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At least 14 die during boat smuggling incident in the Gulf of Aden

GENEVA (BNO NEWS) — At least 14 people have been killed while a smuggler’s boat carrying more than 100 people tried to travel the Gulf of Aden for a two-day journey from Somalia to Yemen, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday.

The agency said…

UK to provide $2.3 billion in development assistance to Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) — The United Kingdom on Tuesday announced that it will provide £1.4 billion ($2.3 billion) in development assistance to Pakistan, the APP news agency reported.

“The assistance will be utilized for the improvement of ed…

Home Prices Plunge to Several Year Low

Single family home prices have plunged to their lowest level in years, actually falling below the low seen in April 2009 during the financial crisis. It’s the result of a large inventory of available homes, weak demand, and mounting foreclosures. The 20-city composite index was at 138.16, falling below the 2009 low of 139.26. “This [...]

Pakistani father drowns four children after argument

ISLAMABAD (BNO NEWS) — A poverty-hit Pakistani father has been arrested after he confessed to police that he drowned his four children in a river last week, local media reported on Tuesday.

The murders happened last week amid financial worries and af…

Chechen man sentenced to 12 years in prison for attempted terrorism

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK (BNO NEWS) — A Chechen man on Tuesday was sentenced to 12 years in prison for his participation in an attempted terrorist attack in Denmark, the Copenhagen Post reported.

Lors Doukaev, 25, was found guilty by a Copenhagen court of…

‘Bloodshed must stop’ in Yemen – UN rights chief

UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) — The United Nations (UN) on Tuesday condemned the increased use of force against anti-Government protesters in Yemen, as reports say that more than 50 people have been killed since Sunday in the city of Taiz and hundreds mor…

Euro area unemployment rate unchanged at 9.9 percent

BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) — The 17-nation euro area unemployment rate was 9.9 percent in April unchanged from the previous month, while the wider 27-nation region registered a 9.4 percent rate in April, a 1 percent decrease compared to the previous month, t…

Euro area unemployment rate unchanged at 9.9 percent

BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) — The 17-nation euro area unemployment rate was 9.9 percent in April unchanged from the previous month, while the wider 27-nation region registered a 9.4 percent rate in April, a 1 percent decrease compared to the previous month, t…

At least 4 killed after passenger bus overturns in Virginia

FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA (BNO NEWS) — At least four people have been confirmed dead after a passenger bus on Tuesday morning overturned in Virginia, local authorities said.

The accident occurred at around 4:55 a.m. local time when a passenger bus car…

Bomb blast kills coalition service member in Afghanistan

KABUL (BNO NEWS) — A bomb blast killed a coalition service member in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday morning, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said.

ISAF said one of its service members was killed in eastern Afghanistan as a…