traveling at normal until soon before impact, approximately 17,500 miles per and the flight crew did not notify On February 13, the National hour, collided 491 miles above the air traffic control of any problems. Oceanic and Atmospheric earth. Scientists say the explosion Administration (NOAA) issued an caused by the collision was Investigations have suggested that alert following reports of massive. They are still trying to the aircraft was headed away from "explosions and earthquakes" determine just how large the crash its destination airport when it went along with "flashes in the sky" in was and how the earth will be down. Jackson and Louisville, Kentucky. affected. The United States There were no injures and Strategic Command of the U.S. Burning debris from satellites authorities could not locate any Department of Defense office is spotted over several US cities damage. tracking the debris. The result of On Tuesday, February 10, the plotting analysis will be posted to a American civilian communications "The Federal Aviation public website. satellite Iridium 33, launched in Administration (FAA) reported to 1997, and the defunct Russian local law enforcement on Friday "The Simpsons" announces military communications satellite that these events are being caused change in title sequence and Kosmos-2251, launched in 1993, by falling satellite debris. These move to HD collided over Siberia. Five days pieces of debris have been causing The American cartoon series "The

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Simpsons" will today be broadcast Melbourne handed a four Japanese tanker MV Chemstar for the first time in high definition goal to none thumping in the Venus freed by Somali pirates (HD). Today's show will also second leg of the semi final. MV Chemstar Venus, a chemical introduce a new title sequence. Adealaide did not look like they tanker flagged in Panama and were in the match after Archie owned by a Japanese firm, has Today's episode, named "Take My Thompson slotted home a goal in been freed by pirates in Somalia. Life, Please" (20x10), also makes the tenth minute. The vessel has a crew of 23 and a references to HDTV in the cargo of chemicals that has not Chalkboard gag when Bart Carlos Hernandez produced three been identified. Simpson writes "HDTV is worth assists and scored a goal in the every cent" on the chalkboard. 48th minute. Hernandez had flown The ship was seized on November in from representing Coasta Rica in 15 and has a crew of five South This will be the first major a World Cup qualifier. Koreans and eighteen Filipinos. permanent change to the show's She was released Thursday, with introduction since its launch in Michael Lynch of The Age the news anounced Friday by an 1989; previous changes have described Adelaide's performance anonymous diplomat in Nairobi, included variations in the speed of as "inept and embarrassing, Kenya. It is unclear if a ransom the intro, and special one-shot lacking wit, verve, invention or was paid. introductions for the Treehouse of ideas." Horror Halloween episodes. This There has recently been a sharp new intro also includes some 3D "It will be interesting to see what rise in pirate attacks after a lull in animation when the camera pans happens when Carlos [Hernandez] January, thought to be a result of over Springfield. is really fit as well, when he's had a combination of stormy weather a bit of a rest. He was supurb for finally subsiding and pirates This new series is not quite the us tonight," said Melbourne seeking to replenish their stock of first time The Simpsons has captain . captive vessels after seven recent appeared in HD, as The Simpsons releases. Six ships were attacked Movie was also made to this "After everything we spoke about accross Wednesday and Thursday. television standard. last week, coming in and getting a positive result and working hard, it A Russian battlecruiser named Fox will broadcast The Simpsons just didn't happen and at this level after Peter the Great detained ten on their channel in the 720p HD that's not acceptable...we'll have a suspected pirates who were video mode. long hard look at ourselves this moving in on a fishing trawler week and see if we want to be registered in Iran. They seized Australian football: Melbourne here, and on that performance you drugs, rifles and a large amount of through to A-League Grand would say no," said Adelaide cash and military prosecutors are Final, Adelaide to play captain Travis Dodd, ruing his now interviewing the men. Queensland in preliminary final sides defeat. Melbourne – Melbourne Victory FC Woman with world's longest has advanced through to the "The motivation has to be there, fingernails loses them in car 2008-9 A-League Grand Final after we're playing for a grand final crash defeating Adelaide United in their spot, to host a grand final, and if A woman who held the Guinness 2-leg Semi Final. Melbourne will that's the best we can do World Record for having the now host the winner of the then...you have to wonder where world's longest fingernails has lost Adelaide verses Queensland Roar we're at. I guess it is going to be a them in a four-car accident in her Preliminary Final. In a top four week of soul searching we have to hometown of Salt Lake City, Utah finals series, which the A-League get our act together for in the United States. uses, the Preliminary Final is a Queensland's game," added Dodd. final played between the qualifying 66-year-old Lee Redmond was Semi Final (1st vs. 2nd) and the Melbourne won the game four seriously injured after she was winner of the elimination Semi goals to one and the semi final six ejected from the sports utility Final (3rd vs. 4th) for the goals to none. vehicle (SUV) she had been a remaining spot in the Grand Final. passenger in. It had collided with one car, causing it to collide with

If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Monday, February 16, 2009 Wikinews Page 4 two other cars on Tuesday Galeras, which sits on the Lithuania February 10. She is expected to Colombian, Ecuador border, has a make a full recovery. recent eruption which was in 2008, Quote of the Day but there were no injuries or All experience is an arch, to build "[Her nails] were damaged beyond deaths. In 1993, nine people were upon. ~ Henry Brooks Adams repair," reported the BBC, quoting killed in an eruption. It's the most Guinness World Records, who also active volcano in Colombia and has Word of the Day said that Redmond's nails were "a been erupting regularly for at least sobriquet n fundamental part of her life and a million years. 1. A familiar name for a unique character". The cause of person, such as a pet name the crash is not yet known and an Today in History or nickname. investigation is ongoing. 1804 – United States Navy Lieutenant Stephen Decatur led a About Wikinews Redmond is credited by the raid to destroy the captured USS We are a group of volunteer journalists Guinness Book for having a Philadelphia in Tripoli, denying her whose mission is to create a diverse combined fingernail length of 28 use to the Barbary States in the community where citizens from around feet, the longest on record. She First Barbary War. the globe (including you) can has been growing all eight fingers 1899 – French President Félix collaborate to report the news on a and two thumbnails since 1979. Faure suddenly died from apoplexy wide variety of current events. By Her longest of all nails was her while having sexual activities with making our content perpetually available for free redistribution and use, right thumb, which was 2ft and Marguerite Steinheil in his office. we hope to contribute to a global digital eleven inches long. 1918 – The Council of Lithuania commons. signed the Act of Independence of Before Redmond was named as Lithuania, proclaiming the License the record holder in 2006, restoration of an independent This work is licensed under the Creative Shridhar Chillal from India had the Lithuania governed by democratic Commons Attribution License. Articles longest at a combined length of principles, despite the presence of published in this Print edition were just over twenty feet. German troops in the country created by Wikinewsies. Other content released under the GNU Free during World War I. Documentation License. Thousands flee after volcano 1934 – The Austrian Civil War begins to erupt in Colombia ended with the military of the First To view a copy of the CC-BY license, Thousands of people in Pastos, Austrian Republic defeating the visit: Colombia have been ordered to Social Democrats and the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ evacuate after the Galeras Volcano Republikanischer Schutzbund, or send a letter to Creative Commons began to "explosively" erupt, leaving at least several hundred 543 Howard Street, 5th Floor according to reports. According to people dead and more than a San Francisco, California, 94105, USA Colombia's Institute of Geology thousand wounded in the five-day To view a copy of the GFDL, visit: and Mines, the eruption began at conflict. http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html about 7:10 p.m. local time (00:10 1985 – "The Hizballah Program" Wikipedia Current Events GMT). An estimated 8,000 people was released, describing the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events have been affected. ideology and goals of the Shia Today in History Islamic political and paramilitary http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Quote of the Day "[There is a] large amount of ash" organization Hezbollah as "putting http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Main_Page falling from the sky, said Eduardo an end to any colonialist entity" in Word of the Day Alvarado, Pastos's provincial Lebanon, bringing the Phalangists http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Main_Page governor, adding that those "who to justice for "the crimes they About Wikinews Print Edition live in urban areas, remain in their [had] perpetrated," and For more information about Wikinews homes." The government in the establishing an Islamic regime in Print Edition visit: http://en.wikinews.org/ area has been put on red alert and Lebanon. wiki/Wikinews:Print the Red Cross has also been called February 16 is Washington's in to assist in aiding refugees. So Birthday/Presidents' Day in the far there are no reports of injuries United States (2009); Family Day damages, or deaths. in various regions of Canada (2009); Statehood Day in

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