Saturday, October 14, 2006 The hijab, or “Muslim headscarf”, is an item of clothing which is regarded by some Muslims as “compulsory” for women to […]
Read More22 hostages freed after raid in Pakistani army headquarters
Sunday, October 11, 2009 22 hostages were freed after military commandos raided a Pakistan army headquarters in Rawalpindi on Sunday that had been taken by […]
Read MoreSeveral police officers killed in suicide bombing in Afghanistan
Thursday, July 5, 2007 At least five to ten police officers in Afghanistan have been killed and at least 11 others were wounded after a […]
Read MoreStrike ballot to go ahead despite British Telecom’s belated new pay offer
Tuesday, June 8, 2010 The UK’s Communication Workers’ Union have effectively rejected a belated revised pay offer by telecoms giant British Telecom. Their statement, released […]
Read MoreSkeletons found under home in Hertfordshire
Wednesday, April 23, 2008 Catherine McGuigan, a resident in South Mimms, Hertfordshire, UK, found skeletons from over a century ago buried under her dining room. […]
Read MoreInspectors close Chicago landmark Healthy Food restaurant after finding dead mouse in cooler
Saturday, April 2, 2005 Chicago city inspectors closed the landmark Lithuanian restaurant Healthy Food on Thursday, after finding mouse feces on the meat slicer and […]
Read MoreGiant tuna sold for $177,000 at Japanese fish market
Wednesday, January 6, 2010 File:Tuna.jpg This Tuesday, at a wholesale auction at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo, a 512-pound bluefin tuna was sold for […]
Read MoreAhmadinejad sends letter to George W. Bush
Tuesday, May 9, 2006For the first time in three decades, direct and at least partially public diplomatic communication will commence between the United States (US) […]
Read MoreChinese General threatens U.S. with nuclear weapons over possible Taiwan Strait conflict, Beijing downplays comment
Saturday, July 16, 2005 A General in the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and dean at the National Defense University in China commented to visiting […]
Read MoreG20 protests: Inside a labour march
Wikinews accredited reporter Killing Vector traveled to the G-20 2009 summit protests in London with a group of protesters. This is his personal account. Friday, […]
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