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EU and US to open free trade negotiation talks
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (BNO NEWS) — Officials from the European Union (EU) and the United States have opened negotiation talks with the aim of reaching a free trade agreement, EU President… Read more
Veteran BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall jailed for child sex assaults
LONDON, ENGLAND (BNO NEWS) — Veteran British television and radio presenter Stuart Hall was sentenced Monday to more than a year in prison after he pleaded guilty to sexually abusing… Read more
Car bomb attack kills 10 soldiers at Damascus military airport
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (BNO NEWS) — At least 10 government soldiers were killed Sunday when a car bomb targeted a checkpoint at a military airport in an upscale neighborhood of the… Read more
Mandela ‘continues to get better’ but still in serious condition, Zuma says
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA (BNO NEWS) — The condition of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela is continuing to improve but remains serious as he continues to recover in hospital from a lung… Read more
UK police making ‘encouraging progress’ in Madeleine McCann investigation
LONDON, ENGLAND (BNO NEWS) — British police are expected to continue their investigation into the disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann after the government agreed to provide the necessary funds,… Read more
Roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan kills at least 8 civilians
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) — A roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan killed at least eight civilians on Friday, local authorities said. The blast took place in the Cholan area of… Read more
Philippines: At least 2 dead, 4 missing after ferry boat carrying dozens capsizes
LEGAZPI CITY, PHILIPPINES (BNO NEWS) — At least two people were confirmed dead and a number of others missing after a ferry boat capsized in central-north Philippines, local authorities said… Read more
Over 90,000 killed in Syrian crisis – UN
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) — The United Nations (UN) on Thursday announced that the death toll in Syria has surpassed 90,000 since the country’s violent crisis broke out. In a… Read more
World’s oldest man ever dies at age 116
KYOTO, JAPAN (BNO NEWS) — The world’s oldest man died in Japan at the age of 116 early Wednesday morning. Jiroemon Kimura, from Kyoto, Japan, died shortly after 2 a.m…. Read more
Passenger bus accident in central Peru kills at least 6
LIMA, PERU (BNO NEWS) — At least six people were killed and dozens of others injured after a violent head-on crash involving a passenger bus in central Peru, local authorities… Read more
