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Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher dies at age 87

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher dies at age 87

LONDON (BNO NEWS) — Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on Monday died after suffering from stroke in London, officials said Monday. She was 87. Thatcher, born in Grantham, Lincolnshire,… Read more »

Bulgarian court acquits former defense minister in bribery trial

Bulgarian court acquits former defense minister in bribery trial

SOFIA, BULGARIA (BNO NEWS) — A Bulgarian court on Monday acquitted former defense minister Nikolay Tsonev and two others who were charged with abuse of power after they allegedly tried… Read more »

UK Prime Minister David Cameron joins Twitter

UK Prime Minister David Cameron joins Twitter

LONDON, ENGLAND (BNO NEWS) — After famously criticizing Twitter during a radio interview three years ago, British Prime Minister David Cameron on Saturday evening joined the social networking website, instantly… Read more »

Yemen defense minister survives car bombing, 12 killed

Yemen defense minister survives car bombing, 12 killed

SANA’A, YEMEN (BNO NEWS) — Yemeni Defense Minister Mohammed Nasser Ahmed on Tuesday narrowly escaped an assassination attempt when a car bomber attacked his motorcade in the country’s capital of… Read more »

Syrian Prime Minister Riyad Hijab defects from Assad regime

Syrian Prime Minister Riyad Hijab defects from Assad regime

DAMASCUS, SYRIA (BNO NEWS) — Syrian Prime Minister Riyad Farid Hijab on Monday announced his defection from the Assad government and said he is joining the opposition, his spokesman told… Read more »

Syrian Defense Minister among officials killed in Damascus suicide attack

Syrian Defense Minister among officials killed in Damascus suicide attack

DAMASCUS, SYRIA (BNO NEWS) — Three top Syrian government officials were killed on Wednesday, including President Bashar al-Assad’s brother-in-law, local authorities said. Among the killed were Defense Minister General Dawood… Read more »

Syrian Defense Minister among officials killed in Damascus suicide attack

Syrian Defense Minister among officials killed in Damascus suicide attack

DAMASCUS, SYRIA (BNO NEWS) — Three top Syrian government officials were killed on Wednesday, including President Bashar al-Assad’s brother-in-law, local authorities said. Among the killed were Defense Minister General Dawood… Read more »

Romanian ex-prime minister attempts suicide after court ruling

Romanian ex-prime minister attempts suicide after court ruling

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA (BNO NEWS) — Former Romanian Prime Minister Adrian Năstase attempted suicide on Wednesday evening, just hours after the country’s highest court upheld his two-year prison sentence on corruption… Read more »

Car bomb injures former Colombian Interior Minister Londoño, kills 2

Car bomb injures former Colombian Interior Minister Londoño, kills 2

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (BNO NEWS) — A car bomb exploded near a vehicle carrying former Colombian Interior Minister Fernando Londoño in the country’s capital on Tuesday, killing two people nearby and… Read more »

Russian parliament approves Medvedev as prime 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 »