Olympics organisers insist London win in 2012 ballot was fair

Monday, December 26, 2005 According to the Scotsman newspaper, the directors of the 2012 London Olympics have insisted that the city won the right to host the games “fairly and squarely” after claims were touted by an Israeli official that…

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…

Category:Art

This is the category for art. Avoid placing articles in this category. They should be either in a subcategory or in Category:Culture and entertainment. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 5 June 2017: Conductor Jeffrey Tate dies aged…

On the campaign trail in the USA, August 2016

Friday, September 23, 2016 The following is the fourth edition of a monthly series chronicling the U.S. 2016 presidential election. It features original material compiled throughout the previous month after an overview of the month’s biggest stories. In this month’s…

2010 UK general election results

Thursday, May 6, 2010 This table shows the results for 649 of 650 constituencies in the 2010 general election in the United Kingdom (not including the delayed constituency of Thirsk and Malton, which will hold its election on 27 May).…

Arcelor declares merger with Mittal Steel

Sunday, June 25, 2006 Arcelor, Luxembourg’s largest steel company, has reached in an agreement with Mittal Steel over a €26.9 billion merger (at €40.44 per share). The new company will be called Arcelor-Mittal. Mittal Steel will hold 45% stake in…