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Three coalition service members die in Afghan attacks

KABUL (BNO NEWS) — Three coalition service members were killed in two separate attacks in eastern and southern Afghanistan on Thursday, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) confirmed on Friday.

ISAF said a bomb blast in souther…

Pro-Ouattara militia leader killed in Côte d’Ivoire

ABIDJAN, COTE D’IVOIRE (BNO NEWS) — Forces of President Alassane Ouattara killed a militia leader who helped Ouattara win office in Côte d’Ivoire, a defense ministry spokesman said Thursday.

CNN reported that Capt. Leon Alla Kouakou said Ibrahim Cou…

Pro-Ouattara militia leader killed in Côte d’Ivoire

ABIDJAN, COTE D’IVOIRE (BNO NEWS) — Forces of President Alassane Ouattara killed a militia leader who helped Ouattara win office in Côte d’Ivoire, a defense ministry spokesman said Thursday.

CNN reported that Capt. Leon Alla Kouakou said Ibrahim Cou…

U.S. proposes companies to stop marketing unhealthy food to kids

WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) — The U.S. government on Thursday proposed new guidelines against advertising unhealthy food products to children in an effort to combat child obesity, which is currently the most serious health crisis facing the nation’s y…

Apache helicopter crashes in Alabama, killing Dutch instructor

MONROEVILLE, ALABAMA (BNO NEWS) — A Dutch instructor pilot was killed on Thursday afternoon when the Apache helicopter he was flying crashed in the U.S. state of Alabama, officials said.

The accident happened at around noon local time when the Boeing…

Israeli troops injure two Palestinian children in West Bank

BIL’IN, WEST BANK (BNO NEWS) — Two Palestinian children were injured on Thursday after Israeli troops invaded a village in the central West Bank, Palestine News Network reported.

According to local sources, Israeli troops stormed the village of Bil’…

United Nations suspends food aid in parts of South Sudan after attacks

UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) — The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday announced that it suspended food aid operations in two areas of South Sudan after direct attacks.

In consequence, more than 240,000 Southern Sudanese may not receiv…

Queens man sentenced to 10 years in prison for scalding girlfriend’s baby with boiling water

NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) — A New York City man was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Thursday for severely burning his girlfriend’s infant daughter by deliberately scalding her with boiling water, prosecutors said.

Anthony Parra, 21, of Queens, pleaded g…

Queens man sentenced to 10 years in prison for scalding girlfriend’s baby with boiling water

NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) — A New York City man was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Thursday for severely burning his girlfriend’s infant daughter by deliberately scalding her with boiling water, prosecutors said.

Anthony Parra, 21, of Queens, pleaded g…

Delta employees arrested in Detroit airport for international drug smuggling

DETROIT, MICHIGAN (BNO NEWS) — Federal agents on Thursday arrested 12 people, including ten current or former Delta Airlines employees, for their alleged participation in international drug trafficking operations at airports in Detroit, Michigan and H…