Saturday, January 14, 2017 Reports yesterday indicated a 63-year-old man has been charged in connection with the collapse of a pedestrian bridge onto the M20 motorway in Kent, England last year. Overlooking the M20, from file.Image: David Anstiss. The unidentified man has been summonsed to appear at Maidstone Magistrates’ Court on February 17. As well…
Wednesday, March 2, 2011 Local British councillors have reported that they have seized ice cream made from the breast milk of human beings that had been placed on sale in a shop located in London, England, United Kingdom. Officials cited concerns relating to health and safety. A Westminster City Council spokeswoman explained that two complaints…
Monday, December 20, 2004 WASHINGTON, D.C. — A U.S. Department of Defenseadvisory committee has released a report harshly criticizing the U.S.-led “[[Waron Terror]]”. The report details communication failures with the Muslimworld, and notes that current efforts may have achieved the oppositeof their intended effect. The report released without publicity the Wednesday before Thanksgiving by Defense…
Saturday, June 5, 2010 The 1,200-ton MV Rachel Corrie, an Irish aid ship, was seized by the Israeli Naval Forces, as it attempted to challenge the blockade of Gaza. It was seized in international waters, about 20 miles (30 kilometers) from Gaza’s shore. The military said its forces boarded ship from the sea, not helicopters…
This is the category for Middlesbrough, a city in England. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 5 May 2011: UK holds referendum on voting system 7 May 2010: 2010 UK general election results 11 August 2009: Minor earthquake shakes England 11 August 2009: Claims from British quake may run into “low tens of…
Saturday, October 27, 2007 Attorneys for Oral Roberts University requested a gag order on court filings related to alleged illegal political and financial wrongdoing as well as wrongful firings. According to a court filing, ORU believes “their legal motion that publicity allegedly manipulated by the professors and their attorneys could lower the possibility of a…
Monday, April 18, 2011 A sixteen-year-old boy has died in hospital in Be’er Sheva, Israel of wounds he suffered after a bus he was travelling in was hit by a Palestinian missile fired from Gaza. The bus was travelling near the town of Kibbutz Sa’ad and was nearly empty, having previously dropped off the other…
Monday, June 23, 2008 2008 COMPUTEX Taipei, the largest trade fair since its inception in 1982, featured several seminars and forums, expansions on show spaces to TWTC Nangang, great transformations for theme pavilions, and WiMAX Taipei Expo, mainly promoted by Taipei Computer Association (TCA). Besides of ICT industry, “design” progressively became the critical factor for…
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 The 2012 Queensland election has been officially set as Premier Anna Bligh advised Governor Penelope Wensley to issue the writs — the formal announcement of the election. “Absolutely looking forward to it, the 24th of March,” Ms Bligh told reporters, referring to the date of the election. To lose the ability…
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 In Sydney, Australia, Thomas and Manju Sam were jailed after being convicted of manslaughter on Monday. The court found they had failed to take their ill daughter to medical appointments, and shunned the effective conventional medical treatments offered. Instead they chose homeopathic ‘alternative’ medical treatments which the medical profession generally considers…