News briefs:June 8, 2010
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O. J. Simpson sentenced to 15 years in prison
Saturday, December 6, 2008 Former United States football player O.J. Simpson was sentenced to prison for 15 years yesterday morning, on charges of kid
Czech parliament votes in favour of legalising firearms possession
Saturday, July 1, 2017 On Wednesday, the lower house of the Czech Republic’s parliament voted in favour of expanding legal firearms possession,
At least 25 dead after train crash in Egypt
Sunday, October 25, 2009 A train crash in Egypt killed at least 25 people on Saturday, officials said. Varying reports gave the number of injured betw
Anthrocon 2007 draws thousands to Pittsburgh for furry weekend
Tuesday, July 17, 2007 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — Local caterers get ready for big business, as almost three thousand fans converge on the David L. La
UK announces £200 million polar research ship
Friday, April 25, 2014 UK Chancellor George Osborne today announced a new £200 million research ship to ply Arctic and Antarctic waters. The new vesse
Can You Have Specialty Nyc Locks Installed?
Here’s An Opinion On: Passive Fire Protection Products Fire Protection For Service Penetrations byalex There have been a lot of advances in secu
1 million people welcome 2007 in Sydney
Monday, January 1, 2007 A crowd of approximately 1 million has welcomed the new year in Sydney overnight. Many of the crowd had camped out since 6 AM
More than 80 people killed in Nice, France attack on Bastille Day
Friday, July 15, 2016 Yesterday at about 10:30 pm local time (2030 UTC) in the French city of Nice, a truck killed at least 84 people and more than 10
Guatemalan football executive shot dead after team meeting
Sunday, February 20, 2011 A Guatemalan football executive has been shot dead after he left a team meeting in the town of Huehuetenango. Deportivo Xina