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DAMASCUS (BNO NEWS) — At least 30 people were arrested on Wednesday after security forces broke up a small demonstration outside Syria’s Ministry of the Interior, witnesses told Amnesty International.
Protesters, who demanded the release of politica…
WASHINGTON (BNO NEWS) — A group of Guatemalans who were infected with syphilis during U.S. experiments conducted in the 1940s have filed a lawsuit against U.S. health officials.
According to reports from CNN, the class action lawsuit alleges that the…
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) — Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Wednesday ordered the national police to conduct a thorough probe on Tuesday’s parcel bomb incident, Antara news agency reported.
“The police have been asked by the Pres…
ROME, ITALY (BNO NEWS) — Italy on Wednesday ruled out joining a coalition to invade Libya and help to solve the armed conflict, the ANSA news agency reported.
Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini remarked that the “international community must no…
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) — The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Wednesday condemned the murder of an Al Jazeera cameraman who was killed near the rebel-held city of Benghazi in Libya last weekend.
“The de…
LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) — Five people were killed on late Wednesday morning when a small plane crashed at Long Beach Airport, officials said. A sixth person was critically injured.
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) spokesman Ian Gregor …
QUEBEC, CANADA (BNO NEWS) — Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Wednesday announced federal support for the long-term expansion and modernization plans of Jean-Lesage International Airport in Quebec City.
More than 1 million people go through J…
MAGELANG, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) — The Indonesian Commission for Child Protection said on Wednesday that nearly 7,000 minors face criminal trials in Indonesian courtrooms each year, the Jakarta Globe reported.
The commission, also known as the KPAI, s…
TEHRAN, IRAN (BNO NEWS) — Iran on Wednesday unveiled a home-made unmanned ‘flying saucer’ during an exhibition of strategic technologies, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
Zohal (Saturn) is a cuadrotour device which was designed and develo…
MOSCOW (BNO NEWS) — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday that any military intervention in Libya may trigger a war, RIA Novosti reported.
“We realize what a ground military operation is. Ground intervention is likely to mark the start…
