August 26, 2006 The free-content news source that you can write! Page 1 Top Stories Wikipedia Current Events Texas man foils burglary in Britain Texas man foils burglary in •Danny Ferrer, owner of A Dallas, Texas man foiled a Britain BuysUSA.com, is convicted of burglary in Liverpool, after A Dallas, Texas man foiled a conspiracy and copyright spotting thieves trying to break burglary in Liverpool via webcam, infringment, sentenced to 6 years into a shop. The man spotted the after spotting thieves trying to in prison, and ordered to pay burglary using a webcam. He went break into a shop. more than US$4.1 million in online to view images of the city's damages to companies such as famous Beatles quarter on Mathew Liberal MP resigned as deputy Adobe Systems, Autodesk, and Street, an area in Liverpool foreign affairs critic Macromedia. synonymous with the Beatles and Liberal MP Borys Wrzesnewskyj home to the Cavern Club where resigned over uproars over his Tony Blair's eldest son released the band regularly played. comments suggesting that from hospital Canada should negotiate directly Euan Blair, the eldest son of British The man saw intruders apparently with Lebanon's Hezbollah. Prime Minister Tony Blair, has been breaking into a sports store. Then released from hospital this he telephoned the Merseyside Featured story evening. He was admitted Police. The police went to the yesterday after complaining of scene and arrested 3 men. Pluto loses planet status stomach pains. Astronomers have voted to strip "We did get a call from someone in Pluto of its status as a planet. The twenty-two year-old was being Dallas who was watching on a treated in the Queen Elizabeth webcam that looks into the tourist Wikipedia Current Events Hospital, Bridgetown, near areas, of which Mathew Street is • French President Jacques Chirac Bridgetown. It is not thought that one because of all the Beatles says sending 15,000 Euan's condition was serious and stuff," a Merseyside Police peacekeeping troops to southern he did not undergo surgery spokeswoman said. Lebanon is "excessive". Tony Blair and his family had been There was a ladder against a wall •An Aer Lingus flight from New holidaying on the Caribbean island and a first-floor window had been York is evacuated at Shannon for the past three weeks. Mr Blair broken, and the men were taking Airport following information returned home this morning and property out. about explosives on board the he was kept up to date with his flight. son's condition. The men are all aged in their mid- •Zhao Yan, a Chinese researcher 30s. They are arrested on for the New York Times, is Euan finished an internship with suspicion of burglary and bailed sentenced to three years for two members of Congress in pending further inquiries. fraud in Beijing. However, he is Washington earlier this year. found not guilty of leaking state The investigation is ongoing. secrets. At the age of sixteen, he was arrested for being drunk and •The Trinity Cathedral of St. Security scare prompts UK-US incapable. Police found him in Petersburg catches fire. The main flight to divert London's West End; he had been dome collapses. American Airlines flight 55 from sick on the pavement in Leicester Manchester, England to Chicago, Square. Illinois has been diverted due to a security alert and has landed in If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit e n . wikinews.org Saturday, August 26, 2006 Wikinews Page 2 Bangor, Maine. been several similar incidents. government and the oil companies paid a ransom. An American Airlines spokesman in Nigerian troops allegedly London, Richard Hedges, said: "I burned down slums after The Movement for the can confirm AA flight 55 from soldier's killing Emancipation of the Niger Delta Manchester to Chicago (was) Residents in the city of Port (MEND), a militant group which diverted into Bangor, Maine, due Harcourt said that Nigerian troops has taken hostages and attacked to a possible security concern." burnt down hundreds of slum oil facilities, but says it does not dwellings, allegedly as reprisal kidnap for ransom, said in a An FBI spokeswoman, Gail after an Army sergeant was killed statement that it the state Marcinkiewicz, said: "We're in Thursday's abduction of oil government has encouraged such responding to determine the cause workers in the area. abductions by paying ransoms. of the diversion. It's going to take a number of hours for passengers Residents told news agencies that Last week, as part of a tougher to be interviewed. The pilot made troops poured petrol over slum line adopted by the Nigerian a decision to divert the plane and houses located near a compound government, President Obasanjo we're investigating this now. We're belonging to Saipem, a subsidiary sent in the Army, with orders to interviewing the pilot, crew and of Italian oil company Eni, and set use "force for force" against passengers." them alight. The fires have militants in the region. Over 160 reportedly destroyed hundreds of people were taken into custody in According to the FBI, the flight homes and shops and hundreds of a two day crackdown, including was diverted when officials people are said to have fled from over 100 from a nearby slum, but "learned of a reported threat to the area. On Friday, people most have been released since the aircraft while it was en route," returning to the area and then. said Richard Kolko, another onlookers were chased away by spokeman for the FBI. soldiers. The BBC's Alex Last reports that local leaders and oil companies are The US Transportation Security Speaking to the Associated Press, concerned that this new tough Administration said: "Given the Army Brigadier General Samuel policy will increase tensions in the current threat level, the agency, in Salihu denied that Nigerian troops region. conjunction with other federal were responsible for the arson. He authorities, took prudent action to said that militants active in the Liberal MP resigns as deputy assure the safety of the area had set the fires, wearing foreign affairs critic passengers and crew. The plane Army camouflage. Liberal MP Borys Wrzesnewskyj has landed safely and passengers has resigned after an uproar over are being de-planed while TSA On Thursday, oil workers were his comments suggesting that canines search the airplane. kidnapped from a bar near the Canada should negotiate directly Responders are on the scene and slums by armed men who shot with Lebanon's Hezbollah, which is the FBI will be interviewing the dead an Army soldier guarding the on Canada's list of terrorist passengers and crew to further workers, and injured another organizations. In responce to the assess the situation." soldier. Nigerian military sources statment by Wrzesnewskyj, Liberal said atleast two foreign oil workers leadership hopefuls Scott Brison There is no word on what caused were missing, one of them, Italian. and Carolyn Bennett had the flight to be diverted, but The Italian foreign ministry, immediately demanded Guardian Unlimited is reporting though, said that three foreigners Wrzesnewskyj step down from his that the bomb squad has been were missing. post, saying that his comments asked to assist. There are at least were unacceptable. 179 passengers onboard the The oil-rich Niger Delta region has plane. witnessed a spate of kidnappings "His comments, which were not recently. Nineteen people were representative of the Liberal party, Since August 10, when police in held captive in eight separate caused a lot of concern," said the UK claimed they had foiled a abductions this month. All but Liberal MP Keith Martin. suspected plot to blow up several three of them have been released transatlantic planes, there have since, some after the state Tory MP Jason Kenney, was calling If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Saturday, August 26, 2006 Wikinews Page 3 his comments nothing short of a and he's done it on the steps of Officials say that the motorcycle sign of support for terrorist Parliament Hill in the name of the was fired upon by troops who groups. "Their idea of a balanced Prime Minister," she added. feared a second suicide attack was approach is one where Israel is underway. always wrong," said Kenney. "This Bodies of Afghan boy, represents a totally irresponsible Canadian soldier returned Colonel Fred Lewis, deputy approach to foreign security The bodies of a Canadian soldier commander of NATO's policy." killed in a suicide bombing in International Security Assistance Kandahar, Afghanistan has been Force (ISAF), denies that the Wrzesnewskyj denied media returned to Canada, Wednesday, shooting occured because newly- reports about him claiming that he the same day that the remains of arrived Canadian soldiers were wants Hezbollah taken off a child killed by Canadian troops in inexperienced. Ottawa's official list of terrorist the aftermath of the car bomb was organizations. returned to his family. "I don't think so, I really don't think so," Lewis told The Canadian "I've said all along that Hezbollah The soldier was killed in a suicide Press. "Initial impressions right is a terrorist organization and will car bombing outside a military now are the soldiers did what they continue to be," Wrzesnewskyj base two hours before the had to do." said. shooting took place. The 10-year old Afghan boy was riding on the The victims were taken to medics Wrzesnewskyj resigned on back of a motorcycle when he and and then flown to Kandahar Air Wednesday and interim Liberal a teenaged driver sped to the Field Hospital where the ten year Leader Bill Graham said his scene of the attack, crossing a old died.