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Passenger plane crashes in Nepal, killing 15 people
JOMSOM, NEPAL (BNO NEWS) — A small passenger plane crashed Monday morning while approaching what is known as one of the world’s most dangerous airports in central-north Nepal, killing fifteen… Read more
Russian plane carrying 44 people goes missing near Jakarta
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) — A Russian-made Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft disappeared near a mountain south of the Indonesian capital of Jakarta on Wednesday while carrying out a demonstration flight,… Read more
Two Indonesian police officers arrested in people smuggling case
SELONG, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) — Two Indonesian police officers were arrested on Saturday morning on suspicion of being involved in an operation to smuggle dozens of illegal immigrants from Africa… Read more
Bomb blasts injure 26 people in eastern Ukraine
DNIPROPETROVSK, UKRAINE (BNO NEWS) — A series of bomb blasts shook the city of Dnipropetrovsk in eastern Ukraine on Friday, injuring more than two dozen people, emergency officials said on… Read more
Afghanistan: More than 140 people remain missing after avalanche
FAYZABAD, Afghanistan (BNO NEWS) — The death toll after an avalanche buried a remote village in northeastern Afghanistan earlier this week has risen to at least 55, the United Nations… Read more
At least 227 people killed after huge explosions rock Brazzaville arms depot
BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (BNO NEWS) — More than 200 people were killed on early Sunday morning when a series of huge explosions rocked Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic… Read more
Iraqi authorities hang 34 people in a single day
BAGHDAD (BNO NEWS) — More than 30 people were executed by Iraqi authorities on Thursday following their conviction for various crimes, the United Nations reported on Tuesday. It is the… Read more
Passenger plane crashes in Kyrgyzstan, injuring 12 people
OSH, KYRGYZSTAN (BNO NEWS) — Twelve people were injured on early Wednesday afternoon when a passenger plane crashed while landing at an airport in Kyrgyzstan, government officials said. There were… Read more
112 people arrested across Europe in crackdown on child porn
THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS (BNO NEWS) — More than 110 people have been arrested across 22 European countries on suspicion of possessing child pornography, the European Police Office (EUROPOL) announced on… Read more
30 people killed in head-on collision in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG (BNO NEWS) — Thirty people were killed on early Saturday morning when an overloaded minibus taxi collided head-on with a truck in the South African province of Free State,… Read more
