ALGIERS (BNO NEWS) — At least 18 people were killed on Friday and dozens were injured in an attack on a military academy in Algeria, the Ministry of National Defense confirmed on Saturday.

Two suicide bombers on Friday targeted the Cherchell military…

UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) — The United Nations (UN) has called on major regional organizations to help Libya’s new transitional government to deliver immediate emergency aid and provide a democratic transition.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said t…

ISTANBUL (BNO NEWS) — The Turkish government on Friday rejected claims that several civilians were killed during recent airstrikes against suspected rebels in Iraq’s Kurdish region.

Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) spokesman Ahmed Bneef earlier told th…

BEIJING (BNO NEWS) — China has completed the first manned test of a permanent underground chamber which can shelter miners in the event of an accident, state-run media reported on Friday. It is hoped the chamber can help to save lives in the future.

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TALLINN (BNO NEWS) — The bodies of ten men have been found in a mass grave in southern Estonia, local media reported on Friday, and officials believe they were members of the anti-Soviet resistance group known as the ‘Forest Brothers’.

Estonian Publi…

ROMA (BNO NEWS) — The four Italian journalists who were reportedly kidnapped by forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi were released unharmed on Thursday, Italian media reported.

Domenico Quirico from Turin-based newspaper La Stampa, Elisabet…

DAMASCUS (BNO NEWS) — Syrian journalists and activists who have passed on information about the country’s unrest to regional and international media may risk torture and other ill-treatment, rights group Amnesty International reported on Wednesday.

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SANTIAGO (BNO NEWS) — The Workers United Center of Chile (CUT) has organized a 48-hour nationwide strike in support of student education protests among other social and economic issues, local newspapers reported on Wednesday.

The national strike sta…

ROME (BNO NEWS) — More than 1 million people under the age of 35 are unemployed in Italy, according to a new report released by Confartigianato on Wednesday.

Confartigianato, which represents artisans and small businesses across Italy, said there are…

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (BNO NEWS) — Garuda Indonesia, the country’s flag carrier, is facing strong criticism after reports claim it is conducting near-naked physical checks for South Korean flight attendant jobs, local media reported on Wednesday.

During…