Poland: Around 100,000 people attend public memorial for victims of plane crash

Sunday, April 18, 2010 A public memorial for the victims of the plane crash that occurred last Saturday where the Polish president, Lech Kaczy?ski along several members of the Polish government died, was attended by 100,000 citizens of the country in Pilsudski Square of Warsaw. A gigantic white platform having a giant cross across the …

At least four dead and hundreds of homes destroyed after week of wildfires rage throughout Texas

Friday, September 9, 2011 Parts of Texas have been scorched by sweeping wildfires this week. Officials state that a wildfire which swept much of central Texas this week destroyed at least 1,400 homes and forced about 5,000 people to evacuate to safety. An official with the Texas Forestry Services told news sources on Thursday that …

Wendy’s doubles reward for ‘chili finger’ info to US$100,000

Saturday, April 16, 2005 After a promising lead from Pahrump, Nevada failed to identify the owner of the notorious “chili finger”, Wendy’s doubled their reward on Friday to US$100,000. Sandy Allman recently lost a finger in Pahrump, when a leopard bit it off. Allman’s finger was last seen at a Las Vegas hospital. Coincidentally, Anna …

UN aid convoys face increasing attacks in Darfur

Friday, July 27, 2007 The United Nations (UN) World Food Programme (WFP) raised concerns about a dramatic escalation in attacks on food aid convoys by armed bandits in the Darfur region of Sudan. WFP says the attacks constrain its ability to feed the more than two million people in the area receiving aid. Negotiations over …

Abramoff begins prison sentence

Wednesday, November 15, 2006 File:Jack Abramoff Jan1006.jpg Jack Abramoff, the disgraced ex-lobbyist began his six year prison sentence today. Abramoff himself pled guilty on January 3, to three criminal felony counts in a Washington, D.C. federal court related to the defrauding of American Indian tribes and corruption of public officials. The following day he pled …

US unemployment rate reaches 9.8%

Friday, October 2, 2009 Companies in the United States are shedding more jobs, pushing the country’s unemployment rate to a 26-year high of 9.8%. The US Labor Department said on Friday that employers cut 263,000 jobs in September, with companies in the service industries — including banks, restaurants and retailers — hit especially hard. This …

U.K. National Portrait Gallery threatens U.S. citizen with legal action over Wikimedia images

Tuesday, July 14, 2009 This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. The English National Portrait Gallery (NPG) in London has threatened on Friday to sue a U.S. citizen, Derrick Coetzee. The legal letter followed claims that he had breached …