Wednesday, November 11, 2009 A suicide car bomb attack in northwestern Pakistan has killed at least 30 people, including some children. Investigators say the bomb exploded Tuesday on a busy street near a market in the city of Charsadda, 40 kilometers north of Peshawar. The blast wounded dozens of people and destroyed several buildings. “The […]
Wikinews Shorts: December 1, 2008
A compilation of brief news reports for Monday, December 1, 2008. Contents 1 150 beached whales die 2 Gunmen kill 8 at Mexican restaurant 3 PD-L takes lead in Romanian elections Contribute to Wikinews by expanding these briefs or add a new one. Approximately 150 whales have died after being beached in a remote coastal area […]
Oil prices drop as inventories grow
Thursday, October 16, 2008 NYMEX/WTI: $70.61/barrel $-3.93 (-5.27%) ICE/Brent: $65.43/barrel $-4.15 (-5.96%) 16:00, 16 October 2008 (UTC) Prices displayed in U.S. dollars. International oil prices sank on Thursday as investors worried that a looming global recession will lower demand. Crude oil for future delivery fell to below US$71 a barrel in electronic trading on the […]
Briscoe scores first NASCAR Xfinity win of season at Iowa
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Australia sends more troops to Afghanistan
Tuesday, February 21, 2006 The Australian government has confirmed it will send an extra 200 troops to Afghanistan as part of a security and reconstruction team. Prime Minister John Howard says troops will leave from late July and will spend about two years in Afghanistan separate from the Special Forces and commandos already serving there. […]
Wikinews interviews three figures from Donald Trump’s political past
Sunday, March 13, 2016 Wikinews spoke with three people associated with the early political career of U.S. businessman Donald Trump, the front-runner for the Republican Party’s 2016 presidential nomination. Those interviewed include longtime political operative Roger Stone, a close associate of Trump and director of Trump’s 2000 presidential exploratory committee; journalist Dave Shiflett, co-writer of […]
Interview with U.S. Republican Presidential candidate Tom Tancredo
Tuesday, September 25, 2007 Tom Tancredo has been a member of the United States House of Representatives since 1999, representing the 6th Congressional District of Colorado. He rose to national prominence for his strong stance against illegal immigration and his announcement that he was a Republican candidate in the 2008 Presidential election. David Shankbone recently […]
Tax evasion investigators raid Google’s Paris headquarters
Wednesday, May 25, 2016 Dozens of tax investigators raided Google’s offices in French capital Paris yesterday as part of a probe into the company’s alleged tax evasion. The raid was conducted by investigators from the state financial prosecutor’s office assisted by 25 information technology (IT) experts, according to officials. “The investigation aims to verify whether […]
Petition pressures City of Edinburgh Council to review clause affecting live music scene
Thursday, June 25, 2015 Live music venues in Edinburgh, Scotland are awaiting a review later this year on the 2005 licensing policy, which places limitations on the volume of amplified music in the city. Investigating into how the policy is affecting the Edinburgh music scene, a group of Wikinews writers interviewed venue owners, academics, the […]
Cleveland, Ohio clinic performs US’s first face transplant
Thursday, December 18, 2008 A team of eight transplant surgeons in Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, USA, led by reconstructive surgeon Dr. Maria Siemionow, age 58, have successfully performed the first almost total face transplant in the US, and the fourth globally, on a woman so horribly disfigured due to trauma, that cost her an eye. […]