Sunday, August 16, 2009 Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani has launched Pakistan’s first international container train service from Islamabad to Istanbul via the Iranian capital, Tehran, as a trial project of the Economic Cooperation Organization to boost Pakistan’s trade with Turkey and Iran. The train is carrying 20 containers on its first journey from […]
Read MoreUniversity of Calgary scientist Keith cracks carbon capture conundrum
Thursday, October 2, 2008 A University of Calgary research team developed a new method for extracting carbon dioxide (CO2) directly from the air — a fundamental shift in carbon capture technology enabling capture of the most common greenhouse gas from so-called diffuse sources like aircraft, trucks and automobiles that represent half of the greenhouse gases […]
Read MoreMagnolia Texas Property Can Also Redesign Your Home
Find Out More About: Best Home Builders Toowoomba QLD Best Home Builders In Toowoomba Magnolia Texas Property Can Also Redesign Your Home by James CamroonAre you bored of the same house you are living in last 10 15 years? And you want to change every aspect of your house? Now it’s time for you to […]
Read MoreWikipedia victim of onslaught of April Fool’s jokes
This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Friday, April 1, 2005 Today Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia that anyone with access to the Internet can edit, was the victim of an onslaught of practical jokes, as April Fool’s Day kicked […]
Read MoreWisconsin Democratic Party calls for Impeachment of Bush, Cheney, & Rumsfeld
Sunday, June 12, 2005 In Oshkosh, Wisconsin, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin adopted the following resolution at their state convention: CALLING ON THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO INITIATE IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST PRESIDENT BUSH, VICE PRESIDENT CHENEY AND DEFENSE SECRETARY RUMSFELD FOR HIGH CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS WHEREAS, the Downing Street Memo shows that Bush, Cheney and […]
Read MoreRomanian road traffic laws aligned to EU standards
Friday, May 6, 2005 Romania’s new road traffic laws have been approved by the Senate, with the laws being in accordance with European Union legislation and updating a previous law from 1999. Romania is currently going through the process of aligning its legislation with EU standards, as it is set to become a member of […]
Read MoreZimbabwean opposition leader in intensive care after arrest
Wednesday, March 14, 2007 Morgan Tsvangirai, the main opposition leader in Zimbabwe, is in intensive care after being arrested at a protest rally. Mr Tsvangirai told the BBC that police beat him repeatedly in the head, back, knees and arm and that he lost two pints (one litre) of blood in an attack that seemed […]
Read MoreSinger Britney Spears faces hit and run charges
Saturday, September 22, 2007 The Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office said yesterday that pop music super-star Britney Spears was facing charges for a hit and run offence and driving without a valid drivers’ license. Charges were filed following an accident in which police allege Spears smashed her car into another vehicle in a parking area […]
Read MoreCanadaVOTES: NDP candidate Michael McMahon running in Prince Edward—Hastings
Friday, September 26, 2008 On October 14, 2008, Canadians will be heading to the polls for the federal election. New Democratic Party candidate Michael McMahon is standing for election in the riding of Prince Edward—Hastings. McMahon moved to Windsor in 1951, getting a degree in education, teaching locally and in Papua New Guinea. He served […]
Read MoreJohn Reed on Orwell, God, self-destruction and the future of writing
Thursday, October 18, 2007 It can be difficult to be John Reed. Christopher Hitchens called him a “Bin Ladenist” and Cathy Young editorialized in The Boston Globe that he “blames the victims of terrorism” when he puts out a novel like Snowball’s Chance, a biting send-up of George Orwell‘s Animal Farm which he was inspired […]
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