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Tuesday, August 16, 2005 90 year old Frère Roger, who founded the international ecumenical community of Taizé, was killed today after a knife attack during evening prayers at the community’s church. According to media coverage, a mentally disturbed woman, supposedly…

Saturday, February 24, 2007 A fast, but potent, snowstorm passing through the United States state of Colorado dropped more than a foot of snow and caused a 35-car pile-up on one of the U.S.’s major highways, Interstate 70. The collision…

Tuesday, October 30, 2007 There are few organizations in the United States that elicit a stronger emotional response than the American Civil Liberties Union, whose stated goal is “to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every…

Friday, January 30, 2009 A court in London has sentenced a would-be suicide bomber to life imprisonment. Nicky Reilly, 22, a Muslim convert with learning difficulties and Asperger syndrome, took the components for three bombs — glass bottles containing nails,…

Friday, February 6, 2009 United States swimmer Michael Phelps has been banned from competition and his training stipend revoked for three months by USA Swimming after Phelps was photographed smoking from a glass pipe, often used for smoking cannabis. The…

Monday, November 5, 2007 A leading Queensland union says that the Melbourne Cup due to be run tomorrow at 3:00pm Australian Eastern Daylight Saving Time could be used as a valuable educational tool in the classroom. The Queensland Teachers Union…

Monday, September 12, 2005 A power outage in a large portion of Los Angeles, California occurred at approximately 13:00 PST (20:00 UTC) on Monday. Reports from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power indicate that the incident was caused…

Thursday, August 21, 2008 August 21, 2008 is the 12th major day of the 2008 Olympic games. The below article lists some of the highlights. Contents 1 Events 1.1 Women’s 20km walk 1.2 Star class sailing 1.3 Tornado class sailing…