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One dead after mine tunnel collapses in northern Philippines

BENGUET, PHILIPPINES (BNO NEWS) — One miner was killed and two others were injured when a mine tunnel collapsed in northern Philippines, the Philippine Daily Inquirer reported on Saturday.

According to reports from the Office of Civil Defense in the …

UPDATE1 — Bomber hits Governor’s house in northern Afghanistan, at least 6 dead

TALOQAN, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) — A suicide bomber hit a meeting at a governor’s house in northern Afghanistan on late Saturday afternoon, Afghan and NATO officials said, killing at least six people including two top officials.

The attack happened at…

Mubarak and two former ministers fined for cutting off communications during Egypt’s uprising

CAIRO (BNO NEWS) — Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and two former ministers on Saturday were fined $90.64 million for cutting off mobile and internet services during the Egyptian revolution earlier this year.

Ahram online reported that Mubara…

Bus accident in southwestern Iraq kills 13

BAGHDAD (BNO NEWS) — At least 13 people were killed on Saturday morning when a passenger bus ran off a road in southwestern Iraq, local media reported.

The accident happened in the Ifag area of Al-Qadisiyyah Governorate, about 30 kilometers (18 miles…

Thai election candidates seek police protection

BANGKOK (BNO NEWS) — More than 70 election candidates are requesting police protection as Thailand’s general election approaches, MCOT online news reported on Saturday.

Pol Gen Pongsapat Pongcharoen, advisor to the Royal Thai Police and supervisor of…

Suspected militants kill father and son in Indian Kashmir

SRINAGAR, KASHMIR (BNO NEWS) — Suspected militants shot dead a man and his son in insurgency-hit Indian Kashmir, the Kashmir Dispatch reported on Saturday.

According to reports, unidentified gunmen on Friday night stormed into a house in North Kashm…

Suicide bomber hits Governor’s palace in northern Afghanistan, casualties reported

TALOQAN, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) — A suicide bomber hit a governor’s house in northern Afghanistan on Saturday afternoon, Afghan officials said, causing an unknown number of casualties.

The attack took place at the Governor’s Palace in Taloqan, the ca…

NATO AND AFGHAN SOLDIERS AMONG CASUALTIES IN TAKHAR ATTACK – NATO

TALOQAN, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) — A number of NATO and Afghan soldiers are among the casualties after a suicide attack on the Governor’s Palace in Takhar province, the mulitnational force says.
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Russia to lift grain export ban from July 1

MOSCOW (BNO NEWS) — Russia will lift an embargo on grain exports from July 1, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Saturday.

According to RIA Novosti, the export ban was imposed in August last year after a prolonged heat-wave and drought cut Russia’…

NATO strikes guard towers of Gaddafi’s compound in Tripoli

TRIPOLI (BNO NEWS) — NATO aircraft on Friday evening destroyed guard towers belonging to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s main compound in Tripoli, the multinational force said on Saturday.

The attack on the Bab al-Aziziyah compound involved a number …