UN calls on Israel to release Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike
RAMALLAH/GENEVA (BNO NEWS) — The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights... Read more
Myanmar lifts government ban on Suu Kyi rallies
YANGON (BNO NEWS) — Myanmar election authorities have lifted a ban on rallies by opposition leader Aung... Read more
Poachers in Cameroon kill up to 300 elephants in one month alone
YAOUNDE, CAMEROON (BNO NEWS) — Poachers in northern Cameroon have slaughtered as many as 300 elephants... Read more
Rebels release peacekeepers in Sudan’s Darfur
KHARTOUM, SUDAN (BNO NEWS) — More than 50 international peacekeepers and other personnel who were blockaded... Read more
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- 02/21 Poachers in Cameroon kill up to 300 elephants in one month alone
- 02/21 Rebels release peacekeepers in Sudan’s Darfur
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- 02/21 Dutch Labour Party leader Job Cohen resigns
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- 02/20 U.S. Air Force plane crashes in Djibouti, killing 4
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UN calls on Israel to release Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike
RAMALLAH/GENEVA (BNO NEWS) — The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories, Richard Falk, on Tuesday urged the Israeli government to release Palestinian… Read more
Myanmar lifts government ban on Suu Kyi rallies
YANGON (BNO NEWS) — Myanmar election authorities have lifted a ban on rallies by opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi after the National League for Democracy (NLD) complained about the… Read more
Poachers in Cameroon kill up to 300 elephants in one month alone
YAOUNDE, CAMEROON (BNO NEWS) — Poachers in northern Cameroon have slaughtered as many as 300 elephants for their tusks in the last month alone, a dramatic increase from previous years,… Read more
Sports
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Teen who peed on girl during flight kicked from U.S. Ski Team
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) — A teen was dismissed from a U.S. Ski Team on Friday after news reports emerged he urinated on a young girl during a JetBlue flight… Read more
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Entertainment
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Five killed, dozens injured as stage collapses at the Indiana State Fair
INDIANAPOLIS (BNO NEWS) — Five people were killed on Saturday and dozens more were injured when strong winds caused a stage to collapse at the Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis,… Read more
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Thousands protest against carbon tax in Australia
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Euro, EU areas post 0.2 percent GDP increase in Q2
BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) – The European Union (EU) on Tuesday announced that both the euro area and the wider 27-nation EU region had a gross domestic product (GDP) increase of 0.2… Read more
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