Bombs kill at least 20 at cathedral in Mindanao, Philippines
Twin bombings yesterday struck the Jolo Cathedral in Mindanao, Philippines. The second blast affected first responders following the first; between the two blasts, at least 20 were
Latest Stories
Latest reporting
Male Magellanic penguins pine for pairings: Wikinews interviews biologist Natasha Gownaris
In findings published earlier this month in Ecological Applications, scientists from the University of Washington and Center for Ecosystem Sentinels examine the reason for the plummeting numbers of female Magellanic…
US study finds correlation between youth suicide, household gun ownership
Professor Michael Siegel of Boston University, co-author of a new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine on January 17, declared household gun ownership rates within the United States to be "the…
Car bomb ramming attack kills dozens at military base in Maidan Wardak, Afghanistan
A car bomb was on Monday rammed into a military base in Maidan Shahr in the centre of Afghanistan's Maidan Wardak province. Dozens died in the attack, reportedly conducted by the
Germany bans Mahan Air of Iran, citing 'security'
Germany on Monday banned Iranian airline Mahan Air from flying in the European nation, with officials saying this is for security
Lion Air disaster: Crashed jet's voice recorder recovered from Java Sea
The National Transportation Safety Committee of Indonesia on Monday announced the cockpit voice recorder from Lion Air Flight 610 has been recovered from the Java Sea. All 189 on the aircraft died when the flight came…
Iranian cargo plane crashes into Karaj houses
A Boeing 707 cargo plane, reported by local press as belonging to the Iranian military, crashed into houses in Karaj, near Tehran, the Iranian capital, yesterday. All but one of the sixteen on-board died; no deaths were…
Arrest made as mayor of Gdańsk, Poland stabbed on stage
An individual has been arrested after Paweł Adamowicz, mayor of the Polish city of Gdańsk, was stabbed last night whilst on stage at a fundraising event. He died
Scientists report correlation between locations of Easter Island statues and water resources
A United-States-based team of scientists released findings on Thursday about the large statues that dot the island of Rapa Nui, also called Easter Island. The study, published on Thursday in PLOS One, employed…
Wikinews investigates disappearance of Indonesian cargo ship Namse Bangdzod
In late December, Indonesian cargo ship MV Namse Bangdzod vanished in local waters. The tanker, gross tonnage around 1,150 and loaded with crude palm oil, had over ten crewmembers. Wikinews examined data and contacted…
Simple animals could live in Martian brines: Wikinews interviews planetary scientist Vlada Stamenković
Planetary scientist Vlada Stamenković of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and colleagues have developed a new chemical model of how oxygen dissolves in Martian conditions, which raises the possibility of oxygen-rich…
President Trump says he 'can' and 'may' put US into state of emergency to build border wall
United States President Donald Trump said on Friday he can and may declare a national state of emergency, which he said would allow him to act without approval from Congress and allocate funding for the construction of…
Escape room fire kills five teen girls in Koszalin, Poland
A fire yesterday afternoon killed five girls, all aged fifteen, at an escape room the group was visiting to celebrate a birthday in Koszalin, North Poland. Following the fire, which also seriously injured a man,…
Magnitogorsk apartment building collapses after explosion, dozens dead
An apartment building collapsed on Monday in Magnitogorsk, a city in the Ural region of Russia. A suspected gas leak led to an explosion, followed by the ten-storey building coming down. A total of 39 are confirmed…
