Month: April 2017

Airplane crash in Alaska kills five

Friday, August 17, 2007 A small airplane crashed yesterday in southeast Alaska, killing five and injuring four. Alaska State Troopers spokeswoman Megan Peters said that among the survivors is a two-year-old girl. Ketchikan Public Safety Director Rich Leipfert told the Ketchikan Daily News that three of the injured were transported to hospitals. Leipfert also said […]

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Boston Celtics win 17th NBA championship

Wednesday, June 18, 2008 Los Angeles Lakers 92 131 Boston Celtics After 22 years of waiting, the Boston Celtics have won their 17th National Basketball Association championship, adding to the 16 that already hang from the rafters of the TD Banknorth Garden and before that, the old Boston Garden. The Celtics won the game 131 […]

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Oil spilled after ships collide in Singapore

Tuesday, May 25, 2010 Around 2500 tonnes of oil were spilled into the Strait of Singapore today after two ships collided. The two ships involved in the collision were the oil tanker MT Bunga Kelana 3 and the bulk ship MV Wally, which collided around thirteen kilometers south of Singapore. The tanker received an estimated […]

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Still The Hottest Tickets In Town}

Still the hottest tickets in town by Brendan Wilde Not only do you make useful contacts but you also keep up with all the latest trends and innovation. Organising major international networking events on a grand scale is meat and drink to Marcus Evans who have specialised in important business conventions for over 3 decades. […]

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Australia’s Howard calls for nativity scenes

Sunday, December 18, 2005 Australia’s Prime Minister John Howard has made an impassioned plea to restore the religious meaning of Christmas. Mr Howard said he had “contempt” for arguments that the religious side of the Christmas season should be toned down by removing Christmas trees and symbols and nativity scenes. He said he had been […]

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100 icebergs heading for New Zealand

Saturday, November 4, 2006 About 100 icebergs are heading for New Zealand and a warning has been issued for ships in the Southern Ocean. The icebergs were spotted off the South Island of New Zealand by plane, Orion. However they are likely to melt before reaching New Zealand, but they may be visible from Stewart […]

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Suicide bomber attacks Medina Mosque before Eid al-Fitr

Tuesday, July 5, 2016 Yesterday, a suicide attack was committed moments before sunset in the holy city in Medina, Saudi Arabia killing four officials and injuring five in Al-Masjid an-Nabawi, the Prophet’s Mosque, the Saudi interior ministry said. Earlier yesterday, two Saudi cities Jeddah and Quatif suffered attacks. Pilgrims were praying before breaking their Ramadan […]

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