[Archive 2008-03-03] Nepali goddess retires at age 11
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-03-03. Nepal's controversial "living goddess" has voluntarily retired from her position at age 11. Eleven-year-old Sajani Shakya has
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[Archive 2008-02-27] Sports-heavy broadcast day for BBC One receives complaints; BBC responds
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-02-27. The BBC has responded to complaints that the BBC One schedule for February 23 was too sports dominated. The statement came af
[Archive 2008-02-04] New York Giants upset New England Patriots' quest for perfect season
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-02-04. The New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots 17-14 to win Super Bowl XLII at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glenda
[Archive 2008-08-17] Wikinews previews the 2008 Australian rules football International Cup
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-08-17. The International Cup is Australian rules footballs world cup. The 2008 event is being held in Melbourne to celebrate 150 yea
[Archive 2008-01-17] Tom Cruise Scientology promotional video leaked to the Internet
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-01-17. Two days before Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography, a biography of actor Tom Cruise written by journalist Andrew Morton, w
[Archive 2008-02-17] NBA holds second annual NBDL All-Star game
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-02-17. As part of the NBA all-star weekend, the National Basketball Development League held its second annual all-star game featurin
[Archive 2008-02-18] Eastern Conference wins 2008 NBA All-Star Game
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-02-18. The Eastern Conference defeated their Western Conference counterparts at the 2008 National Basketball Association All-Star Ga
[Archive 2008-01-09] Dr. Phil's consultation meant to be private: Spears family
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-01-09. A spokesperson for the parents of Britney Spears went on The Today Show to speak out against television psychologist Dr. Phil
[Archive 2008-08-12] Olympic highlights: August 12, 2008
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-08-12. August 12, 2008 is the 4th main day of the 2008 Olympic games, the below article lists some of the highlights. American Aaron
[Archive 2008-05-22] Wikinews Shorts: May 22, 2008
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-05-22. Transport workers in France began a strike on Thursday to protest changes in the state's pension system. Almost 300,000 peopl
[Archive 2008-04-11] Football: PFA release award nominations
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-04-11. The Professional Footballers' Association announced nominees for the Players' Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year
[Archive 2008-10-09] Rap music fan sentenced to Beethoven, pays fine instead
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-10-09. When 24-year-old Andrew Vactor of Urbana, Ohio, United States was convicted of violating the city's noise ordinance, Judge Su
[Archive 2008-05-21] Eurovision 2008: First semi-final held in Belgrade
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-05-21. Last night saw the first semi final of this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade, Serbia. The entries from Israel, Azer
[Archive 2008-02-12] 2008 Taipei International Book Exhibition Preview: An exposition with different cultures
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-02-12. The 2008 Taipei International Book Exhibition (TIBE 2008), organized by the Taipei Book Fair Foundation (TBFF), will start to
[Archive 2008-02-10] Egypt wins 2008 Africa Cup of Nations
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-02-10. The Egyptian national football team became Africa Cup of Nations champions for the sixth time in the history of the competiti
[Archive 2008-08-15] Olympic highlights: August 15, 2008
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-08-15. August 15, 2008 is the 7th major day of the 2008 Olympic games, the below article lists some of the highlights. Michael Phelp
[Archive 2008-05-02] New Zealand Music Month kicks off for 2008
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-05-02. May marks the start of the month-long music festival dedicated to celebrating homegrown New Zealand music. The up and coming
[Archive 2008-01-27] Chamber of Commerce defeats Buderim XI in Australia Day Match
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-01-27. Buderim, Queensland — The Maroochy Chamber of Commerce has defeated the Buderim Cricket Club by 48 runs in their Australia Da
[Archive 2008-02-13] Writers Guild of America ends strike
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-02-13. Hollywood writers have voted to end a three-month strike that crippled film and television production. Yesterday, Patric Verr
[Archive 2008-07-11] Canadian Football League news: July 11, 2008
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-07-11. Quarterback Henry Burris passed for 302 yards and rushed for a team-best 93 years as he led the Calgary Stampeders to 23–19 w
[Archive 2008-09-04] Pre-election call in Canada, Conservatives start ads, including during kids TV
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-09-04. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper may not have dropped the writ for an election yet, but his party is airing advertiseme
[Archive 2008-06-25] Basketball: UAAP opens 2008-2009 season with new rules
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-06-25. The University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) announced the opening of the 2008-2009 season with innovations
[Archive 2008-12-09] IWF reverses censorship of Wikipedia
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-12-09. On December 7, Wikinews first reported that some Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the United Kingdom, were filtering acce
[Archive 2008-09-27] Hawthorn wins 2008 AFL Grand Final
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-09-27. The Hawthorn Hawks have won the 2008 Australian Football League Grand Final in front of a packed Melbourne Cricket Ground. Th
[Archive 2008-12-19] Majel Barrett-Roddenberry, wife of 'Star Trek' creator dies of cancer at 76
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-12-19. Actress Majel Barrett-Roddenberry, who was the wife of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, has died of leukemia at the age of
[Archive 2008-08-02] European football: Tottenham defeat Celtic 2 - 0
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-08-02. Tottenham Hotspur defeated Scottish team Celtic Football Club 2 – 0 with goals coming from Darren Bent and new signing David
[Archive 2008-01-15] Oscar Foreign Film race narrowed to nine films
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-01-15. Nine films have advanced to "Phase II" of the 80th Academy Awards Foreign Language Film race, out of 63 international films e
[Archive 2008-06-26] Boxing: Pacquiao and Diaz trade verbal punches
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-06-26. Two days before the actual slug out between US-born fighter "Dangerous" David Díaz (34-1-1, 17 KOs) and challenger, a three t
[Archive 2008-02-02] NASA to beam Beatles song into deep space
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-02-02. On February 4, NASA will digitally transmit the Beatles song Across the Universe in the direction of the star Polaris, common
[Archive 2008-05-06] Boy stops wearing Brett Favre jersey after four years
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-05-06. After 1,581 consecutive days (just shy of 4 years and 4 months), David Witthoft of Connecticut has stopped wearing his #4 Bre
[Archive 2008-05-16] 2008 Young Designers' Exhibition to interact with the world
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-05-16. 2008 The 27th Young Designers' Exhibition, opened on May 15 at the Taipei World Trade Center and closes Sunday May 18. It fea
[Archive 2008-07-29] IOC lifts ban on Iraqi athletes participating in the Beijing Olympics
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-07-29. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has lifted a ban on Iraqi athletes participating in the Beijing Olympics. The IOC p
[Archive 2008-03-27] South Park episodes available free online
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
[Archive 2008-01-11] FC Bayern Munich sign Jürgen Klinsmann as new coach
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-01-11. Former German national coach Jürgen Klinsmann has been signed as the new Bayern Munich coach for the 2008/2009 Bundesliga sea
[Archive 2008-01-01] Finnish actor Markku Peltola dies at 51
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-01-01. Peltola was most well known for starring in the 2002 Aki Kaurismäki-directed film The Man Without a Past, which won a Grand P
[Archive 2008-12-20] Singapore Slingers defeat Darwin All-Stars in eighth Singapore Challenge Series game
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-12-20. In basketball, the Singapore Slingers defeated Darwin All-Stars 91–65 in a physical game played at the Singapore Indoor Stadi
[Archive 2008-08-30] Former head of comedy for the BBC, Geoffrey Perkins dies in a road accident age 55
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-08-30. British comedy producer Geoffrey Perkins died in a road accident on Friday. It is believed he collapsed and fell into the pat
[Archive 2008-01-17] Cricket: Australia vs India 3rd test - Day 2
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-01-17. Thursday was the second day of play in the third test between Australia and India at the WACA, Perth, Australia. India resume
[Archive 2008-06-19] French director Jean Delannoy dies at age 100
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-06-19. Jean Delannoy, an early actor who started out in silent film movies and became a film director has died yesterday at the age
[Archive 2008-12-07] Boxing: Pacquiao stuns De La Hoya with eighth round TKO
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-12-07. Filipino WBC Lightweight Champion, Emmanuel "The Pacman" Pacquiao (48-3-2, 36 KOs) stopped American boxer and promoter Oscar
[Archive 2008-09-21] Accidental email brings product placement agency under fire
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-09-21. An email accidentally sent to Jeff Crouse of the Anti-Advertising Agency recently brought the controversial techniques of the
[Archive 2008-08-06] Group claims activists held in China after free Tibet protests
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-08-06. The non-profit student-led organization Students for a Free Tibet, which seeks to make Tibet a separate country from China, h
[Archive 2008-09-24] First play after retirement a success for former Czech president
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-09-24. The first play written by former Czech president Václav Havel after his presidential retirement saw a great success at its fi
[Archive 2008-06-18] Boston Celtics win 17th NBA championship
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-06-18. After 22 years of waiting, the Boston Celtics have won their 17th National Basketball Association championship, adding to the
[Archive 2008-10-04] Lordi release music video for Finnish chart-topper 'Bite It Like a Bulldog'
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-10-04. Finnish theatrical hard rock band Lordi - who are known for their 'monster' personas - have released a music video for the si
[Archive 2008-04-01] UEFA Champions League: April 1, 2008
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-04-01. Two first legs in the UEFA Champions League took place on Tuesday. Spanish giants Barcelona traveled to Germany to take on Sc
[Archive 2008-03-26] Popular soap opera 'The Young and the Restless' celebrates 35 years on the air
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-03-26. The popular American soap opera The Young and the Restless, currently the reigning Emmy Award-winner for best daytime drama,
[Archive 2008-07-06] Triathlon national championship held in Belgium
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-07-06. Today, the open national championship Olympic distance triathlon has been held in Belgium in the city of Kortrijk, West Fland