Friday, October 2, 2009 At least thirteen people have been killed after torrential rains caused mudslides in Italy on Friday. The mudslides occurred in the city of Messina, located in the northern part of Sicily. The mud blocked rails and road, cut off communications, and destroyed several buildings. Search and rescue teams were using dogs […]
So You Want To Be An Umpire?
By Lanny Hintz An umpire plays a very critical role in every baseball game. He is the decision maker in terms of rules of play and decorum in the field. If you ever want to be an umpire, you must of course know the rules of the game and all the technicalities subject to the […]
Congressman Cunningham admits taking bribes
Monday, November 28, 2005 U.S. Representative Randy “Duke” Cunningham (R–CA) pled guilty today to conspiring to take bribes in exchange for using his influence as a member of the House Appropriations Committee to help a defense contractor get business. In total he pled guilty to one count of income tax evasion and four counts of […]
NFL: Cowboys cornerback Pacman Jones can’t discuss police incident
Saturday, October 11, 2008 Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones was not available to speak with reporters Thursday after a Tuesday night incident involving Jones and a bodyguard in a hotel bathroom in the south-Central American city of Dallas, Texas. Officials are calling the incident private and said charges are not likely to be filed. […]
Smart-1 probe ends mission with planned crash into the Moon
Tuesday, September 5, 2006 Observatories around the world watched the skies early on Sunday morning as a European space probe, the SMART-1 crash landed on the Moon; the first time a European made object has landed there and, as the first, it made quite a bang. For the culmination of its three-year mission the probe […]
Rural Broadband Another Reason To Take To The Cloud
Here’s An Opinion On: Berco Undercarriage Australia Australia Mining Truck Rural Broadband – Another Reason to Take to the Cloud by Nick J Davies People from rural areas of the UK will soon be used to the idea of having faster broadband access in their home or at their office. According to a recent article […]
Peacekeepers take control in East Timor
Saturday, May 27, 2006 The Australian presence in East Timor so far has been characterised by vigorous patrolling into the capital Dili, with the main goal being to lock down the city in order to separate and concentrate the various conflicting forces in East Timor. Despite the Australian military being provided strong rules of engagement […]
Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Progressive Conservative candidate Penny Lucas, Kenora—Rainy River
Wednesday, September 26, 2007 Penny Lucas is running for the Progressive Conservative in the Ontario provincial election, in the Kenora-Rainy River riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed regarding her values, her experience, and her campaign. Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and will be contacted. Expect interviews from Liberals, Progressive […]
Jyllands-Posten reconsiders printing holocaust denial cartoons
Wednesday, February 8, 2006 Jyllands-Postens (The Jutlands Post)’s editor-in-chief, Carsten Juste has scrapped supposed plans to publish holocaust-denial cartoons simultaneously with Iranian paper Hamshahri. The message currently on the front page of their website indicates that the news was “based on an over-interpretation of a statement made by Culture Editor Flemming Rose”. Juste emphasizes that […]
Indigenous Australians told to “wash for fuel”
Thursday, December 9, 2004 MULAN, WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Under a draft plan of the Australian Federal Government’s “mutual obligation” agreements, members of the Aboriginal community Mulan in Western Australia will be obliged to ensure that homes and yards are clean, students attend school, rubbish bins are emptied twice a week and that children undertake frequent […]