Ninety New Zealanders evacuated from Lebanon

Friday, July 21, 2006 Ninety New Zealanders have been evacuated from war-torn Lebanon and are on their way to the safety of Cyprus. Three ships are helping in the evacuations, two British Navy and one United Nations (UN) chartered ferry. There are 1,500 people on board the two British ships “There are definitely New Zealanders aboard, but there just isn’t […]

Author Amy Scobee recounts abuse as Scientology executive

Monday, October 11, 2010 Wikinews interviewed author Amy Scobee about her book Scientology – Abuse at the Top, and asked her about her experiences working as an executive within the organization. Scobee joined the organization at age 14, and worked at Scientology’s international management headquarters for several years before leaving in 2005. She served as a Scientology executive in multiple […]

Bluetongue disease appears in UK for the first time

Saturday, September 22, 2007 The first ever case of Bluetongue disease has been reported in the UK. The case involves a cow at a farm near Ipswich, Suffolk. Bluetongue affects ruminants such as sheep and cows, but is not known to affect humans. It is sometimes fatal, depending on the animals affected, and presently has no treatment. The disease was […]

Beaches In Pollenca}

Here’s An Opinion On: The National Wine Centre Parking Rates Adelaide Beaches in Pollenca by Bard Ford There are 10 beaches in Pollenca out of which two beaches have got recognition as blue flag beaches. Blue flag Beaches Cala Molins There are 4 coves in San Vicente Cove and this is the third cove. It is deeper but not long. […]

Wikinews Shorts: May 7, 2007

A compilation of brief news reports for Monday, May 7, 2007. A 30 meter section of a gas pipeline in Luka (near Kiev) in Ukraine has been destroyed by an explosion. Although supplies to Europe via this pipeline have stopped, Ukrainian Energy Minister Georgi E. Boyko said that supplies to Europe would not be affected. “There are no changes in volumes […]

‘Worst song of all time’ becomes YouTube sensation

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 Friday, a song by US teen singer Rebecca Black, has gone viral after the song’s music video was uploaded onto video sharing website YouTube. The video has attracted over thirty-five million views since its February 10 upload — and critics think it could be the world’s worst. I want to meet her. Anyone who can create […]