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More than 100 injured after Spanish police break up Barcelona protest

BARCELONA (BNO NEWS) — At least 100 people were injured on Friday after police tried to disperse protesters in Barcelona to end the almost two weeks of demonstrations against high unemployment and the Spanish government’s austerity measures.

El País…

FIFA opens ethics proceedings against its President Joseph Blatter

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND (BNO NEWS) — The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) on Friday announced the opening of ethics proceedings against its President Joseph Blatter over alleged cash payments to delegations.

FIFA Executive Committe…

Coalition death toll in Afghanistan so far this year reaches 200

KABUL (BNO NEWS) — Two coalition service members were killed in southern Afghanistan on Friday, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said, raising the coalition death toll so far this year to more than 200.

The toll is a grim r…

Leader of Somali pirates sentenced to life in prison in South Korea

BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA (BNO NEWS) — The leader of the Somali pirates who hijacked a freighter earlier this year on Friday was sentenced to life in prison by a South Korean court.

According to the Yonhap news agency, the Busan District Court convicted Mah…

Indonesia announces $22.23 billion in infrastructure projects

JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) — The government of Indonesia on Friday announced 17 new infrastructure projects worth Rp.190 trillion ($22.23 billion).

The projects are part of Indonesia’s 2011-2025 Indonesia Economic Development Expansion and Acceler…

173 UN peacekeepers died in 2010

UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) — The United Nations on Friday announced that 173 peacekeepers lost their lives in 2010 due to natural disasters, violence, accidents and diseases.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon added that more than 100 UN blue helmets di…

At least 2 deaths and over 200 cases of E. coli in German outbreak

BERLIN, GERMANY (BNO NEWS) — With over 200 cases in Germany due to an E. coli outbreak, the European Commission’s Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed identified organic cucumbers from two provinces of Spain as a confirmed source responsible for the o…

At least 25 killed, 25 missing after passenger bus plunges into Kashmir’s Neelum River

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) — At least 25 people have been killed after a passengers bus carrying around 50 people in the Kashmir region plunged into the Neelum River on Friday, local media reported.

The passenger bus took off early Friday morning…

At least 25 killed, 25 missing after passenger bus plunges into Kashmir’s Neelum River

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) — At least 25 people have been killed after a passengers bus carrying around 50 people in the Kashmir region plunged into the Neelum River on Friday, local media reported.

The passenger bus took off early Friday morning…

North Korea releases U.S. citizen after more than 6 months

PYONGYANG (BNO NEWS) — North Korean state media on Friday reported that American citizen Young-su Jun, who is also known as Eddie Jun, has been released on humanitarian grounds after more than 6 months.

Young-su was arrested in North Korea in Novembe…