Wikinews interviews World Wide Web co-inventor Robert Cailliau


Thursday, August 16, 2007 The name Robert Cailliau may not ring a bell to the general public, but his invention is the reason why you are reading this: Dr. Cailliau […]

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Iraqis say U.S. bombing killed 39 civilians


Monday, October 17, 2005 American helicopters and warplanes bombed 2 villages near Ramadi, Iraq on Sunday. The U.S. military said nearly 70 suspected insurgents were killed, while local witnesses said […]

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Malware from mass SQL injections confirmed by security experts


Thursday, June 5, 2008 Nearly 20,000 websites have been attacked by unknown malicious computer users using a technique known as an SQL injection. The attackers have inserted code to install […]

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Danish clothing company sells T-shirts to support FARC and PFLP


Friday, January 20, 2006 A recently created Danish clothing company is selling on the internet T-shirts in order to support the clandestine radio station of the Colombian guerrilla group Revolutionary […]

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Nine dead after biker gang feud in Texas


Monday, May 18, 2015 Nine people are dead and eighteen injured after a shootout among alleged rival biker gangs broke out inside a sports bar in Texas yesterday. The violence […]

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Former Japanese prime minister Hashimoto indicated his retirement


Friday, August 12, 2005 On the 11th August, the former Prime Minister of Japan Riyutaro Hashimoto, age 68, formally indicated he would not run for the Okayama 4th constituency of […]

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IE8 Beta 2 will be released soon


Wednesday, May 28, 2008 Internet Explorer 8 beta 2 is expected to be released in the third quarter of 2008, which is between 1 July and 30 September, says Microsoft […]

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Mundine beats Green in super-middleweight WBA eliminator


Wednesday, May 17, 2006 Former world champion boxer Anthony Mundine has beaten long-time rival Danny Green on a unanimous points decision in a non-title World Boxing Association (WBA) super middleweight […]

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Wikinews 2020: An ‘Original reporting’ year in review


Friday, January 1, 2021 After an active year of original content published on the English-language Wikinews, we take a look back at some of the two dozen-plus original reports from […]

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Sixteen killed in Marrakech, Morocco bomb blast


Saturday, April 30, 2011 At least sixteen people are reported killed in a terrorist bombing in the city of Marrakech, Morocco. The bombing occurred in the busy Argana cafĂ© before […]

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