Afghan MP survives suicide attack, at least 3 killed
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- An Afghan Member of Parliament on Tuesday morning escaped a suicide attack that killed at least three others, local media reported.
Afghan lawmaker Haji Mohammad Mohaqiq was crossing the Pul-e-Surkh area in [...]
Car bomb attack kills 10 soldiers at Damascus military airport
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (BNO NEWS) -- At least 10 government soldiers were killed Sunday when a car bomb targeted a checkpoint at a military airport in an upscale neighborhood of the Syrian capital of Damascus, activists said Monday. It was followed [...]
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 [...]
UN chief appoints German diplomat as Congo envoy
NEW YORK CITY (BNO NEWS) -- United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday appointed German diplomat Martin Kobler as his special envoy to the war-torn Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), succeeding an American who is set to [...]
UN begins new political mission in Somalia
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- The United Nations (UN) on Monday pledged to support the Government of Somalia and the people of the country in their quest for security and prosperity with its new political mission.
The Secretary-General's Special Representative [...]
Sniper kills pro-government TV journalist in western Syria
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (BNO NEWS) -- A well-known Syrian journalist working for pro-government television station al-Ikhbariya was killed by sniper fire Monday near the Lebanese-Syrian border, the government and activists said. Several other journalists [...]
UN assembly condemns escalation of violence in Syria, calls for political transition
NEW YORK CITY (BNO NEWS) -- The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution which condemns the continuing escalation of violence in Syria and reiterated its call for rapid progress on a political transition, calling it [...]
Indonesia: Dozens of Freeport miners buried in Papua
TIMIKA, INDONESIA (BNO NEW) -- Dozens of people were buried, but the number of casualties is unclear after a mine caved in in eastern Indonesia, local authorities said Tuesday.
The incident occurred on Tuesday morning at around 7:45 a.m. local [...]
Rebels shoot down military helicopter in eastern Syria, killing 8
DEIR EZ-ZOR, SYRIA (BNO NEWS) -- Eight Syrian service members were killed late Sunday evening when anti-government forces shot down a military helicopter in the country's eastern region, activists said on Monday. State-run media did not immediately [...]