Blogspot ban lifted in Pakistan
Saturday, May 6, 2006 As of 6th May, 2006, the Pakistani government has once again put a ban on Blogspot. This has been confirmed by numerous bloggers across Pakistan. The…
Protests over housing costs sweep across Israel
Sunday, July 24, 2011 A 'tent city' protest in Tel Aviv. Image: Itzuvit.Placards and banners at the Tel Aviv tent city. Image: Itzuvit.Israelis have been gathering across the country to…
Three babies dead within one week at Madrid Hospital
Sunday, March 4, 2007 Babies in neonatal intensive care units are sensitive to hospital infections. The causative bacterium in these cases in Spain, Klebsiella pneumoniae, does not usually cause problems…
G7 says “all available tools” will be used to solve crisis
Saturday, October 11, 2008 The financial leaders pose for a group photo.In the midst of the intensifying global financial crisis, finance ministers and central bankers of the G7 nations –…
Ash and steam reported over Mount St. Helens
Tuesday, March 8, 2005 Steam eruption.Photo credit: Daniel LiuPortland, Oregon – A cloud of white steam and ash rose as high as 36,000 feet from Mount St. Helens in the…
Wikinews attends Maker Faire in Tyler, Texas
Tuesday, April 30, 2019 Wikinews attended the sixth annual Mini Maker Faire in Tyler, Texas, United States on Saturday. Similar to a giant science fair, the event featured a variety…
‘Guantanamo’-style detention facility under construction on Australian Island
Monday, November 28, 2005 The Australian Government is currently building a "Guantanamo-style detention facility" - a $210 million, 800-bed Immigration Reception and Processing Centre - on Christmas Island, 1400km off…
War on terrorism memorial planned near Oklahoma Capitol
Thursday, June 15, 2006 A memorial dedicated to Oklahomans killed in the war on terrorism is planned for just north of the Oklahoma Capitol. The memorial would be built next…
Wikinews Shorts: August 18, 2010
A compilation of brief news reports for Wednesday, August 18, 2010. Location of South Carolina.Image: The General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin. An unemployed, single mother from South Carolina…
Suicide bomber kills twelve in northwest Pakistan
Saturday, March 6, 2010 At least twelve civilians have died and over 25 wounded in a suicide bombing in the Hangu District of north-west Pakistan, Thursday night. A convoy of…