Saturday, August 5, 2017 The United Kingdom’s Prince Philip, 96, performed his last solo official royal public engagement, before retiring from his official duties as the consort of Queen Elizabeth II after 65 years of service, with a Captain General’s parade of the Royal Marines at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday. As the Captain General, he […]
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PM John Howard’s nuclear push causes alarm
Monday, May 22, 2006 Wikinews Australia has in-depth coverage of this issue: Australian nuclear debate Australian Prime Minister John Howard has announced he wants a “full-scale nuclear debate”, and three of his senior federal government frontbenchers – Foreign Minister Alexander Downer, Resources Minister, Ian Macfarlane, and Environment Minister Ian Campbell – have all suggested Australia, […]
Bollywood stars Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan engaged
Monday, January 15, 2007 This article features in a News Brief from Audio Wikinews: Legendary Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan has confirmed that his son Abhishek and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai were engaged last evening at a private ceremony at the Bachchans’ residence in Mumbai. It is believed that the younger Bachchan proposed to his […]
Taco Bell mascot Gidget dies from stroke at 15
Thursday, July 23, 2009 Gidget, the chihuahua featured in the Taco Bell adverts in the United States has died from a stroke. The dog died at the age of 15 on Tuesday night. Sue Chipperton, the owner and trainer of Gidget commented saying, “She made so many people happy.” She passed at Chipperton’s home in […]
Car bomb kills 15 in Pakistani anti-terror unit
Saturday, September 15, 2007 15 elite commandos in the Pakistan anti-terror unit have been killed in a suicide car bomb attack. The car rammed into the brigade headquarters of the Special Operations Task Force, part of the Pakistan military Special Services Group, set up in conjunction with the United States. It is believed to be […]
Three Reasons Why You Need Bike Insurance
Click Here To Know More About: Insurance Broker Australia Austbrokers Three Reasons Why You Need Bike Insurance by Heather P. Knight Motorbikes are another one of those private possessions that some people do not bother to insure. First of all this is because in most parts of the UK indeed in most of the world […]
Palestinian protester killed by Israeli soldiers
Saturday, June 6, 2009 A Palestinian was shot and killed by Israeli forces today while protesting the separation wall in the West Bank village of Nilin. Another protester, who is 15, was wounded. Aqel Srur, who was 35, died in an ambulance while en route to a local hospital. He had been fatally shot once […]
Twenty-five children injured in bus-truck collision in Florida
Sunday, June 12, 2005 A truck collided with a bus on Friday, seriously injuring five children and one adult, authories have said. The bus was taking 25 children of immigrant workers to an amusement arcade. “The more seriouslly hurt youngsters have suffered broken bones and head injuries”, said Fire-Rescue deputy Steve Delai. One young boy […]
British National Fingerprint Database begins without parliamentary consultation
Sunday, April 17, 2005Starting in 2006, HM passport service of Britain will begin use of biometric chips in the issuance of passports. Essential to this scheme is the creation of a central database for passport holders that contains fingerprint and biometric data. This database, along with fingerprinting facilities, will be shared by the controversial Identity […]
British painter Lucian Freud dies aged 88
Saturday, July 23, 2011 Lucian Freud, the painter and grandson of the founder of psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud, died Wednesday at his London home following a short illness. He was 88 years old. Freud, the elder brother of the late comedic writer and broadcaster Clement Freud, was born in Berlin in 1922 and moved with his […]