Kenyans flee homes after Tuesday’s raids

Friday, July 15, 2005 Kenyans living near a village where 76 people died in a massacre on Tuesday have fled their homes.6,000 people from around Turbi village in north-eastern Kenya have gone to Marsabit, the nearest large town. Two men were killed in revenge attacks on Thursday, police said and more huts have been burnt…

Team formed to investigate suspicious Pakistan PNSC office fire

Tuesday, August 21, 2007 Babar Ghauri, Federal Minister for Ports and Shipping, has told reporters at a press conference that an investigative team has been formed to look into the causes of a suspicious fire two days ago at the Karachi office of the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC). One office worker was killed and…

Questions For Michigan Wedding Rentals

Submitted by: Robert Reno When interviewing potential reception rental vendors, make sure you have an idea of what you are looking for, approximate guest list, and ideal locations. The more detailed your answers, the closer they will be able to estimate your packaged price. We have below several important questions to ask companies when meeting.…

Magnitude 5.3 earthquake strikes Taiwan

This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Thursday, August 9, 2007 Preliminary reports by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) say that a magnitude 5.3 earthquake has struck Taiwan at 00:55 UTC (8:55 a.m. local time). Other reports say…

US unemployment rate reaches 9.8%

Friday, October 2, 2009 Companies in the United States are shedding more jobs, pushing the country’s unemployment rate to a 26-year high of 9.8%. The US Labor Department said on Friday that employers cut 263,000 jobs in September, with companies in the service industries — including banks, restaurants and retailers — hit especially hard. This…