World / Tags / Announced

+9
Interesting
100% Credible

Long-awaited Olympic torch route announced; city leaders condemn China in statement

WORLD / NEWS Wed Apr 2, 2008 @ 8:18am neoform
SF Gate -- The Beijing Olympic torch will be carried along San Francisco's waterfront and briefly pass through the Marina District, according to city officials who announced the specific route today. The long-anticipated announcement about the torch's planned rou.. Read More
+6
Under Rated

UN seeks to heal rift between Muslims and the West

WORLD / NEWS Mon Nov 13, 2006 @ 9:05pm neoform
International Herald Tribune -- Leaders from a variety of cultural and religious backgrounds announced a new United Nations initiative Monday to resolve the conflict between the West and the Muslim world... Read More
+1
Under Rated

Australia apology to Aborigines

WORLD / NEWS Wed Jan 30, 2008 @ 8:28am neoform
BBC News -- The Australian government has announced it will issue its first formal apology to Aboriginal people when parliament resumes next month. Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin said the apology would be the first item of business when the new legislat.. Read More
+1
Under Rated

UK minister quits over finance claims

WORLD / NEWS Thu Jan 24, 2008 @ 8:13am neoform
CNN -- Britain's Work and Pensions Secretary Peter Hain announced Thursday he would resign amid a campaign finance investigation. The Cabinet minister announced his resignation after Britain's Electoral Commission, which is investigating Hain for failing to decl.. Read More
+1
Under Rated

Russian election date confirmed

WORLD / NEWS Mon Nov 26, 2007 @ 8:18am neoform
CNN -- The Russian presidential election will take place on March 2, the upper chamber of Russia's parliament, the Federation Council, announced Monday, as opposition leader Garry Kasparov continued his five-day jail term. The election date has been unofficially.. Read More
+1
Under Rated

Saudis to overhaul legal system

WORLD / NEWS Fri Oct 5, 2007 @ 8:23am neoform
BBC News -- Saudi Arabia has announced an overhaul of its judicial system, including the allocation of $2bn for training judges and building new courts. The reforms, by royal decree, will lead to the creation of a supreme court, an appeals court and new general co.. Read More
+4
Interesting

Pakistan election date announced

WORLD / NEWS Thu Sep 20, 2007 @ 8:22am neoform
BBC News -- Pakistan is to hold its presidential election on 6 October, the Election Commission has announced. The last day for filing nominations has been set for 27 September, commission spokesman Kanwar Muhammad Dilshad said. President Gen Pervez Musharraf h.. Read More
+1
Under Rated

QC to lead Sellafield inquiry

WORLD / NEWS Wed Apr 18, 2007 @ 8:31am neoform
Guardian Unlimited -- The QC who led the inquiry into the "baby-harvesting" scandal at Alder Hey hospital is to investigate the unauthorised use of body tissue from Sellafield nuclear workers, the government announced today. Reacting swiftly to the overnight revelation that.. Read More
+1
Under Rated

Bird flu poultry farm spared prosecution

WORLD / NEWS Mon Apr 2, 2007 @ 3:59pm neoform
Guardian Unlimited -- The Bernard Matthews plant at the centre of the bird flu outbreak will not face prosecution by the government's food regulators, it was announced today. The outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of the disease occurred at the firm's plant in Holton, Suffo.. Read More
+4
Under Rated

Dutch to ban Muslim veils

WORLD / NEWS Mon Nov 13, 2006 @ 3:45pm mrmdc
The Australian -- THE Dutch government has announced that it would seek a way of banning the wearing of burqas and other Muslim face veils in public places, possibly becoming the first European country to impose such a ruling... Read More
Page: 1

© 2006 Newsique.com, All Rights Reserved. Questions or Comments? - Canadian Online Dating - TopCompuShop