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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (pictured) opens a conference aiming to "review the Holocaust". In his final speech in office, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan encourages the United States to provide global leadership whilst respecting multilateralism. Incumbent Igor Smirnov wins presidential elections in the internationally unrecognized state of Transnistria. Christer Fuglesang, the first Scandinavian in space, and six other astronauts on mission STS-116 arrive at the International Space Station. Former Chilean head of state Augusto Pinochet (age 91) dies one week after suffering a heart attack. Marc Ravalomanana is re-elected as President of Madagascar. Wikinews – Recent deaths – More current events... view - talk - page history - related changes - Edit (admins only)

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[edit] 14 December

• South Dakota Senator Tim Johnson is in critical condition following surgery for an arteriovenous malformation, throwing control of the Senate into doubt.
  • I'm not sure whether this is too U.S.-centric or not, which is why I'm proposing it here instead of putting it on the page. The reason this might be of international interest is that if Sen. Johnson, a Democrat, dies or is forced to relinquish his seat, his replacement would be chosen by the Republican governor of South Dakota. If he chooses a Republican, that would tip the balance of control back to the Republicans, and I think that possibility may make the story of international interest. However, as someone once said, "I'm smelling a lot of 'if' coming off of this plan", so I open the floor to discussion. (I'm about to go on a wikibreak, so someone else will have to put the story up if people decide they want it.) —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 15:52, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 12 December

• Fourth and fifth bodies found in prostitute murder case in Ipswich, East England. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/12/12/ap/world/mainD8LVFLT80.shtml
  • If there's an updated article, I endorse putting this up. Aecis ^{Dancing to electro-pop like a robot from 1984.} 00:21, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
    • This seems like too local an event to me.--Pharos 00:24, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
      • This has received attention from all over the world. See e.g. ARD (Germany), Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), La Repubblica (Italy), etcetera. It may not have "international importance", but it definitely has "international interest". There is an updated article btw: 2006 Suffolk murder investigation. Aecis ^{Dancing to electro-pop like a robot from 1984.} 00:33, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
        • It's too local IMO. Besides, 5 is not much of a body-count as far as serial-killers go. This guy first has to be a notable serial killer before it's ITN worthy - the mere fact that there is a serial killer in GB is hardly that newsworthy. Mikker ^(...) 00:53, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
        • For a serial murder case that is unquestionably of international importance, see Female homicides in Ciudad Juárez.--Pharos 01:46, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
          • Good Lord. I'm horrified, both by the case and that I'd never heard of it. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 07:25, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
            • This is probably the biggest international news story in Australia right now, certainly bigger than most of the other events listed in the "In The News". It's probably been mentioned before, but if the cabbage poisoning incident in the US a few months ago was considered global enough for listing on the main page, then so should this.--Phil500 (Talk / Contribs) 02:19, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
              • Two wrongs don't make a right. --Golbez 03:10, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
              • As I recall, the tainted veggie bit and 2 other items were posted (by me) with reluctance, and they were the best available news items after several consecutive days of peace and tranquility on Earth, keeping ITN unchanged for days. This is not the case right now. I'd suggest waiting. I hope we won't have to stick this in on, say, Sunday. We should be able to report on the discovery of St. Paul's tomb or the expansion of the International Space Station soon, anyway, if that's good (major) enough for ITN. -- PFHLai 05:18, 14 December 2006 (UTC) [On second thoughts, the current ISS expansion is not that 'major'. Never mind. --PFHLai 05:52, 14 December 2006 (UTC)]

[edit] 10 December

• The pro-democracy camp won 114 seats in the Election Committee, securing Civic Party candidate Alan Leong a place in the Hong Kong Chief Executive election, 2007. This will be the first Chief Executive election since 1997 with more than one candidate. WP 04:36, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Perhaps the article could be worked on somewhat, as currently it could be a bit confusing to folks unfamiliar with Hong Kong politics. Thanks.--Pharos 00:32, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
• The Space Shuttle Discovery launches on mission STS-116.
  Could Image:STS-116 LowResNASATV.jpg be used as the image as well? --GW_Simulations_{User Page | Talk} 02:12, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

Added, although I found a higher resolution image from NASA. -- tariqabjotu 04:05, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

Actually I would suggest Image:Christer Fuglesang.jpg

is the better image to have. While the launch of the shuttle may be the main event, a shuttle launch is a shuttle launch. There's nothing particularly unique about the shuttle launch picture, a lot of people probably would have seen one before. On the other hand, a lot of people wouldn't have seen Christer Fuglesang and since we do mention him... Nil Einne 21:20, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

Yes, good point. I have changed the picture. -- tariqabjotu 05:51, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 8 December

• The Seminole Tribe of Florida purchases Hard Rock Cafe
  • Please sign your comments. Doesn't seem like a major enough corporate takeover to register for ITN. --Golbez 21:47, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 7 December

• Launch of STS-116 (planned)
  • Please sign your comments. And please hold off on putting things on here til they actually happen. --Golbez 21:51, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
    • The ITN candidates do not really need to be signed; some people sign them, while others do not. Looking at the contributions of the person who added this, I believe the editor is familiar with signing comments, but just didn't think it was necessary here. -- tariqabjotu 23:23, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Endorse. Space shuttle launches are usually notable, the project (ISS) is notable, and this should fly well with us geeks ;) Aecis ^{Dancing to electro-pop like a robot from 1984.} 16:53, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 6 December

• Marc Ravalomanana is re-elected as President of Madagascar.

Needs a little more updating, but should be do-able soon. --PFHLai 00:05, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

The vote tallying is finally complete. Should this be on ITN yet? --199.71.174.100 21:02, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

Didn't we already mention him a while back? I remember because I'm the one who found and added the picture (which was never used on the main page :-P) Nil Einne 21:14, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

Last month, the news was about General Andrianafidisoa's alleged attempt to seize control of the country from Ravalomanana, not the election. --199.71.174.100 02:49, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

Posted.--Pharos 00:18, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

• I suggest we add a picture of Frank Bainimarama to the Front Page, due to the 2006 Fijian coup d'état. --Kitch ^{(Talk : Contrib)} 14:31, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
  • The suggested image is tagged as fair use and thus not suitable for use in the ITN section due to copyright limitations. --Allen3 ^talk 14:50, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Fiji now has a new President in Bainimarama, and an interim PM in Jona Senilagakali. The 2006 Fijian coup d'état article needs to be updated before this appears on MainPage, though. Does anyone want to draft a new headline for ITN ? -- PFHLai 00:05, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 5 December

• Serb politician Vojislav Šešelj is currently on a hunger strike, to protest against his trial at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague, Netherlands. According to three doctors treating him, he is on the brink of dying from his hunger strike. If he dies, is it ITN material or not? Aecis ^{Dancing to electro-pop like a robot from 1984.} 21:26, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
  • I would think so. Currently on trial, hunger strike, etc., makes for compelling news. --Golbez 22:21, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 4 December

• Brazil defends its title as men's volleyball world champions. Poland and Bulgaria come 2nd and 3rd. Russia is the new champion in the women's tournament.

The women's tournament is 2+ weeks old, so I'll pass. Great photos and nice tables in the men's tournament's page, but it lacks descriptive prose on the games (Same problem with 2006 Davis Cup below) and much of the current text (on the tournament format) is in the future tense. So, I'll pass, too, for the time being. -- PFHLai 08:17, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

• President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela is re-elected with a landslide majority.
• In Venezuela, partial results of the presidential election give Hugo Chávez reelection, defeating opponent Manuel Rosales.

Posted. --PFHLai 08:15, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

• The Red Cross estimates that the death toll left after Typhoon Durian passed through the Phillipines may hit 1,000.

Posted the confirmed death toll of 406 reported in 2006 Pacific typhoon season#Typhoon Durian (Reming). -- PFHLai 08:31, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

• Fijian troops take over the headquarters of the armed police division, occupy the main police station in Suva, and surround a police academy in an escalation of the 2006 Fijian coup plot.

Posted a simpler version. -- PFHLai 09:03, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 3 December

• Marat Safin, Nikolay Davydenko and Dmitry Tursunov lead the Russian tennis team to win the 2006 Davis Cup. (Waiting for some descriptive prose on the matches to appear in the 2006 Davis Cup article. Otherwise, I might have posted this on ITN already.) --PFHLai 09:30, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

• Former Chilean President Augusto Pinochet had suffered a heart attack and is in critical but stable condition in Santiago's Military Hospital.
  • Not sure his current health condition is notable enough for wikipedia. I do believe that his death would meet the criteria for deaths on ITN though. Aecis ^{Dancing to electro-pop like a robot from 1984.} 16:28, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
    • From what I've heard in the Chilean press, his situation is life-threatening. Last rites had been administered by a Catholic priest, and he is also suffering from pulmonary edema. Dr. Juan Ignacio Vergara from the Military Hospital emphasized the potentially fatal situation the former president is in. The government spokesman, Ricardo Lagos (Jr), is already talking about whether Pinochet should be given a state funeral. Marmaduque 17:08, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
      • We had Castro going into surgery, so why not this?--Hamedog_Talk|^@ 02:39, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
        • Well Castro was/is the leader of Cuba for decades. Augusto Pinochet is a controversial figure and his death may affect world affairs sufficient to warrant inclusion in ITN but I'm skeptical if his current situation is enough. If it's true he's near death them IMHO we just wait. If he survives with no immediete changes then I doubt it will be sufficient enough on world affairs Nil Einne 08:43, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
          • Also, Pinochet is 91. It's not as if his death would surprise anybody. He meets none of the criteria of ITN#5. -- Kicking222 13:46, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
            • He wouldn't meet criteria A (in a high ranking office of power at the time of death) and B (a key figure in their field of expertise, and died unexpectedly or tragically), but he might meet criterion C (a major international impact that affects current events). Time will tell. Aecis ^{Dancing to electro-pop like a robot from 1984.} 13:59, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

• Yes, IMO, his dying while his trials are still on-going would meet criterion C, though it's not really that international. Pinochet is such a notable figure in history (My POV?) that I might be bold and post his death on ITN, anyway. --PFHLai 18:36, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

• The ITU Telecom World 2006, hosted by the People's Republic of China, opens in AsiaWorld-Expo, Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong. — Instantnood 15:14, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

I don't think just holding a large convention is enough for ITN. In August 2006, the International Astronomical Union conference didn't get on ITN till the announcement of the re-definition of the term "planet". What is on deck from the ITU ? BTW, please expand the stubby ITU Telecom World 2006 page. --PFHLai 09:37, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 2 December

• Stéphane Dion is elected leader of the Liberal Party of Canada.
  • How about: Stéphane Dion defeates Michael Ignatieff on the fourth ballot at the Liberal leadership convention to become the new leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. -Royalguard11(Talk·Desk·Review Me!) 23:20, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
    • Unfortunately, this appears to be a story of only Canadian interest. -- tariqabjotu 00:49, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
      • It's nearly as important as a major election - Dion will be the new Leader of the Opposition and will be the main challenger of Stephen Harper for PM at the next election, likely within 6 months. Radagast 00:51, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
        • Well, let's write it in a way that explains the importance to non-Canadians:
          • "The Liberal Party of Canada elects Stéphane Dion as party leader, making him leader of the opposition and presumptive candidate for prime minister in the next general election." -- Mwalcoff 01:17, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
            • Well, I added it, but reverted it...maybe reword this a little bit more? --HappyCamper 02:16, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
              • If Dion becomes PM, add the news, but as of now, this isn't "international interest." --Howard the Duck 03:03, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
• Felipe Calderón is sworn in as the new President of Mexico, despite his opponents’ accusations of illegitimacy. - Schrandit 04:06, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

• Not posted because [1] Mexican general election, 2006 was already featured on ITN soon after this was held, so was Mexican general election 2006 controversies, [2] [Mexican general election 2006 controversies] carries the {{balance}} tag, making this a poor choice to appear on MainPage, and [3] Venezuelan presidential election, 2006 and Ecuadorian general election, 2006 are currently on ITN. Let's avoid having too many similar stories from the same region (Presidential elections in Latin America) on ITN at the same time. Thanks for the suggestion, anyway. --PFHLai 09:57, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

• Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Yousuf breaks Viv Richards record of most runs in a calendar year.
  • Yousuf has broken 3 other records this year as well.--Hamedog_Talk|^@ 05:07, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 1 December

• Russell Baze becomes the all-time winningest jockey in Thoroughbred Horse Racing, with his 9,531st victory. JRHorse 01:08, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
• Typhoon Durian (local name: Reming) causes 146 300 deaths in Albay, Philippines. --Howard the Duck 10:55, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
• 2006 Asian Games offcially begins in Doha, Ad Dawhah, Qatar. - Privacy 19:18, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

• Added. -- tariqabjotu 21:44, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 30 November

• I'm not sure there's really an updated article for this, but shouldn't ITN pay attention to the highly controversial state visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Turkey? Aecis ^{Dancing to electro-pop like a robot from 1984.} 23:47, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
• Greg Page leaves the children's band The Wiggles after 15 years of performances, due to chronic illness. JRHorse 22:41, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
  • I don't think this makes the cut... Look at what it would replace: the Nepalese treaty ending a decade long civil war. NN, IMO. Mikker ^(...) 22:44, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
• At least 300 people were killed in clashes between Sudan's army and former rebels in the southern town of Malakal earlier this week.

high-casualty event and big military confrontation --TheFEARgod (Ч) 15:33, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

This is nb enough for ITN but the article still needs some more work... Mikker ^(...) 20:24, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

Article is stub-size, putting it ITN would contribute to its enlargement --TheFEARgod (Ч) 20:42, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

As long as an article covers all the bases and is solid, I don't think the length really matters. —Centrx→talk • 00:05, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

I think the article is good enough for ITN, so I endorse putting this up. Aecis ^{Dancing to electro-pop like a robot from 1984.} 00:08, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

Added. Aecis ^{Dancing to electro-pop like a robot from 1984.} 21:26, 3 December 2006 (UTC)