Fatal coal mine accident in western Turkey

Thursday, June 1, 2006
A mine accident killed at least nine miners in a coal mine in western Turkey. A methane explosion collapsed a mine shaft about 150 meters below the town of Odakoy, in Bal?kesir Province, near the border with Bursa Province. Rescue work was slowed by the presence of gas, with rescue workers having to be hospitalized for methane poisoning.
Turkey suffers relatively frequenRead More…

Consolidate Credit Card Debt Best Way To Reduce Debts

Read An Opinion On: Debt Collector Not Responding By Carrie Reeder
There is no quick way to reduce credit card debts. Nonetheless, those who outline a realistic strategy for reducing debts, and stick to this plan, will gradually reduce their credit card balances.
Consumers have several options for paying off credit card debts. However, this does not involve the balance miraculously disappRead More…

Wikinews interviews specialists on Russian intervention in Ukraine

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In the past few days, tension has been increasing due to conflict between Ukraine and the Russian Federation which has led to the United States, the United Kingdom, and France increasing pressure on Russia to remove their troops from Crimea.
Wikinews interviewed specialists in Russian foreign policy and specialists in international law about the legality oRead More…

New Zealand prisoners do nothing says National party

Sunday, November 5, 2006
Figures released by Simon Power, law and order spokesman for the National party, show that the New Zealand Labour led government lets 81% of all prisoners not do any work while in prison. Newspaper, Sunday News says that some Christchurch prisoners have been given a barbecue for good behavior.
Simon Power’s figures show that of the 7,612 prisoners only 19% (1,470) of theRead More…

Women’s March becomes largest protest in U.S. history

Tuesday, January 24, 2017
On Saturday, by estimates, over 500,000 women and other protesters — twice the figure expected by organizers — marched through Washington D.C. to protest the inauguration of Donald Trump as president of the United States. They were accompanied by hundreds of thousands of others in hundreds of sister marches in cities across the United States and on all seven continRead More…

Essential Information About Decorative Electrical Supply In Nyc

Read An Opinion On: White Bohemian byAlma Abell
With the advancement in technology, you can now enjoy a luxurious shower with just a press of the button. The use of electric showers has increased in the current times because of their efficiency and splendid styles. An electric shower has many inbuilt features that allow hot water to flow smoothly. You can easily control the water temperatuRead More…

Aung San Suu Kyi leaves house arrest to meet with government official

 Correction — January 2, 2008 Aung San Suu Kyi received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991, not 1992. 
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Myanmar opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi has left her house arrest to meet with government officials.
Witnesses have observed a caravan of vehicles leaving the home of the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize recipient. Reports say that she is meeting with a liaison minister, U Read More…

KKE: Interview with the Greek Communist Party

Thursday, May 13, 2010
Wikinews reporter Iain Macdonald has performed an interview with Dr Isabella Margara, a London-based member of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE). In the interview Margara sets out the communist response to current events in Greece as well as discussing the viability of a communist economy for the nation. She also hit back at Petros Tzomakas, a member of another Greek farRead More…

Massive ice deposits found on Mars

Friday, March 16, 2007
The European Space Agency’s Mars Express spacecraft has discovered ice deposits in the south pole of Mars that are larger than the state of Texas.
Scientists say that there is enough water in the deposits to cover the entire planet with up to 36 feet of water if the ice was to melt. Some sections of the ice deposits are up to 2.3 – 2.5 miles deep. The ice is composed of Read More…