Archive | June, 2011
Sudan president’s state visit to China delayed
BEIJING (BNO NEWS) — Sudanese President Omer Hassan al-Bashir was forced to delay his state visit to China after his jet was diverted to Iran, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday.
The statement confirmed that the plane carrying presid…
Israeli security forces nab Palestinian terror cell
27. June 2011
JERUSALEM (BNO NEWS) — Israeli security forces arrested nearly two dozen Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) members allegedly running terrorist cells near Jerusalem, the Jerusalem Post reported on Monday.
The Israel Defense Forces (…
EU lifts remaining restrictions on Côte d’Ivoire’s entities
27. June 2011
BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) — The European Union on Monday lifted the remaining restrictions on three entities in Côte d’Ivoire in order to support the economic recovery of the African nation.
The Council of the European Union decided to remove the EU asset…
Italian police arrest 17 mafia suspects
27. June 2011
NAPLES, ITALY (BNO NEWS) — Italian police on Monday arrested a total of 17 people suspected of belonging to two of Italy’s three main mafias, ANSA news agency reported.
According to police, 12 suspected members of the Calabria-based ‘Ndrangheta were…
Pakistan to build more nuclear plants
27. June 2011
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) — Pakistani Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Monday announced that Pakistan will build more nuclear plants to meet its growing energy needs.
According to the APP news agency, Gilani remarked that Pakistan’s nucl…
Tropical storm leaves 17 dead in northern Vietnam
27. June 2011
HANOI, VIETNAM (BNO NEWS) — At least 17 people have been killed by whirlwinds, lightning and floods since last Thursday, when the tropical storm Haima swept through Vietnam’s northern and central northern provinces.
The Voice of Vietnam News reported…
At least 16 killed when Indonesian passenger bus plunges into river
27. June 2011
MEDAN, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) — At least 16 people died after a passenger bus carrying 65 people plunged into a river in the island of Sumatra in Indonesia, officials said Monday.
Indonesian Transportation Society chairman Danang Parikesit said the acc…
Roadside bombs kill 7 in southern Afghanistan
27. June 2011
GHAZNI, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) — At least 7 people were killed in two separate roadside bombs in the southern region of Afghanistan, officials said Monday.
According to Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry, a vehicle in the Zardalo area of the Qarah Bagh …
15 killed in road accident in southern India
27. June 2011
BANGALORE (BNO NEWS) — At least 15 people were killed on Monday when their van collided with a passenger bus in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, the Times of India reported.
Police said that the accident occurred around 1 p.m. local time when…
Bomb blasts kill 25 in northeastern Nigeria
27. June 2011
MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA (BNO NEWS) — At least 25 people have died in three bomb blasts that struck the northeastern region of Nigeria on Sunday evening, officials said Monday.
The bombings took place at popular nightspots around 5 p.m. local time in the c…
27. June 2011
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