June 26, 2007 The free-content news source that you can write! Page 1 Top Stories Wikipedia Current Events archeological site of Chichen Itza were doing well in earlier rankings. New video released shows Olmert and the King Abdullah II A spokeswoman for the Foundation BBC journalist Alan Johnston of Jordan meet to support Abbas' said earlier this month that the wearing 'explosive belt' leadership of the Palestinian result is wide open. A new video has been released by Authority. Olmert announces that the kidnappers of BBC News he will release 250 Palestinain The election ceremony will be held reporter Alan Johnston, who was political prisoners as a gesture of in Lisbon, Portugal. Hollywood kidnapped whilst returning from goodwill. actress Hilary Swank, British actor work in Gaza City 105 days ago. •Iran invites an International Sir Ben Kingsley and Bollywood Atomic Energy Agency to Tehran actress Bipasha Basu have been Audio tape released of to discuss its nuclear program. announced as hosts, astronaut Neil missing Israeli soldier Armstrong will be present, and Kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad •The United States Supreme performers will include Jennifer Shalit, 20, is believed to be alive, Court issues three 5-4 split Lopez and Chaka Khan. and Hamas has released an audio decision rulings limiting student tape where Shalit says he needs freedom of expression, barring The finalist countries of New Seven to be hospitalized and that he ordinary taxpayers from Wonders. regrets that Israel has not met challenging governmental funding Some in India fear however that the demands of the kidnappers. of faith-based initiatives, and the Taj Mahal might not make the allowing "issue ads" to air on A-list. In the Bihar town of television close to election dates. Featured story Muzaffarpur, sex workers are •A plane crashes in Cambodia, asking people to cast their vote for Election of new 7 wonders of with 22 on board. Efforts to the monument in Agra. "We are the world: deadline locate the wreckage have thus far doing it in our own small way to approaching failed. promote the 17th century The results of the New Seven monument of love," said prostitute Wonders of the World election, a Shahnaj Bano. Mughal Emperor proposed revision of the ancient Election of new 7 wonders of Shah Jahan ordered the wonders, will be announced on the world: deadline construction of the mausoleum July 7, 2007 (or 07.07.07). approaching The New Open World Foundation when his favourite wife died. People of all walks of life have Wikipedia Current Events will announce the results of the New Seven Wonders of the World joined the campaign in India: for •Conoco Phillips and Exxon Mobil election on July 7, 2007 (or example, hundreds of lawyers in reject a deal with PDVSA, the 07.07.07). The ballot itself will Rajkot collectively casted their nationalised oil company of close on midnight the day before. vote to support the Taj in the Venezuela about a deal over the The Foundation proposes a world wonder poll. future participation in revision of the ancient Seven development of reserves in the Wonders of the World, of which India's Tourism and Culture Orinoco Belt. only the Great Pyramid of Giza still Minister, Ambika Soni, previously pitched in the campaign by •Middle East leaders President of exist. personally voting for the Taj Mahal, Egypt Hosni Mubarak, the but government officials confirmed President of the Palestinian Among the 21 candidates left over that they did not officially support Authority Mahmoud Abbas, the after the previous election round the initiative of the for-profit Prime Minister of Israel Ehud ended on January 1, 2006, the Acropolis and the Maya organisation. "The campaign is not If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit en .wikinews.org Tuesday, June 26, 2007 Wikinews Page 2 backed by any government scientific foundations the project Four families left homeless agency, though we feel it is good has, compared to the method of after apartment fire in Buffalo, and in the interest of the tourism it's own selection of World Heritage New York industry as a whole to promote the Sites. Buffalo, New York – At least four Taj Mahal," declared Sudhir Kumar, families have been left homeless the Agra chief of the Indian The candidates after a fire ripped through an government's tourism department, Originally the Pyramids of Giza had apartment in a four apartment to the Indo-Asian News Service. to compete against the others in building at 630-632 Plymouth the election, but after criticism in Avenue in Buffalo, New York and at India is not the only country trying Egypt, they were removed from least one person had to jump out to get a monument elected. the election list and made an of a second floor window to get to Brazil's soccer team for example, honorary candidate. The 20 other safety. One firefighter was injured urged Brazilians to vote for Christ candidates are: while fighting the blaze. Redeemer, the statue in Rio de ● The Acropolis of Athens, Janeiro. Greece. At approximately 4:30 p.mp ● The Alhambra in Granada, (eastern time) firefighters were Criticism on methods Spain. called to the building after initial The campaign started in ● The temple of Angkor Wat calls reported that an oven had September 1999 with a website by in Cambodia. caught on fire after grease had Swiss businessman Bernard ● Chichen Itza in Yucatan, spilled in Apt. #4. When Weber. One year later, one million Mexico. firefighters arrived, Apt. #4 was votes had already been cast, and ● Christ the Redeemer in Rio completely engulfed in flames. today the total number of internet, de Janeiro, Brazil. text message and telephone votes ● The Colosseum in Rome, "When we (the firefighters) has surpassed 50 million -possibly Italy. arrived, one person was trapped the largest global poll ever. ● The Easter Island Moais on on the second floor, but jumped Easter Island, Chile. out of a window to the neighbors Earlier on in the elections, ● The Eiffel Tower in Paris, second floor porch. The fire started promotional campaigns have been France. in a kitchen oven, maybe by able to severely influence the top ● The Great Wall of China. grease, but an investigation is seven. An e-mail chain letter in ● The Hagia Sophia in being conducted," said Buffalo Fire Turkey caused the nation to set Istanbul, Turkey. Department Chief Joe Fahey. the voting record in February ● The Kiyomizu Temple in 2002. After the site had been Kyoto, Japan. "One firefighter was injured," noticed in China, the country took ● The Kremlin, Red Square, added Fahey. Catalano, the injured the lead in weeks, according to the and Saint Basil's Cathedral firefighter, and whose first name is Foundation website. in Moscow, Russia. not known, received a small cut ● Machu Picchu in Cuzco, under his left eye, but did not The United Nations Educational, Peru. require hospitalization and was Scientific and Cultural Organization ● Neuschwanstein Castle in treated at the scene by (UNESCO) in a press release on Füssen, Germany. paramedics. July 20 reaffirmed that it has no ● Petra in Jordan. link with the initiative, which it ● The Statue of Liberty in New It is estimated that there is at says would reflect "only the York City, United States. least "US$100,000 in damage. opinions of those with access to ● Stonehenge in Amesbury, US$60,000 damage to the building the internet". The Foundation United Kingdom. and US$40,000 to the contents," 'Campaign Milestones page' ● Sydney Opera House in said Fahey. At least three floors however claims that "more than Australia. and two apartments were severely 25 percent of the world's ● The Taj Mahal in Agra, damaged by the fire. population is now aware of the India. N7W campaign" after the media ● Timbuktu, Mali. All of the building's occupants attention around the time the final made it out safely, and none were round began on January 1, 2006. injured. Arson is not believed to be UNESCO also criticised the lack of the cause. If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Tuesday, June 26, 2007 Wikinews Page 3 Heavy rain causes severe 103, a Boeing 747 next week. 243 they reach their final decision. flooding in UK passengers, 16 crew and eleven Heavy rain in England and Wales people on the ground were killed Several key items in the has caused the death of one man when the a bomb destroyed the prosecution's case come under after he was sucked down a man aircraft over Lockerbie, Scotland. heavy questioning of credibility in hole in Hull when attempting to There were no survivors. It is the evidence submitted to the clear flood water. A teenage boy expected that the result will be SCCRC, with rescue workers was also killed after being swept that the SCCRC will refer the case describing multiple items away by flood water of the River back to the court of apeal. supposedly in or near the bomb as Sheaf, Sheffield. The flooding has intact at the time of discovery, inundated large areas of land, The Scotsman reported that while they were presented to the many houses and caused travel documents leaked from al- court in a fragmentary form. The chaos with many roads and Megrahi's legal team include evidence of Maltese shopkeeper railways flooded or blocked by allegations that evidence used to Tony Gauci is also heavily stranded vehicles, especially in convict him 'was subject to scrutinised. Although he northern England. deliberate destruction and supposedly testified that al- manipulation for political reasons'. Megrahi bought clothes from him 75 mm of rain in some areas has They go on to accuse officials in later found to have been in the caused sever flooding which could both the United States and the suticase containing the bomb, in get worse as forecasters predict United Kingdom of "a co-ordinated reality he apparantly gave multiple one months worth of rain will fall effort to mislead the court" in inconsistent and substantialy in the next 24 hours.