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At least 7 dead, several wounded during ‘Day of rage’ demonstrations in Iraq

BAGHDAD, IRAQ (BNO NEWS) — At least 7 people on Friday were killed and several wounded during the ‘Day of rage’ demonstrations in many cities of Iraq, Aswat al-Iraq news agency reported.

Several Iraqi cities witnessed demonstrations of the so-called …

South Korea charges five Somali pirates over freighter hijacking

BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA (BNO NEWS) — Five Somali pirates on Friday were charged with maritime robbery and attempted murder in South Korea for their role in the hijacking of a freighter last month, the Yonhap news agency reported.

The five Somali nationals…

China exempts 13 crimes from death penalty punishment

BEIJING, CHINA (BNO NEWS) — The Chinese Government on Friday exempted 13 crimes from death penalty punishment, leaving the number of crimes punishable by death at 55, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

The Standing Committee of the National P…

Two dead after clashes between soldiers and gunmen in central Mexico

MICHOACAN, MEXICO (BNO NEWS) — Two people on Thursday were killed during clashes between the Mexican Army and gunmen in central Mexico, the state-run Notimex news agency reported on Friday.

The confrontation took place in the Jacona municipality in M…

Report: Spitzer Tells Friends That Parker Will Be Gone Soon

Disgraced former New York governor and current CNN host Eliot Spitzer has been telling friends that his co-host, self-described conservative Kathleen Parker, will be “gone within a week”. That according to the New York Post. Relations between the ex-gov, who once called himself a “[bleep]ing steamroller,” and his conservative co-host are at an all-time low. [...]

British terrorist sentenced to five years in prison for creating extremist videos

LONDON (BNO NEWS) — A British terrorist on Friday was sentenced to five years in prison for creating extremist videos and uploading them on YouTube, London’s Metropolitan Police informed.

Mohammed Gul, 23, of Elm Park Avenue, Hornchurch, was found gu…

3 Amish children die, 1 still missing while crossing stream in Kentucky

MAYFIELD, KENTUCKY (BNO NEWS) — The bodies of three Amish children were found early Friday morning a few miles from where they were crossing a low water stream in Kentucky, and one remains missing, local media reported.

The incident occurred in Grave…

Indonesia and Malaysia sign health cooperation agreement

JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) — The Health Ministries of Indonesia and Malaysia on Friday signed a health cooperation agreement, officials said Friday.

Endang Rahayu, Indonesia’s Health Minister, and Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai, Malaysia’s Health Minis…

EU one step closer to unified air transport

BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) — The European Union (EU) on Friday announced that its Commission adopted rules to harmonize information between all the actors involved in creating the Single European Sky.

Member States decided to create nine common geographica…

NASA’s Space Shuttle Discovery launches on final flight

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLORIDA (BNO NEWS) — Space Shuttle Discovery launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday afternoon to begin an 11-day mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The STS-133 mission is Discovery’s final…