Wikinews:2008/March
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- Wikinews interviews Frank Moore, independent candidate for US President
- Canadian film academy explains lack of Genie nomination for Juno
- Netscape Navigator support ceases today
- Iquique, Chile struck by moderate earthquake
- Northrop Grumman and Airbus parent EADS defeat Boeing for $40 billion US airtanker contract
- Negotiations between Athens and Skopje lead to deadlock
- Wikinews interviews Jon Greenspon, independent candidate for US President
- FARC second-in-command killed by Colombian military
- Gordon Brown makes speech as part of Labour Party conference
- Mystery surrounds ricin discovery in Las Vegas hotel
- National Hockey League news: March 1, 2008
- Wikileaks.org restored as injunction is lifted
- Jemaah Islamiyah leader Mas Selamat escapes from Singapore prison
- Thousands of Filipinos call for President Arroyo's resignation; former presidents join protest
- Guatemalan bus crash kills 57, wounds 40
- Iraqi archbishop from Mosul kidnapped, three aides killed
- Wild Canadian Goose tests positive for H5N1 in England
- Wikinews interviews U.S. Constitution Party presidential candidate Max Riekse
- Heavy metal band Teräsbetoni to represent Finland at Eurovision 2008
- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas cuts ties with Israel
- National Hockey League news: March 2, 2008
- At least 40 killed by bombing in Pakistan
- Iranian President Ahmadinejad to make landmark visit to Iraq
- United Nations condemns Palestinian rocket attacks and Israel's 'disproportionate' response
- South African sprinter Philip Rabinowitz dies at age 104
- American guru Joseph M. Juran dies at age 103
- Armenian President Kocharyan declares state of emergency
- Colombian police claim that Venezuelan government paid FARC rebels $300 million
- Representative for ACLU tells Wikinews their opinion on lifting of Wikileaks court injunction
- Medvedev becomes Russian president-elect
- Wikileaks spokesperson discusses recent court case with Wikinews
- National Hockey League news: March 3, 2008
- Canadian musician Jeff Healey dies of cancer
- Nepali goddess retires at age 11
- Northern Ireland's Ian Paisley to resign and retire
- U.S. accuses China of developing space warfare
- Six people killed in Memphis home
- Obituaries:March 4, 2008
- Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Gary Gygax dies
- Randall Munroe, writer of xkcd, talks about the comic, politics and the internet
- Demonstrations planned to protest internet censorship in Finland
- British university falls short of Smurf gathering world record
- National Hockey League news: March 4, 2008
- Violence in Kenya kills at least thirteen
- Conservatives in Alberta, Canada re-elected 11th consecutive time
- National Hockey League news: March 5, 2008
- China delays newest rocket design to 2014
- Wikinews interviews grassroots political advocate Anthony Maki
- British student falls to his death from 10th floor window
- Wikipedia founder embroiled in affair and financial allegations
- Obituaries:March 5, 2008
- McCain clinches Republican nomination as Huckabee concedes
- Apple releases iPhone SDK, announces upcoming update
- Interview with recent Wikimedia Foundation board appointee Domas Mituzas
- National Hockey League news: March 6, 2008
- Highlights of 2008 Taipei County Jin Shi Marathon
- Small explosion investigated in Times Square, New York
- British coast guards strike work for the first time
- Obituaries: March 5-6, 2008
- George W. Bush endorses John McCain for US Presidency
- US officials flood Grand Canyon to restore ecosystem
- Canadian GG offers statement on International Women's Day
- Spanish Prime Minster condemns killing of Spanish councillor
- Wikinews interviews Kevin Baugh, president of the Republic of Molossia
- University of North Carolina student body president murdered
- 2008 Tour de Taiwan, TaiSPO, and Taipei Cycle: 3-in-1 preview
- National Hockey League news: March 7, 2008
- Spanish councillor shot and killed in the Basque Country
- Protester says Japanese whalers shot him
- Wikinews interviews U.S. Green Party presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney
- Letters regarding Times Square bombing sent to Congress
- New professional Open documentary project
- Gunman kills eight at Jerusalem school
- Brett Favre says goodbye to NFL at press conference
- Nightwish added to billing of UK's Bloodstock Open Air festival
- BBC Outside Broadcasts to be sold to Satellite Information Services
- President Bush vetoes CIA waterboarding ban
- National Hockey League news: March 8, 2008
- Mari Luz, missing child from Huelva, Spain, found dead
- Vietnam bans pet hamsters
- International arms dealer Viktor Bout arrested in Thailand
- South American leaders end border dispute
- Suspect charged in murder of Lauren Burk
- Scotland defeats England 15-9 to win Calcutta Cup
- International Board fixes soccer field size, halts technology experiments
- National Hockey League news: March 9, 2008
- China kills suspected terrorists, prevents 'air disaster'
- Severe weather warnings issued for much of UK
- Minnesota Department of Health says 'theatre nights' in bars are not exempt from Freedom to Breathe Act
- Ariane 5 rocket launches first Automated Transfer Vehicle
- Obama wins Wyoming caucus
- 2008 Tour de Taiwan Stage 2: European & American cyclists rise up
- New York governor Spitzer tied to prostitution ring
- National Hockey League news: March 10, 2008
- Strong winds and heavy rain across southern UK
- Malaysian opposition gains in elections, conquers four new state legislatures
- 2008 Tour de Taiwan Stage 1: A triple-crown honor for Kam-po Wong
- Socialists win second term as Spain's ruling party
- National Hockey League news: March 11, 2008
- Space Shuttle Endeavour launches for mission STS-123
- Adam Air may be shut down after string of accidents
- Greater Manchester Police Chief found dead
- 2008 Tour de Taiwan Stage 3: Varied changes at Changhua Stage
- ACLU describes President Bush's veto of CIA waterboarding ban as 'a callous disregard for human rights'
- Toronto police announce arrests of 96 people in drug-trafficking investigation
- Five injured as Adam Air 737 overruns Batam island runway
- Algerian rebel group claims kidnapping of two Austrians in Tunisia
- Archer kills elderly man on street in California, US
- Unions battle in Ohio over hospital workers
- National Hockey League news: March 12, 2008
- UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling releases 2008 budget
- One year on: IFALPA's representative to ICAO, pilot and lawyer on ongoing prosecution of Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 pilot
- New York Governor Eliot Spitzer resigns
- Jayant 'Dr Death' Patel arrested in Oregon, US
- MPs and Police Officers pay tributes to Michael Todd
- Former Australian PM attacks parliament on apology to the Stolen Generations
- Australian PM subject to scrutiny over Carer and Senior's payments
- Church of Scientology denied injunction against Anonymous
- 2008 TaiSPO & Taipei Cycle: A reunion with more opportunities
- German actor Erwin Geschonneck dies at 101
- Wikinews interviews novelist Jeremy Robinson
- H5N1 Avian Flu virus has mutated, study says
- National Hockey League news: March 13, 2008
- Man breaches security at London's Heathrow Airport
- Atlas V successfully launches spy satellite
- Couple assaulted, one killed in 'goth clothing' prompted attack
- 2008 Tour de Taiwan Stage 4: Intensive circulation at Taichung City
- Australian Senator arrives at Parliament dressed as a beer bottle
- Assisted-suicide doctor Jack Kevorkian to run for US Congress
- Australian health workers to close intensive care units in Victoria next week
- UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup 2007–08 draw results
- Doctors who treated John Ritter cleared of negligence lawsuit
- Proton rocket fails to launch AMC-14 satellite
- Anti-China protesters clash with police in Tibet
- National Hockey League news: March 14, 2008
- Wikinews Shorts: March 14, 2008
- 2008 Tour de Taiwan Stage 6: A jersey battle between American cyclists
- Gay Iranian awaits decision on asylum
- 2008 Tour de Taiwan Stage 5: Shawn Milne threatens John Murphy's leading
- Jimmy Wales accused of editing Wikipedia for donations
- Delta II launches GPS IIR-19 satellite
- Series of explosions at Albanian arms depot leaves at least 155 dead or injured
- National Hockey League news: March 15, 2008
- Scientology protest group celebrates founder's birthday worldwide
- 2008 Tour de Taiwan Stage 7: Kam-po Wong places first for the second time
- Tornado hits downtown Atlanta
- Exclusive look at Bebo
- Cassini spacecraft collects sample from geyser on Saturn's moon Enceladus
- Play.com Live multimedia exposition hosted at Wembley Stadium, England
- 2008 Tour de Taiwan Stage 8: A great ending for John Murphy
- Congressional Hispanic Caucus blocks vote to increase visa number
- Concert for peace held on Colombian-Venezuelan border
- Thousands attend anti-war protests in London and Glasgow
- Alitalia conditionally accepts joint bid by Air France and KLM
- National Hockey League news: March 16, 2008
- Protesters arrested at anti-Scientology event in Atlanta
- Tibetans say 80 killed in protests; China continues to crack down
- HSK Kormoran found, the search for HMAS Sydney continues
- Lewis Hamilton wins 2008 Australian Grand Prix
- Wikinews Shorts: March 16, 2008
- Crane levels New York City townhouse, leaving 4 dead
- South Australian educational blog shut down
- Mexican opposition party elects new leader
- National Hockey League news: March 17, 2008
- Wikinews interviews Corrado Giustozzi, security consultant and author
- Adam Air hits severe financial problems; may be shut down in three weeks
- Court witness kidnapped in Buffalo, New York
- Wikinews Shorts: March 17, 2008
- China: Dalai Lama's comments are 'downright nonsense'
- HMAS Sydney found
- NASA: Old Arctic sea ice continues to melt
- Climate change impacts Wyoming
- Barack Obama gives speech on racial division
- Indonesia grounds Adam Air; may be permanently shut down in three months
- Dalai Lama threatens to resign if situation in Tibet worsens
- National Hockey League news: March 18, 2008
- 2008 Taipei Cycle: Interview with Fma International about the design of "Champion Cheongsam"
- Wikinews Shorts: March 18, 2008
- St. Patrick's Day around the world
- Russian Wikipedia reaches a quarter million articles
- Three of Serbia's neighbours recognize Kosovo
- Hubble detects methane on distant planet
- Wikinews interviews author and filmmaker John Gaspard
- Pakistan's parliament elects first female speaker
- UAE launches national authority for scientific research
- George Bush discusses Iraq 5 years after invasion
- Moldova's Prime Minister Vasile Tarlev resigns
- McCanns granted newspaper apologies
- George Bush and Irish Prime Minister attend reception at White House to commemorate St. Patrick's day
- Visionary and author Arthur C. Clarke dead at age 90
- National Hockey League news: March 20, 2008
- Bill restricting Post Office closures defeated in UK Parliament; MP tells Wikinews why she supported the bill
- After 9 months, Belgian coalition delivers government
- UN: Military attacks on Darfur violated international law
- Constitutionality of DNC Florida primary to be decided in appeal
- Osama bin Laden warns European Union in new audio tape
- Zenit rocket launches DirecTV-11 satellite
- Large 7.2 earthquake strikes China
- Social networking site lets users run virtual campaign for US president
- Red Bull Racing F1 team must prove safety after David Coulthard suffers crash
- Scientists say that a 'global layer of water' exists on Saturn's moon Titan
- Zinaida Greceanii nominated Moldovan Prime Minister
- Israel to install missile defense systems on airliners
- Major US presidential candidates have passport files breached
- Pilot killed as Su-25 military jet explodes near Vladivostok
- Bones of 'small-bodied humans' found in Micronesian cave
- Senator Obama's passport records breached in January 2008
- Micronation Republic of Molossia announces international summit
- Pakistan Peoples Party names candidate for Prime Minister
- Texas police: 2-year old crushed by relative
- National Hockey League news: March 22, 2008
- Ma Ying-jeou wins 2008 Taiwan presidential election
- ETA set off car bomb in La Rioja, Spain
- National Hockey League news: March 23, 2008
- Cheney meets with Israeli and Palestinian leaders
- Premier League 2007–08: Chelsea 2 – 1 Arsenal
- Premier League 2007–08: Manchester United 3 – 0 Liverpool
- Wikinews Shorts: March 23, 2008
- Kimi Räikkönen wins 2008 Malaysian Grand Prix
- Suspect in Madeleine McCann case Robert Murat has confiscated possessions returned
- Banned film 'The Profit' appears on Web
- Al-Qaeda's second in command, Ayman al-Zawahiri, calls for 'strikes against Jewish and American interests'
- George and Laura Bush introduce 2008 White House egg roll
- National Hockey League news: March 24, 2008
- China: 'the Dalai Lama is scheming to take the Beijing Olympics hostage'
- Mugabe: A vote for MDC is a wasted vote
- United States military death toll in Iraq reaches 4,000
- 'Big Brother' contestant Parker Somerville sounds off about the show and his aspirations
- 60 vehicle pile-up kills one, injures 30 in Austria
- National Hockey League news: March 25, 2008
- Wikinews interviews author and filmmaker Peter John Ross
- EBay to make PayPal mandatory for UK sellers
- Final report blames instrument failure for Adam Air Flight 574 disaster
- Over 70 businesses in Bristol, United Kingdom given zero star rating for food hygiene
- FDA warning on Honduran cantaloupes after salmonella outbreaks
- Olympic flame for Beijing Games lit amidst protest
- Church of Scientology's 'Operating Thetan' documents leaked online
- Popular soap opera 'The Young and the Restless' celebrates 35 years on the air
- Sarkozy calls for Anglo-French unity on first day of state visit
- Wikinews interviews organiser of New Zealand's Rock2Wgtn festival Phil Sprey
- Wikinews Shorts: March 26, 2008
- Wikinews interviews German music video director Uwe Flade
- Disdery Hombo & Tatyana Perepelkina win the 2008 Taipei International Express Marathon
- Ukraine refused Moldova in extradition of Malhaz Djaparidze and liberated him
- The INADI and Wikimedia Argentina sign an agreement of cooperation
- Former first lady Nancy Reagan endorses McCain
- African troops invade rebel-held island of Anjouan
- South Park episodes available free online
- Space Shuttle Endeavour completes STS-123 mission
- Kosmos-3M rocket launches fourth SAR-Lupe satellite
- Teräsbetoni's 'Myrskyntuoja' tops Finnish album chart
- National Hockey League news: March 27, 2008
- Airbus parent EADS wins £13 billion UK RAF airtanker contract
- Wikinews Shorts: March 27, 2008
- Ryanair executives pay frozen over increased fuel prices
- US President George Bush discusses 'war on terror'
- Governor of Puerto Rico indicted in campaign finance probe
- U.S. accidentally delivered nuclear missile components to Taiwan
- Iraqi forces battle militants in Basra for second day
- Poison drummer Rikki Rockett arrested for rape
- National Hockey League news: March 28, 2008
- Zimbabwe prepares for election
- United States Army suspends ammo contract for Afghan security forces
- 2008 TaiSPO: Interview with Ideal Bike Corporation and Gary Silva
- Woman, 87, raped in her own home in UK
- Tom Cruise spoofed in film 'Superhero Movie'
- Cassini discovers organic material on Saturn moon
- Russian oil depot burning after explosion
- 2007/08 Bundesliga: Nürnberg vs. Bayern Munich
- National Hockey League news: March 29, 2008
- U.S. launches airstrikes against Basra militants
- New bridge lowered into position as East London line extension work progresses
- Businesses and individuals worldwide turn lights off as part of Earth Hour 2008
- British pop star Leona Lewis breaks US Billboard records
- Huge interest takes Wikileaks offline
- Around 240 Chilean protesters detained after anti-government demonstration
- English Premier League: Week 32 round-up
- Zimbabwe opposition claims early victory in election
- National Hockey League news: March 30, 2008
- Wikimania jury chooses Buenos Aires for 2009 location
- Muqtada al-Sadr calls for end to fighting
- US Maj. Gen. Kelly: 'unbelievable over crowding' in Fallujah city jail
- Wikipedia publishes 10 millionth article
- Wikinews interviews Brian Moore, Socialist Party USA presidential candidate