Sunday, June 5, 2016 Legendary boxing great Muhammed Ali died on Friday aged 74 in a hospital in Phoenix, Arizona in the United States. A family spokesperson said Ali had been admitted with respiratory problems. The former heavyweight champion lived with Parkinson’s disease for decades, diagnosed in 1984. Born on January 17, 1942 as Cassius […]
Read MoreSaturday, May 12, 2012 Following the announcement this week by U.S. President Barack Obama that he supports the legalisation of marriage for same-sex partners, the Obama campaign claims to have received an increase in donations and support from lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) supporters. Financial support for Democratic politicians by LGBT groups had fallen […]
Read MoreThis article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Thursday, September 6, 2007 Eight cast and crew members of the Australian television show The Chaser’s War on Everything successfully breached the security surrounding the APEC summit meeting in Sydney, Australia. Using […]
Read MoreWednesday, July 23, 2008 Sixteen were wounded, one seriously when a Palestinian rammed a backhoe loader into a bus followed by attacks on several other vehicles Tuesday afternoon in Jerusalem before he was shot dead by the security forces. This is the second such incident in Jerusalem in three weeks. A spokesman for the Israeli […]
Read MoreMonday, October 3, 2016 Authorities in Indonesia initiated an investigation after a pornographic film was illicitly screened on a 24-square-meter (roughly 260-square-foot) LED billboard in the capital city of Jakarta on Friday, in full view of rush hour commuters. The film, depicting a couple engaged in explicit sexual activity, appeared on the screen for several […]
Read MoreTuesday, April 19, 2005 MIT has announced that Elwood “Woody” Norris, inventor of potentially revolutionary technologies of Hypersonic Sound beams and AirScooter flying vehicles, will receive this year’s Lemelson-MIT prize for invention this Friday, April 22. The prize comes with an award of US$500,000, making it the largest single award for invention given in the […]
Read MoreSunday, September 21, 2008 A British couple have died after their car collided with a bus carrying a group of children. The crash took part on the A64 at Staxton near Scarborough, North Yorkshire on Sunday morning. The bus continued on through a hedge line and hit an unoccupied camper van. Six passengers on the […]
Read MoreMonday, May 11, 2009 On May 9, Moscow heralded its celebrations of Victory Day with one of the largest military parades seen since the fall of the Soviet Union through the Red Square and the streets of Moscow. Signifying the defeat over Nazi Germany in 1945 in World War 2, Victory Day continues to be […]
Read MoreGet More Information Here: Over 50 Retirement Villages QLD Lifestyle Retirement Villages Are You Ready to Become A Nurse? by Ralph Gomez You may feel a bit overwhelmed with the number of choices that you have available when it comes to your upcoming career. If you enjoy being around people and helping individuals in a […]
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