Monthly Archives: August 2011
Indian activist slams police restrictions on his anti-corruption fast
NEW DELHI (BNO NEWS) — Indian activist Anna Hazare on Saturday slammed authorities for imposing restrictions on his planned fast against corruption, the Hindustan Times reported. Hazare wrote to Indian… Read more
UN warns of cholera epidemic among fleeing Somalis
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) — The United Nations on Friday warned of a growing cholera outbreak among the displaced Somalis who have arrived in the country’s capital of Mogadishu. The… Read more
Train derailment in central Poland kills 1, injures dozens
WARSAW, POLAND (BNO NEWS) — One person was killed on Friday afternoon and dozens more were injured when a passenger train carrying some 280 people derailed in central Poland, officials… Read more
Two Bangladeshi shot dead at Indian border
DHAKA (BNO NEWS) — Two Bangladeshi workers were shot dead on early Friday morning while another was injured by Indian Khasia tribesmen at the border, local newspapers reported. The incident… Read more
U.S. court releases audio sex tapes of convicted rapist Warren Jeffs
TEXAS (BNO NEWS) — A Texas court has released the disturbing audiotapes of polygamist leader Warren Jeffs in which he can be heard training the girls, who he claimed were… Read more
Elephant census begins in Sri Lanka despite boycott
COLOMBO (BNO NEWS) — Sri Lanka has begun the country’s first census of elephants in all its national parks despite a boycott by conservationists groups, the Colombo Page reported on… Read more
Japan agrees to set up new nuclear agency under Environment Ministry
TOKYO (BNO NEWS) — Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan has announced that, along with Cabinet members, they have agreed to set up a new nuclear safety agency under the country’s… Read more
Rights group urges release of Chinese activist
LONDON (BNO NEWS) — Amnesty International on Friday urged Chinese authorities to release a human rights activist detained for organizing a demonstration in support of bloggers as her trial took… Read more
Five dead after rivers overflow in southern Laos
VIENTIANE (BNO NEWS) — Five people have been killed in southern Laos since the Mekong River and its tributaries burst their banks earlier this week, the Vientiane Times reported on… Read more
Astronomers discover darkest known planet
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS (BNO NEWS) — Astronomers have discovered the darkest known exoplanet, according to a report released by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) on Friday. The CfA report said… Read more
