Tuesday, September 26, 2006 Safia Ahmed-jan, the director of the Afghan Ministry of Women’s Affairs for the Khandahar province and an advocate of women’s rights...

Wednesday, October 13, 2010 Rescue efforts in the San José Mine, on August 10. Image: desierto_atacama. Laurence Golborne, Mining Minister of Chile. Image: Ministerio Secretaría...

Tuesday, August 23, 2005 Heavy rainfalls have caused massive floods in Southern Bavaria, Western Austria and Central Switzerland. In Southern Bavaria authorities have declared a...

Saturday, March 10, 2012 The Kenyan government has dismissed 25,000 striking health workers, mostly nurses, citing failure to heed government orders to recommence work and...

Thursday, June 23, 2011 This mosaic was created from two high-resolution images that were captured by the narrow-angle camera when NASA’s Cassini spacecraft flew past...

Tuesday, June 27, 2006 Australian Minister for Vocational Education and Training, Gary Hardgrave has announced the government will provide AU$15.8 million to establish an Australian...

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 A Saudi Arabian woman wearing traditional ?ij?b. Image: Walter Callens. Female lawyers in Saudi Arabia may soon be granted limited court...

Thursday, March 4, 2010 The Louis Majesty in 2007 Image: K0NFUZIUS. Two passengers on a Mediterranean cruise ship were killed by a rogue wave on...

Buffalo, N.Y. Hotel Proposal Controversy Recent Developments “Old deeds threaten Buffalo, NY hotel development” — Wikinews, November 21, 2006 “Proposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly...

Wednesday, January 27, 2016 On Sunday, Manchester United announced the loan of their Spanish goalkeeper Víctor Valdés to Belgian club Standard Liège for the rest...