06192013Headline:

University professor on FBI most-wanted list captured in Mexico

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) -- A former University of Southern California professor, who was recently added to the FBI's most-wanted list for allegedly having sex with children in the Philippines, was arrested in Mexico on Tuesday after [...]

Journalist who brought down U.S. general killed in car wreck

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) -- American journalist Michael Hastings, whose 'Rolling Stone' magazine article led to the dismissal of U.S. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal as the commander of coalition forces in Afghanistan, was killed in a [...]

Rocket attack on U.S. base near Kabul kills 4 American troops

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- Four American service members were killed Wednesday when suspected Taliban insurgents fired two rockets at a large U.S. military base near the Afghan capital, officials said, less than a day after the U.S. government [...]

‘Terminator 2′ star Edward Furlong charged with assault

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) -- Actor Edward Furlong, who is best known for his roles in the movies "Terminator 2" and "American History X," was charged with assault Tuesday after an incident last month in which he allegedly attacked his [...]

Disabled man castrated in brutal Philadelphia attack

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA (BNO NEWS) -- A Philadelphia man was charged with attempted murder Tuesday after cutting off a man's testicles as part of a brutal attack on a disabled man, a police spokeswoman said. The victim remains in a critical [...]

Coalition airstrike kills 7 Taliban fighters in Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- At least seven suspected Taliban insurgents were killed Tuesday when coalition forces carried out an airstrike in southern Afghanistan, officials said on Wednesday. A number of explosives and weapons were [...]

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 [...]

Monsoon rains cause floods and landslides in western Nepal, at least 13 killed

KATHMANDU, NEPAL (BNO NEWS) -- Rain-triggered landslides in Nepal killed at least thirteen people on Tuesday, while thirteen others went missing in floods, local media reported. The landslides took place in the far-western districts of Achham, [...]

Independent MPA among 28 killed after suicide attack targets funeral in northern Pakistan

PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- A suicide attacker targeted a funeral procession in northern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 28 people, local officials said. The incident occurred in the Shergarh area of Mardan, located in the province [...]

China: At least 13 killed after bus carrying tourists plunges down gorge

URUMQI, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- At least thirteen people were confirmed dead after a tourist bus accident in northwestern China, local authorities said Tuesday. The passenger bus, carrying 36 tourists, was traveling near the city of Changji in [...]