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Historical Wikinews report from 2006-11-28. Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt has been pronounced guilty under the Arms Act for possession of illegal weapons, in the 1993 Mumba
Historical Wikinews report from 2009-11-14. Yesterday, French President Nicolas Sarkozy appointed the American actor Clint Eastwood Commander of the Légion d'honneur (Le
Historical Wikinews report from 2007-11-05. In the 1980's and the 1990's there were multiple allegations of sexual abuse of children or non-consenting adults in the cont
Historical Wikinews report from 2012-06-06. U.S. science fiction writer Ray Bradbury, who was 91, died in Los Angeles on Tuesday, according to his daughter. Bradbury's m
Historical Wikinews report from 2009-09-12. The Calabasas, California private elementary school New Village Leadership Academy (NVLA) opened its 2009–10 school year this
Historical Wikinews report from 2014-04-08. The death of Scottish artist Alan Davie was announced on Sunday. Davie, 93, was known for his colourful abstract paintings. D
Historical Wikinews report from 2007-12-29. Scottish football player Phil O'Donnell has died today after collapsing during a game in which his team Motherwell F.C., of w
Historical Wikinews report from 2010-08-22. Scottish poet Edwin Morgan has died at the age of 90. The cause of death was announced as pneumonia. Morgan's writing career
Historical Wikinews report from 2011-06-07. Jai McDowall, a Scottish man who works as an assistant to disabled individuals and performs a singing act, has been declared
Historical Wikinews report from 2009-04-15. A Scottish woman, appearing as a contestant on the UK television reality show Britain's Got Talent, has stunned audiences aro
Historical Wikinews report from 2006-01-12. Nominated for "Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture" are Brokeback Mountain, Capote, Crash, Good Night, and
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-06-07. The Red Bull Flugtag, an event that is hosted by 55 cities around the world, today returned to London, England's Hyde Park fo
Historical Wikinews report from 2007-04-02. Stand-up comedian and sitcom star Jerry Seinfeld was "honored" Sunday in an HBO TV special entitled "Jerry Seinfeld: The Come
Historical Wikinews report from 2007-05-12. Serbia's entry, Molitva (A Prayer), performed by 23-year-old Marija Šerifović, has won the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest in He
Historical Wikinews report from 2009-08-27. Sergey Mikhalkov, a well-known Russian childrens poet and a writer, died on Thursday in Moscow after a heart attack in Februa
Historical Wikinews report from 2007-07-01. After "Elmo Makes Music" played for four days at the Everett Events Center in Everett, Washington, Sesame Street Live wrapped
Historical Wikinews report from 2007-01-17. Sex industry producers think over a new service: on-demand live sex video that can be watched from a hotel room. Will this se
Historical Wikinews report from 2009-02-20. A Yorkshire pub affected by flooding in 2007 has been named CAMRA's National Pub of the Year for 2008. The Kelham Island Tave
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-09-08. Anita Page, an MGM actress who appeared in films with Lon Chaney, Joan Crawford and Buster Keaton during the transition from
Historical Wikinews report from 2009-06-25. Michael Jackson, a singer and songwriter who was dubbed as the 'King of Pop', has died today at the age of 50. Initial report
Historical Wikinews report from 2012-09-28. Singer Andy Williams has died at 84 years old on Tuesday. He had been fighting bladder cancer for a year. He died in his home
Historical Wikinews report from 2007-09-22. The Los Angeles City Attorney's Office said yesterday that pop music super-star Britney Spears was facing charges for a hit a
Historical Wikinews report from 2007-03-02. Sirius CEO Mel Karmazin appeared before a newly formed Antitrust Task Force, a sub-committee of the House Judiciary Committee
Historical Wikinews report from 2011-08-06. Roseanne Barr, best known for her role on the television sitcom Roseanne, officially announced Thursday on the The Tonight Sh
Historical Wikinews report from 2011-06-14. Subscription channel Sky has purchased the rights to broadcast US television programme Glee in the United Kingdom. New episod
Historical Wikinews report from 2010-05-25. Paul Gray, American musician and bassist of the heavy metal band Slipknot, has been found dead in his hotel room in Iowa. His
Historical Wikinews report from 2009-01-27. Martin Garbus, Esq. filed a shareholder derivative suit Monday against Marvel Entertainment and its Chief Executive Officer I
Historical Wikinews report from 2012-12-08. Louise Straw, a solicitor representing UK television and radio presenter Stuart Hall, has said Hall is innocent of charges of
Historical Wikinews report from 2010-04-15. The majority of radio stations in Somalia have stopped playing music after orders from Islamist militants, who claim that the
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-02-25. One of last night's surprise wins at the 80th Academy Awards was Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová winning the Best Original S
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-01-25. Sony Computer Entertainment, a world-class gaming company, yesterday announced not only upcoming models from the PS2 and PSP
Historical Wikinews report from 2005-11-11. California, Italy and New York are the first to bring litigation against Sony BMG's digital rights management (DRM) software
Historical Wikinews report from 2009-09-05. Glamour model Sophie Reade has won the tenth series of the British version of reality TV show Big Brother. Sophie is a 20-yea
Historical Wikinews report from 2007-07-03. Soprano Beverly Sills, who brought opera to United States popular culture through frequent television appearances, died last
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-08-10. Grammy Award and Academy Award winning musician and vocalist Isaac Hayes was found dead in his home in Memphis, Tennessee in
Historical Wikinews report from 2025-03-20. On Saturday, the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival wrapped up in Austin, Texas, concluding its showcase of film, television,
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-03-27. Episodes of the Colorado-based cartoon comedy television series South Park have been made available for free via streaming vi
Historical Wikinews report from 2011-07-10. At 0000 EAT Saturday (2100 UTC Friday), the Republic of South Sudan achieved independent recognition, becoming the newest cou
Historical Wikinews report from 2009-11-30. On Saturday, Worker and Kolkhoznitsa, a giant statue of Soviet times, was returned to a pedestal in Moscow, Russia. It was do
Historical Wikinews report from 2009-05-14. The Spanish national broadcaster, RTVE, is in danger of indirectly disqualifying its own Eurovision entrant, former Operación