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.
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Continue ReadingChinese chef Peng Chang-kuei’s death announced
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Continue ReadingBritish boy drowns while on holiday with family in Portugal
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Continue ReadingNurseries not harmful to children, says new UK study
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Continue ReadingBBC spends £3.4m on sell-off
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Continue ReadingOntario Votes 2007: Interview with Progessive Conservative candidate Tyler Currie, Trinity-Spadina
Monday, October 1, 2007 Tyler Currie is running as an Progressive Conservative candidate in the Ontario provincial election, in the riding of Trinity-Spadina. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his
Continue ReadingAustralian Treasurer told to ‘try harder on welfare’
Saturday, April 2, 2005 A professor from Australia’s most prestigious university said yesterday that Australian Treasurer, Peter Costello, “must try harder on welfare.” Professor Bob Gregory of the Australian National University and leading economist said,
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