Sunday, October 21, 2007 Torture proliferates American headlines today: whether its use is defensible in certain contexts and the morality of the practice. Wikinews reporter David Shankbone was curious about torture in American popular culture. This is the first of a two part series examining the BDSM business. This interview focuses on the owners of […]
Thursday, April 7, 2005 At an information technology conference in Addis Ababa, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia vowed to offer universal Internet connectivity in the country within three years. The government is working with a United States technology company Cisco Systems to fulfill this promise. The government will invest US$40 million in the venture,
Ethiopia plans to expand country’s Internet access
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The time is 17:00 (UTC) on May 21st, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs. Contents 1 Headlines 1.1 Violence escalates in Afghanistan 1.2 Iran stands defiant on Uranium enrichment 1.3 Militants target rally in Srinagar 1.4 Professionals and students continue strike in New Dehli 1.5 300 Vietnamese fishermen rescued after record China typhoon
News briefs:May 21, 2006
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Wednesday, April 8, 2009 Ernest Krajniak from Chilton, Wisconsin in the United States has been charged with arson after a lit cigarette ignited gasoline soaked clothes, setting his apartment ablaze. On Friday April 3, Krajniak, 47, cleaned his entire apartment with about five gallons of gasoline, wiping everything down with the soaked clothes. After he
Arson charge for man who cleaned home with gasoline
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Sunday, October 1, 2006 Forecasters are predicting that Hurricane Isaac could hit Atlantic Canada as early as next week. The provinces Nova Scotia and Newfoundland have been advised to monitor the progress of Isaac. Forecasters said Isaac should stay to the east of Bermuda, but the Canadian Maritimes and Newfoundland could feel the outer edges
Hurricane Isaac heads toward Atlantic Canada
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Monday, March 28, 2005 Commander Leroy Chiao (U.S.A.) and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov (Russia), suited in Russian Orlan spacesuits, left the International Space Station on a 4.5 hour long spacewalk to install antennas for the European Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), inspect and photograph other exterior equipment and launched the Nanosatellite mini-satellite. This is the last
Space station crew perform successful spacewalk
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Monday, June 23, 2008 2008 COMPUTEX Taipei, the largest trade fair since its inception in 1982, featured several seminars and forums, expansions on show spaces to TWTC Nangang, great transformations for theme pavilions, and WiMAX Taipei Expo, mainly promoted by Taipei Computer Association (TCA). Besides of ICT industry, “design” progressively became the critical factor for
2008 COMPUTEX Taipei: Three awards, One target
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This is the category for Lauren Jackson, an Australian basketball player. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 2 February 2013: Canberra Capitals extinguish the Fire, 76–68 7 December 2012: WNBL’s Sydney Uni Flames decisively beat Canberra Capitals 29 September 2012: Canberra Capitals beat Chinese women’s national B basketball team in pre-season 20 August
Category:Lauren Jackson
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Wednesday, December 24, 2014With the English-language Wikinews continuing to increase the amount of original content published, we take a look back at some of the eighty-plus original reports from our contributors during 2014.