Friday, November 21, 2008 Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry Image: Law & Justice Commission of Pakistan. Pakistan’s embattled Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry was conferred with Harvard Law School’s “Medal of Freedom” for his struggle for the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary on Wednesday in Boston, Massachusetts. In the past, this…
Canada’s Beaches—East York (Ward 32) city council candidates speak
Wikinews This exclusive interview features first-hand journalism by a Wikinews reporter. See the collaboration page for more details. Friday, November 3, 2006 On November 13, Torontonians will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward’s councillor and for mayor. Among Toronto’s ridings is Beaches—East York (Ward 32). Four candidates responded to Wikinews’ requests…
UK hostage Peter Moore released in Iraq
Wednesday, December 30, 2009 Satellite photograph of Baghdad from 1996.Image: NASA. Peter Moore, a British IT consultant and computer programmer who was taken hostage by Iraqi militants during a May 2007 militant raid on the finance ministry in Baghdad, has been released alive and in good health. He is the only known survivor of a…
Thinking About Fair Trade Gifts?
Read An Opinion On: Road Base Materials To most people Fair-trade means that people in poorer countries who grow or make what we buy get a good price, a decent wage and good working conditions. There are over 100 F. T. products, including tea, coffee, fruit juice, bananas, mangoes and chocolate. The range grows daily….
China overtakes Germany as world’s biggest exporter
Sunday, January 10, 2010 Chinese officials have said that their country’s exports surged last December to edge out Germany as the world’s biggest exporter. The official Xinhua news agency reported today that figures from the General Administration for Customs showed that exports jumped 17.7% in December from a year earlier. Over the whole of 2009…
Jindal signs Intelligent Design law
Saturday, June 28, 2008 Louisiana Republican Governor Bobby Jindal signed a controversial bill hailed by intelligent design supporters, such as the Discovery Institute, and Louisiana Family Forum, a creationist group. Critics of the bill, including several major science organizations, say it allows for the teaching of “creationism” in public schools. The law, Louisiana Science Education…
Wikinews interviews Stephen Murphy about the upcoming by-election in the Higgins electorate of the Australian parliament
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 With two by-elections coming up in Australia, many minor parties and independents will be looking to gain a seat in the House of Representatives. Stephen Murphy is one of the independents. Mr Murphy is a computer programmer from the Melbourne suburb of Brunswick. “After growing up in South-East Melbourne I studied…
Cheap Hotel Rooms
Read An Opinion On: Places To Eat The Entrance Submitted by: Dave Text There are a lot of helpful reason for choose a not expensive hotel. They are supplementary possible to present inferior price on housing with all the amenities you have need of. They are at ease and also inexpensive, those who have dormitory…
MetLife to acquire Travelers Life and Annuity from Citigroup
Monday, January 31, 2005 Metlife announced on 01/31/05 that they were going to acquire Travelers Life and Annuity from Citigroup. Travelers Life and Annuity is an insurance underwriter. MetLife is a large life insurance and annuities underwriter. MetLife will have to borrow a lot of money to pay for the company, so rating agencies like…
NSW fraud squad recognised in Singapore
Tuesday, July 4, 2006 NSW Police fraud squad have received an award in Singapore for their efforts against credit card “skimming” The New South Wales police fraud squad have been recognised for their efforts and successes in credit and debit card fraud in Singapore last week according to a statement issued today. The award was…