Tuesday, September 26, 2006 Safia Ahmed-jan, the director of the Afghan Ministry of Women's Affairs for the Khandahar province and an advocate of women's rights and a strong critic of…
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Wikinews interviews Buddy Roemer, U.S. Republican Party presidential candidate
Sunday, October 30, 2011 U.S. Republican Party presidential candidate and former Governor Buddy Roemer of Louisiana took some time to answer a few questions from Wikinews reporter William S. Saturn.…
Australian government paves way for nuclear waste dump in Northern Territory
Thursday, December 8, 2005 The Australian Senate has passed legislation to force a national nuclear waste dump on the Northern Territory (NT). Despite opposition from Aboriginal land owners, the NT…
Centennial of ‘father of contemporary Thai cinema’ celebrated
Saturday, May 24, 2008 Thailand's National Film Archive in Salaya, Nakhon Pathom unveiled a new museum and cinema on Thursday night for the 100th anniversary celebration of the birth of…
Plane crashes into office block in Austin, Texas/suicide note
This is the online suicide letter authored by Andrew Stack, the man believed to be responsible for flying a light aircraft into a building in Austin, Texas. It was originally…
Jamaica: Violence kills at least 30
Wednesday, May 26, 2010 Authorities in Jamaica say that gunfights in the capital Kingston have left at least 30 people dead, as hundreds of troops and police search for an…
Wikinews interviews former Republican U.S. Senator Bob Smith on his latest run for office
Sunday, June 21, 2009 Earlier this month, former Republican U.S. Senator Bob Smith announced his candidacy for Florida's open Senate seat in the 2010 midterm election. Smith, who was one…
Fiery collision between prison van and truck kills seven in Alabama, US
Saturday, October 4, 2008 Six applicants to join the Alabama Department of Corrections and their driver have been killed after the prison van they were traveling in collided with an…
Spelbound declared winner of Britain’s Got Talent 2010
Monday, June 7, 2010 An acrobatic group known by the name of Spelbound has been declared as the winner of Britain's Got Talent 2010, a televised variety talent show competition…
Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Libertarian candidate Larry Stevens, Kitchener-Conestoga
Thursday, October 4, 2007 Larry Stevens is running for the Libertarian Party in the Ontario provincial election, in the Kitchener-Conestoga riding. Wikinews' Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding his values, his…