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[Archive 2017-01-06] Indian actor Om Puri dies

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-01-06. Indian film actor Om Puri died this morning of heart failure at his Mumbai home, according to reports. He was 66. Born in Har

[Archive 2017-09-28] Football: Asensio agrees to sign contract extension with Real Madrid

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-09-28. Today, Spanish forward Marco Asensio agreed to sign a contract extension with Spanish capital football club Real Madrid, the

Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 by Isaac D'Israeli: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 83 original MP3 tracks, 27:00:43 running time and a link to listen.

[Archive 2017-07-15] Costa joins Juventus FC on one-year loan

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-07-15. On Wednesday, Italian football club Juventus announced an agreement with German club Bayern Munich for a one-year loan of Bra

[Archive 2017-01-02] Tyrus Wong, Bambi artist, dies at 106

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-01-02. On Friday, Tyrus Wong, a Chinese-US painter who inspired the style of Disney animated film Bambi, died at home of natural cau

[Archive 2017-11-25] Italian court sentences Brazilian footballer Robinho to nine years for 2013 sexual assault

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-11-25. On Thursday, an Italian court in Milan sentenced Brazilian footballer Robinho to a nine-year prison term for sexual assault.

[Archive 2017-09-06] Tim Curry, TV premiere screenings, cosplay feature at Fan Expo Canada

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-09-06. Toronto pop culture convention Fan Expo Canada has wrapped for another year. It ran from Thursday to Sunday. Major panels inc

[Archive 2017-10-11] Australia bars North Korea's U-19 football team from entering country citing 'illegal nuclear programmes'

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-10-11. The Australian federal government has blocked the Under-19 men's team of North Korea from entering the country. "Hosting the

[Archive 2017-02-16] Modern radio drama Paranoria, TX releases 100th episode

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-02-16. Paranoria, TX, a modern radio drama hosted at internet-based AstroNet Radio, released its 100th episode. The episode is title

[Archive 2017-09-17] Football: Isco signs contract extension with Real Madrid

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-09-17. On Friday, Spanish midfielder Isco signed a contract extension with Spanish capital club Real Madrid, the club announced via

[Archive 2017-03-28] Wikinews visits set of indie film 'Dead on Set'

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-03-28. On Saturday, Wikinews visited the set of indie comedy film Dead on Set. Using the movie-in-a-movie concept, the film is a com

[Archive 2017-01-25] Nadal beats Raonic to reach Australian Open semis

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-01-25. Today, Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal defeated Canadian player and current world number 3 Milos Raonic in three straight

[Archive 2017-12-13] Apple, Inc. confirms acquisition of Shazam

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-12-13. On Monday, US-based tech company Apple, Inc. confirmed acquisition of UK-based song identification application Shazam. Accord

[Archive 2017-06-13] ¡La décima! Nadal again a French CHAMP10N

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-06-13. On Sunday in tennis French Open men's singles final, "King of Clay" Rafael Nadal defeated Stan Wawrinka 6–2 6–3 6–1 to claim

[Archive 2017-06-05] Conductor Jeffrey Tate dies aged 74

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-06-05. Conductor Sir Jeffrey Tate died on Friday. He was born on April 28, 1943 in Salisbury, England with spina bfida and kyphosis.

[Archive 2017-10-08] Football: Lewandowski's hat-trick against Armenia makes him Poland's top-scorer, close to World Cup qualification

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-10-08. On Thursday, Polish striker Robert Lewandowski surpassed Włodzimierz Lubański's goal scoring record for the country in a qual

[Archive 2017-12-08] Wikinews attends ComicCon in Bangalore, India

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-12-08. Wikinews attended the Bangalore Comic Con comic-book convention on Saturday. Beginning on Saturday morning, it continued thro

[Archive 2017-10-07] Football: FC Bayern, Jupp Heynckes reach agreement; club's head coach until season end

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-10-07. Yesterday, German football club FC Bayern Munich announced reaching an agreement with Jupp Heynckes to be the club's head coa

[Archive 2017-08-01] Wikinews interviews producer of horror film '6:66PM'

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-08-01. Wikinews recently caught up with screenwriter and film producer Chad Ridgely to discuss his latest indie horror film, 6:66PM.

[Archive 2017-01-23] Federer beats Nishikori in Australian Open's fourth round

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-01-23. Yesterday, Swiss tennis player Roger Federer defeated Japanese player and current world number five Kei Nishikori in the Aust

[Archive 2017-01-29] Black Sabbath ex-keyboardist Geoff Nicholls dies

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-01-29. British metal musician Geoff Nicholls, keyboardist for Black Sabbath from 1979 to 2004, died yesterday after battling lung ca

[Archive 2017-10-19] Israeli athletes barred from representing country in Abu Dhabi's grand slam

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-10-19. On Monday, the Israel Judo Association responded after organisers of the judo grand slam in Abu Dhabi told chairman of the Is

[Archive 2017-01-14] Fighter jet crashes during Children's Day airshow in Thailand

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-01-14. A fighter jet crashed, killing the pilot, at Hat Yai International Airport, Songkhla​, Thailand this morning during an annual

[Archive 2017-04-08] Brendan Rodgers pens four-year contract extension with Celtic FC

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-04-08. Yesterday, Northern Irish football manager Brendan Rodgers signed a four-year contract extension with Scottish club Celtic F.

[Archive 2017-02-15] Adele and David Bowie each win five Grammys

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-02-15. On Sunday, British singer Adele won five Grammy Awards at the 59th Grammy Awards event in Los Angeles. David Bowie posthumous

[Archive 2017-09-28] Football: Varane agrees to sign contract extension with Real Madrid

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-09-28. Yesterday, French defender Raphaël Varane agreed to sign a contract extension with Spanish capital football club Real Madrid,

[Archive 2017-07-30] British dancer and talent show winner Robert Anker dies in car accident aged 27

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-07-30. Robert Anker, a British dancer and member of troupe Diversity when they won the 2009 season of Britain's Got Talent, died in

[Archive 2017-07-09] Football's Rooney returns to Everton

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-07-09. Manchester United's top scorer Wayne Rooney signed a two-year contract with his boyhood club Everton, the Merseyside based fo

[Archive 2017-05-25] James Bond star Roger Moore, 89, dies

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-05-25. On Tuesday, British actor Roger Moore, best known for portraying Simon Templar of the 1960s series The Saint and the spy char

[Archive 2017-12-27] Israeli chess players barred at chess tournament in Saudi Arabia

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-12-27. On Sunday, vice-president of World Chess Federation (FIDE) Israel Gelfer told Reuters that visas for seven Israeli chess play

[Archive 2017-06-18] Academy Award-winning director John G. Avildsen dies aged 81

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-06-18. On Friday, US director John G. Avildsen, best known for directing the 1976 film Rocky for which he won an Academy Award for t

[Archive 2017-02-05] Frank Lampard announces retirement from football

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-02-05. On Thursday, former English midfielder Frank Lampard announced retirement from football via Instagram, finishing a 21-year pr

[Archive 2017-06-12] Batman star Adam West dies aged 88

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-06-12. On Friday night, Adam West, a US actor best known for his role as Batman in 1960s television series Batman, died at the age o

[Archive 2017-10-13] Football: Robben retires from international football after Netherlands fails to qualify for World Cup

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-10-13. On Tuesday, Dutch football winger and captain Arjen Robben announced retirement from international play after Netherlands fai

[Archive 2017-05-24] Bill Cosby's lawyers accuse prosecutors of racial bias in jury selection for sexual assault trial

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-05-24. Yesterday, Brian McMonagle, a lawyer defending the U.S. actor Bill Cosby, accused the prosecution of attempting to exclude bl

[Archive 2017-06-28] Curaçao wins maiden Caribbean Cup

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-06-28. On Sunday, Curaçao's football team won their first Caribbean Cup defeating the defending champions Jamaica 2–1. Elson Hooi op

[Archive 2017-01-18] Rape-accused Russian political artist Pyotr Pavlensky to seek asylum in France

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-01-18. On Monday, controversial Russian political artist Pyotr Pavlensky, currently in Paris, informed media that he and his family

[Archive 2017-09-14] Football: Crystal Palace sacks de Boer after 77 days as manager

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-09-14. On Monday, London-based football club Crystal Palace sacked Frank de Boer as manager. de Boer was appointed at the English cl

[Archive 2017-05-15] Salvador Sobral wins Eurovision for Portugal

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-05-15. On Saturday, Portugal won its first victory at the Eurovision song competition, held this year at Kiev's International Exhibi

[Archive 2017-07-23] Football: Spanish striker Morata joins Chelsea

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-07-23. On Friday, English capital football club Chelsea FC announced signing Spanish striker Álvaro Morata from Real Madrid on a fiv

[Archive 2017-09-11] Fox News cuts ties with journalist Eric Bolling amid sexual misconduct claims; his son dies hours later

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-09-11. On Friday, Fox News announced they no longer employed journalist Eric Bolling, amid sexual misconduct claims against him. Hou

[Archive 2017-06-06] Real Madrid defends Champions League title

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-06-06. After last year's victory against crosstown rivals Atlético Madrid at San Siro in Milan, Spanish capital football club Real M

[Archive 2017-09-18] Football: Carvajal signs contract extension with Real Madrid

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-09-18. Today, Spanish defender Dani Carvajal signed a contract extension with Spanish capital club Real Madrid, the club announced v

[Archive 2017-09-27] British actor Tony Booth dies at 85

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-09-27. British actor Tony Booth died on Monday at age 85, according to his family. He is best known for his role in the TV comedy Ti

[Archive 2017-01-25] La La Land receives record-equalling fourteen Oscar nominations; Hacksaw Ridge gets six

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-01-25. Yesterday, La La Land, directed by Damien Chazelle, received a record-equalling fourteen Academy Awards nomination, tied with

[Archive 2017-02-12] UK Parliamentary report: homophobia in sport worse than racism

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-02-12. According to a report produced by the Culture, Media and Sport select committee of the House of Commons in the United Kingdom

[Archive 2017-07-22] Linkin Park's lead singer Chester Bennington dies at 41

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-07-22. On Thursday, Chester Bennington, lead singer of US rock band Linkin Park, died in his home in Los Angeles at the age of 41. T

[Archive 2017-01-17] Robben signs contract extension with Bayern

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-01-17. German football club FC Bayern Munich yesterday announced Dutch winger Arjen Robben has signed a one contract extension until