Wikinews:2009/February/18

• Helicopter ditches in the North Sea; all 18 on board rescued
• Buffalo, New York plane crash may have resulted from pilot error
• Colombian military spy plane crashes
• US automakers GM and Chrysler seek more government aid
• Two nuclear submarines collide in the Atlantic Ocean
• Venezuelan referendum ends presidential term limits
• 20,000 Californian state workers may lose their jobs
• NATO report on Afghanistan leaked
• Class action launched by Australian bushfire survivors against SP AusNet