Archive | February, 2011
Eleven Chinese missing after fishing boat sinks in East China Sea
HANGZHOU, CHINA (BNO NEWS) — Eleven people are missing after their fishing boat hit a rock in the East China Sea on early Monday morning, state-run media reported.
The state-run Xinhua news agency cited maritime officials as saying that a fishing boa…
At least 14 killed in bar attacks in north Mexico
27. February 2011
JUAREZ, MEXICO (BNO NEWS) — At least 14 people were killed in a series of attacks against bars in the northern region of Mexico, officials said Sunday.
Nine people were killed in the state of Coahuila, and at least 11 others were injured during separ…
Strong quake causes power outages in Chile on quake anniversary
27. February 2011
CONCEPCION, CHILE (BNO NEWS) — A strong earthquake struck central Chile on late Sunday evening, seismologists and officials said, causing some power outages on the anniversary of a huge earthquake that rocked the region last year.
The 5.9-magnitude e…
U.S. President Obama welcomes Bahrain’s cabinet changes
27. February 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) — U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday welcomed Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa al-Hkalifa’s decision to make changes in the cabinet and recommitting to reform.
“The United States supports the national dialogue initiative le…
More than 120,000 Gmail users temporarily lose e-mails, other data
27. February 2011
MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) — More than 100,000 users of the webmail service Gmail have reportedly lost all their e-mails and parts of their settings after an unexplained fault on Sunday morning, Google said.
Scores of users on social networkin…
PIlot’s body found after small plane crash into New York’s Hudson River
27. February 2011
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) — The body of the pilot was found in the cold waters of the Hudson River in New York after he crashed a small airplane on Saturday afternoon, the Federal Aviation Administrations said.
Michael Faraldi, 38, was piloting a BAC Strik…
Obama to meet with UN’s Ban to discuss violence in Libya
27. February 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) — U.S. President Barack Obama will meet with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon in Washington, D.C. on Monday to discuss the ongoing violence in Libya, the White House said on late Sunday.
Libya has been plunged …
Gunmen attack two NATO trucks in Pakistan
27. February 2011
KARACHI (BNO NEWS) — Unidentified gunmen in Pakistan on Sunday attacked two container trucks carrying supplies to NATO troops in Afghanistan, police said, continuing a series of similar attacks against NATO vehicles.
The attack happened near Mangocha…
Tunisian Prime Minister Ghannouchi resigns, replaced by Beji Caid Essebsi
27. February 2011
TUNIS (BNO NEWS) — Tunisian Interim President Foued Mebazaa on Sunday announced that Beji Caid Essebsi will take over as the country’s Prime Minister, hours after Mohamed Ghannouchi resigned from the post.
Ghannouchi provided few details about the re…
Thousands of Bolivians affected by floods and landslides
27. February 2011
LA PAZ, BOLIVIA (BNO NEWS) — At least 4,000 people on Saturday were affected after a landslide caused by heavy rains destroyed homes in several neighborhoods in the Kupini II area in the Bolivian city of La Paz, Los Tiempos newspaper reported.
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27. February 2011
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