Thursday, July 31, 2008 Catherine Mullany, a newly married British woman, and her husband, Ben Mullany, have been shot while on honeymoon in Antigua. Catherine died on the scene, while Ben is in a critical condition in Hospital. The families of the Mullanys have described themselves as “deeply shocked and devastated.” The incident occurred at […]
Monday, September 22, 2008 Several mainstream news outlets have misstated and overstated a possible link between cellular phone use and decreased fertility in men. A single experiment, which has not yet been published in any peer reviewed journal or replicated by other scientists, observed an average decrease in sperm motility and an increase in free […]
Saturday, September 18, 2010 Chile is celebrating its Bicentennial, with several events that have been organized by the government for almost a decade. It commemorates two hundred years since the First Government Junta of 1810 was formed, starting the Independence process, that ended in 1818 after Bernardo O’Higgins proclaimed it. The Bicentennial takes place on […]
Saturday, June 27, 2009 The death of Michael Jackson on Thursday has caused retail demand for his songs and for memorabilia to increase. Yesterday, the top nine selling items at Apple’s iTunes Store were albums by Jackson, with first and second being a “hits” album and the 1982 album Thriller. Amazon.com similarly reported selling more […]
Saturday, June 30, 2007 On Saturday, the US military announced the arrests of two American soldiers alleged to have been involved in three separate premeditated murders of Iraqi civilians, and the planting of weapons around the crime scene to pretend the victims were insurgents. The incidents occurred over the past two months in Iskandariyah, 50 […]
Friday, March 20, 2009 In the United States, a suspended Pennsylvania state trooper has been convicted of first-degree murder for killing his girlfriend’s estranged husband. Kevin Foley, 43, faces a mandatory life sentence without parole for slashing to death John Yelenic, a Blairsville dentist who was in the final stages of divorcing his wife, Michele. […]
A compilation of brief news reports for Saturday, August 14, 2010. Contents 1 Tamil migrant boat bound for Canada sparks debate 2 South Carolina Senate candidate Alvin Greene indicted on felony charge 3 FDA approves of ‘morning after’ pill Contribute to Wikinews by expanding these briefs or add a new one. Hundreds of Sri Lanka Tamils […]
Monday, May 2, 2016 According to a report from the Red Cross today, about 60 people were still missing after a house collapsed during a heavy rain storm on Friday in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. Ten were known dead on Saturday, and a surviving man was dug out of the house after ten hours. […]
Gynecomastia How To Lose Man Breast Without Surgery by Chris Chew Are you suffering from gynecomastia? Gynecomastia or commonly know as man breast” came from a Greek phrase meaning women-like breast”. Many males, young and old will at one time or other be afflicted with this male breast syndrome. Yes, gynecomastia is actually quite common […]
Submitted by: Aseya Me In 1891, a Canadian physical education instructor named James Naismith faced a dilemma about continuing a sports program and having to do it indoors. At that time, most sports were held outdoors or in a wide, open field. It was the middle of winter and Naismith only had limited space to […]