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Gunmen attack residence of DRC leader

KINSHASA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (BNO NEWS) — Six unknown gunmen were killed Sunday afternoon in an attack on the residence of the Democratic Republic Congo President, Joseph Kabila, in Kinshasa, officials said.

In his address on national telev…

Hundreds of Indonesian drivers stuck in 12km traffic jam

MERAK, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) — Hundreds of frustrated truck drivers have been stranded for several days on the road to the Indonesian port city of Merak, the Jakarta Globe reported Sunday.

?About a hundred police officers were dispatched on Saturday…

Three UN peacekeepers hurt after ambush in Ivory Coast

ABIDJAN (BNO NEWS) — Three United Nations peacekeepers in Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) have been wounded in an ambush in a suburb of the country’s commercial capital, Abidjan, the UN mission said on Sunday, condemning acts of violence against its troo…

Protesters ransack Gaddafi’s summer home

CAIRO (BNO NEWS) — Anti-government protesters have ransacked a summer home belonging to Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, the Dubai-based Gulf News newspaper reported on Sunday.

Gulf News reporter Abbas Al Lawati and Deputy Managing Editor Mick …

Hundreds of police officers block Beijing protest

BEIJING (BNO NEWS) — Hundreds of Chinese police officers along with more than 120 vehicles were deployed on Sunday to block a rally in Beijing for the second week in a row, CNN reported.

At least three foreign press photographers were reportedly bea…

Two protesters killed in Oman

SOHAR, OMAN (BNO NEWS) — At least two people were killed during clashes between security forces and protesters in the Omani industrial city of Sohar, the BBC reported.

Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at hundreds of protesters calling for po…

Hundreds protest Lebanon’s sectarian political system

BEIRUT (BNO NEWS) — Hundreds of Lebanese took to the streets on Sunday in Beirut to demand an end to the country’s sectarian politics.

Demonstrators, mostly young people inspired by the wave of demonstrations across the Middle East, chanted the sloga…

Arab League chief Moussa announces candidacy in Egypt’s presidential elections

CAIRO (BNO NEWS) — Amr Moussa, the Secretary-General of the Arab League, on Sunday announced his intention to participate in the upcoming presidential elections in Egypt, state-run media reported.

The state-run Middle East News Agency (MENA) reported…

At least 27 injured in southern Iraq protests

MISSAN, IRAQ (BNO NEWS) — At least 27 demonstrators were injured Sunday in clashes with security forces in Amara city, the center of southern Iraq’s Missan Province, a medical source said.

“Amara’s Sadr Hospital has received today (Sunday) 27 demonst…

3 soldiers killed, 4 others wounded in Philippine rebel attack

IFUGAO, PHILIPPINES (BNO NEWS) — Three army soldiers were killed and four others wounded on Saturday in an ambush by New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in the northern landlocked province of Ifugao, a military spokesman said.

The troops were on a humanit…