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January 30

January 29

  • At least 200 people were killed during a
    Ч) 16:22, 29 January 2007 (UTC)[reply
    ]
Added, but worded differently. -- tariqabjotu 03:14, 31 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Going through
the criteria
for putting a death on In the News (has to meet one of the following three):
  1. (a) the deceased was in a high ranking office of power at the time of death Does winner of the Kentucky Derby count?
  2. (b) the deceased was a key figure in their field of expertise, and died unexpectedly or tragically The former part is debatable, but the latter is certainly not the case
  3. (c) the death has a major international impact that affects current events Not really.
Sorry, but the criteria are really biased toward humans; it's real tough to get an animal in ITN. -- tariqabjotu 22:44, 29 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I personally think there can be an exception in this case, as Barbaro is an extremely exceptional case that could shift the paradigm in horse racing. Before they tried to save Barbaro, horses that broke down on the track were typically put out of their misery on the track. The attention given to his case, and the outpouring of support for the cause, may be enough to pass muster on notability. Besides, the current ITN right now is rather stale. Something new needs to be up there. --
Talk : Contrib) 23:20, 29 January 2007 (UTC)[reply
]
I'm with tariqabjotu on this one. It fails on (a), (b) and (c). Thumbs-down. The Tom 02:47, 30 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Milton Friedman was snubbed, then a horse gets in? Isn't that a bit bizarre? --Howard the Duck 07:05, 30 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • The launch of
    Talk : Contrib) 23:20, 29 January 2007 (UTC)[reply
    ]
This will only be notable if something unusual happens after it is released. Right now it's just another version of the existing paradigm of operating systems. There's no fundamental shift or notable feature of the new version. --Monotonehell 01:51, 30 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I think Microsoft gets more than enough publicity without us helping along. I agree with Monotonehell, a consumer product meriting ITN consideration would have to be both groundbreaking, and affect a great number of people; neither of which Vista appears to be. Thethinredline 14:38, 30 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Please have a look at the
criteria before posting. We need an updated Wikipedia article not a link to the BBC. --Monotonehell 05:43, 1 February 2007 (UTC)[reply
]

January 28

  • titles
    , respectively. --16:00, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
I'd pondered adding this myself (we're in a bit of a slow spell, it seems), but I think there're notability issues. Its the first of four majors held every single year, and arguably the least prestigious of the four. If people didn't flog "past precedence" all the time, especially in discussion over sporting entries, I might be inclined to give it a one-shot thumbs up, but we all know how likely that is :). The Tom 16:22, 29 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Roger Federer won without losing a set, the first to do that at a Grand Slam since
Talk : Contrib) 23:22, 29 January 2007 (UTC)[reply
]
IMHO, all 4 grand slams should be posted on the main page. --Howard the Duck 11:10, 30 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Posted. I didn't use the suggested pic as I am not sure about the copyright status. --PFHLai 00:48, 2 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

January 27

January 26

Anyone actually chacking this? This is Blood Red Sandman, attempting to contact any intelligent life-forms that may exist at ITN/C.... Hello....
Open Up Your Heart - Receive My EviLove 14:03, 28 January 2007 (UTC)[reply
]
Posted the discovery of the black boxes. I left out the dispute about the cost of retrieval as the line is already quite long and this may be outdated info soon. I don't know when the next admin will show up here. --PFHLai 14:50, 29 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Good call. Indonesia has given up trying to get Adam Air to fund recovery, opting instead to request assistance from France, Japan and the US.
Open Up Your Heart - Receive My EviLove 18:04, 29 January 2007 (UTC)[reply
]

January 25

  • Investigations into
    Corruption scandals in Chile lead to four deputies being accused of using government money to fund their electoral campaigns (perhaps that's not the best way of wording it, but the article is fully sourced and in my opinion deserves to be mentioned somehow). Marmaduque 23:50, 25 January 2007 (UTC)[reply
    ]
May be better to wait till some big name politicians lose their jobs. --PFHLai 16:58, 26 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • The
    final results of the Serbian 2007 parliamentary election show that the Serbian Radicals will be the largest party in the parliament, but most of the votes went to the Democrat Bloc (rephrasing optional). --PaxEquilibrium 21:47, 25 January 2007 (UTC)[reply
    ]
Already posted (not by me). --PFHLai 16:58, 26 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Already posted (not by me). --PFHLai 16:58, 26 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Guinean President
    two week general strike. (needs work - but time on the main page may help build the article). --Peta 01:44, 25 January 2007 (UTC)[reply
    ]
The article seems too stubby now. May be better to feature this on MainPage when it has grown a little more. It should grow while it sits at Portal: Current events. --PFHLai 16:58, 26 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Perhaps whoever is working on this topic should focus on the Lansana Conté article, which at least has the near-term potential for high quality development.--Pharos 00:32, 27 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

January 24

Considering the heat that Nancy Pelosi received from her last ITN inclusion I don't think that this is notoriety enough to include. State of the union addresses are only notable if something unusual is stated in them. --Monotonehell 06:15, 24 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I agree. We don't for example mention opening speeches from PMs and other leaders when parliament opens every year. The Nancy Pelosi case was perhaps borderline for inclusion as it was noteable due to the fact she was the first female. But although this speech was on the BBC World and I fact watched it, I don't think it meets the threshold for international interest. If Bush has opened the speech with something like "well basically, the union is fucked" then yes, it would be worth including but the most noteable thing that seemed to come out of it, was that Bush mentioned Nancy Pelosi extensively at the beginning in an apparent conciliatory move but then used Democrat as an abjective which is apparently a no-no (he was supposed to say Democratic). Also the fact that most commentators didn't think he'd sold his Iraq plan much better then before. (Oh I also personally found it bizarre how he wanted to save the Medicare and stuff but then talked extensively about private insurance but anyway no one else seem to take issue that I noticed.) 203.109.240.93 14:57, 24 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Seriously, ignoring for the moment the biased language of the entry itself, is this even news? ~ trialsanderrors 22:34, 24 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The address was the first to occur with a Democratic Congress and female Speaker. President Bush talked about foreign policy in the Middle Ease (mainly Iraq) and in Asia (mainly Korea), which could be in the interest of other countries in the world!--Ed ¿Cómo estás?Reviews? 00:30, 25 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
But as per above, since there was nothing new about Iraq or North Korea, there's nothing noteable about it. And I don't think fist female is relevant. Are we going to have the first budget, first removal from house (does that happen in the US?) etc under first female speaker? We've already mentioned her when she was swore in which is sufficient IMHO. And I'm pretty sure there has been a Democractic Congress before, perhaps not under Bush but I don't see that as particularly noteable especially from an international perspective heck not even from an American perspective probably. 203.109.240.93 11:53, 26 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

January 23

This one won't get up as ITN is not an obituary. --Monotonehell 12:38, 24 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Then how come when other people die then get listed? This was an important personality, and not only if you consider Poland, but very much abroad, he's got (this surprised me pleasantly) articles about him in -teen languages... --Ouro 12:45, 24 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
As far as I can recall, only three deaths were put up over the last 2 months: Milton Friedman (disputed), Augusto Pinochet and Hrant Dink. AecisBravado 12:56, 24 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Have a look at the criteria. In general a death will not be placed into ITN unless... "(a) the deceased was in a high ranking office of power at the time of death, (b) the deceased was a key figure in their field of expertise, and died unexpectedly or tragically, (c) the death has a major international impact that affects current events. The modification or creation of multiple articles to take into account the ramifications of a death is a sign that it meets the third criterion." --Monotonehell 13:03, 24 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
You're right, Monotonehell. Am going to read the criteria now, for future reference. Thanks. --Ouro 13:14, 24 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Aegis, you missed that American president who's name slipped from memory. The one who forgave Nixon 203.109.240.93 14:58, 24 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Gerald Ford? See, that's why we
need an ITN archive ;) AecisBravado 12:00, 25 January 2007 (UTC)[reply
]
No, that's exactly why we should not look at past mistakes as precedents. --Monotonehell 01:13, 26 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Israeli president Katsav will announce tomorrow whether he will step down from office, according to his lawyer. The Israeli prosecution has decided to press charges against him for rape, sexual harassment and abuse of power. Definitely something we should be watching. AecisBravado 23:42, 23 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Where's the Wikipedia article with updated information? --Monotonehell 06:15, 24 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
There's no updated article yet, because Katsav hasn't announced his decision yet. But if he does resign, expect Moshe Katsav to be updated. AecisBravado 11:17, 24 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, a case of premature candidation? ;) --Monotonehell 12:38, 24 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

January 22

  • The Indian
    Indian human spaceflight program. -- I think we could use some science news for a change. Night Gyr (talk/Oy) 01:27, 23 January 2007 (UTC)[reply
    ]
Posted, although I think it's fair to characterize that rather prominent picture of a comet as science news. The Tom 02:02, 23 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

January 21

  • Last chance to see - "
    Great Comet of 2007, and is the brightest comet to appear for over 40 years." Regard this as an emergency request, this entry will be meaningless in a few days' time when the comet disappears, not to return for thousands of years if ever. Zunaid©® 14:50, 19 January 2007 (UTC)[reply
    ]
Wow! Nice article, and nice image gallery. Carcharoth 14:58, 19 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Either this goes up now or our window is forever lost. Consider that the represetation of science items has been woefully low of late. --Monotonehell 11:11, 21 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I agree, I popped it up. --Golbez 11:51, 21 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
That comment sounded like Disney advertising one of its DVDs before it disappears into The Disney Vault forever. I mean... it's not like we're going to take the item off the Main Page once it no longer becomes visible (or will we?). -- tariqabjotu 23:28, 21 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
LOL Disney Vault... the point is that once the viewing opportunity is over the item being in ITN is kind of redundant. "HEY PEOPLE, LOOK WHAT YOU MISSED OUT ON! Yeah maybe we could have told you earlier...." ;) --Monotonehell 03:08, 22 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The word "brightest" should link to our article on apparent magnitude. Zunaid©® 09:34, 22 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
In any case, I'm pretty sure the comment above is wrong as I've mentioned elsewhere. It was still visible in NZ yesterday and from what I've read, should still be visible for all of this week and probably the next although obviously getting fainter all the time 203.109.240.93 15:02, 24 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

January 20

Where's the updated article on wikipedia? (that should be in bold) --Monotonehell 19:11, 20 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • A three man team, using only skis and kites, completes a 1,093 mile (1,750 km) trek to reach the Southern
    Pole of Inaccessibility for the first time since 1958 and for the first time ever without mechanical assistance. (BBC) Gandalf61 16:21, 20 January 2007 (UTC)[reply
    ]
I'd really love to put this up, it's quite cool, but the article needs some organization before the main page links to it. -- Zanimum 19:21, 22 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I'd suggest piping the link to 2008 to link to the article on either the presidential election itself, or the article on the Democratic candidates. -Fsotrain09 17:35, 20 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I support this going up. It is a bit U.S. centric, but after all she is the first woman with a legitimate chance to become US President in one of the oldest democracies in the world. Thethinredline 20:44, 20 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not sure about this one. She has basically announced that she is one of the candidates to become one of the candidates for the elections. AecisBravado 20:52, 20 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Agreed. In a long-expected move, she announced she's a candidate for a nomination for an election. Not ITN worthy. 129.174.176.4 21:09, 20 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Third-ed, if she actually gets through the process and is on the presidential ballot then it would be worthy of inclusion as "first female presidential candidate". --Monotonehell 11:07, 21 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • The
    Mirek Topolanek (again) [2] [3]. Maybe the Czech flag can replace Barzan Ibrahim? AecisBravado 01:57, 20 January 2007 (UTC)[reply
    ]
Where's the updated article on wikipedia? (that should be in bold) --Monotonehell 19:11, 20 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

January 19

  • Article needs improvement and the blurb needs a rewrite: "
    insulting Turkishness in 2005
    ."
This is the top story right now on all major news outlets, on the main page of CNN, BBC etc.-- Ευπάτωρ Talk!! 19:12, 19 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Can we put Hrant Dink's photo up? There is a picture of a man next to his news blurb which is not him, but deceptively would seem to be him... --RaffiKojian 22:44, 19 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
That's an unfortunate consequence of two policies: the policy not to put copyrighted images on the Main Page, and the policy of always keeping the image from "In the News" in the upper right-hand corner (because the template is transcluded to other locations as well as the Main Page). If we had a free-license image of Dink, that would be great, but we don't. (Personally, I think that this is exactly the sort of case in which we should be allowed to use an image under fair use, but there's no consensus supporting that.) —Josiah Rowe (talkcontribs) 22:57, 19 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Well it's not a problem anymore although I still think we should have replaced the photo with the one I suggested down below. It's no better or worse then the ice storm one. No need to change it now of course 203.109.240.93 06:15, 20 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • The death toll of the
    North American ice storm of 2007
    reaches 68. --13:52, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
Suggest a combined "winter weather" ITN entry for this and Kyrill. Blurb can say something like: "The death toll from the
Kyrill claims over 30 lives in Europe." Carcharoth 14:10, 19 January 2007 (UTC)[reply
]

January 18

Óscar Pereiro has been updated, item added to Portal:Current events. AecisBravado 18:41, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • UK-Indian relations threatened after allegedly racist treatment of Shilpa Shetty on UK Big Brother TV show cause angry street protests in India and burning effigies. Article substantially updated by myself. Ekantik talk 05:33, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply
    ]
or -
Celebrity Big Brother 2007 (UK). It has attracted a record 33,000 complaints, death threats and has resulted in cancellation of multi million pound Big Brother sponsorships and participants medelling contracts. It has completely engulfed Prime Minister Tony Blair's likely successor, Treasury chief Gordon Brown's India visit and rocked House of Commons. (BBC News) Preetikapoor0 01:46, 19 January 2007 (UTC)[reply
]
I was about to do the same, and had an edit conflict with Tariqabjotu! —Josiah Rowe (talkcontribs) 03:08, 19 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Y'know, it's a real shame we don't have a freely licensed photo of Shilpa Shetty — she'd certainly look better on the front page than Barzan Ibrahim! —Josiah Rowe (talkcontribs) 03:35, 19 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
In your opinion! I happen to think he has a fine.. umm .er.. moustache! ;) --Monotonehell 03:54, 19 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

January 17

Image wouldn't be postable per copyright. The Tom 22:02, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

January 16

For something to be add to in the news there has to be an article which has been substantially modified and as far as I can see none of the articles has. So I suggest that you update the article about the new president or wait for someone else to do it. Jeltz talk 21:45, 16 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The article clearly is updated. --a 05:52, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
This seems to hit all the criteria now. --Monotonehell 06:26, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Added. —Josiah Rowe (talkcontribs) 07:42, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

January 15

  • Camptown 12:10, 15 January 2007 (UTC)[reply
    ]
    • The article for Awad Hamed al-Bandar is not long enough, and the article for Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti is borderline on meeting the significant changes criteria. -- tariqabjotu 13:23, 15 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
      • Support Que...! The item is not significant enough?!! How did you reach that conclution? Bondkaka 14:09, 15 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
        • I never said the item wasn't significant enough; I said there haven't been significant (i.e. major) changes to the articles. -- tariqabjotu 15:27, 15 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
          • This was posted anyway (not by me), and I unbolded the link to Awad Hamed al-Bandar's article 'coz there is too little new contents. --PFHLai 05:20, 16 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

January 12

Hundreds of thousands of pieces of real estate are more notable than Sealand. The consensus is basically that they aren't a country. Savidan 00:41, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

January 11

  • MainPage looks fine on my screen now. IMO, when the main wreckage is found, this should get on ITN and displace an old item as soon as the article is updated. --PFHLai 01:19, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Los Angeles Galaxy
    , possibly the largest contract for a sports player of all time.
    • Big news, defs bigger than Ashes and such what. We had youtube, why not this?--HamedogTalk|@ 22:55, 11 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
      • This has been absolutely gigantic news. Aside from the World Cup, I can't ever remember the lead story on the front page of ESPN.com (in English-speaking North America, that is) relating to soccer. Every news program has been talking about this. I personally think that when one of the biggest celebrities in the world makes such a drastic move (going to America? To play soccer?) and gets the largest contract ever for an athlete, it's probably- not definitely, but probably- ITN worthy. -- Kicking222 02:06, 12 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • I actually saw this on the local news so I guess it's of international importance. --Howard the Duck 12:34, 12 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

January 10

Mentioned in the item on the
Kazakhstan political shakeup of 2007. --PFHLai 21:48, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply
]
Not posted -- too little new materials. --PFHLai 21:48, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • According to the
    Article is updated!--gozar 01:01, 11 January 2007 (UTC)[reply
    ]
A two-sentence update seems too little. And, are there any better references ? and external newslinks at Portal: Current events ? A concise headline containing a wikilink to the updated article is needed, too. --PFHLai 14:29, 11 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Big Brother
    show

- Suggested to move here from Template_talk:Did_you_know#January_9 Ekantik talk 14:41, 10 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This doesn't seem to qualify for ITN. She's not the only contestant, the show started a long time ago, etc. Aecis No running, shouting or piddling in the shallow end 16:11, 10 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Not even a little bit. How would this qualify for ITN status? Is this a nation electing its next president or a politician dying or an 8.0 earthquake? No. It's an actress competing on a reality show. -- Kicking222 20:01, 10 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Bosniak descent, is sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for terrorism-related charges by a court in Sarajevo. /Slarre 00:17, 11 January 2007 (UTC)[reply
    ]
Nope, he was convicted on Wednesday (January 10). It's now on Portal:Current events. /Slarre 16:12, 11 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I'll pass. The new materials about the sentencing consist of three sentences and this seems too little for ITN when we have bigger news items with longer articles to choose from. --PFHLai 21:48, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

January 9

  • Ganges River Festival
    because of pollution

-nima baghaei 17:36, 9 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

  • Not posted.
    Wikipedia:In the news section on the Main Page. Thanks. --PFHLai 17:51, 9 January 2007 (UTC)[reply
    ]
  • I have now updated the links, can we post it?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganga_in_Hinduism#Current_Events -nima baghaei 18:08, 9 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • The update is now gone. Contributors at
    Ganges River need to decide on the contents of these pages before this item is considered for ITN. --PFHLai 14:36, 11 January 2007 (UTC)[reply
    ]

--

Ч) 14:54, 9 January 2007 (UTC)[reply
]

Map of the January 9, 2007 U.S. airstrikes
please why don't you put Battle of Ras Kamboni linked with "strike". We also have a PD picture for this event. --
Ч) 17:09, 9 January 2007 (UTC)[reply
]
Just did something like that. :-) --PFHLai 17:22, 9 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry the map is not useful at 100px. --PFHLai 17:28, 9 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Is there anyway way to make it clear it's just a claim by the US that they are Al-Qaeda suspects? The actual page does it pretty well. But "attacks alleged/claimed suspected al-Qaeda operatives" doesn't flow well Nil Einne 11:51, 11 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

January 8

Nishkid64 05:13, 9 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I support it. Collegiate football is probably the second biggest sport in the US, behind only pro football. Plus, the sheer size of the upset can't be understated. And the ITN has been rather stale this week. I think it should replace the 110th Congress entry. Preston 17:39, 9 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
You may want to take this up at
Template talk:In the news, where people are already complaining (again! ...sigh... ) that American football (along with cricket) lacks international interests to warrant an appearance on ITN for the SuperBowl. Good Luck. --PFHLai 17:56, 9 January 2007 (UTC)[reply
]
I support it; the Ashes Series Made the ITN; and the BCS Championship is broadcast in over 150 countries; ratings are not out yet, but total viewership may rival the Ashes Series Contrib123456 19:19, 9 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Further commenting should be posted at T:ITNT#BCS_Championship_Bowl. Thank you. Nishkid64 22:59, 9 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

January 7

  • Iff they are indeed executed, would this be notable enough for ITN or not? A point can be made for their inclusion, since both the case in which they were sentenced to death and the event for which they have been sentenced are highly notable. Any thoughts on this? Aecis No running, shouting or piddling in the shallow end 01:30, 8 January 2007 (UTC)[reply
    ]
  • It's the same trial as the Trial of Saddam Hussein, isn't it ? If we don't have much new wikicontents to feature, I'd rather not re-post the same links on ITN already there with Saddam's execution just 2 weeks earlier. The "five of clubs" is not a high card, anyway. --PFHLai 07:56, 8 January 2007 (UTC) If we actually have new stuffs to feature on MainPage by the time they get executed, then this is not too bad an item for ITN. --PFHLai 00:42, 9 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

January 6

  • Both
    Comilla bus crash 2007 are mini-stubs and stubs should not be featured on ITN. Please expand these articles, J.P.Lon, and re-submit your suggestion here when they become decent articles. Thanks. --PFHLai 20:01, 6 January 2007 (UTC)[reply
    ]

January 5

The
Alexander Litvinenko poisoning article doesn't seem to have been adequately updated to qualify for ITN yet. --PFHLai 20:46, 6 January 2007 (UTC)[reply
]

January 4

  • I'm a massive cricket fan, but I don't think that the retirement of players should be included here. I don't think it really matters much beyond cricket. --Cherry blossom tree 13:05, 5 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • My two cents: I think this should most certainly go up. Warne is arguably the greatest spinner in history, and McGrath is arguably the greatest fast bowler of all time. Indeed, the 5-0 victory by itself is notable methinks - first time in 86 years is quite massive. I'm South African and, as such, don't particularly enjoy Australia's (test) cricket dominance - yet I got up 2am my time to watch the 5th test especially to see McGrath and Warne for the last time. Sic transit gloria mundi applies I think. Mikker (...) 01:08, 6 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Posted, with the link to
    2006-07 Ashes series bolded, not the links to the retiring cricketers. --PFHLai 20:23, 6 January 2007 (UTC)[reply
    ]
The retirements have been removed from ITN. Pls see T:ITNT#Cricket. --PFHLai 04:39, 7 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Wesley Autrey, a New York City construction worker, gains national recognition after saving the life of a man who had fallen onto the subway tracks. - It's kind of human interesty, but the story is huge right now and in the news has been slow. Night Gyr (talk/Oy) 16:56, 4 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    • This is not of international interest, regardless of how well the story has been covered in the press. They're covering this story because it's a feel-good wow story, not because it's of real international relevance. -- tariqabjotu 03:46, 5 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Agree with Tariq. The article is now a DYK candidate, and will probably be on MainPage soon, anyway. --PFHLai 20:39, 6 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • The
    110th Congress of the United States is sworn in. 106er 17:03, 4 January 2007 (UTC)[reply
    ]

January 1

I know, I know, it's a bit early. Obviously, this SHOULD NOT be posted today. However, I think that the accession of Bulgaria and Romania into the EU is newsworthy. Without further ado, I suggest the following text, to post on the first of January:

Topic-wise, yes, i suppose. But please make sure that the article with the bolded link is well updated. --PFHLai 02:54, 31 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • The
    and Bulgaria. (focus on specific articles)--Pharos 21:12, 31 December 2006 (UTC)[reply
    ]

In other EU news,

Adam Air Flight 574

ICU Item

  • Anybody feel like the Islamic Courts Union fleeing Mogadishu is a little outdated? Perhaps a new headline should talk about how the ICU has collapsed and fled its last stronghold in Somalia.Stephen 19:32, 1 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • OK, I've tried an update.--Pharos 22:12, 1 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thank you, Pharos. May I suggest "driven out" instead of "deprive"? Thanks, again. -- 199.71.174.100 22:38, 1 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Hmm... I don't think they were "driven out" from Kismayo exactly. As I see it, their defeat at Jilib basically forced their hand in abandoning Kismayo. I don't know if some other wording might be clearer.--Pharos 23:40, 1 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Yeah, I actually meant Kismayo as the "last stronghold". I've tried to improve the clarity now. I hope it's better.--Pharos 00:20, 2 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]