The American Pundit

Report: Russia to complete new nuclear-powered warship in five years

MOSCOW, RUSSIA (BNO NEWS) — Russian officials on Thursday said that the country will be completing the construction of a new class nuclear-powered destroyer by 2016.

Russian Navy Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky told RIA Novosti that the prototype of the ne…

UN’s Hariri tribunal indicts four Hezbollah members

BEIRUT (BNO NEWS) – A U.N.-backed court investigating the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri on Thursday handed over the Lebanon-portion of the indictment and arrest warrants for four Hezbollah members, Lebanon’s State …

Pardon for Israeli soldiers jailed over political t-shirts

TEL AVIV (BNO NEWS) — Five Israeli soldiers who were sentenced to jail for wearing political t-shirts at an official ceremony last week have been pardoned, the Jerusalem Post reported on Thursday.

Northern Command Chief Major-General Gadi Eizenkot sa…

Former Taiwan president indicted on corruption charges

TAIPEI (BNO NEWS) — Taiwan former president Lee Teng-hui was indicted Thursday on charges of embezzlement of state funds and money laundering during his tenure in office from 1988 to 2000.

Taiwan’s national news agency, the Central News Agency, repor…

Former Taiwan president indicted on corruption charges

TAIPEI (BNO NEWS) — Taiwan former president Lee Teng-hui was indicted Thursday on charges of embezzlement of state funds and money laundering during his tenure in office from 1988 to 2000.

Taiwan’s national news agency, the Central News Agency, repor…

At least 4 killed, 11 injured in eastern China factory explosion

NANJING, CHINA (BNO NEWS) — A gas explosion in a sports equipment factory in eastern China killed at least four people, officials said Thursday morning, adding that 11 others were injured during the incident.

The explosion occurred at around 9 a.m. l…

EU and Indonesia sign aviation agreement

BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) — The European Union (EU) on Thursday announced that it had signed an aviation agreement with the Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday to boost future transportation development between both parties.

This “horizontal agreement” will…

Specific Media acquires Myspace for $35 million

LOS ANGELES (BNO NEWS) — Digital media company Specific Media announced that it had acquired social networking website Myspace from News Corporation for $35 million.

The announcement also noted that Pop star Justin Timberlake took an ownership stake…

California Tries to Punish Amazon.com, Company Drops California Affiliates

California legislators and the state’s governor thought they’d punish online retailers like Amazon.com by forcing the sites to collect state sales tax despite the lack of a physical presence. The tax-and-spenders in control in The Golden State figured they’d draw in another $200 million per year through the unconstitutional move. Amazon.com warned the state’s political [...]

Obama Labels Israel Terror-Producing State

Leave it to the Obama Administration to help real terror groups like Hamas and Hezbollah by falsely attacking Israel for its efforts to protect itself and its citizens. In case there was any doubt that Obama doesn’t like Israel, this should end it. In an implicit admission that Israel is so threatened by terrorism that [...]