Friday, July 6, 2007 London is preparing for Le Grand Départ of the 2007 Tour de France. The route, which will run through the Greenwich Millennium Village, is being prepared for the Départ. The Tour de France will be in…
New South Wales government starts trial of hunting in national parks
Monday, February 17, 2014 On Friday afternoon, amateur shooters were briefed about a three-year-long trial of hunting in national parks of New South Wales, Australia. The meeting was held in Griffith near Cocopara Nature Reserve, where the first shooting operation…
Creator of G.I. Joe action figure to create a line of Bible-themed toys
Tuesday, May 15, 2007 According to the Christian Post, Don Levine, the creator of the G.I. Joe, will be creating a line of action figures based on characters from the Old Testament. Released this month are action figures of Samson,…
U.S. Coast Guard unleashes cannon fire on abandoned Japanese ship
Friday, April 6, 2012 Yesterday, the United States Coast Guard went through with its plans to fire its cannons on the Ry? Un Maru, a Japanese ship that was sent out to sea last year by the tsunami that hit…
Threats of school shootings at the University of Winnipeg
Saturday, September 22, 2007 A message warning of a shooting was found on a men’s washroom wall, across from the library, on the first floor of the University of Winnipeg‘s Centennial Hall, in Manitoba, Canada. The message said: I’m going…
18 Motorcyclists killed during Bike Week
Monday, March 13, 2006 2006 was the deadliest Datona Beach Bike Week ever, with a total of 18 bikers being killed on Florida roads, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. This year’s festivities brought in about 500,000 bikers to the…
Interview with Innocent Watat, City Council candidate for Wards 3 & 4 in Brampton, Canada
Saturday, October 21, 2006 The upcoming 2006 Brampton municipal election, to be held November 13, features an array of candidates looking to represent their wards in city council or the council of the Peel Region. Wikinews contributor Nick Moreau contacted…
Wikinews Shorts: August 30, 2008
A compilation of brief news reports for Saturday, August 30, 2008. Contents 1 Gambian Central Bank predicts economic growth of 6.5% 2 Teenager killed in Liverpool, UK 3 iPhone ad labeled ‘misleading’ by UK’s Advertising Standards Authority Contribute to Wikinews by…
English court jails policeman over insurance fraud
Thursday, July 1, 2010 A court in England, UK has jailed a policeman for ten months after he was convicted of defrauding his car insurance company. Police Constable Simon Hood, 43, arranged for a friend who dealt in scrap metal…
News briefs:August 14, 2006
The time is 19:00 (UTC) on August 14th, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs. Contents 1 Headlines 1.1 UN sponsored ceasefire in Israel-Lebanon begins 1.2 Tamil Tigers say Sri Lanka’s government bombed orphanage 1.3 Colombo land mine explosion…