Owain Thomas Illustrating The News

Republican Newt Gingrich

owainthomasnews — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:49:50 +0000

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has made a dramatic comeback by winning the Republican US presidential primary in South Carolina. The victory means three different candidates have won the first three contests in the state-by-state battle for the Republican presidential nomination to face Democratic President Barack Obama.

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich

Cruise ship grounded

owainthomasnews — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:24:24 +0000

The cruise ship Costa Concordia lies grounded off the shore of the island of Giglio, Italy. The death toll stands at 6, with a further 16 people still missing.

Ship grounded off the coast of Italy

Two behind bars

owainthomasnews — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:38:54 +0000

Two men, Gary Dobson and David Norris, have been convicted of the racist murder of black teenager Stephen Lawrence, 18 years after the attack in south London. Stephen Lawrence was stabbed to death on April 22, 1993, by a murderous racist gang. Two of the members of the gang are now behind bars because of new advances in police forensic testing.

Gary Dobson and David Norris, have been convicted of the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence

Happy New Year

owainthomasnews — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 20:25:07 +0000

The world welcomes in the New Year with spectacular celebrations around the globe.

Happy New year everyone

Kim Jong Il dies

owainthomasnews — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:00:38 +0000

Kim Jong Il, North Korea’s dictator and leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, has died. It is believed he died on a train trip on last Saturday at the age of 69, but reports in the media have not surfaced until now such as the secrecy that surrounds the country.

Kim Jong Il has died aged 69

Belguim gunman

owainthomasnews — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:07:58 +0000

Five people have died and 125 have been injured after a man fired shots and threw hand grenades in the Belgian city of Liege. Nordine Amrani, shot himself dead after going on a rampage and killing spree.

Belgian city of Liege attacked with grenades

UK EU veto

owainthomasnews — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:51:57 +0000

Prime Minister David Cameron vetoed at the EU summit causing a ripple in the coalition government and in Europe. Mr Cameron failed to reach an agreement with French president Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

David Cameron vetos the EU

Russian vote

owainthomasnews — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 19:43:52 +0000

Parliamentary elections took place in Russia giving Vladimir Putin a test of his popularity. Protesters gathered as the heavily disputed poll showed United Russia still the controlling power.

Protests ahead of elections in Russia

RIP Gary Speed

owainthomasnews — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 21:27:10 +0000

The football world mourns the death of the Wales football teams manager, Gary Speed, aged only 42. It is believed that the manager took his own life. He leaves behind a great footballing legacy and was the mastermind in the recent Welsh national teams resurgence.

Gary Speed dies aged just 42

Spain’s popular winners

owainthomasnews — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 22:44:30 +0000

Supporters of the Spanish Popular Party celebrate as the party wins in the Spanish general elections. Spaniards went to the polls to vote for Spain’s new Prime Minister, voting in a majority

Spanish popular party wins election

against the ruling Socialist Party, which had held power since 2004.