Archive | April, 2011
EU condemns Russian Foreign Minister’s visit to Abkhazia and South Ossetia
BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) — The European Union on Thursday condemned the visit of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to Abkhazia and South Ossetia, the disputed Georgian regions.
“The European Union notes with concern that Minister of Foreign Affairs, …
Russia to raise fuel export duties due to domestic shortage
28. April 2011
MOSCOW (BNO NEWS) — Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered to raise export duties on oil products in order to address the domestic gasoline shortages, RIA Novosti reported.
Putin directed Deputy Energy Minister Sergei Kudryashov to…
Indonesian police arrests seven suspects in relation to parcel bomb attacks
28. April 2011
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) — Indonesia’s National Police on Thursday arrested seven people suspected of being members of the Pepi Fernando-led terror network in Aceh, alleged responsible for the series of parcel bomb attacks.
According to the Anta…
At least 4 dead, 5 injured after attack on Navy bus in southern Pakistan
28. April 2011
KARACHI, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) — Another Navy bus on Thursday was attack by militants leaving at least four sailors dead and five more injured in the troubled Karachi, southern Pakistan.
According to the state-run APP news agency, the terrorist attack …
Tornadoes and severe storms in southern U.S. leave around 200 dead
28. April 2011
WASHINGTON D.C. (BNO NEWS) — U.S. authorities on Thursday informed that the tornadoes and severe storms that struck southern territories, most heavily in Alabama, have left around 200 dead.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency…
UN distributes $880 million in reparations for Iraq’s 1990 Kuwait invasion
28. April 2011
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) — The United Nations (UN) on Thursday announced that its Compensation Commission (UNCC) made $880 million available to nine successful claimants who suffered losses due to Iraq’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait.
The latest round of …
14 dead after explosion in central Morocco
28. April 2011
MARRAKECH, MOROCCO (BNO NEWS) — At least 14 people on Thursday were killed and 20 more injured after an explosion rocked a café in central Morocco, the state-run MAP news agency reported.
The incident took place at café Argana which is located in J…
Trainer plane crash in Java, Indonesia kills 2
28. April 2011
YOGYAKARTA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) — A small aircraft crashed in Indonesia’s Java island during a training mission, killing two people, officials said Thursday.
On Thursday afternoon, the trainer aircraft lost control at around 3:45 p.m. local time, an…
U.S. jobless claims rise by 25,000 to 429,000
28. April 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) — Initial claims for unemployment insurance in the U.S. rose to 429,000 in the week ending April 23, which represents an increase of 25,000 compared to the previous week, the U.S. Labor Department (DOL) said on Thursday.
T…
Thailand and Cambodia agree to ceasefire
28. April 2011
BANGKOK, THAILAND (BNO NEWS) — The governments of Thailand and Cambodia on Thursday agreed to a ceasefire almost a week after they their border clashes begun, officials said.
Thai national army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha told the Bangkok Post th…
28. April 2011
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