June 8, 2007 The free-content news source that you can write! Page 1 Top Stories before the end of July. Local scouts Wikipedia Current Events now have to go to suburbs for G8 reaches deal on African aid services. for health issues •President of the United States G8 leaders have reportedly struck George W. Bush and President of With the eviction of the Cradle of a deal pledging US$60 billion in Russia Vladimir Putin meet to Liberty Council, Philadelphia, the aid to Africa. The deal which will discuss missile defense. Putin, in fifth largest city in the nation, is be announced later today will be a minor reversal of recent the only one without its own Scout a commitment to fighting AIDS rhetoric regarding Bush's building. The four largest cities are and malaria on the continent. European missile shield plans, each served respectively by their suggests placing a radar own council: Greater New York US President George W. Bush installation in Azerbaijan. Councils; Los Angeles Area falls ill during G8 Summit •Four supposed agent Council; Chicago Area Council and U.S. President George W. Bush provocateurs who had the Sam Houston Area Council. has fallen ill with a stomach bug encouraged peaceful protesters Cities six through ten have council and missed the morning session to throw stones are unmasked. A offices within their city limits as of the G-8 Summit, but has police spokesperson pointed to a well (Phoenix, San Antonio, San returned to the days events. possible involvement of Diego, Dallas and San Jose). Intelligence agencies. Featured story The Philadelphia-based council is •At least 12 citizens of Oman are the seventh largest in the nation. Judge orders Paris Hilton to killed by Cyclone Gonu. The top five are New York, return to jail •Hamas militants kill a Fatah Houston, the Washington- A day after being released to member and five other BaltimoreArea (National Capital house arrest, Paris Hilton is Palestineans are injured in a Area Council), Saint Paul (Northern brought back into court today in renewal of fighting between the Star Council) and Salt Lake City handcuffs, and ordered to serve two groups. (Great Salt Lake Council). out her remaining 23-day sentence in jail. •The Reserve Bank of New In December 1928 the City of Zealand raises interest rates in Wikipedia Current Events Philadelphia gave the Philadelphia New Zealand to 8%, the highest Council permission to build a •Sri Lankan Civil War: Police in Sri level of any industrialised nation. headquarters on city-owned land Lanka force hundreds of the • at 22nd and Spring Streets in minority Sri Lankan Tamils American scientists identify a Fairmount Park. The Scouts built community out of Colombo for new strain of potentially lethal their headquarters at their own what they say are security bacteria called Bartonella expense and, complying with the reasons. rochalimae. Philadelphia to become largest terms of the agreement, •Italian police arrest a group of city in U.S. without Boy Scout immediately turned over the people for allegedly providing building property to the city. In return they material support for an al Qaeda- When the Philadelphia City Council remained housed in their building linked organisation Salafist Group broke its 80 year old building lease rent free "in perpetuity." for Call and Combat. with the Cradle of Liberty Council, •G8 leaders reach agreement on a it set itself on a course to be the The Beaux Arts style building built deal to reduce greenhouse gas largest city in the nation without in 1929 was designed by architect emissions by 2050. its own Boy Scout building. The Charles Klauder. Located at 22nd scouts must abandon their building and Winter Streets it is eligible to If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit en .wikinews.org Friday, June 8, 2007 Wikinews Page 2 be listed on the National Register taking part in the country. The ban reports TMZ.com, though she will of Historic Places. Having lost the was first introduced following the receive credit for five days (as the use of the land and building on the more than 80 deaths in the authorities in Los Angeles have Benjamin Franklin Parkway given disaster at the 1955 24 Hours of counted Sunday evening and to the council, it will operate out of Le Mans. Thursday morning as a part of her its suburban office in Wayne, sentence). Pennsylvania. This office is is 21 The ban was lifted following heated miles outside of Center City, discussions within the Swiss Reports indicate that Hilton was considered the heart of the parliament with some arguing that overcome by the stress of Delaware Valley. the reintroduction of the sport incarceration (credited as "medical could help the countries reasons"), and reached an The eviction of the council is due component manufacturers and the agreement to serve the remaining to the controversies over the issue tourism industry, while others days of her sentence under house of avowed homosexuals being argued that the sport wasn't good arrest. She will have to spend 40 leaders in the Boy Scouts. The city for the environment. days in house arrest, forced to of Philadelphia does not allow wear a tracking ankle bracelet. The discrimination against openly gay The final voting saw the ban lifted 26-year-old Hilton was released people, and the Scouts have with 97 votes for and 77 against. from the Los Angeles Jail Thursday asserted that under the First and was placed into house arrest. Amendment Freedom of assembly Land mine explodes in Siirt, they can exclude people who don’t Turkey killing three soldiers, In January, the hotel heiress meet their membership standards. injuring six others pleaded guilty to charges of At 1800 hours (UTC) a remote alcohol-related reckless driving. In There is no word about the Scouts controlled land mine exploded in February, the California highway future plans in Philadelphia and Siirt, Turkey. The government of patrol caught her violating her Scout officals have not yet Turkey believes that the Kurdistan three year probation. Hilton on commented on it. The council is Workers' Party (PKK) was Sunday entered the Century still recovering from the loss of responsible for the explosion. regional detention facility in Los United Way funding in 2003. Angeles, almost immediately after At least 3 soldiers of the Turkish the MTV Movie Awards. Anaheim Ducks win Stanley Armed Forces were killed and six Cup others were injured when their North Korea test-fires two The Anaheim Ducks won the military vehicle passed over the missiles, South Korean officer National Hockey League's (NHL) device. says Stanley Cup on Wednesday in North Korea test-fired several Game 5 of the 2007 finals. The The injured personnel and soldiers short-range missiles off its west Ducks achieved a 6-2 score were immediately taken to a coast, South Korea's Yonhap news against the Ottawa Senators at hospital in Siirt via medical service reported today. their home stadium, the Honda helicopters. Center, winning the best-of-seven "I believe North Korea launched series while only allowing one Turkish army Generals have told two missiles into the West Sea Ottawa victory. This marks the first the Turkish people "to resist in the today, one in the morning and the such championship for a California face of these terrorist actions. The other in the afternoon," an professional ice hockey team. Turkish Armed Forces has an unnamed South Korean unshakable determination in intelligence official was quoted as Scott Niedermayer won the Conn fighting terrorism and it will saying by Yonhap, the South Smythe Trophy as the NHL's most absolutely give the necessary Korean government news service. valuable player in the 2006-2007 answer to such attacks." The official added that the rockets season. were either a surface-to-ship type Paris Hilton released under or a ship-to-ship type, both with a Switzerland lifts ban on motor house arrest range of less than 100 kilometers racing Paris Hilton has been released (60 miles), and landed in North Switzerland has lifted a 52 year old from prison after serving only Korean territory. ban on any form of motor racing three days of her 23-day sentence, "North Korea conducts this kind of If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Friday, June 8, 2007 Wikinews Page 3 missile test several times a year," Celine Dion to this congress for a and yet there won't be a reduction the official was quoted as saying. concert in 2008. until China and India are "We saw the test as part of a participants” —United States routine military exercise." Turkey secures Kurdish zone President, George W. Bush border with Iraq The last missile test was on May Turkey has tightened access to the Merkel had proposed a 50% 25, which at the time South border cities, and regions from/to decrease in greenhouse gas Korean and US officials said was Northern Iraq have been closed emissions by 2050 compared to routine. after a series of attacks by the 1990 levels, helping to keep global Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) temperature rise to no more than But the latest launches occurred a and these border cities have been 3.6°C. White House adviser James day after US President George W. declared as forbidden zones, a Connaughton however said that Bush and Japanese Prime Minister press release published on the "At this point in time we are not Shinzo Abe called on the G8 website of the Turkish Military prepared to adopt that proposal." nations to put more pressure on says.