Sunday, October 21, 2007 Torture proliferates American headlines today: whether its use is defensible in certain contexts and the morality of the practice. Wikinews reporter David Shankbone was curious about torture in American popular culture. This is the first of a two part series examining the BDSM business. This interview focuses on the owners of […]
Car bomb in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico kills several, many injured
Saturday, July 17, 2010 A car bomb that exploded at about 20:00 MDT Thursday (01:00 Friday UTC) in a violent area of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico killed several people and injured more. Police spokesman Jacinto Seguro said Friday that Mexican federal police received a call that an officer was dead. Seguro went on to say, “When […]
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UK Wikinews Shorts: July 8, 2013
A compilation of brief news reports for Monday, July 8, 2013.
Scottish judge criticises medical care of murdered baby
Saturday, November 27, 2010 A judge in the High Court in Aberdeen, Scotland has criticised the care doctors gave to baby Alexis Matheson. Lord Uist made the comments while sentencing Mark Simpson, who was yesterday convicted of murdering the six-week-old girl. Simpson, 29, will serve at least twenty years of his life sentence after he […]
Jermaine Pennant jailed for drink-driving
Tuesday, March 1, 2005 Aylesbury, England – The Arsenal F.C. midfielder Jermaine Pennant, currently on loan to Birmingham City, has today pleaded guilty to drink-driving, driving while disqualified, and driving without insurance by Aylesbury magistrates court. Pennant received a sentence of three months imprisonment. Pennant’s lawyer, Bary Warbutton, has said that the footballer will appeal […]
Have A Christmas Day Out To Remember This December
Read More About: Secure Parking Have a Christmas day out to remember this December by Declan EllisChristmas is the ultimate time of year to gather the family together and enjoy a day out West Yorkshire. Especially in the frosty weather weve endured over the past few weeks, Xscape is the ideal place to visit as […]
Demonstrators protest Condoleezza Rice’s trip to Australia
Thursday, March 16, 2006 Anti-war demonstrators in Sydney, Australia on Thursday dubbed U.S. Secretary of State Dr Condoleezza Rice a “war criminal” and “murderer.” Two protesters were evicted and five people were arrested during protests against the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. Dr Rice, on a three-day trip to Australia, said she understood why people found […]
Deaflympics 2013: US swimmer breaks second world record
Wednesday, August 7, 2013 Swimmer Matthew Klotz of the United States has broken his second backstroke world record in Sofia, Bulgaria during the 2013 Deaflympics. The high school senior had previously in the 2013 Deaflympics broken the 100 metre backstroke record, continuing his streak by breaking the record for the same stroke in the 200 […]
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