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United States helped Kyrgyz pro-democracy programs

Sunday, April 3, 2005 Shortly before parliamentary elections were held in Kyrgyzstan, an opposition-run newspaper ran photographs of a palace under construction for since-deposed president Askar Akayev. This newspaper received grants from and was printed on a printing press financed by the US government. The US government itself confirms this.…

Wikinews interviews U.S. Libertarian presidential candidate James Burns

Saturday, February 23, 2008 Wikinews held an exclusive interview with James Burns, one of the candidates for the Libertarian Party nomination for the 2008 U.S. presidential election. Burns, the former chairman of the Nevada Libertarian Party, was asked if he thinks he has a good shot at winning the Libertarian…

Google buys DoubleClick for $3.1 billion

Friday, April 13, 2007 Google has announced its intention of taking over the Internet advertising agency DoubleClick in a deal worth $3.1 billion. DoubleClick has also confirmed the deal and hopes it will be completed before the end of 2007. Rumours of a takeover offer for DoubleClick had been circulating,…

Security guards attacked in Peshawar, Pakistan

Thursday, July 24, 2014 In the capital city Peshawar of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan, unidentified armed men targeted security guards at the Hayatabad Industrial Estate on Sunday. At the time, two security guards were checking vehicles entering the estate, while others were praying. Police said guard Akhtar Zaman died…

Ian Thorpe starts to recover from chest pains

Friday, March 3, 2006 Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe is reported to be feeling much better after suffering from chest pain for some time. The Olympic gold medalist was due to swim in the 100m and 200m freestyle and in three relays at the Commonwealth Games, but due to his complaints…

Nine thousand Romanian miners to be laid off in 2006

Tuesday, May 3, 2005 Approximately 9,000 Romanian miners will be made redundant in 2006, slightly more than the 7,000 which are expected to be laid off this year. This comes as part of a government program for 2005-2008 which seeks to maximise efficiency in Romania’s mining industry, as well as…

Yale graduate student who went missing before wedding found dead

Tuesday, September 15, 2009 A graduate student attending Yale University who went missing five days before her planned wedding was found dead on Sunday, police said. Annie Le, an American doctoral student seeking a degree in medicine, went missing on September 8, five days before her planned wedding. Investigators reviewed…