Wednesday, January 10, 2007 Iran Eyewitnesses told the Fars News Agency (FNA) that a radiant UFO had crashed in the Barez Mounts of Kerman on Wednesday morning. Abulghassem Nasrollahi, the Deputy General of the Kerman province in Iran told the news agency that all the aircraft in the area had been accounted for, but did […]
Small British island gets first democratic election
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 An aerial view of Sark Image: Phillip Capper. Voters in the small Channel Island of Sark, a Crown dependency of the British Crown, have voted in their first democratic election, bringing an end to almost 4½ centuries of feudal rule. Voting in the election opened at 10:00 local time (UTC) today, […]
Australian government announces $52.5 million financial assistance package for Ford
Friday, May 5, 2006 A BF Falcon, whose replacement will be partly paid for by the Australian government Australian Prime Minister John Howard and federal industry minister Ian MacDonald today announced that the federal government would be providing Ford Australia with a AU$52.5 million (US$40.4 million) “financial assistance package”. Additional assistance will also be provided […]
Troops freed by Mali return to Ivory Coast
Tuesday, January 10, 2023 Goita on August 19, 2021. Image: Voice of America. On Saturday, 46 Ivorian troops, freed after six months’ detention in Mali on mercenary charges, returned to the Ivorian capital of Abidjan a day after their pardon. The soldiers were detained since July on charges of ‘undermining state security’ in the Malian […]
Haitian earthquake: in pictures
Friday, January 15, 2010 Haiti was hit by a heavy earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 on Tuesday, killing an unknown number of people, and destroying up to ten percent of buildings in the capital, Port-au-Prince. No official death toll has been released as of yet, although the United Nations says that up to fifty […]
Police report drug haul seizure worth up to £30 million in Brownhills, England
Monday, December 2, 2013 Location of West Midlands within England Police in the West Midlands in England today said nearly 200 kilograms worth of drugs with value possibly as great as £30 million (about US$49 million or €36 million) has been seized from a unit in the town of Brownhills. In what an officer described […]
Wikinews interviews Duncan Campbell, co-founder of wheelchair rugby
Canada takes on Australia in wheelchair rugby Image: Laura Hale. Friday, September 7, 2012 Listen to the raw interview London, England — On Wednesday, Wikinews interviewed Duncan Campbell, one of the creators of wheelchair rugby. ((Laura Hale)) You’re Duncan Campbell, and you’re the founder of… Duncan Campbell: One of the founders of wheelchair rugby. ((Laura […]
World’s largest passenger airliner makes first flight
April 27, 2005 The A380 was revealed in January 2005 The world’s largest passenger aircraft, the Airbus A380, has made its maiden flight after lifting off from Toulouse in France. The take-off, at 08:30 UTC, was apparently normal and took place exactly on time. The aircraft flew into clear blue skies with a flight crew […]
Explosion, steam eruption near Grand Central Terminal in New York City
Wednesday, July 18, 2007 A pipe has burst in New York City, the largest city in the United States, causing a generator to explode. The explosion occurred in Midtown Manhattan near Grand Central Terminal (GCT) and the Chrysler Building, and approximately at the intersection of 41st Street and Lexington Avenue. Nearby buildings have been evacuated, […]
HIV-positive man receives 35 years for spitting on Dallas police officer
Sunday, May 18, 2008 An HIV-positive man was sentenced to 35 years in prison Wednesday, one day after being convicted of harassment of a public servant for spitting into the eye and open mouth of a Dallas, Texas police officer in May 2006. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that no […]