Friday, January 12, 2007 The U.S. armed forces detained five Iranians working at a “liaison office” located in Erbil, Iraq before dawn on Friday. Sources said that the U.S. forces first landed their helicopters around the building, then broke through the office’s gate, disarmed the guards, confiscated some documents and certain objects, arrested five suspected […]
UN Secretary-General expresses concern about crises in Chad, Kenya, Sudan
Thursday, February 7, 2008 United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed concern about crises in Chad, Kenya, and the Sudan. The U.N. chief is recently back from Africa where he attended the African Union summit in Ethiopia and met with leaders in Kenya. On rebel efforts to overthrow the government in Chad in recent days, […]
Psychiatrist Dr. Jerald Block tells Wikinews about addiction to the Internet
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 Dr. Jerald Block is a psychiatrist based in Portland, Oregon, United States. Dr. Block has attracted some media attention due to one theory of his – the idea that Internet addiction can be viewed as a distinct mental condition. In an interview with Wikinews, Dr. Block discusses this theory, including what […]
Home Gardening A Hobby That Fetch You Money
Home Gardening a hobby that fetch you money by Kim Wilhelm Gardening was just a hobby years before. But now it has turned to a source of extra income too. There is market for vegetables, flowers etc and by using your extra time in a right way you can earn a lot of money from […]
Former Toronto, Canada mayor Rob Ford dies after struggle with cancerous tumors
Wednesday, March 23, 2016 Former mayor of Toronto, Canada Rob Ford died yesterday morning aged 46, following a cancerous tumor found in his abdomen in 2014 and two more in his bladder in 2015. A statement issued by Ford’s chief of staff Dan Jacobs called Ford a “dedicated man of the people” who “spent his […]
Ford Taurus to be revived
Friday, February 9, 2007 Ford Motor Company CEO Alan Mulally has reported that Ford will rename the Ford Five Hundred to the Taurus for the 2008 model year, when a facelifted model is expected to be launched to improve the lackluster sales of the outgoing model. Mulally says that Ford’s decision to name all their […]
Russian choreographer Igor Moiseyev dies at age 101
Friday, November 2, 2007 Igor Moiseyev, who has been widely acclaimed as the greatest 20th-century choreographer of folk dance, has died today after a long illness. He was 101 years old. Born Igor Alexandrovich Moiseyev on January 21, 1906 in Kiev, Moiseyev graduated from the Bolshoi Theatre ballet school in 1924 and danced in the […]
Dance party broken up by police in Utah, USA
Monday, August 22, 2005 About 90 law enforcement officers from multiple agencies broke up what they said was a rave party on public and private property in the Diamond Fork area of Spanish Fork canyon, an hour outside of Salt Lake City, Utah, at about 11:30 p.m. Saturday (5:30 Sunday UTC). According to the county, […]
Spondylolisthesis 101 A Rudimentary Look At This Funny Sounding Spinal Condition}
More On This Topic: Yoga Teacher Training Courses Sydney Yoga Synergy Teacher Training Submitted by: Patrick Foote If you were recently diagnosed with spondylolisthesis, theres a decent chance that you asked your physician to repeat him- or herself. Spondy-lo-lis-what? While it may have a silly-sounding name, the condition is no joke. This article will explore […]
Mayor of London Boris Johnson announces intention to stand for Parliament again
Thursday, August 7, 2014 Boris Johnson, the Conservative politician currently serving as Mayor of London, announced yesterday he intends to stand for Parliament in the 2015 General Election. Johnson stated he intends to also serve out his term as London mayor which ends in 2016. He did not announce which constituency he plans to seek […]