America’s Cup: Team New Zealand wins over Alinghi in second race

Monday, June 25, 2007 Team New Zealand have defeated Swiss syndicate Alinghi in the second race of the 32nd America’s Cup Challenge on Sunday, making the overall score equal with one win for each team. Team New Zealand, racing with NZL-92, crossed the start line three seconds ahead of Alinghi’s yacht, SUI-100. But Alinghi led […]

Horse flu damage spreads

Tuesday, August 28, 2007 As the Federal Labor Party calls for an inquiry into the outbreak of Equine Influenza, federal Opposition leader Kevin Rudd said “if there is a hole in the quarantine system, it needs to be plugged straight away.” Federal Minister for Agriculture Mr McGauran has cautioned against a rushed judgment that failures […]

The Life Of A Bomb Sniffing Dog

More On This Topic: Shoodle Puppies For Sale Sydney The Life of a Bomb-Sniffing Dog by Ron Ayalon They are every day heroes that often get overlooked. Sure, we respect, appreciate, and admire people who keep us safe like police officers and fire fighters, but what about their dogs? Members of K-9 units who are […]

The 24th Shin Kong Life Tower Run Up will promote Bananas of Taiwan

Wednesday, July 11, 2007 The 24th Shin Kong Life Tower Run Up, the oldest building run up competition in Taiwan, organized by Shin Kong Life Insurance Co., Ltd., will be held on July 28, 2007 and promote “Bananas of Taiwan” as its main theme. At noon of July 11, the main organizer held a pre-match […]

Roadside bomb kills Canadian soldier, injures two others

Saturday, May 26, 2007 The 55th Canadian soldier was killed in Afghanistan, when a large roadside bomb exploded. The blast killed Matthew J. McCully, 25, from Orangeville, Ontario on Friday at approximately 8:00 a.m. local time. Another Canadian soldier and an Afghan interpreter are in stable condition after also being wounded in the explosion, which […]

How To Choose And Find The Right Mercedes Benz

More On This Topic: Mad 4 Heli People in the market to buy a Mercedes Benz will want to take their time exploring the many options available. The internet is a great resource for not only information regarding different models, recalls, and current owner advice, but for finding new and used vehicles for sale. It’s […]

AEK Athens fans damage ferry-boat in Greece

Thursday, May 11, 2006 Angry fans of the AEK Athens football team damaged the ferry “Ierapetra” during the route from Heraklio, Crete, to the port of Rafina in Attica. About 700 AEK supporters boarded the ferry after the end of the Greek football cup final between Olympiacos and AEK which took place in Crete. The […]

Wikinews interviews Joe Schriner, Independent U.S. presidential candidate

Saturday, April 17, 2010 Journalist, counselor, painter, and US 2012 Presidential candidate Joe Schriner of Cleveland, Ohio took some time to discuss his campaign with Wikinews in an interview. Schriner previously ran for president in 2000, 2004, and 2008, but failed to gain much traction in the races. He announced his candidacy for the 2012 […]

Book Fair 2.0; On bloggers, ebooks and pirates

Friday, October 12, 2007 The Internet is very much present at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2007, not just, like in previous years, as a means for the journalists who have 80 workplaces for their own notebooks to report on the fair, but like before as a chance – and as a threat for rights-owners of […]