The American Pundit

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…

Iranian Cleric: It’s Okay to Murder Israeli Children

Continuing today’s theme of Islamists justifying the targeted and brutal murder of children, an Iranian cleric close to the Iranian president says it’s okay to murder Israeli children. In fact, he says murdering Israeli children is a responsibility of every true Muslim. Evil words in Islamic Republic: A senior Iranian cleric, who is known as [...]

UN urges adequate resources to fight maternal mortality, mental health in Ghana

UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) — The United Nations (UN) on Monday commended the Government of Ghana on its commitment to carrying out the right to health while underscoring key challenges regarding maternal mortality, mental health and adequate funding.

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Spain indicts 20 Salvadoran military officials for 1989 Jesuit murders

MADRID, SPAIN (BNO NEWS) — Spain’s National Court on Monday indicted 20 Salvadoran military officials for their roles in the murders of eight Jesuits in November 1989, El Mundo newspaper reported.

Judge Eloy Velasco also issued arrest warrants for th…

Government Report: Haiti Earthquake Death Toll Far Lower Than Reported

The Haitian government heavily overstated the number of individuals killed by the 2010 earthquake, possibly to increase the amount of aid headed towards the island after the disaster. That’s according to a report by the federal government and acquired by the Associated Press. How heavily overstated were the death toll figures? This heavily overstated: The [...]

Malta votes to legalize divorce

VALLETTA (BNO NEWS) — Citizens of the tiny European country of Malta on Sunday voted in a referendum to legalize divorce, according to results released by the government on Monday.

The island nation is the last country in the European Union which sti…

WikiLeaks supporters hack PBS, post fake news story

NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) — Outraged by a recent PBS documentary regarding WikiLeaks, a group calling themselves LulzSec hacked into the broadcaster’s servers on Sunday, posting a fake news story to their website and publishing internal login information.

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Mexico: 15 drug cartel members killed during operation, 36 arrested

MEXICO CITY (BNO NEWS) — Mexico’s Public Security Department announced that last Friday’s operation against suspected members of drug cartel ‘La Familia’ in the western region of the country, resulted in the death of 15 people, after four more bodies …

KKK Counter-Protests Westboro Baptist at Arlington

We’ve reached a whole new level of weird. Whole. New. Level. Washington (CNN) — Protesting members of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church were met with an unlikely group of counter-protesters Monday at Arlington Cemetery. Hours before President Barack Obama led the nation’s Memorial Day observances at the Tomb of the Unknowns, three members of the [...]

E coli outbreak claims 14th victim in Germany

BERLIN, GERMANY (BNO NEWS) — German authorities on Monday announced that the E coli outbreak suspected of being caused by imported cucumbers claimed its 14th victim, the DPA news agency reported.

Health Minister Daniel Bahr warned that the number of …