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Three Russian traffic police officers accused of beating driver to death

MOSCOW (BNO NEWS) — Three traffic police officers in the Russian city of Samara are accused of beating a driver to death, RIA Novosti reported on Friday.

On January 17, the police officers were chasing a vehicle after the driver violated traffic rule…

UN condemns attack on peacekeepers in Lebanon

UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) — The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday strongly condemned the attack on a convoy of Italian peacekeepers in Lebanon.

A number of Italian peacekeepers serving with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL…

Thousands of Egyptian protesters stage second day of pro-reform demonstrations

CAIRO, EGYPT (BNO NEWS) — Thousands of protesters on Friday took the streets and squares across Egypt to stage a second day of pro-reform demonstrations while the ruling military council ordered armed forces not to be present.

According to the Ahram …

U.S. to pursue new sanctions against Belarus

WASHINGTON (BNO NEWS) — The United States on Friday said it will pursue new sanctions against Belarus, following the recent convictions of five former presidential candidates.

“Consistent with our values and principles, the U.S. Government will purs…

Nigeria gunmen sack police station, kill 5

MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA (BNO NEWS) — A group of Boko Haram militants on Friday sacked a police station in northeast Nigeria, leaving five dead.

At least 70 members of the radical Muslim sect attacked the Damboa Divisional Police Station and a commercial b…

British couple jailed for attempting to sell baby to undercover reporter

LONDON (BNO NEWS) — A British man and a woman who attempted to sell an 11-month-old child to an undercover reporter were jailed on Friday for a total of 16 years following the first conviction of its kind under the country’s new legislation relating t…

CIA forensic team visits Bin Laden’s compound

ABBOTTABAD, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) — A team of forensic experts with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on Friday entered the Abbottabad compound, in which al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed earlier this month, Ary news television reporte…

Air strikes reported in Yemen as tribesmen announce ceasefire with government

SANAA, YEMEN (BNO NEWS) — Tribesmen said on Friday that the Yemeni government carried out air strikes in Nehm district, killing 18 and injuring dozens, the Yemen Post reported.

Nehm tribal leader Sheikh Saleh Najeed said government forces attacked t…

Netherlands to close cannabis coffee shops to tourists

AMSTERDAM (BNO NEWS) — In an effort to stop drug tourism, the Dutch government on Friday decided to restrict access to cannabis coffee shops so that tourists will no longer be able to buy the drugs.

Coffee shops are establishments in the Netherlands …

UNESCO convenes meeting with Cambodia and Thailand over Preah Vihear dispute

UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) — The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Friday convened a meeting with Cambodia and Thailand delegations over the Preah Vihear dispute.

UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova facilita…