Belize gov’t calls for investigation into destruction of Mayan pyramid
BELMOPAN, BELIZE (BNO NEWS) -- The government of Belize has ordered a through investigation into the destruction on an ancient Mayan pyramid that was over 2,000 years old.
The Noh Mul pyramid, located in the San Jose/San Pablo Village in the [...]
N. Korea says American jailed for 15 years transferred to ‘special prison’
PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA (BNO NEWS) -- A Korean American man who was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor after being found guilty of plotting to overthrow the North Korean government has begun serving his sentence at a 'special prison,' state-run [...]
Shooting at Mother’s Day parade in New Orleans injures 19
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA (BNO NEWS) -- Nineteen people were injured Sunday when as many as three gunmen opened fire at a crowd watching a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans, police said on Monday. The motive was not yet known, and no arrests were [...]
Prominent Curacao politician Helmin Wiels shot dead at beach
WILLEMSTAD, CURACAO (BNO NEWS) -- A prominent politician on the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao, whose pro-independence party won the general election last year, was shot dead Sunday at a public beach in the capital Willemstad, prosecutors [...]
China: Two kindergarten girls die after rival principal poisons yogurt
SHIJIAZHUANG, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- Two young girls in northern China have died after they drank from a bottle of yogurt that had been deliberately poisoned by the principal of a rival kindergarten, local police said on Thursday. The rival principal [...]
Pirates release Danish ship crew held in Somalia for 2 years
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA (BNO NEWS) -- Two Danes and four Filipinos who were abducted from a cargo ship off Oman and held hostage in Somalia for more than two years have been released and brought to safety, the ship's operator said on Wednesday, confirming [...]
Pirates kidnap 5 sailors from container ship off Nigeria’s coast
ABUJA, NIGERIA (BNO NEWS) -- Pirates attacked a container vessel off the coast of Nigeria last week and kidnapped five of its crew members, including Polish and Russian nationals, the ship's operator reported on Monday. No group immediately [...]
Australian DJ to give evidence at royal hoax call inquest
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (BNO NEWS) -- An Australian DJ who participated in a hoax call to a London hospital where Prince William's pregnant wife Kate was being treated will give evidence at an inquest into the death of a nurse who hanged herself after [...]
Caretaker finds explosive device inside Idaho mailbox
HAILEY, IDAHO (BNO NEWS) -- The caretaker of a residential home in central Idaho on Wednesday discovered an improvised explosive device inside the residence's mailbox, but bomb squad technicians were able to disable the device that had been [...]
Gunman kills four in Washington state before police shoot him down
FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON (BNO NEWS) -- At least five people were confirmed dead after a domestic dispute in the state of Washington turned into a deadly shooting, officials said Monday.
The violent shooting took place in Federal Way, Washington, [...]