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Over 70 asylum seekers detained in Indonesia after boat capsizes
MALANG, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) — More than 70 asylum seekers from the Middle East have been detained by Indonesian authorities after their boat capsized on Friday night, officials said on… Read more
UN: Fighting in northwestern Pakistan displaces over 100,000
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND (BNO NEWS) — Military operations against militant groups in northwestern Pakistan have left more than 100,000 people displaced since the fighting began in late January, the United Nations… Read more
UN: Over 3,000 Congolese have fled to Uganda this year alone
GENEVA (BNO NEWS) — Since the beginning of the year, over 3,000 civilians fleeing violence in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have entered… Read more
S. Korean clergymen given suspended prison terms over naval base protests
JEJU ISLAND, SOUTH KOREA (BNO NEWS) — Two Catholic priests and two monks in South Korea received suspended prison terms on Friday for obstruction of justice during protests against the… Read more
Army colonel charged over mass rapes in Guinea
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) — A Guinean court has filed charges against an army colonel accused of being responsible for mass rapes that occurred during a pro-democracy protest in the… Read more
Four die during clashes in Egypt over deadly soccer riot
CAIRO, EGYPT (BNO NEWS) — Four people have died during ongoing clashes with Egyptian security forces as protesters have rallied across the country against the military regime, local media reported… Read more
European Union announces Iranian oil ban over nuclear program concerns
BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) — The European Union (EU) on Monday announced broadened restrictive measures against Iran by banning crude-oil imports and a freeze on Iran’s central bank assets as officials… Read more
Body of British kidnap victim handed over to UK embassy in Iraq
BAGHDAD (BNO NEWS) — The body of British bodyguard Alan McMenemy, who was kidnapped in the Iraqi capital in 2007 along with four other Britons, was handed over to the… Read more
British soldiers arrested over alleged abuse of Afghan children
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) — An investigation has been launched after two British soldiers allegedly abused two children while being deployed in Afghanistan, officials said on Thursday. The Afghan government… Read more
British soldiers arrested over alleged abuse of Afghan children
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) — An investigation has been launched after two British soldiers allegedly abused two children while being deployed in Afghanistan, officials said on Thursday. The Afghan government… Read more
