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India set to install panic buttons on buses to comba...
ss="published">Friday, May 27, 2016 India Related articles 27 May 2016: India set to install panic buttons on buse...

Tax evasion investigators raid Google's Paris headqu...
Dozens of tax investigators raided Google's offices in French capital Paris yesterday as part of a probe into the compa...

Victorian premier apologises for history of criminal...
Victoria, Australia premier Daniel Andrews, speaking in parliament yesterday, apologised for the state's history of 'abominable' laws under which homosexuality could be punished with jail time. "For decades, we were obsessed with the private mysteries of men. And so we jailed them, we harmed them, and in turn, they harmed themselves", said Andrews. He noted ...

File photo of square in Deir Ezzour, 2005. (Image: Heretiq.)

Besieged Syrian city of Deir Ezzour suffers multi-da...
The hospital was under IS control for several hours before Syrian Government forces reclaimed it, according to SOHR. Reports through the BBC said more than 20 IS fighters were killed, while activists said medical staff were seized as hostages and IS fighters also killed 35 pro-government fighters. The UN has been providing food and medicine to the besieged by...

Augustus Sol Invictus (Image: Augustus Sol Invictus.)

Wikinews interviews Augustus Sol Invictus, Libertari...
Augustus Sol Invictus, an Orlando, Florida attorney in his early 30s currently seeking the Libertarian Party's nomination for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by former Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio, took part in a short interview with Wikinews reporter William S. Saturn to discuss his background, political views, and unorthodox campaign for ...

Islamic State claims attack which killed 25 police r...
ss="published">Sunday, May 15, 2016 Yemen Related articles 15 May 2016: Islamic State claims attack which killed 25 police recruits in Yemen 7 December 2015: Car bombing kills Yemen government official; ISIS claims responsibility 11 April 2015: Foreigners evacuated from Yemen by India 21 March 2015: Suicide bombers attack mosques in Sanaa, Yemen 13 March ...

File photo of Christine Lagarde, 2010. (Image: Marie-Lan Nguyen .)

IMF says UK leaving the EU will lead to negative eco...
An IMF report released by Lagarde said voting to leave the EU would cause "a protracted period of heightened uncertainty", created by the UK needing to negotiate a withdrawal from the EU. Agreements with 60 other countries who currently have trade agreements with the EU would also need to be reached if the UK was to continue trading with them on the same terms...

Dilma Rousseff, January 2011 (Image: [Agência Brasil].)

Brazilian Senate vote to suspend President Rousseff
The vote, after a marathon Senate session running through the night, resulted in 55 of 77 senators present voting in favour of putting President Rousseff on trial. While only a majority was needed to suspend the President, these numbers if duplicated later would be enough to remove her from office at the end of the trial, when a two-thirds vote would be needed...

File photo of Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. (Image: Official website of Ali Khamenei.)

Italian parliament votes to back same-sex civil unions
Prime Minister Matteo Renzi called for a vote of confidence in the government and a successful vote has passed approval on the bill automatically. Italy was the last major western country where same-sex relationships were legally unrecognized. "Today is a day of celebration for so many people", Renzi wrote before the vote on his Facebook page. "We are writing...

File photo of Quentin Letts, 2009. (Image: Steve Punter.)

Political columnist apologises after mocking disable...
Quentin Letts, a UK political columnist and sketch writer, publicly apologized yesterday after he mocked disabled broadcaster Andrew Marr. Letts was reviewing former BBC business editor Robert Peston's new ITV television show for the Daily Mail on Sunday when he made the comments. In his column he said Marr, who suffered a stroke in 2013, was like "Captain Hop...

Landslide in China leaves 41 people missing
fobox noprint" style="margin-left: 5px; float: right; width: 200px; background: #edf7ff; border: solid #666666 1px; padding: 0px; font-size: x-small; clear:right;"> China Related articles 10 May 2016: Landslide in China leaves 41 people missing 12 October 2015: Wikinews interviews painter Pricasso on his art and freedom of expression 18 August 2015: Two piec...

FIFA ethics committee recommends lifetime ban of for...
The adjudicatory chamber of FIFA (International Federation of Association Football)'s independent ethics committee has opened up proceedings against former FIFA Vice-President Jeffrey Webb. In a statement released on Wednesday the ethics committee recommended Mr Webb receive a lifelong ban from all footballing activities for multiple violations of the articles...

Indiana primaries: Bernie Sanders wins Democratic, D...
On Tuesday, Indiana held its Democratic and Republican primaries, where voters could vote for the candidate of their choice and presidential candidates can earn delegates so they can move on to the US general presidential election. The results: Donald Trump obtained 51 of the 57 Republican delegates, while on the Democratic side, Bernie Sanders obtained at lea...

Six dead following flash flooding in Palestine, Texas
Lenda Asberry, 64, a retired school teacher, and her four great grandchildren also drowned during the flood. Onlookers reported the woman was attempting to get the children to safety when they were swept away. Asberry's daughter told reporters water levels were up to the woman's neck while attempting to save the children. One resident of the area told reporte...

File photo: Location map for Gaziantep. (Image: The Emirr.)

Militants bomb Gaziantep, Turkey police headquarters
A car bomb detonated at police headquarters in Gaziantep, Turkey yesterday morning killed two police officers and injured more than twenty others. The governor's office said nineteen of the injured were police officers. Police said they suspect an alleged Daesh (ISIL) militant of responsibility for the attack. Turkish media reported two police officers, Yusuf...

File photo, Mikumi National Park, Tanzania, 2011. (Image: Muhammad Mahdi Karim.)

100 tons of ivory burned in Africa; estimated at $25...
Celebrities Kristin Davis, Leonardo DiCaprio, Nicole Kidman, George Soros, and Elton John were also there. Kenya Wildlife Service director Kihili Mbathi says the ivory has no worth for them. Only the living animals matter. Kenya, Tanzania, and other countries heavily affected by illegal hunting of elephants have varying policies on this matter. Tanzania saves...

Map of earthquake registered in Vanuatu (Image: USGS / AlvaroMolina.)

Magnitude 7.0 earthquake affects archipelago of Vanuatu
During the day yesterday, a strong earthquake of magnitude 7.0, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), was recorded in the Vanuatu islands located in the South Pacific. According to the USGS, the epicenter of this earthquake was centered at 0.6 mile (1 km) southeast of Norsup. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) preliminarily declared...

Bus explosion in Armenian capital kills two
fobox noprint" style="margin-left: 5px; float: right; width: 200px; background: #edf7ff; border: solid #666666 1px; padding: 0px; font-size: x-small; clear:right;"> Armenia Related articles 28 April 2016: Bus explosion in Armenian capital kills two 3 February 2013: Armenian presidential elections at stake after attack on candidate 5 September 2012: Release a...

Charges against Sally Faulkner and 60 Minutes news c...
Brisbane mother Sally Faulkner and the crew of Australian current affairs program 60 Minutes are free to leave Lebanon after kidnapping charges against them were today dropped. Faulkner reportedly made a deal to secure her release, accepting her estranged husband Ali el-Amine's custody of her two children. This comes after she allegedly hired professionals to...

North Korean ballistic missile fails at launch
ss="published">Sunday, April 17, 2016 North Korea Related articles 17 April 2016: North Korean ballistic missile fails at launch 8 February 2016: North Korea launches long-range missile 21 August 2015: North Korea puts military in 'quasi-state of war' 12 August 2015: Report: Vice-premier of North Korea executed 19 May 2014: North Korean singer thought exe...

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