Monthly Archives: September 2011
Nokia to cut 3,500 jobs, close Romanian plant
ESPOO, FINLAND (BNO NEWS) — Nokia, the world’s largest manufacturer of mobile phones, on Thursday said it will close its factory in Romania and cut up to 3,500 jobs at… Read more
Gunmen storm pro-government house in western Iraq, killing 5
ANBAR, IRAQ (BNO NEWS) — Five people were killed on Wednesday when a group of unidentified gunmen attacked a pro-government house in western Iraq, local authorities said on Thursday. The… Read more
Saudi King overturns woman driver’s lashing sentence
RIYADH (BNO NEWS) — Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah on Wednesday overturned a court ruling sentencing a woman to ten lashes for defying the country’s controversial ban on women driving, reports… Read more
Death toll rises to 33 after Typhoon Nesat hits the Philippines
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (BNO NEWS) — The death toll rose to at least 33 on late Wednesday evening after powerful Typhoon Nesat made landfall in the northern region of the Philippines… Read more
UK charges Australian man with series of child sex attacks in London
LONDON (BNO NEWS) — British police have arrested and charged an elderly man living in Australia with a series of sixteen sex attacks against young children between 1949 and 1971,… Read more
Indonesian church bomber identified as wanted terrorist
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) — The Indonesian suicide bomber who attacked a protestant church in Central Java on Sunday has been identified as a wanted terrorist, authorities said on Tuesday…. Read more
UN chief renews call on Syria to end crackdown on protesters
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) — The United Nations (UN) on Tuesday reiterated its call on the Syrian Government to end its crackdown on pro-democracy protesters and to cooperate with the… Read more
European Union approves trade agreement with Palestine
BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) — The European Union (EU) on Tuesday announced that its Parliament has approved a trade agreement to help boost the Palestinian economy by enabling the West Bank… Read more
Blast rocks mine in northwest Pakistan, killing 16
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) — At least sixteen workers were killed on late Monday evening when a large explosion ripped through a marble mine in northwestern Pakistan, local media reported… Read more
Death toll rises to 38 after school bus accident in Pakistan
KALAR KAHAR, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) — The death toll has risen to nearly 40 after a school bus carrying more than 100 young people overturned in Pakistan’s Punjab province on… Read more
