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European Parliament to tighten code of conduct for MEPs

BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) — The European Union (EU) on Thursday announced that its Parliament’s political leadership has decided to overhaul rules governing the access and behavior of lobbyists and to tighten the code of conduct for its members.

President…

Wisconsin Early Childhood Teacher Charged With Sending Death Threats to Republican Lawmakers

A Wisconsin early childhood teacher has been arrested and charged with two felony counts related to death threats she allegedly sent to Republican lawmakers. The teacher, named Katherine R. Windels, allegedly sent emails threatening to assassinate the lawmakers and their family members. The subject line of the second email was: “Atten: Death Threat!!!! Bomb!!!” In [...]

GM sells back Delphi stake for $3.8 billion

DETROIT, MICHIGAN (BNO NEWS) — General Motors (GM) on Thursday announced that it has sold its Class A membership interest in Delphi Automotive LLP (Delphi) back to Delphi for $3.8 billion.

According to GM, it will be reporting a book gain of approx…

President Obama announces new U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan

WASHINGTON D.C. (BNO NEWS) — United States President Barack Obama on Thursday announced the designation of Ambassador Princeton Lyman as the new U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan.

“With a lifetime of experience working on some of Africa’s most pressing ch…

German soccer stadium bomb plot thwarted by police

BERLIN, GERMANY (BNO NEWS) — German police on Thursday were able to disable a bomb planted outside the Borussia Dortmund soccer club stadium, officials said.

Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) told Deutsche Welle that three suspicious obj…

UN opens anti-piracy center in Kenya

UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) — The United Nations on Thursday opened an anti-piracy center in Kenya, the first of three planned information-sharing units designed to help fight the growing scourge of piracy in the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden.

The …

Mexican attorney general quits

MEXICO CITY (BNO NEWS) — Mexican President Felipe Calderón confirmed on Thursday the resignation of Attorney General Arturo Chávez.

Calderón praised Chávez as an important figure in the fight against organized crime. He said that thanks to him it…

Former Oklahoma Senate President Morgan charged with conspiracy, extortion and bribery

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA (BNO NEWS) — Former Oklahoma Senate President Pro Term Mike Morgan on Thursday was charged with multiple counts of conspiracy, extortion and bribery, prosecutors informed.

Morgan, 56, of Stillwater, Oklahoma was charged along …

Indonesian security guard possessed by ‘monkey spirit’ causes massive traffic congestion

JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) — A security guard impersonating a monkey on Thursday caused massive traffic congestion outside Indonesia’s Communications Ministry in Central Jakarta.

The Jakarta Globe reported that hundreds of onlookers resorted to pr…

UN calls for the resignation of Côte d’Ivoire’s Gbagbo

UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) — United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday called on Côte d’Ivoire’s former president Laurent Gbagbo to immediately cede power to presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara.

The  Secretary-General  express…