Saturday, May 5, 2007 A small, “nicely trained” Jack Russell Terrier gave his life to help save a group of five children from two aggressive […]
Kenya government fires health worker strikers over failure to ‘report back to work’
Saturday, March 10, 2012 The Kenyan government has dismissed 25,000 striking health workers, mostly nurses, citing failure to heed government orders to recommence work and […]
Several large explosions reported in Xinjiang, China
Sunday, August 10, 2008 Authorities say that “violent terrorists” attempted to blow up sites in the Xinjiang province of the country. Police say at least […]
Small plane and helicopter collide over Hudson River in New York City
Saturday, August 8, 2009 A small plane and a tourist helicopter have collided in mid-air over the Hudson River above Hoboken, New Jersey. At least […]
Calls made for prosecution in light of Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 report
Wednesday, October 24, 2007 Australia is calling for criminal charges to be made in light of the final report into the Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 […]
‘Invitational Games for the Deaf, Taipei 2008’: Review of soccer preliminaries
Tuesday, September 9, 2008 A number of relatively unknown entrants made the Taiwan 2008 Invitational Games for the Deaf soccer tournament an unpredictable event. Teams […]
British conductor Edward Downes and wife die in double assisted suicide
Tuesday, July 14, 2009 British conductor Sir Edward Downes and his wife Joan took their lives at a Swiss assisted suicide clinic on Friday, July […]
BBC Outside Broadcasts to be sold to Satellite Information Services
Saturday, March 8, 2008 Satellite Information Services Limited (SIS), the racecourse television company part-owned by William Hill (19%) and Ladbrokes (23%), has been named by […]
Six arrested in plot against US army base in New Jersey
Tuesday, May 8, 2007 Federal investigators in the United States have arrested six men on Monday evening on charges of conspiracy to kill US servicemembers. […]
United States begins testing equipment for demolition of a major VX nerve gas stockpile
Saturday, May 7, 2005 Testing began on a chemical reactor at the Newport Chemical Depot near Terre Haute, Indiana on Friday morning. If successful, the […]