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Top Stories Featured story Wikipedia Current Events U.S. air strikes on Somalia federal police and is attending UFO has crashed in the Kerman confirmed today's court session in Hasselt in province. The Pentagon has confirmed that a marine fraud case that has •India launches four satellites at a US forces began gripped Belgian media since last time with their PSLV-C7 rocket, an on-going December. The Prince is expected including the SRE-1 test article, operation of to testify this afternoon. which will return to Earth in a airstrikes in test for a future Indian manned southern Somalia Wikipedia Current Events spaceflight program. on Monday. It also stated that the • The Tajik Parliament approves •The European Commission attacks, which it says are an MOU between Tajikistan and announces proposals for the EU targetted at Islamic fighters on Iran agreeing to begin a nuclear to cut carbon dioxide emissions the ground, are continuing. program with assistance from the by 20% by 2020 and 60% by Somalia's president had earlier Iranian government in building a 2050 in order to mitigate global said that the United States was power plant. Tajikistan is the warming. pursuing suspects of the 1998 second nation in Central Asia to United States embassy bombings. pursue a nuclear program, the •Following the Nicaraguan general other being . election of 2006, Daniel Ortega Teamsters site suggests becomes the new President of Tigger pardoned • is confirmed by Nicaragua, replacing Enrique The "grievance" against a the as Bolaños. Teamsters Union Local 385 Prime Minister. Massimov person named appoints his former superior and •The Social Democratic Party of "Michael political rival Austria, the future majority Feledem", "was to Defense Minister and Economy partner in the grand coalition resolved prior Minister Aslan Musin to Deputy government that will be sworn in to Step 3." It is Prime Minister. in Austria on January 11, 2007, announces its future ministers. presumed, but •Sudan adopts a new currency; not known, if this website the Sudanese pound replaces the •Start of the 12th ASEAN Summit mention relates to the employee Sudanese dinar. The change is and 2nd East Asia Summit in who played Tigger at Walt Disney part of reconciliation measures Metro Cebu, Philippines. Meetings World, as he is mentioned on the after the end of the Second involve heads of the 10 member "Character Team" page of the Sudanese Civil War. states and 6 dialogue partners website. with major discussions on •Somali official says that a senior relevance, diplomacy, security, Al-Qaida suspect responsible for economy and free trade and Featured story bombing American embassies in other important global issues. Prince Laurent of Belgium East Africa eight years ago is testifies in marine fraud case possibly killed in a U.S. airstrike. Prince Laurent of Belgium, the Third Canadian found dead in •Two Squirrel helicopters collide at youngest son of Mexico RAF Ternhill in Shropshire, UK, King Albert II of 19-year-old, Adam DePrisco, of killing one and injuring two Belgium, has Woodbridge, Ontario, was found others. been questioned dead in Acapulco, Mexico on last night by the •Iranian news agency reports a Saturday.

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The family of the young man are Air New Zealand movie bleeped internationally of Fedelem as still looking for answers after the word God Tigger, hitting teen Jerry Monaco Mexican authorities say that he Air New Zealand, national airline of Jr. in the head. The New was hit by a car after leaving a New Zealand, played the movie Hampshire tourist and his father nightclub. The family believes that The Queen in-flight where a bleep both claim the hit was unprovoked. the young man was beaten to occurred when someone said death. Marco Calabro, a friend who "God". However in another in-flight "Nuh, no provokin' at all, ya know, came to Mexico with DePrisco, also movie, The Departed, a lot of it was all out of the blue." Junior believes that he was beaten to swearing occurred but it wasn't told FOX News. death. censored at all, according to a passenger. Monaco Sr. commented, "At first The man was in a nightclub when I'm upset with my son. I'm like, he was dancing with a Mexican Both of the movies were played on Jerry don't, ya'know ... but then I woman on Saturday. Her boyfriend the same Air New Zealand flight review it, I mean it's pretty clear, got upset. The Canadian men were from New Zealand to London. for no reason, he just clocked him urged to leave the nightclub. After, in the face." Calabro found his long time buddy Pam Wong, spokesperson for Air on the road bleeding from his New Zealand, claimed that they A full version of the video was head. had been given the wrong version released on YouTube yesterday. In of the film, The Queen, starring the footage before Tigger's punch, DePrisco died in a Mexican hospital Helen Mirren. Monaco Sr. taunts Tigger, saying on Monday evening. "Aw, too much? Heh... I was on Air New Zealand has apologised for your head." "The pain in my heart is not just playing the censored film, stating for my nephew it's for any that it is not Air New Zealand Teamsters Union comments on Canadian -- you go out to have a policy to censor any words. Tigger incident good time and this is what Teamsters Union has spoken out in happens," Claudio Pannozzi, his Ms Wong said: "We don't have a defense of Michael J. Fedelem, a uncle, told CTV News. "When you policy of censoring any of our Disney employee who played think Mexico, think twice." material because we have parental Tigger at the Disney-MGM Studios locks on movies with extreme theme park. He is the third Canadian after violence or inappropriate Nancy and Domenic Ianiero, a language. A 'new version' should The international news media couple also from Woodbridge who be available soon." jumped on Fedelem Sunday, after were stabbed to death at a luxury he hit a teenage guest in the face. resort hotel near Cancun, to be Teamsters site suggests Tigger killed in the ever popular vacation pardoned Teamsters representative Donna destination. The "grievance" against a Lyne Dalton says that the teen had Teamsters Union Local 385 person been "agitating" the actor in Mexican officals came under fire named "Michael Feledem", "was costume. Dalton says the teen shortly after the Ianiero case last resolved prior to Step 3." It is grabbed the back of the costume, February. They are currently presumed, but not known, if this affectively cutting off air. Because investigating the case of Adam website mention relates to the of his headpiece's limited DePrisco. Talk radio shows in employee who played Tigger at peripheral vision, Fedelem was Canada are even suggesting the Walt Disney World, as he is unaware he was swatting anyone, Canadian federal government put mentioned on the "Character when he moved his arm. a ban for Canadian's going to Team" page of the website. Mexico. On Sunday, video broke Teamsters representative Donna internationally of Fedelem as It is not yet known when Lyne Dalton had previously stated Tigger, hitting teen Jerry Monaco DePrisco's body will be returned to that the teen had been "agitating" Jr. in the head. The New Canada. the actor in costume. Hampshire tourist and his father both claim the hit was unprovoked. On Sunday, video broke

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"Nuh, no provokin' at all, ya know, Sudan adopts new currency Shipments of the new currency it was all out of the blue." Junior The Central Bank of Sudan has have been sent to the south, told an FOX News. started circulation of the new where it is to be introduced first. Sudanese pound that is to replace Monaco Sr. commented, "At first the current Sudanese dinar. This Gun scare at Concordia I'm upset with my son. I'm like, measure is part of the peace University, Montreal Jerry don't, ya'know ... but then I agreement signed between the A student carrying a long bag and review it, I mean it's pretty clear, Government of Sudan and the wearing military clothing prompted for no reason, he just clocked him SPLA, that ended a 20-year old a massive police response at in the face." civil war. Montreal, Canada's Concordia University on Tuesday. Many police A full version of the video was The dinar was viewed in the south vehicles swarmed the Loyola released on YouTube yesterday. In as part of an attempted campus, but the only weapon the footage before Tigger's punch, "Arabisation" of Sudan by the discovered by officers was a stick Monaco Sr. taunts Tigger, saying previous government and was not used for martial arts purposes. "Aw, too much? Heh... I was on in circulation in areas controlled by your head." the southern rebel movement. The incident brought back Several alternative currencies, memories of Montreal's history of Iranian news agency reports including old Sudanese pounds campus shootings. In 1992, a UFO has crashed in Kerman were used instead. Concordia professor shot four province people to death on the campus. In Eyewitnesses told the Fars News According to Sabir Mohamed Al 1989 Marc Lépine killed 14 woman Agency (FNA) that a radiant UFO Hassan, the governor of the during the Ecole Polytechnique had crashed in the Barez Mounts Central Bank of Sudan, the dinar Massacre. More recently, in of Kerman on Wednesday morning. will remain in circulation, along September 2006, one student died with the pound, for an interim when a gunman attacked Dawson Abulghassem Nasrollahi, the period of six months before it is College. Deputy General of the Kerman discontinued on July 1, 2007. province in Iran told the news U.S. air strikes on Somalia agency that all the aircraft in the The conversion rate set by the confirmed area had been accounted for, but Central bank is 1 Sudanese pound The Pentagon has confirmed that did not rule out the possibility that equals 100 Sudanese dinars, and 1 US forces began an on-going the object could be a meteor. piaster is equivalent to 1 dinar. A operation of airstrikes in southern U.S. dollar trades for about 200 Somalia on Monday, and that the Another source also told the FNA dinars. attacks, targetted at Islamic that the object was on fire with militia, are continuing. Somalia's thick smoke coming from it, and The Central Bank said that the new president had earlier said that the claimed that this implied the currency design will reflect United States was pursuing object was not a meteor. However, Sudan's peace vision, unity in suspects of the 1998 United States meteors appear as bright fireballs diversity, civilization, natural embassy bombings. It is believed in the sky due to the heat resources and economic progress. that the militants are sheltering generated by friction, as they fall Several themes were avoided in the suspects. at high speeds through the Earth's the new design including human atmosphere. Meteors often burn portraits, references to wars and An attack against Ras Kamboni — up completely before reaching the conflict, and religous and ethnic a remote island near the Kenyan ground and some leave a smoke- symbols. border, represents the first like trail in their wake. American involvement in the The change is expected to cost tumultous country since the the Abulghassem noted that a few over US $150 million. Hassan said 1993 operation that resulted in the days earlier, in Rafsanjan, a similar that the expected international deaths of as many as 1,500 Somali incident was reported by assitance in meeting the cost was militiamen and civilians. witnesses. not forthcoming and that Sudan's oil revenue was used instead, A Somali Defence Ministry official Reuters reports. has additionally reported that

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American helicopters launched an Sunday in Kigali), a drama by the Navy and the U.S Embassy attack against ICU fighters in set in Rwanda; in Tokyo. They have requested that Afmadow, a city near the Kenyan ● Tideland, a movie produced the U.S investigate the cause of border, 350 kilometres southwest by Terry Gilliam of Monty the incident. of Mogadishu. The AC-130 gunship Python fame, was filmed in attack killed an unknown number Saskatchewan and earned The recent incident is a stark of civilians, alternatingly reported six nominations. reminder of the February 2001 as 4, 19 or 31. incident when a U.S. Submarine A best picture nomination was also rammed into a Japanese fishing Ban Ki-Moon, secretary-general of given to Trailer Park Boys: The vessel in waters off Hawaii, killing the United Nations, expressed Movie, one of the few successful nine people. concern that the unilateral actions domestic films at Canadian box represented a "new dimension" offices in 2006. That movie is Today in History that could escalate hostilities. based on a popular, 1787 - William Herschel discovered internationally-distributed the Uranian moons Titania and The concern was echoed by the Canadian television series. Oberon. Italian foreign ministry declared its 1879 - The Anglo-Zulu War broke "...opposition to unilateral The Genie Awards will be out. initiatives which could set off new presented on 13th February at a 1923 - Troops from France and tensions" the Italian Foreign ceremony at the Carlu theatre in Belgium invaded the Ruhr Area to Ministry said in a statement. Toronto. force the German Weimar Republic to pay its reparation payments in Ethiopia, which borders Somalia, U.S. Nuclear submarine collides the aftermath of World War I. sent in troops on Dec. 24 to defeat with Japanese tanker 1922 - Insulin was first the Islamic movement that was in A U.S. nuclear-powered submarine administered to a human patient contradiction with Somalia's collided with a Japanese oil-tanker with diabetes in Toronto, Canada. internationally recognized in the Straits of Hormuz late last 1964 - In a landmark report, U.S. government, which at the time night. Only minor damage to the Surgeon General Luther Leonidas controlled only the western town tanker and no serious injuries Terry issued the warning that of Baidoa. were reported. smoking may be hazardous for one's health. Canadian 2007 Genie Award The USS Newport News submarine nominations announced collided with the stern of the Quote of the Day Nominations for the Genie Awards, Japanese oil-tanker, causing minor Has it been found that bodies of Canada's leading motion picture damage to the tanker. No men act with more rectitude or honours, were announced on personnel on either vessel were greater disinterestedness than Tuesday by the Academy of seriously injured, US Navy and individuals? The contrary of this Canadian Cinema and Television. Japanese government officials has been inferred by all accurate The following films received the said. observers of the conduct of most nominations this year: mankind; and the inference is ● The Rocket: The Maurice The straits of Hormuz connect the founded upon obvious reasons. Richard Story, a dramatic Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea Regard to reputation has a less portrayal of the honoured and is a major waterway for oil active influence, when the infamy Montreal Canadiens hockey tankers. of a bad action is to be divided player, earned 13 among a number than when it is nominations; Immediately after the incident the to fall singly upon one. A spirit of ● The bilingual police-comedy tanker was able to continue to faction, which is apt to mingle its Bon Cop, Bad Cop was nearby port in the United Arab poison in the deliberations of all 2006's most financially Emirates. The tanker is owned by bodies of men, will often hurry the successful Canadian movie Japanese shipping company persons of whom they are and it picked up ten Kawasaki Kisen Ltd. composed into improprieties and nominations; excesses, for which they would ● Seven nominations went to The Japanese government was blush in a private capacity. Un dimanche à Kigali (A informed of the incident soon after ~ Alexander Hamilton

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