Wednesday, December 7, 2016 PIA Flight 661 crashed into a mountainous region near Havelian, Pakistan today. None of those on board are thought to have survived. The Pakistan International Airlines domestic flight from Chitral was nearing its destination in Islamabad. PIA said the ATR-42 carried 42 passengers, five crewmembers, and one additional staff member. Dozens of bodies, many badly burned, […]

Friday, October 9, 2009 US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has said that the Senate Finance Committee will vote on a sweeping health care reform bill next Tuesday. US President Barack Obama has made clear that extending health insurance coverage to as many Americans as possible is his top domestic priority. Republican lawmakers, however, are still overwhelmingly opposed to the […]

Monday, July 11, 2011 China’s National Bureau of Statistics released data Saturday showing that the consumer price index (CPI) for June climbed 6.4% from a year ago. That compares with a 5.5% rise in May, which was the largest since a 6.3% increase in July 2008. The major factor contributing to this figure was the steep rise in food prices […]

Sunday, June 28, 2020 Last month, a study conducted by archæologist Dr. Naomi Martisius and other researchers concluded Neanderthals living in Europe tens of thousands of years ago were more sophisticated than previously thought. The now-extinct species used to carefully select bones from a particular animal species to manufacture their bone tools, the research showed. The research was published on […]

Monday, January 8, 2007 This article features in a News Brief from Audio Wikinews: This article features first-hand journalism by Wikinews members. See the collaboration page for more details. This article features first-hand journalism by Wikinews members. See the collaboration page for more details. A strong odor of natural gas permeated through parts of Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Jersey City early […]

Tuesday, March 29, 2022 On Sunday, rescue workers recovered the flight data recorder from China Eastern Airlines flight 5735 in Guangxi, China after officials confirmed the previous evening the March 21 crash had no survivors. The flight data recorder, one of two so-called ‘black boxes’, was found 1.5 meters (4.9 ft) under the surface of the mountainous region at 9:20 China Standard […]

Monday, October 11, 2010 Wikinews interviewed author Amy Scobee about her book Scientology – Abuse at the Top, and asked her about her experiences working as an executive within the organization. Scobee joined the organization at age 14, and worked at Scientology’s international management headquarters for several years before leaving in 2005. She served as a Scientology executive in multiple […]