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Suicide bombing kills 20 people in southeastern Afghanistan

SHARAN, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) — At least 20 people were killed on Sunday evening when three suicide bombers rammed a truck full of explosives into a road construction company building in southeastern Afghanistan, the government and insurgents said on…

‘North Korea’s Kim Jong-il has nightmares about stoning’

SEOUL (BNO NEWS) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has had nightmares in which his own people threw stones at him, Rep. Chung Mong-joon of the ruling South Korean Grand National Party said, The Korea Herald reported on Monday.

The Korea Herald said C…

Gas leak kills 8 at SW China coal mine

GUIYANG, CHINA (BNO NEWS) — A gas leak at a coal mine in southwest China killed eight workers on early Monday morning, state-run media reported. Several others were injured.

The state-run Xinhua news agency said the incident happened at around 3.30 a…

‘Facebook in talks to hire former White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs’

WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) — Facebook, the popular social networking website, is in talks to hire former White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, the New York Times reported on Monday.

The newspaper said on its website that Facebook is in talks to …

Syrian security forces fire on protesters, kill dozens

DAMASCUS (BNO NEWS) — Syrian security forces on Friday and Saturday fired on protesters in Daraa and the surrounding villages of Sanmein and Tafas, killing at least 26 people and injuring others, Human Rights Watch reported on Monday.

Human Rights Wa…

Plane carrying Texas First Lady experiences landing gear failure

AUSTIN, TEXAS (BNO NEWS) — An aircraft carrying Texas First Lady Anita Perry experienced a landing gear failure on Saturday, the office of Governor Rick Perry said on Sunday.

Perry’s office said in a statement that the incident happened at around 1 p…

Strong quake hits off northeastern Japan, no damage

TOKYO (BNO NEWS) — A strong earthquake struck off the coast of northeastern Japan on early Monday morning, seismologists said, but there were no reports of damage or casualties.

The 6.5-magnitude earthquake at 7.23 a.m. local time (2223 GMT Sunday) w…

Tsunami advisory canceled after quake off NE Japan, no tsunami observed

TOKYO (BNO NEWS) — A tsunami advisory has been canceled after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan’s northeastern coast. No tsunami waves were observed.
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Tsunami advisory issued for small part of NE Japan after 6.5 quake

TOKYO (BNO NEWS) — A tsunami advisory was issued for a small part of Japan’s northeastern coast on Monday after a strong earthquake struck off its coast, seismologists said.

The 6.5-magnitude earthquake at 7.23 a.m. local time (2223 GMT Sunday) was …

TSUNAMI ADVISORY ISSUED FOR SMALL PART OF NORTHEAST JAPAN AFTER 6.5 QUAKE HITS OFFSHORE

TOKYO (BNO NEWS) — A tsunami advisory has been issued for Miyagi Prefecture after a strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan’s northeastern coast, seismologists say.
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