Friday, May 5, 2006 Cindy Sheehan, a prominent U.S. anti-war activist, appeared at a news conference at the Canadian capital of Ottawa, Ontario on Thursday to speak against western troops being in Afghanistan, and in favour of Canada giving U.S. deserters refugee status. “I believe our war resisters are legitimate refugees,” Ms. Sheehan said while […]
Read MoreSunday, June 13, 2010 22-year-old Dutch native Joran van der Sloot was charged yesterday with the murder of Peruvian Stephany Flores. Stephany Tatiana Flores Ramírez, the 21-year-old daughter of a former Peruvian presidential candidate, was found beaten to death in Van der Sloot’s hotel room on May 30, 2010. The two appeared to have met […]
Read MoreTuesday, January 30, 2007 This Monday Hewlett-Packard is to announce that it is expanding its partnership with SAP. The partnership will be working with NetWeaver around several new services. The company is also expected to mention about its new enterprise solutions that are currently in development. Hewlett-Packard will offer its clients services for upgrading servers, […]
Read MoreRead An Opinion On: Home Gym Equipment Melbourne By Paul Courtney Herbal Treatment For Eczema: Do They Really Work? Most of us are aware of the fact that the consumption of herbs is very beneficial in boosting our immune system thus helping your body to fight of the many diseases that we come into contact […]
Read MoreSaturday, August 26, 2006 The Green Party of Canada will elect a new leader today. The new leader will replace Jim Harris, who stepped down after holding the position since 2003. The candidates are: Elizabeth May, a former Sierra Club executive director David Chernushenko, the party’s deputy leader Jim Fannon, a real estate agent from […]
Read MoreFriday, December 12, 2008 A US$14 billion bailout package deal for the “Big Three” United States automakers — Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors — has been rejected in the United States Senate after failing a procedural vote. The bill was rejected after bipartisan discussions on the bailout broke down when Republican Party leaders insisted that […]
Read MoreRead An Opinion On: Music Degree Melbourne Submitted by: Kiteboarding Stuff Another up and coming kiteboarder is in the person of Jhon Mora. The 32-year-old from Colombia owns and runs Kitesurf Cayman. He is the head instructor of the school. Jhon has over 10 years of professional kiteboard experience, teaching in Colombia, Ecuador, the Cayman […]
Read MoreWednesday, August 31, 2011 Wikileaks today announced via twitter that its website has crashed under an apparent cyber-attack; this following the recent release of tens of thousands of US State Department cables. Sources in the US say the mass-disclosure of cables is causing diplomatic setbacks, and embarrassment, for the administration of Barack Obama. These previously […]
Read MoreWednesday, June 28, 2017 On Sunday, police stopped Istanbul Pride, a yearly LGBT march in Turkey’s largest city, Istanbul. Police officials reportedly used rubber and plastic bullets and sprayed tear gas to prevent the participants from parading, after the Istanbul Governor’s office ordered them on Saturday not to conduct the march, asserting security reasons. This […]
Read MoreWednesday, July 21, 2021 Wikinews correspondent J.J. Liu spoke with Technological University Dublin (TUD) senior lecturer at the School of Surveying & Construction Management, Dr Lorcan Sirr on Friday regarding the supply of housing in the Republic of Ireland and relevant parallels across the rest of Europe, as well as recent developments by the government […]
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