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South says North Korea ready to carry out nuclear test
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (BNO NEWS) — North Korea has finished preparations for a third nuclear test and is able to carry it out once it decides to do so, a… Read more
UN says inter-communal clashes in northern Kenya leave 46 dead
NAIROBI, KENYA (BNO NEWS) — Recent clashes between rival groups in northern Kenya have left at least 46 people, a United Nations (UN) official reported on Friday. Thousands more have… Read more
Turkish gov’t says it ‘regrets’ airstrike which killed 35 civilians
ANKARA (BNO NEWS) — The Turkish government on Friday said it regrets an airstrike which mistakenly killed 35 civilians along the Turkey-Iraq border on late Wednesday evening, the Antolia news… Read more
China says ‘shocked’ by death of North Korea’s Kim Jong-il
BEIJING (BNO NEWS) — The Chinese government on Monday said it was shocked by the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and offered its deep and sincere condolences to… Read more
UN human rights chief says death toll in Syria has risen to 5,000
GENEVA (BNO NEWS) — The United Nations human rights chief on Monday evening said the death toll in Syria as a result of the ongoing government crackdown against protesters has… Read more
Obama says U.S. asked Iran to return captured drone
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) — U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday said the U.S. government has asked Iran to return the surveillance drone which was captured by the Iranian military… Read more
Iran says U.S. ‘virtual embassy’ won’t compensate for mistakes
TEHRAN (BNO NEWS) — The Iranian government on Thursday criticized the U.S. government for launching a so-called ‘virtual embassy’, saying it will not compensate for ‘mistakes’ made in the past…. Read more
EU says ‘Single European Sky’ initiative is at risk of missing crucial targets
BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) — The European Union (EU) on Friday warned that its progress reports on the Single European Sky initiative show that the project is ‘at risk’ of missing… Read more
Jordan’s King Abdullah says Assad has ‘change in his heart’, calls for reform
LONDON (BNO NEWS) — King Abdullah of Jordan on Monday said the resignation of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad would not be sufficient to achieve real change in Syria, where government… Read more
Libya: Belarusian President Lukashenko says NATO ‘did worse than the Nazis’
MINSK (BNO NEWS) — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who is often called the last dictator of Europe, has described the NATO-led operation in Libya as ‘vandalism’ and said the multinational… Read more
