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News briefs:April 29, 2005

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Friday, April 29, 2005 Sgt. Hasan Akbar of the United States army has been sentenced to death for his grenade attack on officers in the days preceding invasion of Iraq. His defense team plans to appeal the case, arguing for life imprisonment. article The new Wynn Las Vegas hotel-casino has opened as the most expensive
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Nine firefighters killed in South Carolina blaze

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Wednesday, June 20, 2007 Nine firefighters were killed on Monday while battling a massive fire at a furniture warehouse in Charleston, South Carolina. Firefighters were called to the scene of a massive blaze at the Sofa Super Store in Charleston, S.C. at around 6:30 p.m. EST. At around 7 p.m., nine firefighters were sent inside
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson announces bidders for additional Tramlink vehicles

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Saturday, March 26, 2011 On Thursday, London’s Mayor Boris Johnson announced the shortlist of bidders to supply up to ten further trams to Transport for London (TfL) for use on the city’s Tramlink network in Croydon. The trams will be used to supply additional capacity on the network between Elmers End, central Croydon and Therapia
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Semapedia introduced to Africa: Powered by “Made in Ghana” technology

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This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation or one of its projects. Please note that Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Semapedia is not associated with the Wikimedia Foundation. Friday, April 7, 2006 Accra — The Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre for Excellence in ICT introduced the Semacode technology and the Semapedia application to a
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Gunman attacks Munich shopping centre

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Sunday, July 24, 2016 At least nine people were killed, 27 injured, by gunfire at the Olympia shopping centre in Munich, Germany, on Friday, according to Munich police. The body of an 18-year-old Munich-born German-Iranian male, named in media reports as Ali David Sonboly or David Ali Sonboly, who was alleged to have been the
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Britain’s top traffic cop faces driving ban

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Wednesday, October 31, 2007 United Kingdom’s most senior traffic police officer faces charges of speeding at 90 mph in a 60 mph speed limit zone (the equivalent of speeding at 144 km/h in a 96 km/h zone). The Chief Constable of the South Yorkshire Police, Meredydd Hughes was allegedly caught speeding on the A5 road
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Czech PM calls Obama’s rescue plan a ‘road to hell’

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Wednesday, March 25, 2009 Mirek Topolanek, the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic and the head of the European Union, called United States President Barack Obama’s plan to spend almost US$2 trillion to revive the country’s faltering economy a “road to hell”. “The US treasury secretary talks about permanent action and we at our [EU
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On Creating A Supplemental Health Insurance Plan For Residents Of The Great White North

Find Out More About: Retirement Village Nsw Lifestyle Retirement Villages Submitted by: Jeffrey G. Wells Your provincial health insurance plan will cover a portion of your expenses related to meeting your core health care needs. You can expect limited coverage for hospital care, prescription medications, vision and dental services, along with a number of medical
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State trooper, firefighter save truck driver after New Jersey crash

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Wednesday, April 1, 2009 A New Jersey state trooper and off-duty firefighter saved the life of a trucker who crashed on the New Jersey Turnpike. A tractor-trailer veered across eight traffic lanes and jackknifed into a guardrail Tuesday morning near a turnpike entrance ramp in Edison just off route 287. Robert Harrison, the 44-year-old driver,
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