Monthly Archives: May 2012
3 football fans die in violence at Jakarta stadium
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) — Three people were killed on late Sunday afternoon when a fight broke out following a football match in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, local media… Read more
UK parents arrested on suspicion of killing 6 children in house fire
LONDON (BNO NEWS) — Two British parents were arrested on Tuesday morning on suspicion of murder after their children were killed in a house fire in central England earlier this… Read more
Mexico: 13 imprisoned illegal Chinese nationals rescued in Cancun
CANCUN, MEXICO (BNO NEWS) — A group of thirteen Chinese nationals have been rescued from an illegal human trafficking operation in southeastern Mexico, officials said on Wednesday. The trapped foreigners… Read more
Over 40,000 displaced after outbreak of violence in DR Congo
GOMA, DR CONGO (BNO NEWS) — More than 40,000 people have been displaced following the recent outbreak of violence in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo… Read more
NATO airstrike kills ‘senior’ al-Qaeda leader in Afghanistan
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) — Two militants were killed on Sunday when coalition forces carried out an airstrike in eastern Afghanistan, including a Saudi national believed to have been al-Qaeda’s… Read more
More than 640 ‘witches’ lynched in Tanzania last year, rights group says
DODOMA, TANZANIA (BNO NEWS) — More than 640 people suspected of witchcraft were lynched in Tanzania last year, a leading local rights group said on Tuesday, expressing concern about the… Read more
Danish police arrest two Somali terror suspects
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK (BNO NEWS) — Danish security services have arrested two Danish brothers originally from Somalia on suspicion they were plotting a terrorist attack, officials said on Tuesday. Few other… Read more
Strong earthquake in northern Italy kills 16, injures 350
BOLOGNA, ITALY (BNO NEWS) — A strong earthquake struck northern Italy on Tuesday morning, killing at least 16 people and injuring more than 350 others, officials said. It comes just… Read more
10-year-old Cambodian girl dies from bird flu
PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA (BNO NEWS) — A ten-year-old girl from southwestern Cambodia has died from bird flu after preparing sick chickens for food, the country’s health ministry confirmed on Tuesday…. Read more
Miami Heat beat Boston Celtics in Game 1 of 2012 NBA Eastern Conference Final
The Miami Heat beat the Boston Celtics 93-79 in Game 1 of the 2012 NBA Eastern Conference finals. The Heat lead 21-11 in the first quarter. But the Celtics climbed… Read more
