Kentucky police officer shot dead on way home from work
BARDSTOWN, KENTUCKY (BNO NEWS) -- A uniformed police officer was shot and killed early Saturday morning while driving home from work on a highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky, state police said. There were no witnesses to the shooting and no [...]
Security alert briefly closes one of UK’s busiest motorways
COVENTRY, ENGLAND (BNO NEWS) -- British police closed one of the country's busiest motorways in both directions on Friday after two men were seen acting suspiciously before running away from a van, briefly raising fears that the vehicle could [...]
Small plane crash in southern Kyrgyzstan kills 3
BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN (BNO NEWS) -- At least three people were killed after a small airplane crashed in southern Kyrgyzstan, officials said Friday.
The Antonov An-2 aircraft was carrying three people when it crashed at around 10 a.m. local time [...]
Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa begins third term
QUITO, ECUADOR (BNO NEWS) -- Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa on Friday was sworn in to begin his third consecutive term.
Correa was sworn in on Friday morning in the country's National Assembly. The presidents of Honduras, Porfirio Lobo, [...]
Two arrested in London after bomb threat diverts Pakistani passenger flight
LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- Two people were arrested after a bomb threat forced a Pakistani passenger aircraft carrying hundreds to divert and land in the United Kingdom on Friday, local authorities said.
The international passenger airplane operated [...]
Suicide bomb attacks in north-west Niger kill dozens
NIAMEY, NIGER (BNO NEWS) -- Dozens of people were killed after two suicide bomb attacks in north-west Niger, local authorities said.
The first bomb attack occurred at a barracks in Agadez that killed at least 19, including 18 soldiers. The [...]
Bomb attack strikes paramilitary truck in Pakistan, at leas 12 killed
QUETTA, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- At least twelve people were confirmed killed after a bomb attack targeted western Pakistani paramilitary forces on Thursday, local authorities said.
The incident occurred in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan [...]
At least 8 arrested after Swedish riots enter third day
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN (BNO NEWS) -- Violent riots in Sweden have entered their third day after a police shooting, local media reported Wednesday.
Authorities confirmed the arrests of at least eight people after the violent night riots entered their [...]
Militants ambush army convoy in northern Colombia, at least 10 soldiers killed
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (BNO NEWS) -- At least ten soldiers were confirmed killed and one kidnapped after militants ambushed members of the Colombian army, officials said Wednesday.
The incident occurred in the rural area of Chitaga, a municipality [...]