Monthly Archives: April 2012
Former Libyan prime minister Ghanem drowned, Vienna police say
VIENNA, AUSTRIA (BNO NEWS) — Former Libyan prime minister Shokri Ghanem, whose lifeless body was found in a river in the Austrian capital of Vienna over the weekend, died by… Read more
Twin suicide bombings in northwest Syria kill 8, injure 100
IDLIB, SYRIA (BNO NEWS) — Two suicide bombers blew up their explosives-laden vehicles in residential areas in northwestern Syria on Monday morning, killing at least eight people and injuring around… Read more
Olympics: London residents may get air defense systems on rooftops
LONDON, ENGLAND (BNO NEWS) — Six residential sites across the British capital of London are being considered for the deployment of ground-based air defense systems during the Summer Olympics, the… Read more
Two buses collide head-on in northern India, killing 18
GORAKHPUR, INDIA (BNO NEWS) — Two buses collided head-on and fell into a ditch in northern India, killing at least eighteen people and injuring more than two dozen others, police… Read more
British Red Cross worker found beheaded in Pakistan
QUETTA, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) — Police have found the beheaded body of a British aid worker who was kidnapped by suspected militants in southwestern Pakistan earlier this year, officials said… Read more
Tour bus accident northwest of Tokyo kills 7, injures 39
TOKYO, JAPAN (BNO NEWS) — A tour bus carrying dozens of tourists heading for Disneyland near the Japanese capital of Tokyo crashed into a wall along an expressway on early… Read more
SANA: Rebels attack Syrian soldiers from sea, several killed
LATAKIA, SYRIA (BNO NEWS) — Armed rebels in inflatable boats attacked Syrian soldiers on the country’s Mediterranean coast on early Saturday morning, resulting in fatalities and injuries on both sides,… Read more
Two Indonesian police officers arrested in people smuggling case
SELONG, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) — Two Indonesian police officers were arrested on Saturday morning on suspicion of being involved in an operation to smuggle dozens of illegal immigrants from Africa… Read more
Police defuse two powerful car bombs in Northern Ireland
BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND (BNO NEWS) — Two powerful car bombs have been defused in Northern Ireland, police said on Saturday afternoon, blaming dissident republican paramilitaries who remain violently opposed to… Read more
Bomb blast kills NATO service member in Afghanistan
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) — A coalition service member was killed on late Saturday evening when a roadside bomb exploded in southern Afghanistan, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)… Read more
