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Space Shuttle Discovery STS-114 landing postponed for weather/Brief

September 7, 2019

NASA has cancelled today’s planned landing of the Space Shuttle Discovery. Officials initially delayed the landing, but finally cancelled any attempts for today citing the reason as being “unstable, unacceptable cloud cover [with the] potential for showers in vicinity of […]

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Two nuclear submarines collide in the Atlantic Ocean

September 7, 2019

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 The Nuclear ballistic missile submarines Triomphant, from France, and HMS Vanguard, of the British Royal Navy, collided deep under the middle of the Atlantic Ocean in the middle of the night between February 3 and 4, […]

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It’s a GLAM wrap: Curators meet collaborators at Canberra conference

September 3, 2019

Monday, August 17, 2009 This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Earlier this month, over 150 delegates from cultural institutions, government and the online […]

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India Railway Minister presents 2014-15 budget

August 25, 2019

Friday, July 11, 2014 On Tuesday, Indian Railway Minister D. V. Sadananda Gowda presented his first budget for Indian Railways. The budget emphasized increased amenities for travelers, better safety, and timely completion of projects. There were no fare hikes announced […]

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Wikinews Shorts: February 5, 2007

August 24, 2019

A compilation of brief news reports for Monday, February 5, 2007.

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Wikinews’ overview of the year 2008

August 24, 2019

Wednesday, December 31, 2008 Also try the 2008 World News Quiz of the year. What would you tell your grandchildren about 2008 if they asked you about it in, let’s say, 20 years’ time? If the answer to a quiz […]

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John Vanderslice plays New York City: Wikinews interview

August 24, 2019

Thursday, September 27, 2007 John Vanderslice has recently learned to enjoy America again. The singer-songwriter, who National Public Radio called “one of the most imaginative, prolific and consistently rewarding artists making music today,” found it through an unlikely source: his […]

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Bush’s Katrina statement contradicted by emerging evidence

August 23, 2019

Thursday, March 2, 2006 Recently emerging evidence seems to contradict a statement by United States President George W. Bush during Hurricane Katrina. He stated in an interview with ABC on September 1st that, “I don’t think anybody anticipated the breach […]

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On the campaign trail in the USA, October 2016

August 23, 2019

Sunday, November 6, 2016 The following is the sixth and final edition of a monthly series chronicling the U.S. 2016 presidential election. It features original material compiled throughout the previous month after an overview of the month’s biggest stories. In […]

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Volunteers and food needed for flooded Manitoba, Canada

August 18, 2019

Tuesday, March 31, 2009 Local municipal and provincial volunteers in Manitoba, Canada are exhausted in their efforts to divert the rising waters of the Red River of the North. It has been hard work with little sleep for the residents […]

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