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 [...]
At least 5 climbers killed in Philippines’ Mayon Volcano eruption
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (BNO NEWS) -- The bodies of five climbers were recovered after a the Philippines' Mayon Volcano erupted on Tuesday, authorities said Wednesday.
The volcano, which is located in the province of Albay, erupted on Tuesday morning, [...]
Texas authorities on manhunt after two inmates escape
SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS (BNO NEWS) -- Authorities in northeastern Texas have launched a manhunt for two prisoners who escaped from a local jail, causing panic among locals, officials said on Wednesday as they investigated a possible connection [...]
At least 18 killed in Egypt hot air balloon accident
LUXOR, EGYPT (BNO NEWS) -- A hot air balloon accident in Egypt killed at least eighteen people on Tuesday, local authorities said.
The hot air balloon was only a couple of feet from the ground while trying to land on Tuesday morning just outside [...]
Video shows French family captive under Boko Haram terrorist group
YAOUNDE, CAMAEROON (BNO NEWS) -- A video showing suspected Islamic terrorists holding captive a French family that was reportedly abducted last week went viral on Monday.
In the video, three adults and four children are seen surrounded by suspected [...]
French family kidnapped near Cameroon-Nigeria border
YAOUNDE, CAMEROON (BNO NEWS) -- A French family of seven members were kidnapped in northern Cameroon, officials said Tuesday.
French President François Hollande, who is visiting Greece, confirmed the incident, saying a group of armed men kidnapped [...]
5 more rescued after Russian fishing vessel capsizes in Sea of Japan
MOSCOW, RUSSIA (BNO NEWS) -- Five more sailors were rescued on early Monday morning after a Russian fishing vessel capsized off the coast of Russia over the weekend, emergency officials said. Eight other sailors were earlier said to have died [...]
Officials: Nelson Mandela suffers recurrence of lung infection
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA (BNO NEWS) -- Former South African President Nelson Mandela is suffering from a recurrence of a previous lung infection but is responding to treatment as he remains hospitalized, the presidency said in a brief statement [...]
World’s oldest person, Besse Cooper, dies in Georgia at 116
MONROE, GEORGIA (BNO NEWS) -- Born at a time when Grover Cleveland was President of the United States and decades before women gained the right to vote, Besse Cooper, the world's oldest verified person, died Tuesday at a nursing home in the [...]
Gunmen kill at least 20 villagers in northwestern Nigeria
KABORO, NIGERIA (BNO NEWS) -- A group of gunmen stormed a village in northwestern Nigeria on Tuesday morning, killing at least 20 people in the latest wave of violence, local authorities confirmed on Wednesday. It is believed armed robbers are [...]