Archive | March, 2011

20-year-old Saudi pleads not guilty to terror charge in Texas

29. March 2011

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LUBBOCK, TEXAS (BNO NEWS) — A 20-year-old Saudi Arabian man on Monday pleaded not guilty to one charge of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction in Lubbock, Texas, KCBD television reported.

Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari, 20, a Lubbock resident, decli…

Indonesia ready to operate nuclear power plants

29. March 2011

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JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) — Indonesia’s Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency (Bapeten) on Tuesday announced that the country is ready to operate nuclear power plants as soon as constructed.

“Let me emphasize here that Indonesian human resources will …

UN condemns killing of about 12 civilians in Côte d’Ivoire

29. March 2011

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UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) — The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) on Wednesday condemned the killing of at least 12 civilians in the capital city Abidjan.

In addition, UNOCI informed that one of its helicopters was shot by…

Migrant crisis continues as over 900 African refugees arrive to southern Italy

29. March 2011

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SICILY, ITALY(BNO NEWS) — Approximately 900 refugees from North Africa arrived to Lampedusa Island in southern Italy continuing the migrant crisis, the ANSA news agency reported on Tuesday.

A boat carrying 454 asylum-seekers arrived overnight to the …

Howard Dean: Democrats Should Be Rooting for a Shutdown

29. March 2011

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Some insight into the minds of Democratic pundits and strategists. They’ll blame “right-wing extremists” for any eventual government shut down, but in reality they’ve been rooting for one all along. Which is at least partially the reason why they have been opposing even minor budget cuts (a couple billion out of trillions of dollars). “I [...]

President al-Assad accepts resignation of Syria’s Cabinet

29. March 2011

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DAMASCUS, SYRIA (BNO NEWS) — President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday accepted the resignation of the Syria’s cabinet after two weeks of anti-government protests, the state-run SANA news agency reported.

The 32-member cabinet led by Prime Minister Mohamm…

Journalist among at least 32 dead in Iraq hostage drama

29. March 2011

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TIKRIT, IRAQ (BNO NEWS) — A freelance journalist was among at least 32 people who were killed on Tuesday afternoon when a group of gunmen stormed a provincial council building in northern Iraq, officials said.

Police said the attack began on Tuesday …

Dutch pedophile party founder arrested for child porn possession

29. March 2011

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AMSTERDAM (BNO NEWS) — The founder of a Dutch political party that advocates for the acceptance of pedophilia was arrested on early Tuesday morning for possession of child pornography, the party said.

Ad van den Berg, 67, is best known for founding t…

Dutch pedophile party founder arrested for child porn possession

29. March 2011

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AMSTERDAM (BNO NEWS) — The founder of a Dutch political party that advocates for the acceptance of pedophilia was arrested on early Tuesday morning for possession of child pornography, the party said.

Ad van den Berg, 67, is best known for founding t…

Dutch pedophile party founder arrested for child porn possession

29. March 2011

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AMSTERDAM (BNO NEWS) — The founder of a Dutch political party that advocates for the acceptance of pedophilia was arrested on early Tuesday morning for possession of child pornography, the party said.

Ad van den Berg, 67, is best known for founding t…