Thursday, May 4, 2006 Rescuers are continuing their efforts to reach the trapped miners in the Beaconsfield mine in northern Tasmania. A five tonne borer […]
Read MoreUS Senator Ted Kennedy collapses during inaugural luncheon
Correction — January 23, 2009 On Tuesday afternoon, Robert Byrd’s office corrected the reports used for this article. Mark Ferrell said, “Sen. Byrd did not […]
Read MoreMassachusetts lawmakers enact plan for universal health coverage
Friday, April 7, 2006Legislators in the Massachusetts General Court, their name for the state legislature, approved legislation on Tuesday, April 4, that would make it […]
Read MoreAustralia to detain Burmese boatpeople on Nauru
Monday, August 21, 2006 Eight Burmese boat people, who arrived off Western Australia‘s Ashmore Reef last week, say they wish to claim refugee status. The […]
Read MoreEnglish court jails policeman over insurance fraud
Thursday, July 1, 2010 A court in England, UK has jailed a policeman for ten months after he was convicted of defrauding his car insurance […]
Read MoreStrong earthquake near Solomon Islands, tsunami reported
Sunday, April 1, 2007 A magnitude 8.1 undersea earthquake triggered a tsunami that has killed at least fifteen people, including six children, in the Solomon […]
Read MoreLaw center helps defend open source
Wednesday, February 2, 2005 Eben Moglen, Columbia University Law Professor, will head the newSoftware Freedom Law Center (SFLC). An initial 4 million dollars has been […]
Read MorePrices at the pump spike overnight in U.S.
Friday, August 12, 2005 All this week, prices at the pump have been reaching record levels across the United States. Since yesterday, the price for […]
Read MoreBlown for Good author discusses life inside international headquarters of Scientology
Friday, November 13, 2009 Wikinews interviewed author Marc Headley about his new book Blown for Good, and asked him about life inside the international headquarters […]
Read MoreGround broken on Northpoint development in Cambridge, Massachusetts
A view of the Leonard Zakim bridge from the construction site. The warehouses at right will be replaced by a five-acre park within two years. […]
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