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S. African President Zuma meets with Gaddafi in hopes to end conflict

JOHANNESBURG (BNO NEWS) — South African President Jacob Zuma on Monday met with Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, who expressed his anger at the NATO-led airstrikes in his country.

The South African presidency said in a statement to the press on Tuesday…

Pakistani air strikes targeting Taliban hideouts kill 17

PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) — Pakistani air strikes on Tuesday targeted Taliban hideouts in the western region of the country, killing several suspected militants, local media reported.

The attack took place in Mamuzai along the Afghan border in Pa…

E. coli outbreak claims 16th victim in Sweden, first outside Germany

BERLIN (BNO NEWS) — A hospital in Sweden on Tuesday reported the country’s first fatality as a result of a mysterious E. coli outbreak which has now claimed a total of 16 lives.

Fifteen people, most of them women, have died in Germany in recent days …

Ash cloud forces Russian authorities to reroute international flights

MOSCOW (BNO NEWS) — Ash clouds coming from an active volcano in Russia’s far east has forced authorities there to reroute a number of international flights, officials said on Tuesday. No flights have so far been canceled.

Although the 3,283-meter (10…

North Korea appoints new vice premier

PYONGYANG (BNO NEWS) — North Korea on Tuesday appointed Ri Mu Yong as the country’s new vice-premier, state-run media reported, replacing Ri Thae Nam who was relieved of his post last month.

A brief dispatch from the state-run Korean Central News Age…

Re: Iran Denying Merkel Air Space Permission

In response to this news… What possible legitimate reason could Iran have had for suddenly revoking permission for Angela Merkel’s plane to enter Iranian airspace? Tehran specifically denied Merkel’s plane permission, allowing her less notable cabinet’s plan to enter without issue. So the problem wasn’t with Iran’s airspace. It seems likely that Iran simply revoked [...]

Iran refuses Merkel’s flyover flight, Germany summons Iranian ambassador

TEHRAN (BNO NEWS) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s flight was delayed by several hours on early Tuesday morning after the Iranian government decided at the last moment to deny permission for the aircraft to fly through its airspace, reports said.

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CNN: Weiner Still Hasn’t Contacted Police

Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-NY) still hasn’t contacted law enforcement over the “hacking” of his social media accounts that resulted in a lewd photo being sent publicly to a young progressive activist in Seattle, CNN reports. Weiner insists he had nothing to do with the posting, and rather it was some hacker who sent the photo [...]

Number of unaccounted for after Joplin tornado drops to 29

JOPLIN, MISSOURI (BNO NEWS) — The number of people who are still unaccounted for after a violent tornado ripped through the Missouri city of Joplin has dropped to 29, state officials said on Monday.

The powerful EF-5 tornado touched down on May 22 an…