Tuesday, October 24, 2006 Pranab Mukherjee was appointed the External Affairs Minister while veteran Congressman A K Antony took his place as Defence Minister in a minor expansion-cum-reshuffle of his 29-month-old government by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Kannada actor-turned-politician M H Ambareesh made his debut in the Union Ministry as Continue Reading
Google’s YouTube to present its best video awards
Monday, March 19, 2007 This week Google’s on-line video sharing website YouTube launches its own awards ceremony. The site will present the best user-generated videos posted during 2006 in seven categories. The starting point is Monday and users will end voting on Friday. Winners will get their trophies on March Continue Reading
US National Security Agency leaker Reality Winner pleads guilty to espionage
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13 pilot whales returning to sea, off Western Australia
Monday, April 4, 2005 Rescuers were today sending a pod of 13 pilot whales back into the ocean at Geographe Bay, near to Busselton, south of Perth, in Western Australia. Six additional members of the pod had died during the stranding, including at least one calf. More than 300 people Continue Reading
A Brief History Of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 1750)
By Clive Oliver Blacksmith Johann Sebastian Bach was one of the top classical music composers of all time – so famous today to the he is commonly known as simply “Bach”. A native German, Bach was a composer, organist and violinist and produced classical religious and secular works for choirs, Continue Reading
Branding professionals in Taiwan promoted on the “Smiling Curve” in the “2007 Taiwan Brands’ Trend Forum”
Wednesday, November 21, 2007 As “Brand International Promotion Association” and “Taiwan Excellent Manufacturers‘ Association” merged to “Taiwan Excellent Brand Association” (TEBA), “2007 Taiwan Brands’ Trend Forum”, with the slogan of “Winning Global Economic with Taiwan Brands”, held yesterday and invited professionals from governmental, financial, and IT industries to share experiences Continue Reading
Libyan court jails 24 foreigners for helping Gaddafi
Tuesday, June 5, 2012 A court in Libya has sent 24 foreigners, mostly Ukrainians, to prison for supporting late leader Colonel Muamar al-Gaddafi’s regime by working on anti-aircraft missiles. The convicts say they are oil workers who were forced into the conflict which toppled Gaddafi. A Russian deemed to be Continue Reading
In depth: Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal controversy
Friday, May 26, 2006 Buffalo, N.Y. Hotel Proposal Controversy Recent Developments “120 year-old documents threaten development on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal” — Wikinews, November 21, 2006 “Proposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly dead: parcels for sale “by owner”” — Wikinews, November 16, 2006 “Contract to buy properties on Continue Reading
Volcano eruption in Ecuador kills six and destroys several small villages
Sunday, August 20, 2006 The eruption of volcano Tungurahua on August 16 destroyed several small villages in the Ecuadorian Andes. At least 6 people have been killed and about 4000 residents of the affected area have been evacuated. The 5,023 m high volcano spat lava, stones and ash for several Continue Reading
Fundraising to keep Avro Vulcan flying succeeds
Thursday, March 12, 2009 Fundraising to keep XH558,the only airworthy Avro Vulcan in the world flying have been successful. The one million pounds required to pay for licenses was successfully raised by generous sponsors. VTST, the trust that returned the bomber to flying condition, requires £80,000 per month to cover Continue Reading