News briefs:August 13, 2006
The time is 20:00 (UTC) on August 13th, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs. Contents 1 Headlines 1.1…
Sydney racial violence continues
Tuesday, December 13, 2005 In a second night of racial violence in Sydney, residents have been bashed and property damaged…
Man bites dog, charged with animal cruelty
December 15, 2004 In a rare case of man-bites-dog, a Gainsville, Florida man was arrested on an animal cruelty charge…
Senior UK politicians talk at Confederation of British Industry conference
Monday, November 21, 2016 UK Prime Minister Theresa May and opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn both spoke at the annual Confederation…
Canada’s Don Valley East (Ward 33) city council candidates speak
This exclusive interview features first-hand journalism by a Wikinews reporter. See the collaboration page for more details. Saturday, November 4,…
Romania to host Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2006
Thursday, October 6, 2005Romania has been chosen to host the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2006, according to a press…
The second-oldest British survivor of World War I turns 108
Sunday, June 18, 2006 The second oldest British veteran of the First World War turned 108 on Saturday, June 17th….
Commonwealth Bank of Australia CEO apologies for financial planning scandal
Thursday, July 3, 2014 Ian Narev, the CEO of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, this morning “unreservedly” apologised to clients…
How the Army Corps of Engineers closed one New Orleans breach
Friday, September 9, 2005 New Orleans, Louisiana —After Category 4 storm Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans, on the night…
Saudi Arabia blocks access to Blogger, Flickr, LiveJournal
Monday, October 10, 2005 The government of Saudi Arabia blocked access to Google‘s Web blogging service Blogger, Yahoo!‘s photo sharing…