Commuter trains collide in Connecticut, at least 20 injured
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- Two New York area commuter trains collided on Friday injuring at least 20 people, officials said Friday.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said the incident occurred on Friday evening at around 6:10 p.m. local [...]
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 [...]
H1N1 swine flu virus discovered in marine mammals
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) -- Scientists at the University of California, Davis, detected the H1N1 swine flu virus in free-ranging northern elephant seals a year after the human pandemic began, according to a study published on Wednesday. [...]
UN condemns car bomb attacks that killed 46 near Syrian refugee camp in Turkey
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- The United Nations (UN) on Monday condemned the car bombs that killed at least 46 people and injured dozens of others near a Syrian refugee base in southeastern Turkey over the weekend.
In a press statement, the UN's [...]
Four peacekeepers kidnapped in Syria by ‘armed elements’ – UN
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- The United Nations (UN) on Tuesday called for the immediate release of four peacekeepers being held by "armed elements" in Syria.
The spokesperson of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon issued a statement, saying Ban "strongly [...]
Part of 9/11 landing gear found near Ground Zero
NEW YORK CITY (BNO NEWS) -- A piece of debris believed to be from one of the airliners that crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City on September 11, 2001, has been discovered wedged between two buildings in lower Manhattan, police [...]
UN Security Council approves peacekeeping mission in Mali
NEW YORK CITY (BNO NEWS) -- The United Nations (UN) Security Council on Thursday adopted a resolution to create a 12,600-strong peacekeeping operation in Mali, taking over from French and African forces which have battled al-Qaeda-linked fighters [...]
M*A*S*H actor Allan Arbus dead at 95
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) -- American actor Allan Arbus, best known for playing the recurring role of psychiatrist Major Sidney Freeman on the 1970s TV hit series 'M*ASH', died in Southern California last week, his family confirmed [...]
UN peacekeeper shot dead in Darfur
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- A United Nations (UN) peacekeeper was shot dead on Friday in Sudan, officials said.
In a statement, the African Union-UN peacekeeping mission in Darfur said it has been working in coordination with the Government of Sudan [...]