Basement Waterproofing

By Joe Palladino I built a new home back in 2004 and things I thought were going extremely well. In the beginning when the heavy rains came, I had a small problem with water coming in from the sides of the foundation walls. At first I though no big deal its just a few small leaks I can fix this […]

Dozens killed after car bomb explodes in market in Peshawar, Pakistan

Wednesday, October 28, 2009 Pakistani officials have said that at least 100 people were killed and over 200 injured after a car bomb exploded in a marketplace in the city of Peshawar on Wednesday. The attack was the deadliest in the country in this year. Initially, large fires were reported to be burning around the marketplace, which was crowded with […]

Explosion in French college

Friday, March 24, 2006A large explosion ripped through a research building of the École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Mulhouse (ENSCMu) in Mulhouse, eastern France. Mulhouse’s mayor, Jean-Marie Bockel, confirmed that the blast killed one person and injured another. Police declared Code Red, and the neighborhood was evacuated. According to the French Press, TF1, the victim was in his forties […]

G20 protests: Inside a labour march

Wikinews accredited reporter Killing Vector traveled to the G-20 2009 summit protests in London with a group of protesters. This is his personal account. Friday, April 3, 2009 London – “Protest”, says Ross Saunders, “is basically theatre”. It’s seven a.m. and I’m on a mini-bus heading east on the M4 motorway from Cardiff toward London. I’m riding with seventeen members […]

Florida man charged with stealing Wi-Fi

Update since publication This article mentions that Wi-Fi stands for “Wireless Fidelity”, although this is disputed. Thursday, July 7, 2005 A Florida man is being charged with 3rd degree felony for logging into a private Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) Internet access point without permission. Benjamin Smith III, 41, is set for a pre-trial hearing this month in the first case of […]

Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Libertarian candidate Alan Mercer, Scarborough—Rouge River

Wednesday, October 3, 2007 Alan Mercer is running for the Ontario Libertarian Party in the Ontario provincial election, in the Scarborough—Rouge River riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his campaign. Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and will be contacted. Expect interviews from Liberals, Progressive Conservatives, New Democratic […]

Poisoned liquor kills 17 in Kenyan slum

Tuesday, July 27, 2010 Poisoned liquor, locally known as changaa, killed seventeen and blinded a dozen in Kenya’s largest slum. Many of the people who died were found in their homes, in Nairobi slum Kibera. Police said the changaa “may have contained traces of methanol”, BBC News reported. The woman who distilled the liquor was arrested. Authorities are investigating if […]

Rugby Union: Ballymore Cup North Queensland carnival

Sunday, July 26, 2009 Rockhampton Grammar School, Townsville Grammar School and St. Augustine’s College (Cairns) played the North Queensland Carnival as part of the Ballymore Cup quarter finals this past weekend. Rockhampton Grammar School won the final and will play Siena Catholic College in the semi final. The Ballymore Cup is a state wide Rugby Union competition in the Australian […]