Fire in central London causes traffic chaos
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 Smoke still coming from the roof of Marconi House at about 2.30 p.m. local time, over 3 hours after the alert…
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Man killed after shop robbery in West Yorkshire, England; murder investigation launched
Sunday, February 21, 2010 Map of England with West Yorkshire highlighted in red. A man has died after being involved in a robbery of his…
Craigslist sued for hosting discriminatory housing ads
Saturday, February 11, 2006 Craigslist.com, a popular free online classifieds site, has been sued for hosting discriminatory housing ads by the Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for…
James Brown dies of pneumonia
Monday, December 25, 2006 James Brown, often referred to as the Godfather of Soul, died in Atlanta due to congestive heart failure, combined with pneumonia.…
Wikinews attends Maker Faire in Tyler, Texas
Tuesday, April 30, 2019 Wikinews attended the sixth annual Mini Maker Faire in Tyler, Texas, United States on Saturday. Similar to a giant science fair,…
US considers taxing earnings from online games
Sunday, October 22, 2006 Transactions in online game EVE With online gaming in persistent worlds becoming more prevalent, a US congressional committee has begun to…
Celebrity plastic surgeon Dr. Frank Ryan dies in car accident aged 50
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 Dr. Frank Ryan Plastic surgeon to the stars Dr. Frank Ryan has died in a car accident at age 50. It…
India’s Enforcement Directorate issues notice to Natwar Singh
Monday, September 4, 2006 India’s former External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh has, for the first time, been directly accused by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for…
Dell joins Microsoft-Nortel VoIP Team
Saturday, October 20, 2007 Dell Inc. announced on Tuesday that it will partner up with the Microsoft-Nortel Innovative communications alliance (ICA) team to sell Unified…
Buffalo, New York plane crash may have resulted from pilot error
Wednesday, February 18, 2009 The investigation into Continental Connection Flight 3407, which crashed near Buffalo, New York last week, suggests that the pilot of the…