December 25, 2004 Officials in Mumbai, India, demolished over 6,000 shanties today in a push to eradicate the capital city’s slums. In total, 39,000 shanties […]
Euro reaches new lows
Friday, July 15, 2011 On Tuesday, the Euro fell to a new record low in relation to the Swiss Franc, and to multi-month lows against […]
Mass evictions from Oakland’s public housing
Monday, May 15, 2006 Due to an Oakland housing official’s acts of fraud, 34 poor families face eviction from Lockwood Gardens, by order of the […]
Mine explosion in northeastern China kills at least 42, dozens more trapped
Saturday, November 21, 2009 An explosion at a gas mine in northeastern China has killed at least 42 people today, state media reported. 66 more […]
Interview with Innocent Watat, City Council candidate for Wards 3 & 4 in Brampton, Canada
Saturday, October 21, 2006 The upcoming 2006 Brampton municipal election, to be held November 13, features an array of candidates looking to represent their wards […]
Coleman appeals Franken victory in Minnesota Senate race
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 Norm Coleman filed an appeal with the Minnesota Supreme Court challenging opponent Al Franken‘s court victory last week which gave Franken […]
Israel seizes ship claimed to be carrying weapons for Gaza
Wednesday, March 16, 2011 Israeli military forces today seized a ship claimed to be carrying weapons bound for the Gaza Strip. The ship, a German-owned […]
Spanish town council electee proposes nudist pool, marijuana field in park
Friday, June 1, 2007 A former mailman who proposed to paint the town hall pink, turn the local town square into a nudist pool, and […]
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 […]
China overtakes Germany as world’s biggest exporter
Sunday, January 10, 2010 Chinese officials have said that their country’s exports surged last December to edge out Germany as the world’s biggest exporter. The […]