Monday, October 11, 2010 Wikinews interviewed author Amy Scobee about her book Scientology – Abuse at the Top, and asked her about her experiences working as an executive within the organization. Scobee joined the organization at age 14, and worked at Scientology’s international management headquarters for several years before leaving in 2005. She served as […]
Read MoreKidnapped Italian journalist refutes American government claims
Friday, March 25, 2005 Italian journalist, Giuliana Sgrena, who was hit by American artillery fire after being rescued from kidnappers in Iraq, was released from the hospital Thursday. Her injuries, more serious than initially reported, were caused by a projectile that burst her shoulder open and punctured her lungs. She suffers with fluid build-up in […]
Read MoreInterview: Drupal founder Dries Buytaert balances community and company interests
Sunday, February 24, 2008 In the year 2000, Dries Buytaert created Drupal, a freely licensed and open source tool to manage websites, as a bulletin board for his college dorm. Since Dries released the software and a community of thousands of volunteer developers have added and improved modules, Drupal has grown immensely popular. Drupal won […]
Read More17 million accounts’ hashed passwords, emails stolen, Zomato says
Friday, May 19, 2017 Yesterday, Zomato, a food ordering and restaurant finding company, announced security breach of more than 17 million accounts, via their official blog. A hacker operating under the alias nclay uploaded evidence to prove they had the stolen data — hashed passwords and emails — for sale, Hackread.com reported. Zomato later announced […]
Read MoreIndonesian authorities investigate after pornographic film screened on billboard in Jakarta
Monday, October 3, 2016 Authorities in Indonesia initiated an investigation after a pornographic film was illicitly screened on a 24-square-meter (roughly 260-square-foot) LED billboard in the capital city of Jakarta on Friday, in full view of rush hour commuters. The film, depicting a couple engaged in explicit sexual activity, appeared on the screen for several […]
Read MoreFacebook Layouts And Facebook Backgrounds
By Peter Nisbet Using alternative Facebook layouts can jazz up your Facebook Profile or Wall, and there are many of these online for to choose free of charge. Be careful in your selection, though because not all are free and you could find yourself faced with a bill. There are large numbers of different designs […]
Read MoreNews briefs:June 30, 2006
The time is 20:00 (UTC) on June 30th, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs. Contents 1 Headlines 1.1 Interior Ministry, Fatah offices in Gaza hit by Israeli airstrikes 1.2 Palestinian PM: Israel aims to topple gov’t 1.3 Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs Freitas do Amaral resigns 1.4 French Parliament adopts controversial copyright bill […]
Read MoreWhy You Should Get Secured Online Home Improvement Loan Rates
Find Out More About: Independent Financial Advisers Financial Planning Services By Joe R. Maldonado A lot of homeowners have the issue of lacking the necessary funds to complete all of the improvements and renovations that their home requires, and this is when it comes time to start getting some secured online home improvement loan rates. […]
Read MoreFacebook takes down groups supporting Austin crash pilot
Friday, February 19, 2010 On the popular social networking website Facebook, various groups commemorating disgruntled pilot Joseph Andrew Stack were formed on Thursday evening. Earlier that day, in what has been described as an act of “domestic terrorism,” Stack intentionally crashed his small passenger plane into an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) office building in Austin, […]
Read More“Anonymous” plans to protest Church of Scientology on February 10
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 The Internet-based group “Anonymous” released a new video on YouTube Monday, announcing international protests outside Church of Scientology centers set for February 10. The video “Call to Action” uses the same computer synthesized voice as a previous video titled “Message to Scientology”, which was posted to YouTube last Monday. The “Message […]
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