Frankfurt defuses World War II-era bomb, evacuates 60,000


Monday, September 4, 2017 Experts in Frankfurt, Germany defused a World War II-era bomb yesterday, after more than 60,000 people, the most since World War II, evacuated from the area. The HC 4000 blockbuster bomb, dropped by the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force, was discovered days ago near the Goethe University Frankfurt campus in a […]

The Best Auto Glass Replacement In Nassau County


Read An Opinion On: Trompe L Oeil Paintings Artwrx byalex A cracked windshield or window in your car can be a huge problem. They can potentially put your vehicle at risk to being damaged by the elements. The great news is that auto glass replacement nassau county is not only easy but pretty cost effective […]

Wikinews wanders the Referendum-year Edinburgh Festival Fringe


Wednesday, August 27, 2014 With many venues reporting sell-out shows, the 68th year of the Edinburgh Festival attracted visitors from around the globe. Wikinews’ Brian McNeil roamed the city for the four weeks of the event, capturing the colour, spectacle, and comedy, in photos. The image gallery below may take some time to load on […]

Dubai receives bailout from Abu Dhabi


Monday, December 14, 2009 The government of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates has agreed to give US$10 billion to its neighboring emirate, allowing the state-owned Dubai World conglomerate to repay its immediate debt obligations. Dubai says more than $4 billion of the injection will be given to Dubai World’s property firm, Nakheel, to […]

Spelbound declared winner of Britain’s Got Talent 2010


Monday, June 7, 2010 An acrobatic group known by the name of Spelbound has been declared as the winner of Britain’s Got Talent 2010, a televised variety talent show competition broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom. As the winning act of the show, Spelbound have won £100,000 (US$144,580, €120,313, A$175,079) and a place at […]

City Planning Board postpones decision on Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal


Buffalo, N.Y. Hotel Proposal Controversy Recent Developments “120 year-old documents threaten development on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal” — Wikinews, November 21, 2006 “Proposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly dead: parcels for sale “by owner”” — Wikinews, November 16, 2006 “Contract to buy properties on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal extended” — Wikinews, […]

A Review About The Max Pro System And What It’s All About


By Kevin Red MaxPro System is one of the well known online money making programs of today. It was created by a man named Darren Salkeld and perhaps has just about its own share of positives and negatives among the press. While initiating this review, I found that there was a lot of information that […]

Bush: Congress should approve ‘vital’ bill


Sunday, February 17, 2008 Speaking in his radio address on Saturday, George W. Bush said that the US will lose its ability to carry out surveillance against suspected terrorists abroad as the US Congress did not approve a renewal of the law which allows the US Intelligence agencies to record phone calls without a warrant. […]

Obama succeeds Bush as 44th president of the United States


Tuesday, January 20, 2009 Today, the official ceremony ushering in Barack H. Obama II as the new president of the United States took place at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.. A 21-gun salute, as well as the playing of four ruffles and flourishes and “Hail to the Chief“, marked the moment he assumed […]