Thursday, March 17, 2005 Italian parliamentarians call for global summit A letter and motion to be debated by Italian Parliament this week calls for action Continue Reading
Bush backtracks over legal status of alleged “Dirty Bomber” Jose Padilla
Wednesday, November 23, 2005 President George W. Bush ordered Jose Padilla, detained by the US Military as an alleged terrorist, to be transferred out of Continue Reading
Security Council recommends Ban Ki-moon for UN Secretary-General
Tuesday, October 10, 2006 Ban Ki-moon The United Nations Security Council has recommended the South Korean foreign minister Ban Ki-moon for appointment as the next Continue Reading
Rebel leader says he will run for president in Haiti
Tuesday, July 12, 2005 One of the leaders of last year’s overthrow of President Aristide in Haiti, Guy Philippe, now says that he will participate Continue Reading
Judge to decide on Nigerian election re-run
Tuesday, February 26, 2008 A result is expected today on the possibility of an election re-run in Nigeria. Opposition parties claim that current President Umaru Continue Reading
Author Amy Scobee recounts abuse as Scientology executive
Monday, October 11, 2010 Wikinews interviewed author Amy Scobee about her book Scientology – Abuse at the Top, and asked her about her experiences working Continue Reading
Tattoo with identifying details leads to prosecution of thief in Bristol, UK
Tuesday, October 7, 2008 A thief in Bristol, United Kingdom, has been prosecuted due to incriminating evidence in the form of a tattoo on his Continue Reading
Number of private contractors killed in Iraq and Afghanistan passes 1,000
Wednesday, July 4, 2007 The U.S. Department of Labor has released data showing that more than 1,000 private military contractors have been killed in Iraq Continue Reading
China prepared to support eurozone countries hit by financial crisis
Thursday, December 23, 2010 China has said it is prepared to support eurozone countries during the financial crisis that has hit the sixteen member states. Continue Reading
Government shuts off water to California farms in controversial effort to help threatened species
Thursday, August 13, 2009 A farming town in California claims that it may disappear due to the United States federal government shutting off water pumps, Continue Reading