Month: December 2016

Calvin-Hope rivalry gets new digs

Friday, November 25, 2005 ESPN recently named the basketball rivalry between Calvin College and Hope College fourth greatest across all divisions of the NCAA, although fans had a different perspective. Now when the rivalry makes its way to Holland, the teams will have a new facility in which to square off. Hope College has put […]

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Chilean earthquakes: in pictures

Thursday, March 18, 2010 On the Feb. 27, Chile was hit by an magnitude 8.8 earthquake; almost 500 were killed, with resulting tsunami destroying most coastal towns between Llolleo and Araucanía Region. A second earthquake last week, with its epicentre in Pichilemu, caused destruction in the Coquimbo and Bío Bío regions. A Wikinews contributor is […]

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News briefs:July 24, 2006

The time is 22:00 (UTC) on July 24th, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs. Contents 1 Headlines 1.1 Lebanon faces humanitarian crisis 1.2 PCC promotes new wave of attacks in Brazil 1.3 Atlantis departs hangar ahead of August 28 launch 1.4 Two New Zealand children die in fire 1.5 Victoria Cross fetches record […]

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Day of attacks continue in Israel and Lebanon

Thursday, July 13, 2006 Fighting continued in Israel and Lebanon as Israel attacked targets in Lebanon using aircrafts and ships. Rockets were fired from Lebanon and landed on the Israeli side of the border, Thursday. Israel called their military action “Operation Just Reward”. The clashes follow a Hezbollah raid into Israel which they called “Truthful […]

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