Wikinews Shorts: May 9, 2007
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===Life sentence handed down in Australian teen murder case===
[[Image:Collie WA SMC main street1.JPG|right|200px|Main street in Collie. {{Image source|[[Commons:User:SeanMack|SeanMack]]}}]]
At age 16, two girls from [[w:Collie, Western Australia|Collie]], near [[w:Perth|Perth]], [[Australia]], decided to find out if they would feel remorse if they killed someone. On June 18, 2006, the two girls, who cannot be named as they are under 18, strangled Eliza Jane Davis, 15, and buried her body under a house. They knew it was wrong, but it "felt right," they told police.

Today,a life sentence, with a minimum of 15 years to be served, was given in the case. "It was gruesome and merciless in the extreme," Judge Reynolds said.

'''Sources'''
*{{source|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/merciless-girl-killers-get-life-in-jail/2007/05/10/1178390396117.html
|title='Merciless' girl killers get life in jail
|author=Liza Kapelle
|pub=Fairfax Digital
|date=May 10, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6639027.stm
|title=Perth girls get life for murder
|author=
|pub=BBC News Online
|date=May 9, 2007}}
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===Irish teenager wins abortion case===
[[Image:Dublin four courts.JPG|right|200px|The Four Courts Building in Dublin. {{Image source|[[Commons:User:Deadstar|Deadstar]]}}]]
A 17-year old girl in [[Ireland]] has won the right to travel to [[United Kingdom]] where she intends to have an abortion. Doctors have said that the child she is carrying will not survive more than a couple of days after birth. 

The [[w:Health Service Executive|Health Service Executive]] had issued an order stopping her. [[w:Abortion in Ireland|Abortion in Ireland]] is illegal except in certain cases. Many women get around the ban by travelling to the UK. The [[w:High Court (Ireland)|High Court]] ruled there is no constitutional or statutory grounds for preventing "Miss D," as the underage girl is known in court, from travelling to the UK.

'''Sources'''
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6639673.stm
|title=Irish teen wins abortion battle
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|pub=BBC News Online
|date=May 9, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/breaking/story.asp?j=218787282&p=zy8787988&n=218788042
|title='Miss D' allowed to travel for abortion following High Court ruling
|author=
|pub=Irish Examiner
|date=May 9, 2007}}
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===US Embassy staff told to wear bullet proof vests===
[[Image:Baghdad - airport and green zone.jpg|right|200px|Satellite image of Baghdad with the airport and ''Green Zone'' outlined.]]
Due to a rising number of mortar based attacks, the [[w:United States|United States]] Embassy in [[w:Baghdad|Baghdad]], [[Iraq]] has told its staff to wear bullet proof vests and helmets at all times while outside or in unprotected buildings, reports the ''[[w:Associated Press|Associated Press]]''.

The ''Associated Press'' also reports that an unnamed embassy official confirmed the order. The order reportedly came down on May 3, a day after a mortar or rocket attack killed four contract workers in the ''[[w:Green Zone|Green Zone]]''.

'''Sources'''
*{{source|url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070509/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_green_zone
|title=U.S. Embassy: wear flak jackets, helmets
|author=Robert H. Reid - Associated Press
|pub=Yahoo! News
|date=May 9, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6620150,00.html
|title=US Embassy: Wear Flak Jackets, Helmets
|author=Associated Press
|pub=The Guardian
|date=May 9, 2007}}
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Today,a life sentence, with a minimum of 15 years to be served, was given in the case. "It was gruesome and merciless in the extreme," Judge Reynolds said.

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The Health Service Executive had issued an order stopping her. Abortion in Ireland is illegal except in certain cases. Many women get around the ban by travelling to the UK. The High Court ruled there is no constitutional or statutory grounds for preventing "Miss D," as the underage girl is known in court, from travelling to the UK.

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The Associated Press also reports that an unnamed embassy official confirmed the order. The order reportedly came down on May 3, a day after a mortar or rocket attack killed four contract workers in the Green Zone.

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