Mass panic as Zimbabwean officials fake air crash


Thursday, August 5, 2010 Today, Zimbabwean officials informed the media that an Air Zimbabwe Boeing 767 aircraft carrying 250 people had crashed at Harare International Airport, before they announced the reports were false and the incident had in fact been a drill to simulate the occurrence of such an event. Initial reports suggested that a […]

Kennedy Center names 2007 honors recipients


Friday, September 14, 2007 The Kennedy Center announced that its 30th presentation of the Kennedy Center Honors would go to pianist Leon Fleisher, comedian Steve Martin, singer Diana Ross, director Martin Scorsese and musician Brian Wilson. The Center was opened to the public in 1971 and was envisioned as part of the National Cultural Center […]

Reveal The Benefits Of Female Ginseng For Female Fertility


Read An Opinion On: Medical Assistant Training Programs Anaheim Ca By Satriyo Sawarno Chinese since the ancients used herbs to treat various diseases. Herbs have a very good reputation and holds an important role in Traditional Chinese Medicine. This history continues, herbs hereditary from generation to generation continues maintained as a medication for treating almost […]

Islamic cleric tries to bypass gender segregation


Monday, May 28, 2007 An Islamic cleric named Ezzat Atiya issued a fatwa to get around gender segregation and hijab in Islam. He stated that symbolic breastfeeding could be used to make it permissible for male and female colleagues to work together alone. Dr. Atiyah had stated that the breastfeeding does not have to be […]

Chinese General threatens U.S. with nuclear weapons over possible Taiwan Strait conflict, Beijing downplays comment


Saturday, July 16, 2005 A General in the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and dean at the National Defense University in China commented to visiting Hong Kong reporters on Friday that the PLA might use nuclear weapons against the U.S., in a conflict over the Taiwan Strait. “If the Americans draw their missiles and position-guided […]

Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Green candidate Marion Schaffer, Oakville


Monday, September 24, 2007 Marion Schaffer is running for the Green Party of Ontario in the Ontario provincial election, in the Oakville riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed her regarding her values, her experience, and her campaign. Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and will be contacted. Expect interviews from […]

American actor Charlie Sheen arrested


Saturday, December 26, 2009 American actor Charlie Sheen was arrested Friday on domestic-violence related assault charges. The 44-year-old was charged with assault, menacing and criminal mischief. He was released on US$8,500 bond from an Aspen, Colorado jail. Aspen police spokeswoman Stephanie Dasaro did not identify the victim in press briefings, citing police policy. Sheen’s publicist […]

Banned film ‘The Profit’ appears on Web


Sunday, March 23, 2008 Copies of The Profit, a 2001 film blocked from distribution in the United States due to a court injunction won by the Church of Scientology, appeared on the Internet Friday on peer-to-peer file-sharing websites and on the video sharing site YouTube. Directed by former film executive Peter N. Alexander, the movie […]