Saturday, November 19, 2005 Supporters of convicted Australian drug trafficker, Van Nguyen, gathered outside the State Library in Melbourne yesterday to display thousands of messages of opposition to his death sentence. Callers to talkback radio in Melbourne were overwhelmingly against the death penalty of Nguyen, who immediately admitted his guilt and has cooperated with authorities […]
Read MoreFire sensors removed from Polish hostel where fire broke out
Thursday, April 16, 2009 On Easter Monday, a hostel fire killed 22 people and injured 20 more. Nearly two dozen people are still in the hospital, including an eighteen-month-old baby in Kamie? Pomorski, Poland. The dead included six children. There is still one person missing. During the intense blaze, parents reportedly tossed children from windows […]
Read More13 schools torched in southern Thailand
Thursday, June 14, 2007 In an apparent coordinated attack, 13 schools were set ablaze late yesterday in southern Thailand, an escalation of violence that authorities are blaming on Muslim insurgents. The 13 schools were burned in Pattani and Yala, two of the three restive, Muslim-majority Thai provinces on the border of Malaysia. On Monday in […]
Read MoreCare To Have Some Music?
Find Out More About: Aria Submitted by: Veronika Sikes Who can live without music these days? Even a robot wants to listen to music. Okay, maybe most of them are just in the movies, but come on. We are still on the fringes of perfecting artificial intelligence. Of course, there is always the smartphone, and […]
Read MoreInterview with Bill Bousfield, Regional Council candidate for Wards 1 & 5 in Brampton, Canada
Monday, October 30, 2006 The upcoming 2006 Brampton municipal election, to be held November 13, features an array of candidates looking to represent their wards in city council or the council of the Peel Region. Wikinews contributor Nick Moreau contacted many of the candidates, including Bill Bousfield, asking them to answer common questions sent in […]
Read MoreBritish political candidate Nigel Farage injured in plane crash on polling day
Thursday, May 6, 2010 A political candidate for the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) has been injured in a plane crash. Nigel Farage, the former leader of the party, was in a two-seater plane when it crashed at an airfield in Northamptonshire. The plane crashed just one hour after voting had opened on polling day. […]
Read MoreHungarian Zsuzsanna Krajnyak defeats compatriot Veronika Juhasz, taking 2012 wheelchair fencing bronze
Wednesday, September 5, 2012 1 2 3 London, England— Tuesday evening saw Zsuzsanna Krajnyak, of Hungary, take bronze in the women’s wheelchair fencing individual foil category A. She defeated fellow Hungarian Veronika Juhasz by a score of 15 to 4. The bout was the first of four concurrent medal matches to end, with Juhasz unable […]
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Find Out More About: Buy Mg Cars Portland Submitted by: Johns Jerry With the benefits of car service, you can meet all the needs of your schedule. Well provide car service in San Francisco, so you can achieve timeliness, calm, and value. Moreover, the business providing the transportation must be quality because it has a […]
Read MoreBasketball: Djordjevic’s farewell game to be played July 3
Friday, June 24, 2005 Popular Serbian basketball player Aleksandar “Sasha” Djordjevic will play his last game in Belgrade on July 3. More then 60 players and coaches who worked with Djordjevic throughout his career will attend the game, and all ticket proceedings will go to the UNICEF “School without violence” program. Djordjevic played in the […]
Read MoreMalaysian government warns citizens about Uncyclopedia
This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Tuesday, January 15, 2008 Satire site Uncyclopedia, a parody of online encyclopedia Wikipedia, has been labeled by the Malaysian government as dangerous. The Internal Security Department of Malaysia issued the warning today, […]
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