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Thailand places 25 provinces under close watch before general election

BANGKOK (BNO NEWS) — Thailand’s National Police Bureau on Tuesday put 25 provinces nationwide under close watch before the general election on July 3.

Thai News Agency MCOT reported that commandos have been deployed to ensure that the polling will ru…

7 people survive over 3 weeks in sea after boat capsizes in Indonesia

PEMALANG, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) — Over 3 weeks after their boat capsized in the south coast of West Java, Indonesia, seven people were able to survive until a passing ship spotted and rescued them, local media reported Tuesday, adding that five others …

Mexico: archaeologists find more than 100 Mayan funeral deposits over 1,000 years old

TABASCO, MEXICO (BNO NEWS) — Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) on Tuesday announced that a group of archaeologists found over 100 artifacts dating back to more than 1000 years near Mayan ruins in the country’s southern reg…

Mexico: archaeologists find more than 100 Mayan funeral deposits over 1,000 years old

TABASCO, MEXICO (BNO NEWS) — Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) on Tuesday announced that a group of archaeologists found over 100 artifacts dating back to more than 1000 years near Mayan ruins in the country’s southern reg…

Small plane crash in upstate New York kills 2

NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) — A small plane crash in upstate New York’s Hudson Valley killed the two people on board, officials said Tuesday.

The incident occurred on Tuesday at around 12 p.m. local time, when the pilot of the four-seat, single-engine Cessna…

Severe drought affects millions in Horn of Africa

UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) — The United Nations (UN) said on Tuesday that an estimated 10 million people across the Horn of Africa are facing a severe food crisis following a prolonged drought in the region.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Huma…

Mexican authorities arrest 19-year-old ‘Zetas’ leader

PACHUCA, MEXICO (BNO NEWS) — Mexican authorities on Tuesday announced the arrest of a 19-year-old man suspected of being a local leader for the “Los Zetas” drug cartel, Milenio Television reported.

Eder Daniel Escorsa Cabadas, 19, also known as “El E…

Poll: Palin Would Lose to Obama…In Alaska

Let’s put this in context: Alaska has only voted for a Democratic presidential candidate once — in 1964. The state went to McCain 59-37 in 2008 and went to Bush 61-35 in 2004. And while the state has one Democratic senator, he only came to office thanks to a significant scandal involving the previous incumbent. [...]

Russia cuts power supply to Belarus over unpaid bills

MOSCOW (BNO NEWS) — Russia on Wednesday cut off electricity supplies to Belarus until the ex-Soviet republic repays its 1.2-billion ruble ($43 million) debt, the Russian state power company Inter RAO said.

The state-run news agency RIA Novosti report…

NATO not to arrest Libyan leader Gaddafi

BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) — The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Tuesday announced that it will not seek the arrest of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi as it is not part of its mandate.

“It is not for NATO to enforce the arrest warrant. That is fo…