Tuesday, December 6, 2005 A German man, Khaled al-Masri, has filed a lawsuit against the CIA for alleged torture when he was held prisoner for Continue Reading
Bank of America leads Consumer Financial Protection Bureau complaints about mortgages
Thursday, October 3, 2013 A review this week by Wikinews of US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) complaints about mortgages in the United States shows Continue Reading
Sunnis fighting al-Qa’eda insurgents in Western Iraq
Tuesday, July 5, 2005 Sunnis have turned their weapons on al Qa’eda fighters in a town in western Iraq. The local Sunni leaders in Husaybeh Continue Reading
Race to save Chilean miners trapped underground from spiralling into depression continues
Thursday, September 2, 2010 Rescue efforts to save the 33 Chilean miners trapped 700 meters from the surface continue. After seeing video images filmed by Continue Reading
Injunction fails to stop decision on waterfront stadium in New Zealand
Thursday, November 23, 2006 Today an injunction that was filed in the High Court yesterday to stop the Auckland City Council and Auckland Regional Council Continue Reading
UK hostage Peter Moore released in Iraq
Wednesday, December 30, 2009 Satellite photograph of Baghdad from 1996.Image: NASA. Peter Moore, a British IT consultant and computer programmer who was taken hostage by Continue Reading
Celebrity plastic surgeon Dr. Frank Ryan dies in car accident aged 50
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 Dr. Frank Ryan Plastic surgeon to the stars Dr. Frank Ryan has died in a car accident at age 50. It Continue Reading
R&B singer Gerald Levert dies
Wednesday, November 15, 2006 Gerald Levert, R&B singer, songwriter and producer died of a heart attack around 2:30 p.m. on Friday. Gerald Levert was the Continue Reading
Disneyland marks 50th anniversary
Sunday, May 8, 2005 Sleeping Beauty Castle decorated for the celebration The American theme park Disneyland celebrated its golden anniversary on Thursday, in Anaheim, California. Continue Reading
Chicago chef invents edible menu
Sunday, February 13, 2005Cordon-bleu chef Homaru Cantu has announced a technique which allows him to create dishes made of edible, inkjet printed paper. Cantu, a Continue Reading