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 […]
Child released after spending entire life in Australian detention centre
Tuesday, May 24, 2005 A Malaysian woman and her three year old daughter were released from Villawood Detention Centre on bridging visas yesterday after media […]
UK Party leaders questioned on BBC ‘Question Time’
Friday, April 29, 2005 With the UK general election on May 5, three party leaders from the largest parties in the election answered questions live […]
‘Big Brother’ contestant Parker Somerville sounds off about the show and his aspirations
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 In the past two months, Parker Somerville, a videographer for the website TMZ.com, transitioned from an average guy leading an ordinary […]
Wikinews interviews Spanish shooter Paulo Fontán
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 This week, Wikinews interviewed Spanish Paralympic sport shooter Paulo Fontán Torreiro. Late last month, Galician Fontán competed at the Alicante hosted […]
Candle knocked over during voodoo sex ritual causes apartment fire
Saturday, February 26, 2011 An elderly Brooklyn, New York woman was found dead yesterday after a fire triggered by a voodoo ceremony caused a blaze […]
New London police commissioner blames middle-class cocaine users for violence in Colombia and on British housing estates
Sunday, February 6, 2005 LONDON,United Kingdom –The new London police commissioner Sir Ian Blair has warned middle class dinner party users of cocaine that he […]
India-China border-treaty hoped to improve ties, facilitate trade
Wednesday, April 13, 2005 India and China have settled long-time border disputes, and with freed up cross-border traffic look to creating what would be the […]
News briefs:April 23, 2010
Correction — August 24, 2015 These briefs incorrectly describe BP as ‘British Petroleum’. In fact, such a company has not existed for many years as BP […]
Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Communist Party candidate Shona Bracken, Toronto Danforth
Sunday, October 7, 2007 Shona Bracken is running for the Communist Party in the Ontario provincial election in Toronto—Danforth. Wikinews interviewed her regarding her values, […]