Former Illinois Governor Blagojevich rests in corruption trial

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Thursday, July 22, 2010 Despite promises he would testify in his own corruption trial, lawyers for former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich rested their case yesterday morning. His defense did not call a single witness, and apparently feels the prosecution has not proven their case. Closing arguments are scheduled for Monday. Speculation that Blagojevich would not […]

News briefs:August 10, 2006

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The time is 20:00 (UTC) on August 10th, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs. Contents 1 Headlines 1.1 Israel pushes further into Lebanon 1.2 Chavez equates Israel invasion of Lebanon with Nazi oppression of Jews 1.3 Police in Britain claim to have uncovered a terrorist plane plot 1.4 Senior Chinese official executed for […]

UN probing allegations US is ‘torturing’ soldier over leaks

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Thursday, December 23, 2010 The United Nations is reportedly beginning an investigation into claims that Pfc. Bradley Manning is being “tortured.” Manning was arrested in May, after allegedly leaking over 250,000 classified diplomatic cables to the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks. Last week, it was announced that supporters for Manning lodged a complaint with the Office of […]

Indian Railways tie up with Bombardier Transportation

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Thursday, November 9, 2006 The Indian Railways (IR) has tied up with the Canadian transport solutions major Bombardier Transportation to produce electronic freight locomotives in the country for the proposed Rupee (Rs) 22,000-crore (one crore is 10 million) dedicated freight corridors on the eastern and western routes. Bombardier produces regional aircraft and business jets to […]