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Australian industries suspend cattle exports to Indonesia due to slaughterhouse cruelty

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (BNO NEWS) — The Australian livestock export industry on Monday said it would be suspending the supply of live cattle to three Indonesian slaughterhouses, after a documentary broadcast on national TV showed extreme animal cruelty.

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Days Later, Weiner Still Hasn’t Reported Hacking to Police

Several days after he says a hacker illegally accessed his Facebook and related accounts, Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-NY) has yet to contact law enforcement. Hacking a network and impersonating a federal official are both serious crimes punishable by prison time. The “hacker” posted a lewd image to Weiner’s Twitter account, directed towards a progressive activist [...]

Russia to continue probe on 2009 lawyer’s death while in detention

MOSCOW (BNO NEWS) — The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office on Monday announced that it will continue the investigation on the circumstances of the 2009 death of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky while in detention.

According to RIA Novosti, the investigation …

Teenage Muslim Girl Stoned to Death for Taking Part in Beauty Contest

A 19-year-old Muslim girl has been found dead in the Ukraine, stoned to death by three Muslim youths for taking part in a beauty contest. The killing took place under the Islamic justice system, Sharia law. Katya Koren, 19, was found dead in a village in the Crimea region near her home. Friends said she [...]

UN peacekeepers in Lebanon to continue operations despite bomb attack

UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) — The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Monday announced that it will continue its work despite last week’s attack on its peacekeepers.

On Friday, a convoy of UNIFIL vehicles was attacked near the city of S…

Italy’s PM Berlusconi loses key elections in Milan and Naples

ROME, ITALY (BNO NEWS) — Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s center-right government on Monday suffered a significant blow after losing the key local elections in Milan and Naples, the ANSA news agency reported.

In contrast, the centre-left op…

Iraqi Vice-President Abdul-Mahdi resigns to reduce size of government

BAGHDAD (BNO NEWS) — Iraqi Vice-President Adel Abdul-Mahdi on Monday presented his resignation in order to reduce the size of the government, just over two weeks after his appointment, the Aswat al-Iraq news agency reported.

“Vice-President Adel Abdu…

Iranian diplomat accused of spying leaves Egypt

CAIRO, EGYPT (BNO NEWS) — An Iranian diplomat, who was accused of spying, on Monday was deported from Egypt and left to the United Arab Emirates, the Ahram newspaper reported.

Sayed Qassem El-Husseiny departed on early Monday to Dubai after facing ac…

At least 20 dead in clashes between Yemeni security forces and protesters

TAIZ, YEMEN (BNO NEWS) — At least 20 people on Monday were killed in clashes between security forces and anti-government protesters in southern Yemen, the Yemen Post reported.

The clashes took place on early Monday as central security forces and pro-…

Bomb attack hits northwestern Pakistan restaurant

MIRANSHAH, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) — An explosive device detonated at a restaurant in northwestern Pakistan, reportedly killing one person and injuring another 12, local media reported.

According to Pakistan’s the Nation, official sources said the bomb w…