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Bomb explosion in Lahore kills more than 65 on Easter
A suicide bombing killed more than 65 people, by varying reports, in Lahore, Pakistan, yesterday evening in Gulshan-e-I...

New South Wales state MP Glenn Brookes moves to cros...
ss="published">Thursday, March 24, 2016 Australia Related articles 24 March 2016: New South Wales state MP Glenn B...

Rob Ford in 2011. (Image: The City of Toronto.)

Former Toronto, Canada mayor Rob Ford dies after str...
Former mayor of Toronto, Canada Rob Ford died yesterday morning aged 46, following a cancerous tumor found in his abdomen in 2014 and two more in his bladder in 2015. A statement issued by Ford's chief of staff Dan Jacobs called Ford a "dedicated man of the people" who "spent his life serving the citizens of Toronto." The former mayor, whose father, a busine...

Locations of the attacks in Brussels. (Image: Rauletemunoz.)

Explosions at Brussels airport and subway systems
At least 26 people, according to Belgian officials, have been killed and many more have been injured today following attacks on transport infrastructure in Brussels, the capital of Belgium. Authorities have stated one of the explosions, at approximately 08:00 (Central European Time, UTC+1) in the check-in area at Brussels Airport, was likely conducted by a sui...

Suicide bomber attacks Istanbul, kills four
ss="published">Monday, March 21, 2016 Turkey Related articles 21 March 2016: Suicide bomber attacks Istanbul, kills four 14 March 2016: Azerbaijani official Samir Sharifov accused of spying 5 February 2016: States pledge $10 billion for aid to Syria 14 December 2015: UEFA Euro 16 draw takes place in Paris 27 November 2015: Navigator of downed Russian jet ...

Flydubai plane crash leaves 62 dead
A Flydubai passenger jet has crashed in Russia, killing everyone aboard, 62 people including a crew of seven. The aircraft was making its second attempt to land early yesterday morning in Rostov-on-Don, a city in southern Russia, when it crashed. Flydubai confirmed the crash on landing of flight FZ981. Four passengers were children. "We are doing all we can t...

Azerbaijani official Samir Sharifov accused of spying
ss="published">Monday, March 14, 2016 Azerbaijan Related articles 14 March 2016: Azerbaijani official Samir Sharifov accused of spying 12 April 2014: Spain's men remain on top of FIFA global rankings for April 2014 14 October 2013: Opposition rally in Baku ends in violent arrests 26 September 2013: 2012 Report on Gender Equality and Development credits Ic...

Donald Trump in 2011. (Image: Gage Skidmore.)

Wikinews interviews three figures from Donald Trump'...
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Official Presidential portrait. (Image: Agência Brasil.)

Former President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silv...
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, former President of Brazil, was detained yesterday as part of ongoing investigations into corruption related to Petrobras, the state-run oil company. A raid occurred at 0600 local time (0900 UTC) at a number of locations including President Lula's house in São Bernardo do Campo, near São Paulo. President Lula was held for questioning...

Gunmen murder Honduran indigenous leader Berta Cáceres
fobox noprint" style="margin-left: 5px; float: right; width: 200px; background: #edf7ff; border: solid #666666 1px; padding: 0px; font-size: x-small; clear:right;"> Honduras Related articles 4 March 2016: Gunmen murder Honduran indigenous leader Berta Cáceres 12 July 2014: Texas governor voices criticism regarding US federal border policies 26 September 2013...

Curfew in Haryana as protesters demand reservation f...
ss="published">Sunday, February 21, 2016 India Related articles 21 February 2016: Curfew in Haryana as protesters demand reservation for Jat quota 20 December 2015: Chennaiyin FC score late goal, beat Goa 3-2 to win Indian Super League 2015 28 October 2015: Magnitude 7.5 earthquake hits Afghanistan 21 October 2015: Indian cricketer Sehwag announces intern...

Umberto Eco, 2005. (Image: Università Reggio Calabria.)

Italian writer Umberto Eco dies, age 84
Umberto Eco, semiotician, philosopher, and novelist, died on yesterday night at the age of 84 at his home in Milan, according to his family. He had cancer. Eco was born in Alessandria, northern Italy, on January 5, 1932 and attended University of Turin, focusing on Medieval philosophy and literature. In 1956–1964 worked closely with the Italian television sta...

Antonin Scalia. (Image: US Supreme Court.)

US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia dies, aged 79
Antonin Scalia, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, died at the age of 79, according to a Saturday afternoon statement by Chief Justice John G. Roberts. Reports indicate Scalia died of apparently natural causes while on a trip this weekend in Texas. He was nominated for his Supreme Court position by President Ronald Reagan in 1986. Scalia's...

North Korea launches long-range missile
fobox noprint" style="margin-left: 5px; float: right; width: 200px; background: #edf7ff; border: solid #666666 1px; padding: 0px; font-size: x-small; clear:right;"> North Korea Related articles 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 Nor...

Magnitude 6.4 earthquake hits southern Taiwan
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit southern Taiwan around 4:00am today local time (2000 yesterday UTC) southeast of Tainan, a city with about two million people, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). By various reports, as many as thirteen or fourteen people may have died, more than 100 may be missing, and Associated Press put the injured at wel...

Detroit teachers stage sickout to protest working co...
ss="published">Thursday, January 21, 2016 United States Related articles 21 January 2016: Detroit teachers stage sickout to protest working conditions as Obama visits 23 December 2015: Suicide bombing in Afghanistan kills six US NATO members 13 December 2015: Wikinews interviews Steve Burke, U.S. Democratic Party presidential candidate 12 December 2015: U...

File photo of Rickman (Image: Justin Hoch.)

Alan Rickman dies at 69 due to cancer
Today, the family of English actor Alan Rickman announced his death at the age of 69 in London from cancer. As per the family statement "he was surrounded by family and friends" at the time of death. File photo of Rickman Image: Justin Hoch. Rickman started his film career as an antagonist in Die Hard — in which he played the role of Hans Gruber in 1988...

Man threatens police with knife at Paris police stat...
According to officials, a man, whose identity was not disclosed, entered a Paris, France police station yesterday brandishing a knife before police fatally shot him. Investigators said they have found evidence indicating the attacker was associated with the militant group ISIS. A witness account to French news network i-Télé said police first told the man t...

File photo of Dira Square, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where public executions are carried out under Sharia Law; Saudi officials said the 47 people executed were not executed publicly, but rather within prisons. (Image: Luke Richard Thompson.)

Saudi Arabia executes 47 people as 'terrorists'
Some of those executed were reportedly Al-Qaeda militants behind terrorist attacks. Before the executions, an Al-Qaeda branch from Yemen threatened Saudi authorities with violence if they executed their members. Among those executed was a Shia Muslim cleric who criticized both the royal family of Saudi Arabia and that of Bahrain; he condemned Bahrain's suppre...

File photo of the hotel, which is pictured as the skyscraper on the left; this view is from the Burj Khalifa. (Image: Danny15.)

Fire breaks out at Dubai, United Arab Emirates hotel...
A fire broke out at a high-rise hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) at local night yesterday, apparently involving a large portion of the hotel. A crowd had gathered around The Address Hotel for the New Year’s celebration, but they were evacuated due to the fire. The cause of the fire was unclear, and there were conflicting reports on the number of peop...

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