ZONKWA, NIGERIA (BNO NEWS) — Riots broke out in northern Nigeria on Friday after unidentified gunmen attacked a church the night before, leaving two people dead, media reports said. Meanwhile, several bombs exploded in the country’s northeast.

The r…

SHAH ALAM, MALAYSIA (BNO NEWS) — A Malaysian high court on Friday sentenced three Iranians to death by hanging after they were found guilty of trafficking drugs, state-run media reported.

The three men were detained at Kuala Lumpur International Airp…

NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) — The United Nations (UN) has voiced renewed concern over the increasing number of executions in Iran and its alleged failure to uphold the rights of religious and ethnic minorities.

The UN Human Rights Committee said it is distur…