Monthly Archives: February 2012
Italian journalists attacked during protest against high-speed rail
ROME, Italy (BNO NEWS) — Several Italian journalists were attacked on Wednesday while covering a protest against a new high-speed train line between Turin and the French city of Lyon,… Read more
Rights group urges China to stop deporting North Korean border-crossers
LONDON, England (BNO NEWS) — Amnesty International on Wednesday urged Chinese authorities to not forcibly return any more North Korean border-crossers caught en-route to South Korea, after it emerged that… Read more
Gas explosion at apartment building in southwest Russia kills 10
ASTRAKHAN, Russia (BNO NEWS) — The death toll as a result of a gas explosion at a residential building in southwestern Russia on Monday has risen to at least 10,… Read more
Israeli soldiers kill smuggler in gun battle on Israel-Egypt border
TEL AVIV (BNO NEWS) — Israeli soldiers thwarted an attempt by some 15 smugglers to cross the border with Egypt, killing one of them, the military said on Tuesday. During… Read more
Chemical factory blast in north China kills at least 13
BEIJING (BNO NEWS) — At least 13 people were killed and dozens of others injured on Tuesday after an explosion ripped through a chemical plant in China’s northern Hebei province,… Read more
Syrian gov’t confirms more than 3,800 killed during uprising
GENEVA, Switzerland (BNO NEWS) — More than 3,800 people have died as a result of violence during the ongoing uprising in Syria, according to figures the Syrian government has provided… Read more
Two Indonesian policemen burnt to death in North Sumatra
JAKARTA, Indonesia (BNO NEWS) — Two Indonesian police officers were burnt to death on the island of Sumatra after locals attacked forces trying to arrest a suspected illegal gambling operator,… Read more
Nepal: At least 3 killed in Kathmandu bomb attack
KATHMANDU, Nepal (BNO NEWS) — At least three people were killed on Monday afternoon in a rare bomb attack in the capital of Nepal, officials said. Several others were injured…. Read more
EU further tightens sanctions against Syria
BRUSSELS, Belgium (BNO NEWS)– The European Union (EU) on Monday announced expanded sanctions and restrictive measures against Syria due to the continued government-sanctioned violence against civilians. “Today’s decisions will put… Read more
Car bomb kills 28 in southern Yemen
SANAA, Yemen (BNO NEWS) — At least 28 people were killed on Saturday when a suicide bomber blew up a vehicle outside the presidential palace in Yemen’s southern province of… Read more
