Wikinews:2008/February
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- 2008 Taipei Game Show review: Variations differ from past years
- Chad military clashes with rebels in N'djamena
- Microsoft bids $44 billion for Yahoo!
- Vermont town to vote on charging US President, Vice President of war crimes
- Envelopes containing white powder sent to Church of Scientology locations in southern California, USA
- High level al-Qaeda leader reported dead
- International manhunt for alleged kidney harvester
- NBA: Grizzlies trade Pau Gasol to Lakers
- 5 dead in Chicago-area store shooting
- Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz dies at 98
- US presidential candidates gearing up for Super Tuesday
- NASA holds ceremony to commemorate anniversary of Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
- Groundhog predicts 6 more weeks of winter weather for US
- NASA to beam Beatles song into deep space
- Reports claim French President marries girlfriend
- No fatalities as Boeing 727 crash lands in Bolivia
- 75 million left without Internet access after fault in undersea cable
- 130,000 farmers protest in Mexico against NAFTA
- Wikinews interviews Tatsuhisa Yabushita of NBGI
- Scores killed in twin Baghdad marketplace attacks
- Tadić re-elected President of Serbia
- Egypt seals border with Gaza after 11 days
- Sentences handed down over Paraguay's worst fire
- At least 30 killed by earthquakes in Rwanda and Congo
- Drug-resistant flu rising, says WHO
- Fall '08 styles at New York Fashion Week: the miniskirt is back again
Giants win superbowl
- Poland defeats Finland 1-0 in friendly football match
- Obituaries: 16 February 2008
- Thousands march against the FARC-EP
- Texans vote online for new license plate
- LDS church names Monson their new president
- Irish airline Ryanair shares fall by 12% following profit warning
- Google finds Microsoft bid for Yahoo 'troubling'
- Fall '08 styles at New York Fashion Week: rock 'n' roll is here to stay
- Obituaries: January 28-February 3, 2008
- 100 turn out in Orlando, Florida for "Anonymous" protest against Church of Scientology
- New York Giants upset New England Patriots' quest for perfect season
- Tribunal considers role of Canadian minor in alleged war crimes
- Church of Scientology: '"Anonymous' will be stopped"
- Fall '08 styles at New York Fashion Week: the '70s are back
- US citizens in 24 states vote on 'Super Tuesday'
- Progress M-63 freighter en route to International Space Station
- Wikinews Shorts: February 5, 2008
- Opening performance at Norway's new opera house postponed
- Kansas library discusses Wikipedia
- Furor continues a week after Rep. Brown-Waite's "foreign" comment
- UK shopping centre Afflecks Palace secures its future
- US lawmakers to question Pentagon officials about war costs
- UK firm designs hypersonic passenger jet
- Many killed in tornadoes across southern U.S.
- Wikinews interviews U.S. Libertarian presidential candidate Wayne Allyn Root
- 1960's guru icon Maharishi Mahesh Yogi dies
- Niece of Scientology's leader goes public with criticism
- Space shuttle Atlantis set for launch with Columbus module
- David S. Touretzky discusses Scientology, Anonymous and Tom Cruise
- CIA Director confirms use of waterboarding on terror suspects
- Clinton and Obama in tight race, McCain surges in Super Tuesday voting
- 2008 Juno Award nominees announced
- Police track kidney doctor to Brampton, Canada
- Concern as Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 pilot arrested and charged
- Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on mission STS-122
- Mitt Romney suspends his United States presidential campaign, McCain and Huckabee remain fighting for GOP nomination
- Turkish ship on fire off Croatia
- UN Secretary-General expresses concern about crises in Chad, Kenya, Sudan
- Kenyan humanitarian crisis deepens as talks continue
- White House defends CIA's use of 'waterboarding' interrogation technique
- 'Top Model' winner CariDee English on her modeling career and her battle with psoriasis
- Greece defeats Finland 2-1 in friendly football match
- Nebraska court bans the electric chair
- Judge dismisses copyright lawsuit against Uri Geller
- 65 journalists killed in 2007 according to Committee to Protect Journalists
- Wayne Allyn Root wins Missouri Libertarian primary
- Gunman opens fire at Missouri city council meeting
- House approves Senate amended economic stimulus package
- Woman attacks aircraft pilots in New Zealand hijacking attempt
- Scotland Yard says suicide bomb blast killed Bhutto, not bullet
- Huckabee wins Kansas and Louisiana
- Quake strikes around Mexico-U.S. border
- American mystery writer Phyllis A. Whitney dies at age 104
- London's Camden Market in flames
- Space Shuttle Atlantis docks with International Space Station
- Memorial service takes place for Heath Ledger
- Alleged kidney harvester arrested in Nepal
- Wikinews international report: "Anonymous" holds anti-Scientology protests worldwide
- Egypt wins 2008 Africa Cup of Nations
- Rugby union: Wales, France, England win in second week of 2008 Six Nations
- North Sea oil rig evacuated in security alert
- Bush visits Tennessee, sees tornado damage
- Barack Obama sweeps three state Democratic contests
- Two children killed after eating poisonous cake in Iraq; nine others remain ill
- Alan Keyes still in presidential race
- Victims of torture among detainees facing death penalty in Guantanamo
- Israel town sues Google for slander
- Columbus module added to ISS during spacewalk
- State of emergency declared in East Timor
- Paintings worth millions of Swiss francs stolen in Zürich
- Proton rocket launches Thor 5 satellite
- Abu Dhabi starts constructing 'green city'
- Air Moldova completes airpark with a Brazilian Embraer aircraft
- Rebels shoot East Timor president
- Arson suspected in Namdaemun gate fire in Seoul
- Australian parliament to apologise to Stolen Generations
- New 'Star Wars' film to be released in August
- TIBE joins International Publishers Association for publishing industry in Taiwan
- 2008 Taipei International Book Exhibition Preview: An exposition with different cultures
- Finnish internet censorship critic blacklisted
- Four new breeds in the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
- Newspaper campaigns to elevate Vancouver Olympic character from sidekick status
- France's Sarkozy to meet with Brazilian president da Silva
- Broken pipes cause flood in Darwin D. Martin House in Buffalo, New York
- U.S. entertainment writers' strike may end this week
- McCain, Obama win "Potomac Primary" states
- 'Bright' idea lights its way to win NASA contest
- Astronauts replace ISS nitrogen tank in spacewalk
- Wikinews interviews U.S. Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Jackson
- Malaysian Prime Minister dissolves Parliament, makes way for elections
- 'Top Model' winner Jaslene Gonzalez on her career and being a Latina role model
- Huckabee shifts campaign to Wisconsin
- German court upholds surveillance of Scientology
- Writers Guild of America ends strike
- Billy West, voice of Ren and Stimpy, Futurama, on the rough start that shaped his life
- George Bush meets with Mali president Amadou Touré
- Danish police arrest three in cartoonist murder plot
- Australian Parliament apologises to the Stolen Generations
- Historic manuscript "The Housebook" reported sold in Germany
- Clinton's speech at St. Mary's University stirs debate over abortion
- Study reports that 28% of broiler chickens struggle to walk
- Six dead in campus shooting at Northern Illinois University
- Inflation in Finland reaches 7-year high at 3.8%
- National Hockey League news: February 14, 2008
- Employment figures in Brazil up by 2.2% according to IBGE
- Earthquake in East Africa's Lake Kivu kills at least one and injures scores
- New 'Guitar Hero' game to focus on Aerosmith
- Natalee Holloway's mother prepares civil lawsuit against Joran van der Sloot
- Gunman at Illinois campus said to have stopped taking medication
- STS-122 astronauts perform third spacewalk
- Sexy video clips influence young girls more than boys, study shows
- Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 pilot released on bail
- Long-running TV clown marks 50 years since debut
- Van der Sloot not re-arrested in Holloway case
- Independent candidate calls it quits, without Ron Paul as possible running mate
- US military to shoot down errant spy satellite
- 2008 Taipei International Book Exhibition: Varied features at Kid Book Hall
- Former Senator Chafee endorses Barack Obama
- International row after Spielberg quits 2008 Beijing Olympics
- National Hockey League news: February 15, 2008
- 2008 Taipei International Book Exhibition: Opening day highlights
- English FA Cup news: February 16, 2008
- Bush starts off Africa trip in Benin
- Hydrated protons pair off
- Wikinews interviews Brad Lord-Leutwyler, independent candidate for US President
- Wikinews interviews Steve Kissing, independent candidate for US President
- 'Blaspheming' movie should be prohibited says Iran government
- Dutch diplomat Feith appointed EU Special Representative in Kosovo
- Wikinews interviews Frank McEnulty, independent candidate for US President
- 2008 Taipei International Book Exhibition: More events, more visitors in the weekend
- Controversial operetta singer Heesters back in the Netherlands after 45 years
- Obituaries: 16 February 2008
- National Hockey League news: February 16, 2008
- Former president Bush, Romney back McCain
- California meat packing firm recalls 143M pounds of beef
- Papadopoulos eliminated in Cypriot election
- Wikinews Shorts: February 17, 2008
- NBA holds second annual NBDL All-Star game
- Micro-loans to US poor from Bangladesh's Grameen Bank
- Greek-Cypriots vote for President
- Kosovo declares independence from Serbia
- UK bank Northern Rock to be nationalised
- Václav Klaus re-elected as President of the Czech Republic
- Bush: Congress should approve 'vital' bill
- English town wants to move to Scotland
- National Hockey League news: February 17, 2008
- Over 80 Afghans killed by bombing in Kandahār
- 'Wikileaks.org' taken offline in many areas after fire, court injunction
- Documents regarding Kennedy assassination found in Dallas
- Serbian ambassador recalled from U.S. after recognition of Kosovo
- Taliban suicide bombing kills 37 Afghan civilians, wounds Canadian soldiers
- Kosovo seeks recognition as independent state
- Shuttle Atlantis departs ISS as Endeavour rolls out for next launch
- Pakistan votes for new parliament
- Wikinews Shorts: February 18, 2008
- Eastern Conference wins 2008 NBA All-Star Game
- Fitzpatrick family offers reward in search for missing Mijas teenager
- Part of facade crumbles at Karpeles Manuscript Library in Buffalo, New York
- National Hockey League news: February 18, 2008
- Ontario, Canada celebrates Family Day
- Belgian Indymedians discuss participatory journalism at open door day
- Wikinews interviews Mark Bunker, producer of anti-Scientology website 'XenuTV'
- Wikinews interviews Ruth Bryant White, independent candidate for US President
- Wikinews interviews Tom Millican, independent candidate for US President
- Wikinews interviews Richard H. Clark, independent candidate for US President
- Wikinews interviews John Taylor Bowles, National Socialist Order of America candidate for US President
- UK Parliament discusses nationalisation of Northern Rock
- Voracious fire generates panic in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Fidel Castro resigns as Cuban president
- Pakistan Peoples Party winning elections for Pakistan's national assembly according to early results
- National Hockey League news: February 19, 2008
- Wikinews interviews Jeff Jacobsen, creator of LisaMcPherson.org
- Wikinews attends a 'Dialogue with Decision Makers'
- Joop den Uyl biography reveals Northrop bribe of Prince Bernhard
- British actress Emily Perry dies at 100
- 2008 Taipei International Book Exhibition: Varied fiction books showed different authoring style
- Dutch tennis player Raemon Sluiter ends his career in Rotterdam tournament
- Dutch financial institution ING takes impairment charge
- Sarkisian wins Armenian presidential elections
- Space Shuttle Atlantis completes mission STS-122
- Magnitude 7.5 earthquake strikes Aceh
- Malaysian general election 2008 update
- National Hockey League news: February 20, 2008
- Blu-ray prevails in high definition disc war
- McCain, Obama win Wisconsin primary
- Pakistan opposition parties form coalition
- East Timorese President regains consciousness
- Steve Wright found guilty of murdering five women in Suffolk, England
- Several earthquakes shake Nevada
- Belgrade: demonstration against independent Kosovo escalates into riots
- John McCain denies romantic relationship with lobbyist
- Explosions target ethnic Albanians in Croatia
- US Navy successfully destroys disabled spy satellite
- National Hockey League news: February 21, 2008
- Turkey sends thousands of troops into northern Iraq
- 2008 Taipei International Book Exhibition: Rain causes traffic jam around exhibition hall
- American Airlines plane diverted to Miami after landing gear problem
- Draft treaty to ban cluster bombs reached in New Zealand
- Steve Wright, killer of five women in Suffolk, England, sentenced to life imprisonment
- Australian drug regulator requires warning on Zolpidem
- Barack Obama wins Democrats Abroad primary
- National Hockey League news: February 22, 2008
- Robert Gates hopes to continue US troop cuts in Iraq
- 46-passenger Venezuelan plane reported missing
- Armorize Technologies: Crimes use "Edison Chen's nude photos" as a web phishing tool
- Wikinews interviews novelist James Bruno
- 2008 Taipei International Book Exibition: United Daily News makes good promotion on e-books launch
- US reduces Belgrade staff after embassy attack
- H-IIA rocket launches WINDS satellite
- Australian opposition vows to disrupt parliament on Fridays
- National Hockey League news: February 23, 2008
- US B-2 stealth bomber crashes in Guam
- Wikinews interviews U.S. Libertarian presidential candidate James Burns
- Anti-poverty group splatter B.C. premier's office with paint
- Norwegian museum claims Adolf Hitler drew Disney cartoons on painting
- Coverage of the 80th Academy Awards
- Europeans sweep top actor honors at 80th Academy Awards
- Interview: Drupal founder Dries Buytaert balances community and company interests
- Suicide bomb kills 40 in Iraq
- Ugandan government, rebels agree to ceasefire
- Raúl Castro chosen as new President of Cuba
- Ralph Nader enters US presidential race as independent
- Open software developers meet at FOSDEM 2008
- 2008 Taiwan presidential election: First official debate with citizen journalists' participation
- IBM to construct supercomputer capable of running entire Internet
- National Hockey League news: February 24, 2008
- Several large earthquakes shake Indonesia
- 2008 Taipei International Book Exhibition: Different creations at Comic Hall
- Oscar's after parties include Children Uniting Nations
- Remains of a child discovered in Jersey care home
- Song by indie artists, used in small movie, wins Oscar
- Robert Boyle wins Honorary Oscar for his art direction career
- National Hockey League news: February 25, 2008
- Kenya peace talks put on hold
- Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch to be auctioned off
- Microsoft Network users experience international outage
- Massive blackouts hit Florida
- Pakistan's ban on YouTube lifted
- Lobby groups oppose plans for EU copyright extension
- Jersey child abuse case 'was not covered up'
- N.Y. orchestra helps forge relations with North Korea
- Nigerian election result will not be annulled
- Judge to decide on Nigerian election re-run
- Thousands protest privatisation of Australian electricity industry
- National Hockey League news: February 26, 2008
- George Bush meets with US governors
- Video hosting website Stage6 to shut down
- School in Edinburgh, Scotland sealed off; put on radioactive alert
- Minor earthquake shakes England
- Executives from global Internet industry meet at 2008 APRICOT
- Stan Lai: Volunteers will play the greatest key role at 2009 Summer Deaflympics
- Sudan boycotts Danish goods
- Journalist William F. Buckley dies at age 82
- Sports-heavy broadcast day for BBC One receives complaints; BBC responds
- Climate campaigners scale UK Parliament and hang protest banners from the building
- Biological Encyclopedia website too popular on first day, crashes
- Wladimir Klitschko unifies IBF, WBO heavyweight titles
- EU fines Microsoft $1.35 billion for non-compliance with antitrust decision
- French president insults passerby at national agriculture convention
- Van Canto's Stefan Schmidt on a capella metal, Wacken, Nightwish, piracy & more
- National Hockey League news: February 27, 2008
- Visa seeks to issue largest IPO in US history
- Iraq demands immediate withdrawal of Turkish troops
- Seeds placed in Norwegian vault as agricultural 'insurance policy'
- Claims from British quake may run into "low tens of millions of pounds" - Insurance association reps
- Kenyan government and opposition agree on power sharing
- Rights groups: Forcing Wikileaks.org offline raises 'serious First Amendment concerns'
- Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 pilot forced to resign
- Former PM Thaksin returns to Thailand
- National Hockey League news: February 28, 2008
- USL football: Djekanovic to Whitecaps; O'Brien to Earthquakes
- Iraq approves execution of 'Chemical Ali'
- ".asia" domain applications near 300,000 on opening of registration
- Gene that causes deadly heart condition identified
- Wikileaks claims ‘abuse of process’ in court case that resulted in wikileaks.org being taken offline
- Prince Harry ordered to return home
- Kenya negotiations resume; parliament to debate power sharing accord
- National Hockey League news: February 29, 2008
- Crude oil price reaches new high