Saturday, April 12, 2008 According to reports, authorities in Belgium have seized documents, financial records and computer equipment from the local branch of the Church of Scientology (Church) and then sealed off the building. The reports state that the Church in Belgium is being investigated for extortion and fraud for allegedly posting false job openings…
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Wikinews interviews Joe Schriner, Independent U.S. presidential candidate
Saturday, April 17, 2010 Journalist, counselor, painter, and US 2012 Presidential candidate Joe Schriner of Cleveland, Ohio took some time to discuss his campaign with Wikinews in an interview. Schriner previously ran for president in 2000, 2004, and 2008, but failed to gain much traction in the races. He announced his candidacy for the 2012…
Glenbard East defeated by Benet Academy in Illinois basketball sectional
Monday, March 15, 2010 Benet Academy Redwings 68 54 Glenbard East Rams Top-seeded Glenbard East High School was expected to win the Class 4A Neuqua Valley High School Sectional championship on Friday night. Yet with a lot of determination and a strong defense, the Benet Academy varsity boys basketball team defeated the Rams 68–54. The…
Space Shuttle Atlantis launch delayed until 2008
Sunday, December 9, 2007 NASA have today announced that the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis, mission STS-122, which is a module delivery mission to the International Space Station (ISS), will be delayed until January 2nd, 2008 at the earliest, after scrubbing today’s launch attempt, and an earlier attempt on December 6th. The decision to scrub…
Staffordshire hoard goes on display in British Museum in London, England
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Some of the notable pieces from the gold and silver hoard which was found in a private field in Staffordshire, England by a metal-detector user have been put on display in the British Museum in the city of London. Approximately 1,500 pieces were found in July of this year; the discovery…
Death sentences in 2008 Chinese tainted milk scandal
Monday, January 26, 2009 On Thursday, the municipal intermediate people’s court in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, China pronounced sentences for 21 defendants implicated in the 2008 Chinese milk scandal which killed at least six infants and sickened nearly 300,000 others. In the local court’s decision, 17 accused were indicted for the crimes of “producing, adding melamine-laced…
Six dead in shooting near Seattle, United States
Thursday, December 27, 2007 Six people were found shot to death inside a home in Carnation, a city near Seattle, Washington in the United States. According to the information officer for the King County sheriff’s department, John Urquhart, they were victims of “homicidal violence.” Investigators have ruled out murder-suicide. The deaths are said to have…
Al Sharpton speaks out on race, rights and what bothers him about his critics
Monday, December 3, 2007 At Thanksgiving dinner David Shankbone told his white middle class family that he was to interview Reverend Al Sharpton that Saturday. The announcement caused an impassioned discussion about the civil rights leader’s work, the problems facing the black community and whether Sharpton helps or hurts his cause. Opinion was divided. “He’s…
Electric company faces lawsuits from residents of California neighborhood destroyed by explosion
Thursday, October 21, 2010 The Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is facing several lawsuits, including one filed by residents of San Bruno, California, after a gas line exploded in their neighborhood on September 10, completely destroying over 50 structures, 37 of them homes. In their lawsuit, residents claim that PG&E knew the pipeline was…
Category:London
This is the category for London, the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. This category also covers the metropolitan county of Greater London Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 15 March 2022: UK Supreme Court will not hear Julian Assange’s appeal against extradition 12 February 2022: Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick…