Cuba sentences USAID worker to fifteen-year prison term

Sunday, March 13, 2011 A 15-year prison sentence was handed down by a Cuban court to US Agency for International Development (USAID) worker Alan Gross for crimes against the state. Gross was arrested in December 2009 while on a USAID mission intended to promote democracy by distributing satellite communications equipment to Jewish groups; these groups have denied any involvement in […]

Guatemalan bus crash kills 57, wounds 40

Saturday, March 1, 2008 An overcrowded double decker bus in Guatemala crashed into a gulley Friday, killing 57 people and injuring 40 more, authorities say. The bus crashed about 30 miles from Guatemala City while carrying roughly 100 people towards San Salvador. Journalist Martin Austurias says that a makeshift morgue was created along the highway so that relatives of the […]

Wikinews at Toronto film fest party, with Diddy

Monday, September 8, 2008 Toronto residents are abuzz as the stars walk among them, during the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival. The capital of and largest city in Ontario, Canada has been playing host to the premieres of major motion pictures, up-and-coming indy films, and international films alike. Over the last few years, the festival has become one of the […]

Indian Traditional Food A Delightful Delicacy

See More About: Lunchtime.Com.Au Indian Traditional Food- A Delightful Delicacy by Jenny Jonson Gone are the days when our favorite food used to be \’rajmah chawal or \’kadi chawal , when \’paav bhaaji and \’gol-gappa were an all time delicacy, and when kheer used to be a sweet temptation. Today people are getting more and more inclined towards the Italian […]

Suspected US drone attack kills eight in Pakistan

Friday, November 20, 2009 Pakistani officials said that a suspected US drone attack has killed at least eight people today, including foreign militants, in the country’s northwest. The officials said that two missiles were fired at a compound being used by suspected Taliban militants in Mir Ali village, in North Waziristan, a region on the Afghanistan-border that is said to […]

Home destroyed by fire in Geneva, Florida

Wednesday, December 15, 2010 A mobile home in Seminole County, Florida burned down last night, leaving a man and his dog homeless. The cause of the blaze was determined as accidental. Firefighters were alerted to a fire in a wooded area of Geneva at around 11 pm local time (0400 UTC) last night. By the time they reached the scene […]

Sights To See Via Airport Express In Maui

See More About: Renaissance Tours byAlma Abell When making a visit to memorable Hawaii, one of the things people will want to take advantage of is transportation to get around. It is no fun being in a hot spot like Hawaii and not be able to visit every imaginable place an individual would want to go. When landing in Hawaii, […]

Immigration Detainees on Hunger Strike in Oxford UK

Thursday, June 15, 2006 One hundred and twenty detainees at an immigration removal centre in Oxford, UK, are on hunger strike. The protest started when some detainees refused breakfast on Wednesday 14th June 2006. A letter from the hunger strikers explaining why they are seeking to draw attention to their plight in this way has been reproduced in full below. […]