Police station attacked by car bomb in Basque Country, two officers injured
Friday, August 24, 2007 A police station of the Spanish Guardia Civil was attacked today Friday by a car bomb in the Basque city of Durango, injuring two policemen. It is believed to be the first serious attack of the separatist group ETA since it unilaterally ended a cease-fire in June. The blast caused serious […]
Wikinews interviews Jim Hedges, U.S. Prohibition Party presidential candidate
Saturday, January 29, 2011 U.S. Prohibition Party presidential candidate Jim Hedges of Thompson Township, Pennsylvania took some time to answer a few questions about the Prohibition Party and his 2012 presidential campaign. The Prohibition Party is the third oldest existing political party in the United States, having been established in 1869. It reached its height […]
ARM: 2010 worst year for Afghanistan since US invasion
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 File:100207-X-XXXXX-4.jpg The Afghanistan Rights Monitor (ARM), an Afghan human-rights group, stated yesterday that 2010 was the worst year in terms of violence for the country since US-led troops occupied the country in 2001. The ARM says that civilian deaths have risen and that Taliban insurgents have not been defeated despite a […]
German BND claims U.S. exaggerated Iraq WMD claims
Sunday, November 20, 2005 One of the most important arguments in the run-up to the Iraq war made by Colin Powell in his United Nations speech and President Bush in his State of the Union address was that Iraq had an active biological weapons program and possessed mobile biological weapons labs. According to an investigation […]
Australian offshore drilling rig leaks oil, could take weeks to plug
Sunday, August 23, 2009 A leak at an offshore oil drilling rig has caused an oil slick off Australia’s coast. According to the rig’s operator, it could take weeks to fully plug it. Gas and oil started leaking from a hole beneath the sea floor on early Friday. It has caused an oil slick about […]
CanadaVOTES: Liberal David Remington running in Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox & Addington
Friday, September 19, 2008 On October 14, 2008, Canadians will be heading to the polls for the federal election. Liberal candidate David Remington is standing for election in the riding of Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington. Wikinews contacted David Remington, to talk about the issues facing Canadians, and what they and their party would do to address […]
MST creates Marxist school in Brazil
http://www.mst.org.br/multimidia/gfotos/fotos/escolaff8peq.jpg Escola Nacional Florestan Fernandes Photo: MST Wednesday, January 26, 2005 SÃO PAULO, Brazil – The Landless Workers Movement (MST) inaugurated on Sunday the school Florestan Fernandes created by the movement. The school is located at the city of Guararema, 60Km (37.282 miles) from São Paulo and is about 30,000 m 2 {\displaystyle m^{2}} . […]
Photo report: Anime North convention brings fans to Toronto
Friday, June 1, 2018 In Toronto last weekend, North American anime and manga convention Anime North was held. Anime North sprawled across multiple venues, including the Toronto Congress Centre, as a fan-run celebration of Japanese pop culture. The event ran from May 25 to 27. Wikinews’s Nicholas Moreau was in attendance to photograph the event. […]
An Auto Accident Attorney In Kalamazoo Mi Will Fight For Justice For You
See More About: Greenslips Aami Insurance NSW byAlma Abell Can you afford to have an auto accident? Well, that’s not exactly something most people spend a lot of time thinking about. After all, being involved in an accident isn’t written down in the day planner. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZElgEMjBmbA[/youtube] One cost estimate comes from the National Safety Council. […]
Pfizer and Microsoft team up against Viagra spam
Sunday, February 13, 2005 New York –”Buy cheap Viagra through us – no prescription required!” Anyone with an active email account will recognize lines like this one. According to some reports, unsolicited advertisements (spam) for Viagra and similar drugs account for one in four spam messages. BACKGROUND Spamming remains one of the biggest problems facing […]