Monthly Archives: June 2012
Gunmen kill driver, kidnap four aid workers in Kenya’s east
DADAAB, KENYA (BNO NEWS) — Unidentified gunmen attacked a convoy of aid workers in eastern Kenya on Friday afternoon, killing one of the drivers and abducting four foreign aid workers,… Read more
Anheuser-Busch acquires Grupo Modelo for $20.1 billion
MEXICO CITY (BNO NEWS) — Belgium’s Anheuser-Busch InBev has agreed to acquire Mexico’s Grupo Modelo, the parent company of Corona beer, for approximately $ 20.1 billion, both companies announced on… Read more
Car bomb strikes bus in southwestern Pakistan, killing 14 pilgrims
QUETTA, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) — Fourteen people were killed on Thursday when a suicide car bomber struck a bus carrying pilgrims in southwestern Pakistan, police said on Friday. The Lashkar-e-Jhangvi… Read more
Dutch court outlaws controversial pedophile club
ASSEN, NETHERLANDS (BNO NEWS) — A Dutch civil court on Wednesday outlawed a controversial association which advocates for the acceptance of pedophilia, saying its promotion of sexual relations between adults… Read more
More than 40 migrants suffocate in overcrowded truck in Tanzania
DODOMA, TANZANIA (BNO NEWS) — More than 40 Somali and Ethiopian migrants were found dead in the back of a truck in central Tanzania, local authorities said on Wednesday. Seventy… Read more
Syria: Seven killed as gunmen storm pro-Assad TV station
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (BNO NEWS) — Gunmen stormed a commercial pro-government television station near the Syrian capital of Damascus on early Wednesday, killing seven people and destroying several buildings, government officials… Read more
Netherlands: Suicide victim’s son learns of father’s death after photos go viral
DRIEHUIS, NETHERLANDS (BNO NEWS) — Teenagers who witnessed a man jump in front of a train in the Netherlands Wednesday took photos of his decapitated body and posted them to… Read more
Police buses involved in Argentina road accident; 12 killed
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA (BNO NEWS) — Two police buses and a cargo truck were involved in a serious road accident in southern Argentina on Tuesday morning, killing twelve people and… Read more
Bus hits tree in northern India, killing 15 relatives
AMROHA, INDIA (BNO NEWS) — A bus which was returning from a religious ceremony for a child crashed into a tree in northern India on early Monday morning, killing fifteen… Read more
London’s Big Ben to be renamed Elizabeth Tower in Queen’s honor
LONDON (BNO NEWS) — The famous clock tower in central London, which is known to most as Big Ben, will be renamed Elizabeth Tower in honor of the Queen’s Diamond… Read more
