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Top Stories Wikipedia Current Events Wikipedia Current Events Confrontation at APEC Nazi cell. Carolina, United States. •2007 U.S. Open: Roger Federer •The APEC summit draws to a of Switzerland defeats Novak close with most leaders preparing Đoković in the final of the men's to leave and the President of the singles in straight sets 7-6 (7-4), United States George W. Bush 7-6 (7-2), 6-4. having left. •Five thousand Algerians protest •The Prime Minister of Australia in Algiers after two recent suicide John Howard meets with the bomb attacks. Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe to discuss security and •Voters in Guatemala go to the climate change. 18 arrested, police injured after polls in the Guatemalan general protest election, 2007. 2007 : South •Jamaican Asafa Powell set a new Africa, , Scotland and Two confirmed dead after men's world 100 meters record of win Typhoon Fitow strikes Japan 9.74 seconds at the IAAF Grand In the pool stage of the 2007 Typhoon Fitow has struck Japan, Prix at Rieti, Italy. Rugby World Cup, Wales came leaving two from behind to defeat Canada. people dead and a •The President of Afghanistan defeated Samoa, third missing. The Hamid Karzai is forced to cut while Ireland beat and storm moved short a speech in Kabul after Scotland beat world cup debutants through Tokyo gunfire is heard outside. Portugal. yesterday. •A landslide in West Bengal, India kills seven people; over 500 In Pool B, Wales took an early lead Featured story houses buried or damaged. against Canada with three •Pakistan's airports are placed on penalties from . the highest alert due to concerns However Wales struggled over an imminent terrorist threat. throughout the first half, and tries from Canadians Jamie Cudmore, •Former Prime Minister of Craig Culpan and Morgan Williams Pakistan Nawaz Sharif boards a meant that Canada led 17-9 early 85 Hindu pilgrims killed in Pakistan International Airlines in the second half. India lorry crash flight from London to Islamabad At least 85 people on an annual with his return likely to provoke a Wales improved in the last half pilgrimage were killed when their confrontation with the President hour of the match. Tries from Alun lorry and trailer careered out-of- of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf. Wyn Jones, Colin Charvis and a control down a gorge. At least 64 •Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League double from more were injured. claims that 2,000 of its members regained the lead for Wales. have been arrested prior to his Wikipedia Current Events return. In a very physical encounter in Israeli police arrest eight men Pool A, South Africa comfortably •Tropical Storm Gabrielle makes originally from the former Soviet defeated Samoa. The South landfall near the Cape Lookout Union accused of forming a neo- Africans led 9-0 after fifteen National Seashore in North

If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit en .wikinews.org Monday, September 10, 2007 Wikinews Page 2 minutes with research into William Shakespeare inviting people to sign the kicking three penalties. Samoa and the many masterpieces declaration and keep up-to-date scored their only points of the attributed to him. The group, with new research. match soon afterwards when named the Shakespeare Gavin Williams scored and Authorship Coalition, are reluctant Fernando Alonso wins 2007 converted a try. to believe that the Bard wrote all Italian Grand Prix of the plays that make him Fernando Alonso wins the 2007 South Africa led 21-7 at half time internationally famous, and are FIA Formula-1 Italian Grand Prix at after tries from and keen to unravel the mysteries the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Percy Montgomery. They controlled surrounding his life and work. Monza, Italy, with his teammate, the second half, and tries from Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver , J P Pietersen, a Although it is widely accepted that Lewis Hamilton second. The pair second from Percy Montgomery Shakespeare existed and penned won the top two places of the 78th and a second half hat-trick from many works, the group question Grand Prix held in Monza, starting Bryan Habana completed South why all records of Shakespeare are from the front line. This win Africa's victory. non-literary, and how so many became the first for Fernando high-quality plays could be written Alonso on this track and his by someone born into an illiterate another hat-trick. Portugal, making their first ever household. The Coalition also asks appearance in the world cup, faced why none of his plays mention his During most of the free practice Scotland in Pool C. home town of Stratford-upon- and the qualification McLaren scored two quick tries for Scotland Avon, and also a 16th Century seem to be clearly ahead of their followed by a try from Scott commoner could have such rivals from Ferrari, resulting in that Lawson to give Scotland a 21-0 extensive and accurate knowledge Alonso easily took the pole lead. Pedro Carvalho scored of the worldwide settings in which position. Since the start the Portugal's first world cup try, and they take place. defending World Champion Duarte Cardoso Pinto converted as performed extremely well and well as scoring a penalty. However Conspiracy theories since the 18th stayed in full control of the race. Scotland were too strong and Rob century have claimed that the Hamilton's position was not as Dewey, , , works could have been written by stable, however, when Felipe and all authors using the pen name Massa overtook him on the start, scored tries for Scotland. Dan Shakespeare, particularly Francis but the Londoner took back his Parks scored 15 points from his try Bacon, Christopher Marlowe and position on the first chicane. and five conversions. Edward de Vere. Sir Derek Jacobi, actor and member of the After ten laps Massa drove his car Pool D saw Ireland take on Shakespeare Authorship Coalition, to the pits, possibly too soon, then Namibia. Despite a messy believes that the famous plays suddenly slowed down on the performance from Ireland, they led could have been written by more track. It became clear that the at half time thanks to tries from than one writer. "I subscribe to the race was spoiled for Ferrari team, Brian O'Driscoll, group theory," Sir Derek said. "I with only the red car of Kimi and . Early in the don't think anybody could do it on Räikkönen, doing his best not to second half, Ireland were awarded their own." fall too far behind Hamilton, a penalty try when two scrums remaining in the race. His risky collapsed, but Namibia responded A "declaration of reasonable single pit-stop strategy allowed with tries from Jacques doubt" was presented to Dr him to stay ahead of Hamilton for Nieuwenhuis and Piet van Zyl. William Leahy, Head of English at a couple of laps, but the fresh Towards the end of the match London's Brunel University. tyres of McLaren after their second scored Ireland's Speaking about the conspiracies, pit-stop left no additional chances fifth try to secure the win. he said, "It's a legitimate question, to Raikonnen who suffered a crash it has a mystery at its centre and into the wall of tyres in the Friday New doubt over Shakespeare's intellectual discussion will bring us practice session. authorship closer to that centre." A debate has been launched by Both BMW Saubers of Nick almost 300 people, seeking further The Coalition has set up a website, Heidfeld and Robert Kubica took

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4th and 5th places. Andhra Pradesh Dr. YS respectively. Rajasekhara Reddy, Senior Top eight closed by Nico Rosberg's Congress Leader and MLA from Powell recently gained a bronze Williams-Toyota, Heikki Khairathabad P Janardhan Reddy medal at the World Kovalainen's Renault and Jenson and several other ministers. Championships, after admitting he Button's Honda. had given up during the final when Police have asked both the public he realised he was out of gold As a result, McLaren strengthen and the press to keep away from medal contention. It was a major the lead over Ferrari to 23 points, the area, in order to prevent dissappointment for Powell, who with 166 points total. Alonso is further collapse of the unstable has never scored a world title now only 3 points close to structure. Preliminary despite breaking the record four Hamilton, who have 92 points. investigations suggest the flyover times. had been been poorly constructed. 20 dead in Hyderabad, India The construction project had been Pope appeals for respectful flyover collapse carried out by leading contractor Sundays At least 20 people have died and Gammon India Limited. It had Pope Benedict XVI, speaking on 20 more are injured after a been delayed, the original the third final day of a visit to partially constructed flyover foundations having been built in Vienna, Austria, has appealed for (overpass) in Hyderabad, India 2005. After a successful request renewed respect for Sundays. collapsed onto traffic. by the company to have the deadline for the project extended, In the Roman Catholic Church, The disaster occurred at the work was slated to cease in Sundays are called the Hebrew Panjagutta junction, near November of this year, with the word Shābath (now called the Nagarjuna Circle. Two large flyover entering operation by Sabbath), meaning "to rest". concrete sections dropped onto December. It is believed heavy Originally on Saturdays, which is oncoming cars and motorised rains in the area a few hours prior still retained in the Jewish faith, it rickshaws, damaging several to the collapse may have was changed to Sunday by some severely. contributed to the disaster. Catholics as God rested from creating the earth on Sunday and A large emergency effort was 100m record beaten in Rieti the commemoration of the immediately activated, but Asafa Powell has broken the world resurrection of Christ was on experienced severe difficulties in 100m record at the IAAF Grand Sunday. Although this is still reaching the site due to congested Prix Rieti. The Jamaican set the argued. traffic resulting from the collapse. record of 9.74 seconds in one of Ambulances from the 108 EMRI two heats, after setting the During a Mass at St Stephen's Service and Appollo Hospitals previous record in Athens in June Cathedral, the Pope promoted attended the scene, and rushed 2005, and meeting it twice in leisure time as 'something good the injured to a variety of nearby Gateshead and Zurich. and necessary amid the mad rush hospitals. All the region's major Competitors were faced with a of a modern world,' but warned hospitals, particularly the nearby strong following wind but the race that leisure without a focus (on Nizam Institute of Medical went ahead within International faith) could be wasted time. As Sciences, have placed their Association of Athletics Federations part of his sermon, he also medical staff on emergency alert. standards. encouraged the congregation to Rescuers are now using cranes and 'give the soul its Sunday - give cutting equipment in an effort to Speaking about the heat, Powell Sunday its soul,' quoting a 20th reach anyone who may still be said 'It's just to remind my fans Century bishop from Germany. trapped. It is expected that the that Asafa Powell is still here. I death toll could rise further as came here and executed properly The Pope is in Austria to mark the many vehicles remain trapped and did what I was supposed to 850th anniversary of the under tons of debris. do.' Powell was followed by Michael foundation of the Shrine of Frater, also Jamaican, who came Mariazell. Today, he will also take Various politicians also attended second, and Norway's Jaysuma part in a recitation of the Angelus the scene, including the local Saidy Ndure. They ran 10.03 Domini, and visit Heiligenkreuz district collector, Chief Minister of seconds and 10.10 seconds Abbey before a farewell ceremony

If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Monday, September 10, 2007 Wikinews Page 4 at the international airport of APEC closes in Sydney declaration also promised to share Vienna/Schwechat. APEC Australia 2007 has officially influenza samples and provide closed in Sydney, with Australian equitable access to vaccines. Sydney thanked for its Prime Minister John Howard Security related issues were a patience during APEC delivering APEC's final declaration. commitment to rooting out Australian Prime Minister John The final leader's declaration said terrorism and a recognition of the Howard has thanked residents of that APEC member economies will danger proliferation of weapons of host city Sydney for their patience support the Doha trade talks and mass destruction poses to the during the APEC summit. Sydney that the leaders examined a series region. was subject to the largest and of measures to deal with tightest security operation ever terrorism, pandemics, Despite interest from India and seen in Australia. contaminated food, energy Pakistan in joining the group, it security and natural disasters. was announced that additional Those in the city were subject to members will be considered in restricted areas in the central Mr Howard said that the APEC 2010. business district, which were members had decided to make "An fenced off, closures of some of the urgent request to all countries The final declaration also city's iconic sights, road closures involved in the Doha process to reaffirmed the Sydney Declaration and traffic congestion. "I do want renew their efforts to achieve an on climate change, which had been to thank the people of Sydney for outcome, emphasizing that agreed upon on Saturday. their forbearance in the face of the agriculture and industrial products normal restrictions, security wise, are the two priority areas". Transcript of bin Laden that are involved in conducting message released by ABC these international gatherings," Mr The leaders wish for Doha to enter ABC News has obtained and Howard said. its final phase this year. Talks have released a transcript of a taped been stalled due to disagreements message from Osama Bin Laden. Some Sydney residents have between the European Union and complained that the security United States over subsidies and Osama bin Laden's first video in measures were disproportionate to tariffs for the agricultural sector. almost three years has surfaced the actual requirements and but has mixed reviews in the Arab costly. Tourism and Transport A plan by the United States to world. Al Queda supporters are Forum Australia (TTF) head establish an APEC free trade zone enthused by the video coinciding Christopher Brown complained of received a mixed reception with with the 6th anniversary of the the excessive costs and police some members believing that such September 11, 2001 attacks, but presence. "I'm so embarrassed a move would would weaken the other parts of the Muslim world and annoyed," said Brown. "Where group's commitment to the Doha seemed worried that the video was the sense of proportion? We round. They did agree that if the may spawn new attacks creating replaced Olympic volunteers with WTO's Doha talks were not more instability than there already riot squads." The TTF is an completed by the end of the year, is. industry group representing the APEC zone would be examined. tourism, transport and Former Canadian Prime infrastructure sectors and a self- Speaking to CNBC, the head of the Minister Brian Mulroney to described "leading CEO network", World Trade Organisation, Pascal release "Memoirs: 1939-1993" which had supported the APEC Lamy said that negotiations taking On Sunday Memoirs: 1939-1993 a summit coming to Sydney. place in Geneva were making memoir written by former Prime progress. Minister of Canada Brian Mulroney Mr Howard also thanked police will be released. The 1,152 page officers involved in the security "There is a strong sense that it is a tome outlines Mulroney's version operation. "I particularly extend make-or-break moment. It may of events during his time as prime my thanks to the officers and the take a few weeks, but my sense is minister. men and women of the NSW and that there is a lot of focus and Australian Federal Police," said Mr energy," Mr Lamy said. CTV will broadcast a documentary Howard. on Brian Mulroney on the eve of In the area of health, the final his book launch. In addition, the

If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Monday, September 10, 2007 Wikinews Page 5 network plans to air Triumph & know, came to power at the end of parade began in the civic center of Treachery: The Brian Mulroney the Trudeau period when people the city, and more than 15 Story on Sunday, CTV says the 90- wanted to make a change. I'll collectivities crossed Oberá's minute special will be the most leave it to people who were there principal streets showing their complete interview the former then to fight those battles. I think traditional wardrobe to visitors. prime minister has ever given and it's perfectly reasonable that they his first comprehensive interview would comment. I think these are The parade culminated in the since leaving office in 1993.The debates that are best left to some "Parque de las Naciones" with the Quebec French language TVA of the people who were around current candidate for governor of network will air a similar then and academics." Misiones, Maurice Closs, present. documentary exclusively in French After 6pm, the national queen and later that night. Trudeau's former piers and friends the others authorities completed have rallied behind his legacy and the traditional ribbon cutting Mulroney allocates a fair amount made public comments to dampen ceremony, officially inaugurating of text commenting on his Mulroney's accusations. the 28th Immigrant's Festival. antogonist the late and former Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Stephane Dion responded to "We try to honor our forbears, Trudeau. Mulroney believes that Mulroney critiques with a five their history, their culture, their Trudeau lacked the moral fibre to paragraph statement posted on music, their food; and also be Prime Minister for not serving in the Liberal Party website, "It is transmit to the young men who the Canadian Forces during World regrettable that, after attending join every collectivity" declared War II. prime minister Trudeau’s state Ewaldo Rinsfleich, the mayor of funeral and praising him as 'an Oberá. "We hope that each person “Pierre Trudeau was not among exceptional individual who served that visits us today and in the them. That's a decision he made. his country effectively and well … a course of these days find and He's entitled to make that kind of gallant political warrior who loved discover a corner of their past in decision. But it doesn't qualify him his country,' Mr. Mulroney would the Parque de las Naciones", for any position of moral seem to be at such odds with his added the mayor. leadership in our society.” own views." — Mulroney On September 15th, La Mancha de Tom Axworthy's, response to Rolando, La 25 y Lourdes will do Mulroney insinuates that the Mulroney was that Trudeau should their presentation. On the next young Trudeau had anti-Semitic be judged by his actions once his day, the national immigrant's beliefs at that time , "This is a man values matured and he entered queen will be chosen. who questioned the Allies when public life, not by "ridiculous" the Jews were being sacrificed and thoughts he entertained briefly in Ford offers US$78 million for when the great extermination his teens and early twenties. Romanian auto plant program was on, he was marching Ford Motor Company, the U.S. car around Outremont, Quebec on the John R. English stated, Trudeau's maker, will reportedly pay €57 other side of the issue." youthful views must be put in the million (US$78 million) for a 72.4 context of the times, when most percent stake in the Romanian Mulroney also blames Trudeau for Quebecers were so virulently anti- assembly plant Automobile scuttling the Meech Lake Accord, British and opposed to what they Craiova, a Romanian official said the 1990 pact aimed at securing saw as a British war that they Friday. Quebec's signature on the were blinded to the evils of Hitler's Constitution of Canada. Nazism. "The offer of Ford Motor Company for a 72.4 percent stake is The current Prime Minister Immigrant's Festival begins in €4.1556 per share or €57 million Stephen Harper supported overall," said Sebastian Vladescu, Mulroney's right to comment on Oberá, Argentina – The 28th head of the State Property Agency Trudeau, "I think it's well known annual Immigrant's Festival began (AVAS), after opening Ford's Mr. Mulroney was an opponent of in the Argentinean city of Oberá, improved offer. Vladescu added Mr. Trudeau," Harper said. "He was located in the centre of Misiones. that the contract may be signed on his opposition leader and, as you On September 6th, the inaugural September 12, during the auto

If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Monday, September 10, 2007 Wikinews Page 6 show in Frankfurt. acknowledges that the Asian The objectives are: economic building boom has had a The Romanian government bought negative impact, but adds: back the Craiova-based car maker -Initially, to encourage well-off from Daewoo Motors, in late 2006 children to help poor kids in a "High buildings, highways and for US$51 million. As the Korean 'create and donate' concept, using hypermarkets bow deferentially to company was bankrupt, the art pieces instead of money. antiquity, and in many cases their government had to pay another clumsy presence only serves to $10 million for debts stemming -To put Chiang Mai on the world intensify the beauty of the city's from past loans. Ford is the only map as a prime destination in its historical monuments - ancient bidder for the purchase of the own right for leisure, conferences, chedis or graceful spires gloriously factory. medical tourism, high quality upstaging trendy modern purchases, sports, education, architecture" According to Washington Post, studies, and not a stopover, as many auto-part makers have set many perceive it to be. This colourful and useful product up in the new European Union will carry its promotional message member country, attracted by -To raise funds for disadvantaged into homes and offices all around cheap labor, favourable tax rates Thai children through sales of the the world, and has been welcomed and the rising output of Renault's calendar. by the Tourism Authority of Dacia plant. The vice president of Thailand Director Northern Office Dacia, Constantin Stroe, said that -To further motivate the kids who Region 1, Mr. Junnapong Saranak, the price Ford offers is not donated the paintings to continue who in his introductory message in important. "It's important to have doing worthwhile things - by the calendar, remarks that it is the factory working as soon as letting them experience their own unique, and ‘may even become a possible", he added. "With this success, first hand. collector’s item’ production facility, Romania will become an important auto The students, all from Prem Tropical Storm Gabrielle eyes production center in Europe", Tinsulononda International School, US east coast concluded Stroe, cited by were invited to create original Gabrielle became a tropical storm HotNews. paintings depicting why "Chiang this evening, according to the Mai is a Wonderful Place to Live" National Hurricane Center (NHC). Students Promote Thailand's This resulted in 93 entries from all And, forecasters call for some Tourism with their ages and nationalities, thirteen of additional strengthening as it Paintbrushes - and Give which were selected for inclusion churns toward North Carolina. Proceeds to Poor Kids in the not-for-profit 40-page 14- An innovative "Children helping month full colour desk calendar. At 5 p.m. EST, the storm was Children" project has been The production contains around located 185 miles southeast of launched by local volunteers and 2000 words of original text, Cape Lookout, N.C., moving students of a school in Chiang Mai, highlighting the city's rich history, northwest at 9 mph. Gabrielle is Northern Thailand. Named the and relative inaccessibility for currently packing winds of 40 Chiang Mai Charity Calendar 2008 centuries, e.g.: mph. http://chiangmaicalendar.googlepa ges.com it serves the dual purpose "The railway line did not reach the Gabrielle is forcasted to make of promoting their 700-year-old city until 1921, and the last stretch landfall around the Outer Banks city, and supporting disadvantaged of paved road was not completed area on Sunday, with maximum children. until 1972 ... extraordinary to sustained winds around 65 mph, think that in the previous year the before moving back into the Self-financed with no advertising, Apollo 15 crew had already driven Atlantic. and produced by schoolchildren for vehicles on the moon" a charitable cause, it is probably Sharon Peele Kennedy, an Outer the first of its kind to surface in It points out that in 2005, Banks resident, said, "It's going to the travel industry, and something Travel+Leisure readers voted get a little gnarly...We're securing, normally only in the domain of Chiang Mai into fifth place in the but not too fast. There's no National Tourism Organizations. list of world's best cities, evacuation issue at all. This is just

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