4 more die from novel coronavirus in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA (BNO NEWS) -- Four more people in Saudi Arabia have died from the new novel coronavirus (nCoV) which emerged in the Middle East last year, health officials confirmed on Monday, raising the overall death toll from the SARS-like [...]
Monsoon floods in northern India kill more than 60
DEHRADUN, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- Heavy monsoon rains triggered massive floods and landslides across a number of states in northern India on Monday, killing at least 62 people and leaving dozens more feared missing, officials said. It is expected [...]
54 dead, 149 wounded in latest wave of attacks across Iraq
BAGHDAD, IRAQ (BNO NEWS) -- At least 54 people were killed and nearly 150 others were wounded in a series of attacks targeting mainly Shi'ite Muslim areas across Iraq on Sunday, further intensifying fears that widespread sectarian strife will [...]
Over 90,000 killed in Syrian crisis – UN
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- The United Nations (UN) on Thursday announced that the death toll in Syria has surpassed 90,000 since the country's violent crisis broke out.
In a press release, UN High Commissioner for Human rights Navi Pillay said [...]
Five-story building collapses amid monsoon season in western India
MUMBAI, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- A five-story building in western India collapsed on Monday evening in the region's second day of heavy monsoon rains, local authorities said.
The residential building located in Mahim in central Mumbai, the state [...]
Heavy monsoon rains, winds kill 40 in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA (BNO NEWS) -- The death toll from strong winds and monsoon rains that battered coastal areas of Sri Lanka over the weekend has risen to at least 40, officials said on Monday, with more rain expected in the coming days. Dozens [...]
U.S. drone kills 5 suspected al-Qaeda members in Yemen
SANA'A, YEMEN (BNO NEWS) -- A U.S. drone fired at a vehicle in northern Yemen on Sunday, killing a man described as a high-ranking al-Qaeda member and at least four other suspected militants, Yemeni security officials said Monday. It follows [...]
Fifth victim dies after California shooting rampage
SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) -- A young woman who was seriously injured this week during a nearly 15-minute shooting spree in Southern California died of her injuries on Sunday, officials said, raising the death toll to five. The suspected [...]
1,000 killed in May: Iraq hit by worst wave of violence in 5 years
BAGHDAD, IRAQ (BNO NEWS) -- More than 1,000 people were killed in a wave of violence across Iraq in May, making it the country's deadliest month in more than five years amid fears that widespread sectarian strife will continue to escalate, the [...]