UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): MAY 16, 2006
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                            COMTEX NEWS NETWORK, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

         DELAWARE                      0-10541               13-3055012
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(State or Other Jurisdiction    (Commission File No.)   (I.R.S. Employer
                                                         Identification No.)
                                                         of Incorporation)

625 N. WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 301, ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA              22314
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                             (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (703) 820-2000
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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ITEM 5.02  DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
           APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS

           Hilda Kwena announced her resignation as Treasurer and Controller of
Comtex News Network, Inc., effective June 2006. C.W. Gilluly, the current
Chairman of the Board and Interim Chief Executive Officer, has been appointed
Interim Principal Accounting Officer.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

          (a)     Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired. Not applicable

          (b)     Pro Forma Financial Information. Not Applicable

          (c)     Exhibits. None.

                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

                                     COMTEX NEWS NETWORK, INC.



DATE:  May 16, 2006                 By:      /S/ C.W. GILLULY
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                                            C.W. Gilluly, Ed.D.
                                            Chairman and Interim Chief Executive
                                            Officer