Monday, May 14, 2007 Buffalo, New York —A massive warehouse complex of at least 5 buildings caught on fire in Buffalo, New York on 111 Tonawanda Street, sending a plume of thick, jet black colored smoke into the air that could be seen as far away as 40 miles. As of 6:40 a.m., the fire…
NTSB announces safety recommendations to be made in aftermath of Comair Flight 5191 disaster
Saturday, June 9, 2007 The American National Transportation Safety Board has announced that it will make new airline safety recommendations. This comes a result of its investigation into the Comair Flight 5191 disaster, in which a Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) CRJ-100ER crashed whilst attempting take-off from the wrong runway at Blue Grass Airport, Lexington,…
Results of 2005 United Kingdom General Election
Friday, May 6, 2005 The United Kingdom General Election Labour Conservative Lib Dems 355 197 62 DUP SNP Sinn Féin 7 6 5 Plaid Cymru SDLP UUP 3 3 1 RESPECT IKHH Ind. 1 1 1 Other Wikinews election coverage: Theresa May’s Conservative Party wins UK election but loses majority, leaving Brexit plan…
Jade Rabbit lunar rover declared lost
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 Chinese state news today declared Jade Rabbit, China’s first moon rover, irreparably damaged. The Chang’e 3 lander, the first lunar lander for 37 years and of the third nationality, touched down and launched Jade Rabbit in December. Jade Rabbit was designed to spend three months seeking out natural resources but has…
‘The Regime’ hacks 711chan.org in response to ‘Anonymous’ attack on Scientology; takes web site off line
Sunday, January 27, 2008 Wikinews has learned that a new entity calling itself The Regime used keylogging to gain an administrator password to 711chan.org, a site popular with the open vigilante group “Anonymous” that has recently been attacking Scientology online. This website has been deleted due to copyright claims from the Church of Scientology. At…
Israel “illegally annexing” east Jerusalem, EU reports
Friday, December 4, 2009 A classified European Union report for 2009 says Israel is actively pursuing the annexation of east Jerusalem. The report accuses Israel of implementing an intricate policy including expanding Jewish settlements and demolishing Palestinian homes. It says policies “are undermining prospects for a Palestinian capital in east Jerusalem and incrementally render a…
Car bomb explodes near MI5 army base in Northern Ireland
Monday, April 12, 2010 A car bomb has exploded outside an army base in Northern Ireland that is the headquarters for MI5 domestic security services. The attack has been claimed by dissidents from the Real Irish Republican Army, a more radical splinter group of the IRA. According to police, Real IRA members hijacked a vehicle…
What Is Renewable Energy?
Click Here For More Specific Information On: Electricity Comparison Best Business Electricity byAlma Abell The words sound simple and self explanatory but the reality is somewhat different. We believe that energy can neither be created nor destroyed. However, it can be changed which, by implication, means it could be renewed. Energy Use in Our Homes…
Category:Software
This is the category for Software. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 23 May 2018: Software giant Adobe Systems to acquire Magento Commerce for US$1.68 billion 9 April 2018: US Republicans query Linux Foundation about open-source security 14 August 2017: Mozilla, Creative Commons, Wikimedia Foundation announce Bassel Khartabil Free Culture fellowship following execution…
British soldier killed in Afghanistan
Wednesday, July 5, 2006 The Ministry of Defence has named a British soldier from the 3 Para Battle Group who died while on patrol in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province. The soldier, 19 year-old Private Damien Raymond Jackson, of South Shields, Tyne and Wear, came under fire from Taliban forces in the town of Sangin. He died…