News briefs:August 15, 2006
The time is 17:30 (UTC) on August 15th, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs.
Contents
- 1 Headlines
- 1.1 Tanker spills 1000s of tonnes of crude oil off Nicobar Islands
- 1.2 Former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon develops double pneumonia
- 1.3 New Zealand Maori Queen dies
- 1.4 Rae gains support in Canadian Liberal leadership race
- 1.5 Heavy hailstorms leave Sydney appearing snowed in
- 1.6 Australian company to make solar power with space technology
- 1.7 Victoria, Australia – fuel theft on the increase
- 1.8 New Zealand pilot selling uniform online
- 2 Closing statements
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