Monday, January 23, 2006 The Ford Motor Company, the second-largest car manufacturer in America, will cut 30,000 jobs and 14 plants as part of a restructuring plan to relieve Ford after a US$1.6 billion loss last year in North American sales. The plan, called “Way Forward”, the brainchild of Ford’s Chief Executive Officer, William Clay […]
Oil spill hits Australia’s Sunshine coastline
Sunday, March 15, 2009 200,000 litres of oil leaked into waters off the coast of Brisbane from the Pacific Adventurer when their fuel tanks were damaged in rough seas on Wednesday. The figure is about ten times higher than the original estimate of twenty thousand litres of oil. The devastating diesel oil spill has spread […]
Disposable Plates Wake Up To A Better Tomorrow
See More About: Corelle Dinner Set Buy Corelle Dinner Set Disposable plates – wake up to a better tomorrow by Fiona Z When at the end of the day you retire to sleep you may at times look back on the day that was. And you will think of the good things that happened and […]
Liberian ex-President Charles Taylor convicted in war crimes trial
Thursday, April 26, 2012 Former President of Liberia Charles Taylor was today found guilty of aiding and abetting war crimes by the Special Court for Sierra Leone in The Hague, Netherlands. Taylor was acquitted of actually ordering the offences or being part of a joint enterprise to conduct them. The eleven-count indictment produced a four-year […]
Former Washington D.C. police officer sues district for racial discrimination and harassment
Friday, June 22, 2007 According to court documents obtained by Wikinews, Randy Squires, an African American male and a former police officer of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia (DCMPD) has filed a lawsuit against the department alleging racial discrimination and harassment by a fellow officer. Squires is also suing the former […]
Learn Popping Dance Review Number 1 Street Dance Ever
See More About: Kids Dance Schools Adult Dance Classes Learn Popping Dance Review-Number 1 Street Dance Ever by Justine Blake V Learning popping and locking dance moves is possible even for the complete novice without any connection with dance. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPTUpn9ait8[/youtube] It’s easy to think that all the great dancers visited a dance school or performing […]
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi killed in airstrike
Thursday, June 8, 2006 The head of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, has been killed in an air strike on a building north of Baqubah city, according to the Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki. “Today [sic] Zarqawi has been terminated,” he said Thursday, and suggested the man the United States had placed a $25 […]
Colleges offering admission to displaced New Orleans students/AL-KY
See the discussion page for instructions on adding schools to this list and for an alphabetically arranged listing of schools. Due to the damage by Hurricane Katrina and subsequent flooding, a number of colleges and universities in the New Orleans metropolitan area will not be able to hold classes for the fall 2005 semester. It […]
Tips On Buying Cheap Used Atv Parts}
See More About: Used Excavator Parts Excavator Parts Australia Submitted by: Jason Pound What are you suppose to do if the part you need for your ATV is not available from the dealer. Well in this instance you have two drastically different options. The first option being going to your local used ATV junkyard. While […]
Nepal’s King names new cabinet
Wednesday, February 2, 2005 Kathmandu, Nepal —King Gyanendra of Nepal has today announced a new 10-member cabinet, after yesterday sacking the coalition government. The King, who some Nepalis view as a reincarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu, made the announcement on the state run television and radio service. “A new Cabinet will be formed under […]