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Iraqi PM Nouri al-Maliki says Osijek and two associates - this Suicide bombers kills 31 in U.S Troops can leave when event fueled tensions during the Pakistan they want Croatian War of Independence. On Sunday two separate suicide The Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Maliki •Pro-Taliban militants in Pakistan's bombing attacks killed up to 31 on Saturday stated that "U.S North Waziristan region say they people.The first attack took place Troops could leave anytime they have ended their truce with the when a police-army convoy was hit wanted", with Iraqi police and government. by two roadside bomb in the soldiers replacing the U.S troops mountainous region near the on the front lines if necessary. •Two suicide bombings in Pakistani-Afghani border.The northwestern Pakistan kill at least second bombing took place when a Osama bin Laden praises 31 people. suicide bomber detonated in front martyrdom in video of a police headquarters in Dera Osama bin Laden has appeared in First computer game in Ismail Kha killing 17 police recruits a new but undated video praising Piedmontese who were taking a test to join the martyrdom. "The happy (person) Freecol, a free software (under the local police force.Since the Red is the one chosen by Allah to be a GNU General Public License) has Mosque siege began there have martyr," he could be seen saying. been released in Piedmontese. This been 67 people killed in bombing makes the game, clone of Sid and shooting in Pakistan Featured story Meier's Colonization the first game to have been released in this On Saturday 24 soldiers were Canadian judge strikes down language which is only spoken by killed when a suicide bomber marijuana possession laws as about 2 million people. crashed into two army vehicles in unconstitutional the town of Swat along the Afghani A judge in the province of Freecol, the simulation of the border.In that attack 3 civilians Ontario, Canada dismissed historical process that lead to the were killed 39 people were marijuana possession charges Declaration of Independence in wounded most of them critically against a Toronto man, ruling North America, is the first that Canada's laws governing computer game to be localized in Lady Bird Johnson buried today possession are unconstitutional. Piedmontese language. The The funeral procession, which players need to perform the departed from state capitol in Wikipedia Current Events administrative and political actions Austin, Texas, slowly moved up •A Somalian peace conference in to reach the goal of the game. Austin and Hill County roads which Mogadishu gets off to a bad start were lined with hundreds of as it is disrupted by mortarshells. Version 0.7.0 in Piedmontese was admirers of Lady Bird Johnson released on 13 July 2007. holding flowers, waving American •Shimon Peres is sworn in as the Speakers of regional flags or holding up the "hook 'em President of Israel. hope this will an examplar, so that Horns" sign in honor of her years •Two scientists Gert van der more localizations of the game in as a student at the University of Heijden and Eugene Starostin other regional languages will be Texas and former UT System claim that they have solved the released over time. regent as the hearse carrying her Moebius strip. body passed inroute to the LBJ The localization was done on •Australia extradites Antun Gudelj ranch located in Stonewall, TX. Betawiki, the platform which is to Croatia for the 1991 murder of also used for the localization of the Josip Reihl-Kir, the police chief of Mrs Johnson will be buried in the

If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit en .wikinews.org Monday, July 16, 2007 Wikinews Page 2 family cemetery next to her late Bundesliga has been completed on is the one chosen by Allah to be a husband and ex-president Lyndon Sunday. LASK Linz leads the martyr," he could be seen saying. Baines Johnson who died in 1973. Bundesliga after 1-1 draw with The funeral for Mrs. Johnson was Austria Vienna. Rapid Vienna's The video had the insignia of the held on Saturday at the Riverbend match with SV Mattersburg was As-Sahab group, considered the Centre, attended by over 1,800 postphoned due to the fact they media production house of Al- people including family, friends played a UEFA Intertoto Cup match Qaeda. The background looked along with former presidents on saturday. similar to that of older videos, Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton. known to have been filmed in There were five current or former Iraqi PM Nouri al-Maliki says Afghanistan. first ladies present, Laura Bush, U.S Troops can leave when Rosalynn Carter, Nancy Reagan, they want The video, entitled "Winds of Barbara Bush and Hillary Rodham The Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Maliki Paradise", features speeches by Clinton. held a news conference on five suicide bombers and Al-Qaeda Saturday to addressing the Iraqi leadership. SITE Institute, a non- North Korea shuts down government's headway in response profit organization which tracks nuclear reactor to a report given Thursday to the the online activity of terrorist Kim Myong Gil, the North Korean U.S President and U.S Congress on organizations, said that the minister to the United Nations in his government failures to comply footage was old, but did not give New York City, claims his with some of the 18 benchmarks an estimated date. government has shut down its the Iraqis are required to comply infamous reactor located in with in order to maintain U.S Tour de : Michael Yongbyon and is ready to start troops presence in Iraqi. Rasmussen wins stage 8 dismantling its nuclear Michael Rasmussen has won stage programmes as long as the United The Prime Minister stated that it 8 of the 2007 Tour de France and States keeps its promise to would take time and effort to has captured the overall lead. He remove all sanctions and remove accomplish the political reforms blew away David Arroyo of Spain North Korea from the terrorism that Washington recommended and Stéphane Goubert on the final list. considering the natural turmoil in climb. Iban Mayo took second. In the country. On the subject of the the end, Arroyo and Goubert were The 10 members of the Iraqi military Al-Maliki expressed overtaken by the chase group. International Atomic Energy his belief that his military could Agency (IAEA) inspection team will conduct military operations Rasmussen, the Danish mountain be going to North Korea to verify without U.S forces and that "U.S specialist who has won the King of the shut down has taken place. Troops could leave anytime they the Mountain's polka dot jersey The inspectors were forced to wanted" saying if necessary Iraqi the last two years, maximized the leave North Korea in late 2002 police and soldiers would replace number of points he could collect when when this crisis began. The the U.S troops on the front lines. in today's mountain stage. South Korean goverment has sent the North 50,000 tons of fuel oil as One of Al-Maliki top aids accused Michael Rogers of Australia had a reward for starting to dismantle the U.S of embarrassing his looked to be in posistion to take its nuclear programmes and will goverment by violating human the yellow jersey, when he hit a send one million tons more. rights of Iraqis and treating his barrier and hurt his wrist the the country like U.S lab experiment. crash. Stuart O'Grady also crashed The 's nuclear envoy This all came after a vote passed and is out, leaving only two Chun Yung-woo called the shut on Thursday by U.S. House of Australians in the Tour. down of the Yongbyon a milestone Representatives to withdraw all event but said the next phase will troops from Iraq. This, the third-shortest road stage be more difficult than the reactor in this year's Tour, was very tough. shut down. Osama bin Laden praises The climbing started from the martyrdom in video outset, with two small climbs in 2007/08 T-Mobile Bundesliga Osama bin Laden has appeared in the first 25 km. At 75 km out, the Matchday 2 a new but undated video praising first big test was Cormet de The 2nd matchday of the Austrian martyrdom. "The happy (person) Roselend (a 19 km climb at 6%).

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This was followed by the Montée +3:19" Both goalkeepers made saves to d'Hauteville - the start of the Col keep their sides level, with du Petit Saint-Bernard - and the Former Flemish Minister Paul Mosailem making two late in the climb up to Tignes (18 km at Akkermans dies at 83 first half to keep level 5.5%) for a very difficult finish at Former Flemish Minister Paul at the break. Pitoy made a couple a height of 2068 m. Akkermans died in Antwerp on of excellent saves late in the Thursday at the age of 83. second half, and Indonesian Mark Cavendish of United Kingdom defender withdrew 35 km into today's stage. Paul Akkermans became a Senator made a precise sliding tackle to The sprinter had already planned for the Christian People's Party stop a one-on-one opportunity for to pull out, but not this soon. (Dutch: Christelijke Volkspartij or Al Qahtani on seventy-eight CVP, now CD&V) in 1965 and minutes. Stage 8 results joined the government in 1979, 1. Michael Rasmussen (Den / first as Secretary of State and The 88,000 predominently- RAB ) 4 hrs 49 mins 40" from 1981 to 1987 as Minister in Indonesian fans inside the Bung 2. Iban Mayo (Spa / SDV ) the Flemish Executive of Gaston Karno Stadium, were +2:47" Geens. silenced by a Saad Al-Harthi goal 3. Alejandro Valverde (Spa / in the ninety-second minute. A CDE) +3:12" As a Minister of the Flemish swinging free kick from the left 4. Christophe Moreau (Fra / Executive, he was first responsible hand side saw Al-Harthi leap and AG2R ) +3:13" for Spatial Planning and from 1985 head the ball beyond goalkeeper 5. Fraenk Schleck (Lux / CSC ) onwards for Housing. Pitoy's grasp to give Saudi Arabia s.t. all three points and the lead of 6. Cadel Evans (Aus / PDL ) AFC Asian Cup: Saudi Arabia Group D. Korea Republic play s.t. edge out , Uzbekistan this afternoon (UTC) in the 7. Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz / trounce fourth Group D fixture. AST) s.t. Saudi Arabia has scored in injury 8. Alberto Contador (Spa / time to defeat Indonesia 2-1 in In Group C, Uzbekistan has defeat DSC ) +3:31" their 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group D Malaysia 5-0 at the Bukit Jalil 9. Denis Menchov (Rus / RAB) fixture. Stadium, Kuala Lumpur. It is +3:35" Malaysia's second consecutive five- 10.Carlos Sastre (Spa / CSC ) Saudi Arabia took the lead after goal defeat, after they lost to s.t. twelve minutes, when Yasser Al- China 5-1 in their other Group C 11. Qahtani headed home a cross from fixture. Overall classification the right hand side of the field by 1. Michael Rasmussen (Den / Ahmed Al Bahri. His header was Maksim Shatskikh opened the RAB) 39:37:42" driven low and to the left of the scoring after ten minutes with a 2. Linus Gerdemann (Ger / Indonesian goalkeeper Yandri back-post header. Timur Kapadze TMO ) +43" Christian Pitoy, who dived but then doubled Uzbekistan's 3. Iban Mayo (Spa / SDV) failed to get his right hand to the advantage on twenty-nine +2:39" ball. minutes, before Ulugbek Bakaev 4. Alejandro Valverde (Spa / converted a penalty kick just CDE) +2:51" Indonesia struck back and levelled before half time to make the score 5. Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz / eight minutes later, when Elie 3-0. AST) +2:52" Aiboy rounded Saudi goalkeeper 6. Cadel Evans (Aus / PDL) Yasser Al Mosailem and calmly After the break, Malaysia dug in +2:53" slotted the ball into the empty net. and didn't concede again for forty 7. Christophe Moreau (Fra / Elie recieved a through-ball from minutes. On eighty-five minutes, AG2R ) +3:06" and kept his Aziz Ibragimov broke through to 8. Alberto Contador (Spa / composure, going to the left of the score. Shatskikh completed his DSC) +3:10" advancing goalkeeper and taking double and the 5-0 result in the 9. Fraenk Schleck (Lux / CSC) an extra touch before putting the eighty-ninth minute +3:14" ball into the back of the net. 10.Denis Menchov (Rus / RAB) The result leaves Uzbekistan on

If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Monday, July 16, 2007 Wikinews Page 4 top of Group C on three points, possession charges against a thousands of people that get equal with China and Iran. The Toronto man, ruling that Canada's charged with this offence every latter two play each other this laws governing possession are year," said McAllister. He afternoon (UTC). unconstitutional. suggested that Ontario residents can cite the new ruling as a Doughnut on display in The unidentified defendant, 29, defence for possession charges. Springfield, New Zealand had been charged with possession "That's probably why the An oversized delight has been after police had found him carrying government will likely appeal the erected in the small town of 3.5 grams of marijuana. decision," he said. Springfield, Canterbury, New Zealand, as part of the 20th Since July 30, 2001, Canada has Judge Borenstein will make his Century Fox massive worldwide allowed a medical exemption for ruling official in two weeks time. marketing campaign for The the possession and growing of Prosecutors in the case have said Simpsons Movie. marijuana, under Health Canada's that they will appeal the decision Marijuana Medical Access soon. The giant, pink frosted doughnut Regulations. The regulations was made locally, and the locals describe eligible persons as those In related news, a Liberal senator are celebrating the fact that their "suffering from grave and from the province of British town shares a name with the debilitating illnesses." Canada Columbia, Larry Campbell, said fictional town of Springfield in the contracts a company, Prairie Plant Wednesday that the federal hit Fox cartoon series. Systems, to cultivate and package government should decriminalize seeds and/or dried marijuana for marijuana and "tax the hell out of The series screens on both TV3 shipping of a monthly supply to it,". He said the government and Sky 1 locally, with the movie eligible patients. A packet of 30 should use the revenue for health set for release nationwide on July seeds costs CA$20, plus taxes. care priorities. Sales should be 26, 2007. However, the movie will Dried marijuana costs patients controlled by government, he not be screened locally, with CA$150 for 30 grams (slightly stated, in the same way that residents having to travel to more than one ounce). alcohol is sold. He noted that Christchurch to watch the movie. organized crime is pulling in large The defendant in the legal case profits on the growing and sale of Springfield Township Committee was not suffering from an illness the drug. chairman William Townshend says and was not in need of an not to get too excited about the exemption from the possession Senator Campbell also suggested piece as it only has a resource laws. The man put forth a defence that too many resources are consent that allows it to be erected that questioned the legality of the placed on the criminal prosecution for two months. He also said those medical exemption since it was of people for possession of small hoping for a piece would be only a regulation, not a law. He amounts of marijuana. "This is not disappointed. "It is definitely not argued that all possession laws, a drug that causes criminality," he edible." therefore, should be struck down. said. "People are getting criminal records for essentially nothing." Ainslie Burton, spokesperson for The judge presiding over the case, the visitor information centre, says Howard Borenstein, agreed with A recent UN survey, the 2007 the doughnut will be hard to miss. the argument. "The government World Drug Report, has told the public not to worry about determined that marijuana use in An estimated 3,000 people access to marijuana," said Judge Canada is the highest among attended today's unveiling at Borenstein. "They have a policy developed nations. Some 16.8 midday (NZST), Springfield's 2001 but not law. In my view that is percent of Canadians between the population was 219. unconstitutional." ages of 15 and 64 used marijuana in 2004, compared to 12.6 percent Canadian judge strikes down The defendant's lawyer, Brian of Americans, 8.7 percent for marijuana possession laws as McAllister, felt that the ruling may Britain, 8.6 percent for France, 6.9 unconstitutional have significant consequences for percent for Germany, and 0.1 A judge in the province of Ontario, possession laws throughout the percent of Japanese. Canada dismissed marijuana province. "Obviously, there's

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