Wiktionary:Words in the News/2007

Words in the News - Archive - 2007

general election - December 31 - Pakistani general election likely to be postponed
Siberian tiger - December 28 - Wall of Siberian tiger enclosure at San Francisco Zoo is too short
tiger - December 26 - Tiger escapes from cage at San Francisco Zoo, kills worker
snow storm - December 24 - 11 dead after snow storms in US
sex tape - December 22 - Preview of sex tape starring former 'American Idol' finalist Jessica Sierra is released
humpback whale - December 21 - Japan backs down from hunting Humpback whales
faggot - December 18 - BBC Radio 1 reverses "faggot" ruling hours after initial ban
trans-Atlantic - December 15 - Trans-Atlantic 'air rage' incident ends safely
neurofibromatosis - December 14 - Interview with Reggie Bibbs on his life with neurofibromatosis
time zone - December 10 - Hugo Chávez sets new time zone for Venezuela
teddy bear - Dec 3 - Teacher jailed over teddy bear given pardon
election - Dec 2 - Russians vote in parliamentary election
daredevil - Nov 30 - Daredevil Evel Knievel dies at age 69
lawfully - Nov 27 - UK prime minister says donations were not lawfully declared
riot - Nov 26 - Youths riot in Paris suburb, attack police station
Antarctic - Nov 23 - Canadian cruise ship sinking in Antarctic
sabotage - Nov 21 - Sabotage strikes French railways
strike - Nov 20 - French transportation strike spreads to civil servants
cyclone - Nov 15 - Cyclone Sidr smashes Bangladesh's coastline, millions evacuated
Eurostar - Nov 14 - Eurostar train service moves to new London terminal
perpetrator - Nov 8 - Perpetrator of Finnish school shooting dies in hospital
mass grave - Nov 6 - Iraqi troops uncover mass grave
kidnap - Nov 4 - Chad releases seven Europeans held in alleged kidnap plan
unwilling - Nov 2 - American diplomats unwilling to go to Iraq may be forced, says State Department
suicide bomber - Nov 1 - London's Metropolitan Police Service found guilty in suspected suicide bomber case
Daylight Saving Time - Oct 31 - North American Daylight Saving Time to end on November 4
pet - Oct 23 - Pet parrot saves owners lives
renewed - Oct 21 - Thousands flee renewed violence in Congo
restoration - Oct 18 - Avro Vulcan returns to the air after restoration
risky - Oct 16 - Studies: raw fish risky
collide - Oct 15 - Two planes collide at London's Heathrow airport
fair - Oct 11 - 2007 Frankfurt International Book Fair opens
unfurl - Oct 8 - Umbrella unfurling for demanding suffrage in Hong Kong
patty - Oct 5 - Sam's Club recalls beef patties nationwide following reported illnesses
trapped - Oct 4 - Thousands trapped in South African mine; over half rescued so far
seminar - Oct 3 - PTS Taiwan holds "Why Democracy?" the Movie Pre-launch Seminar to examine the democratic process in Taiwan
screw - Sep 30 - German man arrested for selling screws worth $155,000
mascot - Sep 29 - Support strong to bring back 1980 Soviet mascot for the 2014 Olympics
"monastary" - Sep 27 - Hundreds of monks arrested in monastary raids
Twenty20 - Sep 24 - India defeat Pakistan in 2007 ICC World Twenty20 final
hit and run - Sep 23 - Singer Britney Spears faces hit and run charges
nail bomb - Sep 21 - Nail bomb explodes beneath UK teacher's car
meteorite - Sep 20 - Meteorite blamed for mysterious illness in Peru
taser - Sep 19 - Student questioning Senator Kerry is tasered
dogfight - Sep 15 - Aircraft crashes during mock dogfight at Shoreham Airshow, United Kingdom
if - Sep 13 - Australian PM will not serve full term if re-elected
slump - Sep 11 - Adam Air ticket sales revive after post-crash slump
schmooze - Sep 10 - Stars "schmooze" at Toronto International Film Festival party
lorry - Sep 8 - 85 Hindu pilgrims killed in India lorry crash
swastika - Sep 7 - Police called to investigate after tenant draws swastikas in landlord's house
triathlete - Sep 6 - Belgian triathletes race at North Sea coast
web - Sep 1 - 200 yard spider web found in Lake Tawakoni State Park, East Texas
unveil - Aug 29 - Nelson Mandela statue unveiled in Parliament Square, UK
fire - Aug 27 - MLB: Houston Astros fire manager Phil Garner and GM Tim Purpura, Finland offers helicopters, personel to assist Greece with forest fires, Hot air balloon fire kills two, injures eleven in Canada
punishment - Aug 24 - Two-year-old punished in dryer
jam - Aug 22 - Prisons in New Zealand to introduce mobile phone jamming technology
catastrophic - Aug 19 - Hurricane Dean forecasted to become "catastrophic" Category 5 storm
speed - Aug 17 - Two German scientists claim to have broken the speed of light
battery - Aug 14 - Nokia issues BL-5C battery warning, offers replacement
glitch - Aug 12 - Los Angeles Internatonal computer glitch causes four hour backup
gouge - Aug 11 - 'Gouge' found on wing of Space Shuttle Endeavour
proscription - Aug 8 - Dutch MP advocates proscription of Koran
exoplanet - Aug 7 - Largest exoplanet so far is discovered
armband - Aug 6 - Thai police to wear 'Hello Kitty' armbands as punishment
force-feed - Aug 5 - Thief force-fed fifty bananas to retrieve necklace
monsoon - Aug 4 - Asian monsoon rains force millions to flee
Exclusive Economic Zone - Aug 2 - Russia claims North Pole by planting flag on seabed
fence - Aug 1 - Argentine President harshly criticizes US border fence
existential - July 30 - Ingmar Bergman dies at age 89
straw poll - July 29 - Fred Thompson wins Georgetown County straw poll
ISS - July 26 - NASA says worker tried to sabotage ISS
ETA - July 25 - ETA places explosives on Tour de France route in Spain
state of emergency - July 22 - Macedonia declares state of emergency due to heat wave
woman - July 21 - Pratibha Patil becomes the first woman president of the Republic of India
jetliner - July 20 - Body found on jetliner from China to United States
derailment - July 18 - Toxic air from Ukraine train derailment continues to make people sick
jolt - July 16 - Strong 6.7 earthquake jolts Japan
martyrdom - July 15 - Osama bin Laden praises martyrdom in video
butterfly - July 14 - Fast evolution observed in butterflies
Hindu - July 13 - Christian protesters try to disrupt first Hindu prayer in US Senate
knighthood - July 10 - Al-Qaeda threatens UK over Rushdie's knighthood
sleet - July 10 - Argentina celebrates its independence day covered in white
peleton - July 10 - Tour de France: Yellow jersey Cancellara surprises sprinters
knighthood - July 10 - Al-Qaeda threatens UK over Rushdie's knighthood
sleet - July 10 - Argentina celebrates its independence day covered in white
peleton - July 10 - Tour de France: Yellow jersey Cancellara surprises sprinters
karaoke bar - July 9 - TNT blamed for Chinese karaoke bar explosion that killed 25
oldest - July 6 - Scientists uncover oldest known DNA on Earth * oldest - July 6 - Scientists uncover oldest known DNA on Earth
mole - July 5 - Fred Thompson accused of being a "mole" for Nixon White House
controlled explosion - July 3 - Controlled explosions take place as police enquiry into UK bombings continues
critical - June 30 - MI5 terror threat warning level raised to 'critical'
regime - June 29 - International Red Cross condemns Myanmar regime
bridge - June 27 - Young bridge player wins at Antalya
intelligent design - June 26 - "Creationism and intelligent design have no place in the UK science curriculum" says UK Government
wonders of the world - June 25 - Election of new 7 wonders of the world: deadline approaching
torrential - June 24 - Torrential rainstorms kill over 200 in Karachi
Walloon - June 23 - Walloon region of Belgium officially recognises mosques
Iwo Jima - June 22 - Japan changes Iwo Jima's name
durian - June 21 - Thai scientist has deodorized the stinky 'king of fruits'
foie gras - June 20 - Study links foie gras consumption with Alzheimer's, arthritis, diabetes, other diseases
landing gear - June 18 - Emergency Air New Zealand landing performed with no landing gear
gay marriage - June 15 - Gay marriage amendment to stay off 2008 ballot in Massachusetts, USA
birdlike - June 14 - Fossilized remains of birdlike dinosaur found in China
P2P - June 14 - Michael Moore's new film 'Sicko' leaked via P2P
Popemobile - June 6 - Man attempts to jump into Popemobile
junta - June 5 - Thai junta partially lifts political ban
panties - June 3 - Free Paris Hilton protest panties
temporary marriage - June 3 - Iran's interior minister backs temporary marriage
Scouts - June 1 - Philadelphia breaks 80 year old lease and moves to evict Scouts
monster - May 26 - Monster Pig killed by eleven-year old boy
McJob - May 25 - McDonald's petitions Oxford English Dictionary to remove the word McJob
hammerhead - May 23 - Hammerhead sharks can give birth without mating, study shows
landfill - May 21 - Landfill named after comedian, John Cleese
treasure - May 19 - 500 million US dollars worth of treasure found off coast of Cornwall UK
World Bank - May 17 - Wolfowitz to quit as head of the World Bank
chemical bomb - May 17 - Insurgents in Iraq kill 32 with chemical bomb
televangelist - May 15 - Televangelist Jerry Falwell dies at age 73
coffee table - May 12 - Longest coffee table symbolises World Fair Trade Day in Belgium
Stevenage - May 12 - Stevenage Borough win FA Trophy
resign - May 10 - British Prime Minister Tony Blair to resign on June 27
supernova - May 8 - NASA observes largest supernova on record
eschew - May 6 - Iranian minister eschews un-Islamic dress at Sharm al-Sheikh
tornado - May 5 - At least nine killed in Greensburg, Kansas tornado
UFO - May 3 - Britain's Ministry of Defence to release UFO files
free to air - May 2 - Free to air digital TV switched on in New Zealand
outage - May 1 - Western New York recovering after major internet outage
pinch hit - 28 April - MLB: Twins defeat Tigers after pinch hit scores two
extra-solar - Apr 24 - Newly discovered extra-solar planet may be Earth-like
turnout - Apr 22 - High turnout observed in French presidential election
molten - Apr 19 - Molten steel kills 32 workers in Liaoning,China
pro-secular - Apr 15 - Pro-secular Turks rally against Erdogan's possible presidential candidacy
captive - Apr 10 - UK allows former captives to sell stories
code of conduct - April 9 - Jimbo Wales to create 'code of conduct' for bloggers and the Wikimedia Foundation
sunken - Apr 8 - Captain of sunken cruise ship charged
snort - Apr 5 - Keith Richards reported to have "snorted" his father's ashes
TGV - Aprl 3 - TGV makes 574.8 km/h on rails
Security Council - Mar 30 - UN Security Council calls for release of British soldiers in Iran
yuan - Mar 29 - Proposed U.S. legislation seeks to push China raise the value of yuan
material support - Mar 27 - Guantanamo detainee David Hicks pleads guilty to providing "material support"
power sharing - Mar 26 - Power sharing to return to Northern Ireland
niqāb - Mar 24 - Muslims told not to wear veils on Quebec election day
gunpoint - Mar 23 - 15 British Royal Navy sailors captured at gunpoint by Iranian guards
suspicious - Mar 21 - Pakistan coach's death 'suspicious'
lahar - Mar 18 - Lahar at New Zealand's Mount Ruapehu
friendly fire - Mar 16 - Friendly fire killing of Lance Corporal Matty Hull deemed unlawful
neo-natal - Mar 10 - Bacterial outbreak forces closure of Toronto hospital neo-natal unit
renewable energy - Mar 9 - EU adopts renewable energy measures
peacekeeper - Mar 8 - African Union peacekeepers come under attack in Mogadishu
aide - Mar 6 - Jury convicts former aide to Dick Cheney in Plame case
lunar eclipse - Mar 3 - Full lunar eclipse due on March 3, 2007
Vice President - Feb 27 - Explosion near Afganistan base kills at least 19, U.S. Vice President may have been target
Waitangi Day - Feb 23 - New Zealand's "Waitangi" holiday to stay
bereavement - Feb 22 - On bereavement and acceptance: Yale study of grief process
mud volcano - Feb 21 - Indonesia to plug mud volcano
northern lights - Feb 17 - NASA launches satellites to study northern lights
kidnapping - Feb 16 - 26 Americans, mostly CIA agents, charged for kidnapping in Italy
Grammy - Feb 12 - Dixie Chicks, Blige, Underwood big Grammy winners
candidacy - Feb 10 - Senator Obama announces presidential candidacy
snow - Feb 8 - Snow causes disruption in UK
Hare Krishna - Feb 6 - Further demolition of Hare Krishna homes in Kazakhstan seems imminent
letter bomb - Feb 5 - Letter bomb explodes near Scotland Yard in London, England
insurgent - Feb 2 - Insurgents shoot down U.S. helicopter near Baghdad
Second Life - Jan 31 - Sweden to open embassy in Second Life
Stonehenge - Jan 30 - Home of Stonehenge builders found
witch-hunt - Jan 26 - Four women killed in Papua New Guinea witchhunt
living fossil - Jan 25 - Living fossil caught off coast of Japan
vista, OpenDocument, OOXML - Jan 24 - [1] - [2], etc.
nomination - Jan 23 - "Sunshine", "Queen" in the spotlight as 79th Annual Academy Award nominations announced
exploratory committee - Jan 20 - Hillary Clinton forms presidential exploratory committee
sponsorship - Jan 18 - UK Celebrity Big Brother loses sponsorship over racism allegations
bravitude - Jan 16 - Bravitude climbing fast on Google
decapitated - Jan 15 - Saddam's co-defendant decapitated while being hanged
ice storm - Jan 13 - Western New York prepares for ice storm
iPhone - Jan 10 - Apple introduces iPhone and Apple TV
air strike - Jan 9 - U.S. air strikes on Somalia confirmed
archbishop - Jan 8 - Polish Archbishop resigns after spying revelations
instant noodle - Jan 7 - Inventor of instant noodles passes away
avalanche - Jan 6 - Avalanche buries cars in Colorado
insurgent - Jan 3 - Insurgents now control Iraqi city
European Union - Jan 1 - Bulgaria and Romania are new European Union members