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Former Irish priest sentenced to 3 years for child porn collection
DUBLIN, IRELAND (BNO NEWS) — A former priest and convicted child abuser was sentenced to three years in jail in Ireland on Tuesday for possessing child pornography, court officials told… Read more
Van der Sloot sentenced to 28 years in Peru murder case
LIMA, PERU (BNO NEWS) — Dutchman Joran Van der Sloot was sentenced to 28 years in prison on Friday for the murder of a young woman he met at a… Read more
Japan proposes law to limit life of nuclear reactors to 40 years
TOKYO (BNO NEWS) — The Japanese government on Friday announced it plans to introduce a new law which will limit the service life of nuclear reactors to 40 years, an… Read more
Egyptian blogger sentenced to two years for insulting army
CAIRO (BNO NEWS) — An Egyptian blogger was sentenced on Wednesday to two years in prison for insulting the army on his blog, the Al-Ahram daily newspaper reported. Coptic blogger… Read more
Belarusian rights activist sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for tax evasion
MINSK (BNO NEWS) — A prominent Belarusian human rights activist was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison on Thursday after being convicted of tax evasion, officials said. Ales Belyatsky, the… Read more
Former Israeli President Katsav to serve 7 years for rape
JERUSALEM (BNO NEWS) — Israel’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a court decision to convict former President Moshe Katsav of rape and other sexual offenses, and to sentence him to… Read more
Former Ukrainian PM Tymoshenko sentenced to seven years for abuse of power
KIEV (BNO NEWS) — Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was found guilty of abuse of office on Tuesday and sentenced to seven years in prison. The trial has been… Read more
Massive tsunamis hit Japan’s eastern coast every 1,000 years
SENDAI, JAPAN (BNO NEWS) — Scientists have discovered evidence that a massive tsunami has hit the eastern coast of Japan every 1,000 years, the Daily Yomiuri newspaper reported on Thursday…. Read more
Massive tsunamis hit Japan’s eastern coast every 1,000 years
SENDAI, JAPAN (BNO NEWS) — Scientists have discovered evidence that a massive tsunami has hit the eastern coast of Japan every 1,000 years, the Daily Yomiuri newspaper reported on Thursday…. Read more
Atlantis’ landing ends final mission after 30 years of space shuttle era
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA(BNO NEWS) — Space shuttle Atlantis on Thursday landed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to end its final mission after 30 years of the administration’s Space… Read more
