Tag Archives: Minister
Russian parliament approves Medvedev as prime minister
MOSCOW, RUSSIA (BNO NEWS) — Russia’s lower house of parliament on Tuesday approved former President Dmitry Medvedev as the country’s new prime minister, just a day after Vladimir Putin took… Read more
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
Interpol issues Red Notice for former Libyan Interior Minister Alozyre
LYON, FRANCE (BNO NEWS) — The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) on Thursday issued a Red Notice for former Libyan Interior Minister Al-Senussi Alozyre and his deputy Naser Al-Mabrouk on… Read more
Syria’s deputy oil minister defects from Assad
DAMASCUS, Syria (BNO NEWS) — Syrian Deputy Oil Minister Abdu Hussameddin on Thursday announced his defection from the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, becoming the first high-ranking civilian official to… Read more
International court issues arrest warrant for Sudanese defense minister
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (BNO NEWS) — The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese National Defense Minister Abdelrahim Mohamed Hussein for alleged crimes against humanity… Read more
Minister: India taken off WHO polio list
NEW DELHI, India (BNO NEWS) — The World Health Organization (WHO) has removed India from its list of polio-endemic countries, Health and Family Planning Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said on… Read more
Report: North Korean commerce minister dies in helicopter crash
PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA (BNO NEWS) — North Korean commerce minister Kim Bong-cheol was killed on Tuesday when his helicopter crashed on a small island in North Pyongan province, according to… Read more
Former Taliban defense minister Akhund died in Pakistani jail
KABUL/KARACHI (BNO NEWS) — Former Taliban defense minister Obaidullah Akhund died of heart disease in a Pakistani prison in March 2010, a Taliban spokesman confirmed on Monday. Little had been… Read more
Car bomb kills 16 near home of former minister in western Pakistan
QUETTA, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) — The death toll following a car bomb attack near the home of a politician in western Pakistan on Friday has risen to at least 16,… Read more
International court seeks arrest warrant for Sudanese Defense Minister Hussein
THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS (BNO NEWS) — The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday requested an arrest warrant to be issued against current Sudanese Defense Minister Abdelrahim Mohamed Hussein for crimes… Read more
