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Syria frees more than 500 people arrested during uprising
DAMASCUS (BNO NEWS) — The Syrian government on Saturday announced it has released more than 500 detainees on the occasion of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, the state-run Syrian… Read more
Australia intercepts people smuggling vessel carrying 57
SYDNEY (BNO NEWS) — The Australian Navy on Sunday intercepted a suspected people smuggling vessel carrying more than 50 people, the government said. It is the third vessel in one… Read more
UN urges Paraguay to protect rights of women and indigenous people
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) — The United Nations on Monday urged the government of Paraguay to enact new laws to protect the rights of minorities, in particular women and indigenous… Read more
Gunmen kill three people at Indonesia’s Freeport mine
TIMIKA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) — A group of unidentified gunmen ambushed PT Freeport’s concession area in Papua, Indonesia on Friday morning, killing three people and seriously injuring another, officials said…. Read more
UN: Pakistani floods affect some 2.5 million people
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) — The United Nations (UN) on Friday announced that it has increased its humanitarian aid efforts in Pakistan, where some 2.5 million people have been affected… Read more
At least six people injured in blast in northern India hospital
NEW DELHI (BNO NEWS) — At least six people were injured on Saturday after a low intensity blast inside a private hospital in the northern Indian city of Agra, the… Read more
Chilean plane carrying 21 people crashes near islands off Pacific Coast
SANTIAGO, CHILE (BNO NEWS) — An aircraft belonging to the Chilean Air Force (FACH) crashed near a group of islands off the country’s Pacific Coast on Friday, officials said. More… Read more
Fishing boats carrying more than 200 people missing off east China
BEIJING (BNO NEWS) — More than 10 fishing boats carrying around 200 people have gone missing off the coast of eastern China, state-run media reported on Saturday afternoon. A brief… Read more
Activists report 8 people killed in latest Syria crackdown
DAMASCUS (BNO NEWS) — At least eight people were killed on Wednesday by Syrian security forces outside the Syrian capital of Damascus, according to activists. The London-based Syrian Observatory for… Read more
14-year-old U.S.-born boy found guilty of beheading four people in Mexico
CUERNAVACA, MEXICO (BNO NEWS) — A U.S.-born teenager, 14-year-old Edgar Jimenez, was found guilty in a Mexican juvenile court on Tuesday on charges of torturing and beheading at least four… Read more
