Australian National Archives release Loans Affair documents

Saturday, January 1, 2005 The National Archives of Australia have, as part of their standarddocument release cycle, released thirty year old documents from theWhitlam government. The centre piece of the 1974 archives are a series of documents fromthe Australian Cabinet and the Treasury pertaining to the attempt toobtain a $US4 billion loan by the Whitlam government from the MiddleEast. The […]

John Vanderslice plays New York City: Wikinews interview

Thursday, September 27, 2007 John Vanderslice has recently learned to enjoy America again. The singer-songwriter, who National Public Radio called “one of the most imaginative, prolific and consistently rewarding artists making music today,” found it through an unlikely source: his French girlfriend. “For the first time in my life I wouldn’t say I was defending the country but I was […]

Drilling Camp Projects Supported By Tls Offshore Containers International}

See More About: 20ft Shipping Containers Price Drilling Camp Projects Supported By TLS Offshore Containers International by Maria WalkerDrilling is a mechanical strategy where a wellbore is depleted underneath the seabed. It is routinely completed with a specific last target to analyse for and as requirements are evacuate petroleum which lies in rock headways underneath the seabed. Most conventionally, the […]

Over 60 illegal miners die in South African mine fire

Wednesday, June 3, 2009 Over 60 miners were killed in an abandoned gold mine shaft near Welkom, in the Free State province of South Africa, after a fire broke out inside the mine. 36 bodies from the Harmony Gold mining company Eland mine shaft were brought up earlier on the weekend from depths up to 1.4 kilometers (1 mi). On Tuesday, 25 […]

Mad Hatter Costume Ideas

See More About: Richard Light Submitted by: Chrisqe Powers Which Mad Hatter Halloween Costume to Choose All of us love Alice in Wonderland. Don’t we? Different personalities and characters is what grab our attention. And when speaking about characters, there can be no other than the wacky and funny Mad Hatter. Yes, the Matter Hatter is one of the craziest […]

Execution of two gay teens in Iran spurs controversy

Saturday, July 23, 2005 International controversy erupted after Iranian officials executed two gay teenagers who were originally reported to be convicted of homosexuality, however later reports released by the Iranian government after international furor claimed the conviction was for the rape of a 13-year-old boy. The two were hanged July 19. Only the age of one of the two executed […]

News briefs:August 6, 2006

The time is 19:00 (UTC) on August 6th, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs. Contents 1 Headlines 1.1 Lebanon fighting escalates as ceasefire looms 1.2 Syrian minister rejects proposed U.N. resolution 1.3 British soldier killed in southern Afghanistan 1.4 Canadian held in China faces execution 1.5 Iran bans Shirin Ebadi-led human rights group 1.6 I’m staying for at […]

How To Stay Young And Healthy

See More About: Argan Life Submitted by: Knut Holt The aging process is for the greater part no mystery anymore. It consists for a great part of daily damages done on the macroscopic, tissue, cellular and genetic levels. These add up as the years are passing. These damages have specific causes like oxidating agents, sun beams, mechanical wear and tear, […]

Iran’s morality police crack down on un-Islamic dress

Wednesday, April 25, 2007 The Iranian police forces have faced criticism from Ayatollah Hashemi Shahrudi, the head of the judiciary who was appointed by Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, for their re-invigorated campaign to do away with un-Islamic dress. Ayatollah Shahroudi proclaimed, “Tough measures on social problems will backfire and have counter-productive effects.” Others have, of course, made it clear that […]