Tuesday, November 11, 2008 Former Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian has been detained on charges of money laundering, embezzling government funds, taking bribes and forging documents. Television coverage showed him shouting “political persecution” while being led away in handcuffs. “The KMT and the Chinese Communist Party see me as their number one prisoner as I am […]
Maturity Period And Benefits Of Short Term Loans
Find Out More About: Australian Premier Finance Site Maturity Period And Benefits Of Short Term Loans by Trigger Man Although many people know what a loan is, not all know the difference between short term loans and long term loans. But what really is a short term loan? A short term loan is a type […]
Cyprus seeks EU bailout
Monday, June 25, 2012 Cyprus today became the fifth member state to seek access to funds from the European Union’s bailout fund. The Cypriots join Spain, Ireland, Portugal, and neighbours Greece. The move was triggered after the Cyprus Popular Bank, the nation’s second-largest bank, asked the government for recapitalisation. The bank has been hit hard, […]
Matt Smith revealed as 11th incarnation of Doctor Who
Thursday, January 8, 2009 Actor Matt Smith will be the next to portray the Doctor on the BBC television program Doctor Who. Smith will be the eleventh incarnation of the Doctor, taking over from actor David Tennant who will end his time with the series after filming four editions of the program through 2009. The […]
Woman returns home with Christmas turkey, a month after setting out
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 A Scottish woman who set out before Christmas to purchase a turkey finally made it home on Monday, after being cut off by snow for a month. Kay Ure left the Lighthouse Keeper’s cottage on Cape Wrath, at the very northwest tip of Great Britain, in December. She was heading to […]
Excitement Of Parking Games
Find Out More About: Secure Parking Site Excitement of Parking Games by Jamie Hanson To perfect you parking skills and reflexes parking games are the most suitable option. The games have the same formula and levels of perfection as in other virtual video games. The game has specified time limit and different levels. The intention […]
Cleveland, Ohio clinic performs US’s first face transplant
Thursday, December 18, 2008 A team of eight transplant surgeons in Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, USA, led by reconstructive surgeon Dr. Maria Siemionow, age 58, have successfully performed the first almost total face transplant in the US, and the fourth globally, on a woman so horribly disfigured due to trauma, that cost her an eye. […]
Wikinews interviews Steve Burke, U.S. Democratic Party presidential candidate
Sunday, December 13, 2015 This article is a featured article. It is considered one of the best works of the Wikinews community. See Wikinews:Featured articles for more information. Macomb, New York Councilman Steve Burke took some time to speak with Wikinews about his campaign for the U.S. Democratic Party’s 2016 presidential nomination. Burke, an insurance […]
Surefire Ways To Win Every Football Betting Game
Find Out More About: Sports Betting Strategy Money Line Imagine yourself watching your absolute favorite sport football – while making huge profit. Imagine cheering for your team because are not only great but they bring you money. This, my friend is the dream of a sports bettor. Many had dream to make a living wagering […]
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 […]