The time is 21:45 (UTC) on August 23rd, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs.
Contents
- 1 Headlines
- 1.1 Amnesty International accuses Israel of “war crimes” in Lebanon
- 1.2 Disease outbreak feared after mass hysteria over “sweet” water in Mumbai
- 1.3 Pakistani-born Australian sentenced to 20 years over terrorism offences
- 1.4 12 arrested after India-bound flight escorted back to Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport
- 1.5 Australia to subsidise Herceptin for early-stage breast cancer
- 1.6 New Zealand government unwilling to help Overlander train service
- 1.7 New Zealand Governor-General sworn in
- 1.8 Woman and man arrested over multiple deaths
- 1.9 Judge sends JonBenet murder suspect to Colorado
- 1.10 Thousands watch Boobs on Bikes parade in Auckland
- 1.11 Bobby Robson to undergo cancer surgery
- 2 Closing statements