Friday, February 3, 2006 Computer security experts warn that a malicious computer worm, dubbed “Kama Sutra,” is set to wreak havoc this Friday, February 3rd […]
Relative of Afghan president Hamid Karzai shot dead by NATO troops
Friday, March 11, 2011 A relative of the Afghan president Hamid Karzai has been mistakenly shot dead by NATO troops, according to officials. Yar Mohammad […]
Wikinews interviews specialists on South Korea military parade
Sunday, October 6, 2013 On Tuesday, South Korea staged a huge military parade to mark its armed forces’ 65th anniversary in a display of long-range […]
Oil in Alberta spill may be carcinogenic
Wednesday, August 10, 2005 The province of Alberta, Canada is considering legal action against Canadian National Railway for failing to warn that a derailment last […]
Fatal police helicopter crash in Slovakia due to technical failure: preliminary Interior Ministry finding
Sunday, May 21, 2017 Last week’s police helicopter accident in eastern Slovakia was caused by technical failure and not human error, said the Ministry of […]
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 […]
HIV-positive man receives 35 years for spitting on Dallas police officer
Sunday, May 18, 2008 An HIV-positive man was sentenced to 35 years in prison Wednesday, one day after being convicted of harassment of a public […]
Gastric bypass surgery performed by remote control
Sunday, August 21, 2005 A robotic system at Stanford Medical Center was used to perform a laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery successfully with a theoretically similar […]
Law center helps defend open source
Wednesday, February 2, 2005 Eben Moglen, Columbia University Law Professor, will head the newSoftware Freedom Law Center (SFLC). An initial 4 million dollars has been […]
UK announces £200 million polar research ship
Friday, April 25, 2014 UK Chancellor George Osborne today announced a new £200 million research ship to ply Arctic and Antarctic waters. The new vessel […]