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Notorious hacking group LulzSec shuts down, releases final statement

LONDON (BNO NEWS) — Notorious hacking group LulzSec on Saturday evening announced it is finished after 50 days during which it claimed responsibility for high-profile cyber attacks on the U.S. Senate, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and other w…

Notorious hacking group LulzSec shuts down, releases final statement

LONDON (BNO NEWS) — Notorious hacking group LulzSec on Saturday evening announced it is finished after 50 days during which it claimed responsibility for high-profile cyber attacks on the U.S. Senate, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and other w…

Obama Holding De Facto White House Fundraisers

He’s apparently getting around the Hatch Act by giving the donors the White House thrill in an event sponsored by the Democratic National Committee, but only actually asking them for the money later on. Think of it as a variation of legislators voting a certain way on legislation and not getting paid by lobbyists to [...]

Six people killed in Peru anti-mining protest

LIMA (BNO NEWS) — At least six people were killed in violent clashes with Peruvian police in the southeastern city of Juliaca, La República reported on Saturday.

Protesters were trying to take over the Manco Cápac International Airport in Juliaca …

Egypt says will not need IMF, World Bank loans

CAIRO (BNO NEWS) — Egypt’s Finance Minister Samir Radwan announced Saturday that the country will not need to borrow from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) or the World Bank, Ahram online reported.

The Ministry of Finance issued a statement after…

Militants attack police station in northwest Pakistan, killing 12

ISLAMABAD (BNO NEWS) — At least twelve policemen were killed on Saturday when suspected militants stormed a police station in northwestern Pakistan, TV channel Dunya reported.

According to police, a group of militants wearing suicide jackets stormed…

43 Yemeni opposition members accused of bombing oil pipelines

SANAA, YEMEN (BNO NEWS) — The Yemeni Interior Ministry on Saturday announced a list of 43 members of the country’s largest opposition coalitions suspected of bombing oil pipelines and power towers in the central Marib province.

The ministry said the …

2 killed, over dozen injured in southern Philippines blast

ZAMBOANGA CITY, PHILIPPINES (BNO NEWS) — Two people were killed and over a dozen others wounded on Saturday in a gas explosion in southern Philippines, the Mindanao Examiner reported.

According to police, the blast occurred inside a restaurant in do…

Over 30 people killed, scores injured in Afghan hospital attack

KABUL (BNO NEWS) — More than 30 people were killed and dozens other were wounded on Saturday in a suicide attack targeting a hospital in the central Afghan province of Logar, Pajhwok Afghan News reported.

According to officials, the attack occurred …

At least 20 anti-government protesters reported killed across Syria

DAMASCUS (BNO NEWS) — At least 20 anti-government protesters were killed across several Syrian cities on Friday, CNN said Saturday citing a Syrian activist group.

Clashes were reported in the cities of Al-Kisweh, Daraa, Homs, Al-Qusayr and Hama as t…