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Thursday, August 18, 2005 “Total chaos” is how many described the melee that resulted from a sale of used Apple iBook laptop computers at the Richmond International Raceway (RIR) by the Henrico County, Virginia school system. Officials estimated nearly 5,000 people thronged the sale for the $50, four-year-old computers. Among them were 17 injured, four requiring hospitalization – one for a leg injury, and three for heat-related illness, said Henrico County Police. Reports of trampling in the stampede were not uncommon, and one driver reportedly tried to drive through the…

Tuesday, June 2, 2009 American Secretary of Energy Steven Chu is cutting US$100 million dollars from hydrogen fuel cell vehicle research and diverting the remaining $69 million to hydrogen fuel cell research for household current. Former president George W. Bush advocated the zero-emission vehicles and launched $1.2 billion for hydrogen fuel cell research over a number of years. President Barack Obama is proposing a “corporate average fuel economy,” or CAFÉ, placing standards for gas mileage at 39 miles per gallon for cars and light trucks at 30 mpg. “The probability…

Wednesday, October 12, 2005 Canberra, Australia — Barnaby Joyce, a National Party member of Parliament crossed the floor in the Australian Senate October 11 over legislation proposed to permit mergers without the agreement of the competition watchdog body, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. He has not, however, changed his party membership. The question over the proposed changes was put at 9.26pm when Joyce crossed the floor to vote against them. The vote was tied with 32 for and 32 against and thus the question was not carried by the…

Friday, April 1, 2005 Half of those who won seats reserved for women in the new National Assembly of Iraq are members of a coalition dominated by Shi’a religious parties, and they say they want Islamic sharia-based laws with legal differences in treatment for the sexes, and which permit a certain level of domestic violence. Says Nada al-Bayiati, of the Women’s Organisation for Freedom in Iraq, “It’s weakening our position. How can you argue for women’s rights when the women are undermining you?” Eighty-nine in all, women make up one-third…

The time is 17:00 (UTC) on May 30th, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs. Contents 1 Headlines 1.1 East Timor: President Gusamo takes emergency powers to quell unrest 1.2 U.S. Military truck crash kills civilians; Kabul riots 1.3 Operation Marham:India rushes aid to Indonesia 1.4 Australian PM doesn’t support Queensland party amalgamation 1.5 Former chaplain at Guantanamo tells about abuse and underage prisoners 1.6 Dutch pedophiles set to go political 1.7 New Zealand to get new postal codes 2 Closing statements

Monday, March 23, 2009 On Monday, Europe’s largest airline, Air France-KLM, stated that it is interested in buying a large part of Czech Airlines (CSA). Last month, the Czech government announced that it is planning to sell its 91.51% stake in Czech Airlines, expecting to generate about US$270 million. The Czech Ministry of Finance owns 56.92% and the Czech Consolidation Agency 34.59%. The remainder is owned by other Czech institutions. Air France-KLM made a non-binding offer on this share: “Air France-KLM in a letter will today make a non-binding expression…

Friday, June 2, 2006 In Vienna, top diplomats from the United States, Russia, China, United Kingdom, France, and Germany reached an agreement on Thursday on an incentive package to offer to Iran in exchange for its giving up uranium enrichment. The specifics of the incentive package were not revealed, but a delegation from Europe led by European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana is expected to formally deliver the offer to Iran in the coming days. Iran would then have several weeks to respond. In a prepared statement, British foreign…

Sunday, November 12, 2006 The New Zealand Head of State, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, unveiled the New Zealand Memorial at Hyde Park Corner today in London. Her Majesty told the audience that New Zealanders had written themselves into a special place in the history books. “Many of them for deeds of exceptional bravery and sacrifice.” “But most of them for simply giving their all in duty, in courage and in dogged determination to fight for peace and freedom from tyranny.” The striking memorial named ‘The…