Two shot outside Los Angeles nightclub

Saturday, July 23, 2011 A gunman shot and injured two men early this morning outside the Vault XXI nightclub in the Little Tokyo district in Los Angeles, California. Lieutenant Paul Vernon of the Los Angeles Police Department says the two men are in critical condition. Witnesses say the two men, both Asian and in their […]

China loans Ethiopia US$349 million for construction of expressway

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 China has loaned Ethiopia US$349 million worth of funds for the construction of the the country’s first modern expressway, making Ethiopia among the first beneficiaries of the recently implemented China-Africa development funding plan. The road is to be close to 80 kilometres long, and will connect Nazaret (also called Adama), the […]

Egyptian doctor sentenced to fifteen years jail, 1,500 lashes in Saudi Arabia

Friday, November 14, 2008 Raouf Amin el-Araby, a 52-year-old Egyptian doctor who has been serving the Saudi Royal family for 20 years, was convicted of malpractice. Egyptian newspapers reported that he was accused of driving a Saudi princess “to addiction”, reportedly after treating a Saudi princess with painkillers. Initially sentenced to 7 years and 700 […]

Australian man to be executed in Singapore

Saturday, November 19, 2005 Supporters of convicted Australian drug trafficker, Van Nguyen, gathered outside the State Library in Melbourne yesterday to display thousands of messages of opposition to his death sentence. Callers to talkback radio in Melbourne were overwhelmingly against the death penalty of Nguyen, who immediately admitted his guilt and has cooperated with authorities […]

Modern radio drama Paranoria, TX releases 100th episode

Thursday, February 16, 2017 Paranoria, TX, a modern radio drama hosted at internet-based AstroNet Radio, released its 100th episode. The episode is titled The People’s Choice and aired on Monday. The station’s web site describes the show as “old school radio theater with a new and outrageous geeky spin!” In its early days, the show […]

Wikinews interviews Corrado Giustozzi, security consultant and author

Monday, March 17, 2008 Wiki@Home This interview was carried out in Italian as part of Wiki@Home. It was originally added to the Italian Wikinews as Corrado Giustozzi, il Nightgaunt: sicurezza, privacy ed intelligiochi and the interview has now been translated into English. Corrado Giustozzi, who has written many books, in addition to being an Information […]

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