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Soyuz spacecraft launches successfully to join ISS
HOUSTON, TEXAS (BNO NEWS) — The Soyuz spacecraft launched from a facility in Kazakhstan on Tuesday morning to carry three new members of Expedition 31 to the International Space Station… Read more
EU naval forces attack Somali pirate bases
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA (BNO NEWS) — European Union (EU) naval forces on Tuesday morning launched an air assault against Somali pirate bases, destroying pirate equipment on the Somali coastline. There were… Read more
Australia catches another boatload of asylum seekers off its coast
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (BNO NEWS) — The Australian Navy on late Monday evening intercepted another boat carrying more than 120 asylum seekers, bringing the number of asylum seekers caught this month… Read more
Object found at Northern Ireland airport declared safe
TRORY, NORTHERN IRELAND (BNO NEWS) — A suspicious object which was found on a plane at a small regional airport in Northern Ireland on Monday evening has been declared safe,… Read more
Passenger plane crashes in Nepal, killing 15 people
JOMSOM, NEPAL (BNO NEWS) — A small passenger plane crashed Monday morning while approaching what is known as one of the world’s most dangerous airports in central-north Nepal, killing fifteen… Read more
Steel plant explosion in southern China kills 9, injures 6
GUANGZHOU, CHINA (BNO NEWS) — A large explosion ripped through a steel plant in southern China on Monday afternoon, killing nine people and injuring several others, state-run media reported. The… Read more
Dutch warship rescues 17 hostages from Somali pirates
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS (BNO NEWS) — A Dutch Navy vessel on Friday rescued seventeen people who were being held hostage on a suspected pirate dhow off the coast of Somalia,… Read more
Moderate earthquake in Tajikistan kills 1, destroys buildings
DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN (BNO NEWS) — A moderate earthquake which struck remote towns in a mountainous region of Tajikistan on early Sunday morning has killed at least one person and buried… Read more
Fighter jet crashes in southern Pakistan, pilot safe
SONMIANI, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) — A fighter jet crashed near a coastal town in southern Pakistan on Friday afternoon, but the pilot was able to eject safely from his aircraft… Read more
NATO-led force apologizes for killing Afghan civilians
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) — The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and U.S. Forces in Afghanistan (USFOR-A) on Friday apologized and promised a thorough investigation in the wake of… Read more
