Monday, June 21, 2010 Sweden’s first royal wedding since 1976 took place Saturday when Crown Princess Victoria, 32, married her long-time boyfriend and former personal trainer, Daniel Westling, 36. The ceremony took place at Stockholm Cathedral. Over 1,200 guests, including…
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Lyon lose at home; drop out of Champions League
Tuesday, March 6, 2007 Olympique Lyonnais 0(2) 2(4) AS Roma Match Stats Attendance 41000 Goalscorers for Olympique Lyonnais None Goalscorers for AS Roma Totti (22), Mancini (44) Bookings (Olympique Lyonnais) Tiago, Cris, Kallstrom, Fred (Yellow (4)) Bookings (AS Roma) Perrotta,…
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Three hostages return home to Florida
Sunday, July 13, 2008 Three American hostages – Marc Gonsalves, Thomas Howes, and Keith Stansell – that were being held in Colombia by FARC are now free. They are safely in Florida after their rescue by Colombian forces; 12 other…
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Eyewitness account: from the streets of Bangkok
Thursday, September 21, 2006 A businessman currently representing his place of employment in Thailand has left the following eyewitness account for Wikinews: “How safe are the streets of Bangkok? As a somewhat nervous US citizen holed up in a hotel…
Continue ReadingLearn How To Choose Between Fibre Internet Providers
Find Out More About: Fibre Optic Cables Fibre Optic Cabling byAlma Abell If you need to install internet service or want to upgrade to something better, you may be considering fibre internet. It utilises fibre-optic lines and is a unique…
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Four teenagers killed in car crash in Birmingham, England
Saturday, November 14, 2009 Four teenage boys are dead after a car crash in Birmingham, England. The collision, which occurred at around 0345 GMT in the suburb of Moseley, involved four boys crashing a blue Rover into a wall on…
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Investigation into US Airways river ditching in New York completed
Tuesday, May 4, 2010 The United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has completed its investigation into the ditching of US Airways Flight 1549 into New York’s Hudson River. The fifteen-month probe began after the Airbus A320 performed a water…
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Space Shuttle Discovery STS-114 landing postponed for weather
Monday, August 8, 2005 NASA has postponed the landing of the Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-114, planned for today. Officials initially delayed the landing, but finally cancelled any attempts for today citing the reason as “unstable, unacceptable cloud cover [with…
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Blair will quit as British PM within a year
Thursday, September 7, 2006 British Prime Minister Tony Blair bowed to pressure from within his own Labour Party today by publicly confirming he will resign within a year. “I would have preferred to do this in my own way,” said…
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US Soccer: Seattle Sounders defeat Portland Timbers
Wednesday, April 29, 2015 In Seattle, on Sunday, Seattle Sounders FC beat the Portland Timbers 1–0 in the Cascadia Cup battle. Stefan Frei notched his fourth shutout this season while Clint Dempsey scored the winning goal in the 77th minute…
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