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Up to 70 people trapped after hangar collapses at Florida airport

LAKELAND, FLORIDA (BNO NEWS) — Severe weather collapsed a hangar at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in Polk County, Florida on Thursday, trapping as many as 70 people, local television stations reported.

Both WESH-TV and CNN reported that the hangar…

Iran dismisses Kuwait spy cell allegations

TEHRAN (BNO NEWS) — Iran on Thursday rejected claims by a Kuwaiti official about the alleged operation of an Iranian spy cell in the Gulf emirate, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.

??On Tuesday, according to media reports, Kuwait sente…

Up to 1,000 bodies left untouched due to radiation in Japan

TOKYO, JAPAN (BNO NEWS) — Japanese authorities on Thursday informed that as many as 1,000 bodies have been left untouched after being exposed to radiation near the troubled Fukushima nuclear plant, the Kyodo news agency reported.

The bodies from the …

WTO: Boeing received at least $5.3 billion in illegal U.S. subsidies

GENEVA (BNO NEWS) — The World Trade Organization on Thursday announced that plane manufacturer Boeing received at least $5.3 billion in illegal U.S. subsidies, following a complaint by the European Union (EU).

According to the Panel, which was establ…

Lefty Judge Issues Third Version of Order Blocking Wisconsin Union Law

Why the third version? Because she didn’t get it right and clear the first two times. That totally inspires confidence in her legal decision-making, no? The contentious collective bargaining law, Wisconsin Act 10, which would strip most public workers of nearly all collective bargaining rights and force them to contribute more to their pension and [...]

Philippines approves fuel subsidy for public transport

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (BNO NEWS) — The Philippine government on Thursday approved fuel subsidies for a month to public transport as a nationwide transport strike paralyzed many parts of the country.

President Benigno Aquino III told reports that the go…

Austrian Olympic judo medalist Heill reportedly commits suicide

VIENNA, AUSTRIA (BNO NEWS) — An Austrian judo fighter who won a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics fell to her death from a sixth floor in Vienna on Thursday, Die Presse newspaper reported.

Claudia Heill, 29, allegedly jumped from a sixth story into a…

ASEAN military leaders meet in Jakarta

JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) — Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Thursday hosted an informal breakfast meeting with several army leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Being an informal meeting, Indonesian de…

Suicide attack in NW Pakistan kills 12, injures 31

CHARSADDA, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) — At least 12 people were killed and another 31 people were injured on Thursday after a suicide attack in northwest Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, local authorities said.

The state-run Associated Press of Pakistan (APP)…

Air France becomes first European airline to offer flights to Cambodia

PARIS (BNO NEWS) — After a 37 years absence, Air France is once again offering scheduled flights between Paris and Cambodia. It makes Air France the only European airline to operate flights directly to Cambodia.

The inaugural flight, flight 274, land…