Monday, July 17, 2006 South-east China has been flooded by torrential rainstorms as the Severe Tropical Storm Bilis came ashore on Friday, July 14. The total death toll stands at 178 people but many people are missing, and the figure…
Brookfield, Wisconsin man charged with stealing toilet and urinal parts
Saturday, March 30, 2013 Yesterday, the Milwaukee County district attorney charged Cory J. Feerick, a 33-year-old from Brookfield, Wisconsin, with five misdemeanor counts of stealing US$35,000 worth of flush valves from fast food restaurants and university toilets and urinals. If…
Habertürk media sparks outrage over woman’s murder photo in Turkey
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 A photo of a naked and bloodstained murdered woman was shown on the front page of Turkey’s Habertürk Daily print edition last Friday, causing a social and media uproar. The article was titled “The last point…
Thousands displaced after heavy flooding in Burkina Faso
Friday, September 4, 2009 According to the United Nations’ humanitarian agency, severe flooding in Burkina Faso has affected over 100,000 people, following the country’s heaviest rainfall for ninety years. Thousands of homes in the vicinity of Ouagadougou, the country’s capital,…
Filesharing software distributor LimeWire ordered to close by court
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 One of the world’s largest distributors of Filesharing software, LimeWire, has been placed under permanent injunction by the US District Court in the Southern District of New York, to cease distributing and supporting its software. The…
Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Progessive Conservative candidate Tyler Currie, Trinity-Spadina
Monday, October 1, 2007 Tyler Currie is running as an Progressive Conservative candidate in the Ontario provincial election, in the riding of Trinity-Spadina. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his campaign. Stay tuned for further…
GAO reveals $1.6 billion spent on public relations by the Bush administration in 2003-2005
Tuesday, February 14, 2006 A new 154-page Government Accountability Office (GAO) report says seven federal departments together spent US$1.6 billion on 343 contracts with public relations firms, advertising agencies, and media organizations, as well as individuals involved in such activities.…
UK work secretary David Blunkett resigns
Wednesday, November 2, 2005 David Blunkett, the United Kingdom’s Work and Pensions Secretary, resigned following a meeting with Prime Minister Tony Blair today. Public pressure had been growing on Mr. Blunkett to resign after revelations emerged that he had broken…
UN Report: Earth ecosystem in peril
Thursday, March 31, 2005 A report Tuesday from a United Nations-backed project, consulting more than 1,300 scientists from 95 countries, and written over the last four years, warns that 60 percent of the basics of life on Earth — water,…
Wikinews interviews Mike Lebowitz, Chairman of the Modern Whig Party
Monday, October 13, 2008 In the United States, there are two major political parties; the Republican and the Democratic. However, there are several other minor – commonly referred to as “third” – parties. One of these is the Modern Whig…