Mumbai Police investigations indicate Pakistani role in 11/7 serial blasts
Sunday, October 1, 2006 Mumbai Police Commissioner A N Roy confirmed today that investigations had revealed the involvement of the militant group Lashkar-e-Toiba and the (banned) Students Islamic Movement of […]
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Wreckage of Kenya Airways flight 507 found in jungle; All 114 on board killed
Monday, May 7, 2007 The latest information on the Kenya Airways information website states, “Kenya Airways regrets to confirm that its Flight KQ 507 from Douala to Nairobi has been […]
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On the campaign trail in the USA, October 2016
Sunday, November 6, 2016 The following is the sixth and final edition of a monthly series chronicling the U.S. 2016 presidential election. It features original material compiled throughout the previous […]
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2-year-old dies in car in 100ºF heat with windows rolled up
Friday, August 24, 2007 A two-year-old girl was found dead inside a car yesterday in Union Township, Clermont County, Ohio The car was parked outside the Glen Este Middle School […]
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UNHCR: Thousands of Angolans expelled from DRC in “dire” need of aid
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) agency has said that thousands of Angolans that were recently expelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo are […]
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Israel announces 10 month halt to settlement construction in West Bank
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 The prime minister of Israel, Binyamin Netanyahu, told a news conference earlier today that there will be a ten-month stop in the construction of new settlement […]
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Australian health workers to close intensive care units in Victoria next week
Thursday, March 13, 2008 Members of Australia’s Health Services Union (HSU) will go on strike in Victoria next week in a dispute over stalled wage and career structure negotiations. Over […]
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Wikinews Shorts: July 9, 2007
A compilation of brief news reports for Monday, July 9, 2007. On July 9, 2007, Sony Computer Entertainment America announced the release of an 80GB hard drive version of its PlayStation […]
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GM recalls 1.3 million cars over steering issues
Wednesday, March 3, 2010 General Motors (GM) announced on Tuesday a recall of 1.3 million Chevrolet and Pontiac cars in the US, Mexico, and Canada over problems with the power […]
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Australian government pays A$20m for copyright to Aboriginal flag
Wednesday, January 26, 2022 On Tuesday, the day preceding Australia Day, the Australian government announced it had purchased the copyright to the Australian Aboriginal Flag for A$20.05 million. The flag, […]
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