FDA approves new drug to treat prostate cancer
WASHINGTON (BNO NEWS) -- The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday approved a new drug to treat men with symptomatic late-stage prostate cancer.
Xofigo (radium Ra 223 dichloride) specifically targets those suffering [...]
N. Korea says American jailed for 15 years transferred to ‘special prison’
PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA (BNO NEWS) -- A Korean American man who was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor after being found guilty of plotting to overthrow the North Korean government has begun serving his sentence at a 'special prison,' state-run [...]
Deep magnitude-7.0 quake strikes off the Northern Mariana Islands
SAIPAN, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS (BNO NEWS) -- A powerful but deep earthquake struck near the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands on Tuesday, seismologists said, but no tsunami alerts were issued and neither damage nor casualties [...]
Shooting at Mother’s Day parade in New Orleans injures 19
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA (BNO NEWS) -- Nineteen people were injured Sunday when as many as three gunmen opened fire at a crowd watching a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans, police said on Monday. The motive was not yet known, and no arrests were [...]
U.S. military aircraft crashes in Kyrgyzstan
BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN (BNO NEWS) -- A United States military aircraft on Friday crashed in Kyrgyzstan, officials said.
The U.S. Air Force KC-135 tanker aircraft with three people on board crashed in a mountainous area between two villages in [...]
U.S. urges N. Korea to free American jailed for 15 years
PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA (BNO NEWS) -- The U.S. government on Thursday called on North Korea to grant amnesty and release immediately a Korean American man who has been sentenced to 15 years of hard labor after being found guilty of plotting to [...]
‘Kris Kross’ rapper Chris Kelly dies at age 34
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (BNO NEWS) -- Rapper Chris 'Mac Daddy' Kelly, best known for being one half of the 1990s rap duo 'Kris Kross', died of a suspected drug overdose Wednesday after being found unresponsive at his home in the U.S. state of Georgia, [...]
Eurozone jobless rate reaches record 12.1 percent
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (BNO NEWS) -- The unemployment rate in the euro area (EA17) reached a new record high of 12.1 percent in March, up a tenth of a percentage point when compared to the previous month, the European Union (EU) said on Friday. The [...]
Detained U.S. man ‘confesses’ in plot against N. Korea
PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA (BNO NEWS) -- A Korean American man who was arrested in North Korea late last year has admitted plotting to overthrow the North Korean government, state-run media reported on Saturday. A verdict is expected soon that could [...]