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 - -, 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