Wednesday, June 20, 2007 Nine firefighters were killed on Monday while battling a massive fire at a furniture warehouse in Charleston, South Carolina. Firefighters were called to the scene of a massive blaze at the Sofa Super Store in Charleston, S.C. at around 6:30 p.m. EST. At around 7 p.m., nine firefighters were sent inside the inferno to rescue people […]
Fiji’s President abrogates constitution
Friday, April 10, 2009 Fijian President Ratu Josefa Iloilo has abrogated the country’s constitution and signalled the appointment of a new interim government. The move comes in response to yesterday’s Court of Appeal decision declaring the removal of Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase and the appointment of military strongman Voreqe Bainimarama as interim Prime Minister unlawful. In a televised address to […]
DHS relies on Wikipedia for asylum information, appeals court rules against use
Wednesday, September 3, 2008 This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the Department of Homeland Security was wrong in using the online encyclopedia Wikipedia as a reference when deciding whether to allow asylum seekers […]
How To Express Sympathy When Someone Suffers A Loss
Click Here For More Specific Information On: Low Back Pain Physiotherapist Hillcrest Chronic Back Pain Physiotherapist Oakden By Derek Marsh Death is something people dont want to think about. This just makes the person feel so bad inside and make one think if this could be have been prevented. The truth is death is another phase in life. By learning […]
Purged Chinese leader Zhao Ziyang dies at 85
Monday, January 17, 2005 Zhao Ziyang, the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party who was purged for sympathizing with the student protestors in the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 died on Monday in Beijing after 15 years of house arrest. He was 85. Zhao was a reformer within the communist party who acted against corruption, and created programs of […]
2011 BRIT Awards highlights
Friday, February 18, 2011 On Tuesday, the 2011 BRIT Awards were presented from The O2 Arena in London, England. This is the first time that the awards ceremony has been hosted from this venue; previously, the regular location for the show was the Earls Court Exhibition Centre, which is also located in London. The BRIT Awards, presented by the British […]
US automaker bailout deal fails to pass Senate
Friday, December 12, 2008 A US$14 billion bailout package deal for the “Big Three” United States automakers — Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors — has been rejected in the United States Senate after failing a procedural vote. The bill was rejected after bipartisan discussions on the bailout broke down when Republican Party leaders insisted that the United Auto Workers (UAW) […]
Eric Bogosian on writing and the creative urge
Thursday, April 17, 2008 Eric Bogosian is one of America’s great multi-dimensional talents. “There’s sort of three different careers, and any one of them could exist by itself, on its own two feet. There was that solo stuff, and then I started writing plays in the late seventies.” Although his work has spanned genres, most readers will recognize Bogosian for […]
Wikinews Shorts: May 15, 2009
A compilation of brief news reports for Friday, May 15, 2009. California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed budget cuts and layoffs for California yesterday. Californian education budgets would be cut by $3 billion USD for the next five years if California voters gave a yes votes to the budget-related measures for May 19’s special election. Schwarzenegger is also ready to sell state […]
Turkey, US embassies resume issuing non-immigrant visas
Thursday, November 9, 2017 On Monday, the US embassy in Turkey’s capital Ankara released a statement on their website announcing they are to resume accepting new requests for non-immigrant visas on a limited basis in the country. Shortly after the announcement, the Turkish embassy in the US capital Washington DC also announced they are to continue processing a limited number […]