Wikinews interviews Australian wheelchair basketball player Tina McKenzie

21 June, 2018

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Friday, January 3, 2014 Preston, Victoria, Australia —On Saturday, Wikinews interviewed Tina McKenzie, a former member of the Australia women’s national wheelchair basketball team, known as the Gliders. McKenzie, a silver and bronze Paralympic medalist in wheelchair basketball, retired from the game after the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. Wikinews caught up with her in […]

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What Does An Attorney Do?

20 June, 2018

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byAlma Abell An attorney is a skilled professional who is licensed to practice law in a specific geographical area. There are many areas in law and in most cases a lawyer will tend to service clients with a specific need rather than attempt to offer legal assistance to everyone for everything. There are considerable differences […]

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Man United hold on for FA win at Reading

20 June, 2018

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Tuesday, February 27, 2007 Reading F.C. 2 3 Manchester United Match Stats Attendance 23821 Goalscorers for Reading F.C. Kitson (23′), Lita (84′) Goalscorers for Manchester United Heinze (2′), Saha (4′), Solskaer (6′) Bookings (Reading F.C.) de la Cruz (Yellow(20′)), Bikey (Yellow (62′)) Bookings (Manchester United) None Reading and Manchester United clashed today in a fifth […]

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News briefs:June 7, 2006

20 June, 2018

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The time is 17:00 (UTC) on June 7th, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs. Contents 1 Headlines 1.1 11,000 evacuated in Indonesia as Mount Merapi threatens to erupt 1.2 Gunmen Seize 50 in Iraq 1.3 U.S. Senate defeats bill banning gay marriage 1.4 Australian PM announces nuclear taskforce 1.5 EPA block massive West […]

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Network Rail employee arrested in connection with Cumbrian train crash

20 June, 2018

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Friday, July 13, 2007 An employee of Network Rail, the company that owns and maintains the British railway infrastructure, has been arrested in connection with the Grayrigg derailment in Cumbria, in the north of England, which left one passenger dead in February of this year. The Virgin Pendolino service from London to Glasgow derailed at […]

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O. J. Simpson sentenced to 15 years in prison

19 June, 2018

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Saturday, December 6, 2008 Former United States football player O.J. Simpson was sentenced to prison for 15 years yesterday morning, on charges of kidnapping and armed robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers at a hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Simpson’s accomplice in the crime, one Clarence Stewart, was also given a thirty-three year sentence. Both […]

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Wikinews interviews Tom Millican, independent candidate for US President

19 June, 2018

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Tuesday, February 19, 2008 While nearly all cover of the 2008 Presidential election has focused on the Democratic and Republican candidates, the race for the White House also includes independents and third party candidates. These parties represent a variety of views that may not be acknowledged by the major party platforms. As a non-partisan news […]

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Wikinews Shorts: March 28, 2007

19 June, 2018

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A compilation of brief news reports for Wednesday, March 28, 2007. Contents 1 US to seek less than 20 years for Hicks 2 Global stock markets are lower 3 Gunmen kill 50 overnight in Sunni district in Iraq 4 UK releases GPS data in dispute with Iran 5 First black airmen in US Airforce to be […]

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Door Alarm To The Rescue

19 June, 2018

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Get More Information Here: Rockhampton Hay Sheds Blue Print Sheds Submitted by: Ralph Winn 52-year-old Viktor Burrow was alone in his motorcycle repair shop when he heard the unmistakable sound of the back door being kicked in. At the same time, a shrill siren began to sound as the intruder triggered the door alarm. The […]

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