Second Tibetan nun sets herself on fire in southwestern China
BEIJING (BNO NEWS) -- A Tibetan nun died on Thursday after setting herself on fire in southwest China, a rights group reported on Friday. She is the 11th Tibetan to have self-immolated so far this...
View ArticleIsraeli Navy boards Gaza-bound flotilla, directs it to Ashdod
GAZA (BNO NEWS) -- The Israeli Navy boarded two boats on Friday afternoon which were heading toward the Gaza Strip with the intention of breaking the Israeli blockade of the region, officials said. The...
View ArticleU.S. unemployment rate falls to 9 percent, a six-month low
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- The unemployment rate in the United States dropped to 9 percent in October, its lowest level in six months, according to a report released by the U.S. Labor Department...
View ArticleTibetan refugee sets himself on fire outside Chinese Embassy in New Delhi
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- A Tibetan refugee set himself on fire outside the Chinese Embassy in the Indian capital of New Delhi on Friday, police said. It follows a series of self-immolation...
View ArticleActivists: At least 17 killed in latest Syrian clashes
DAMASCUS (BNO NEWS) -- At least seventeen Syrian civilians were killed on Friday when forces loyal to the regime of President Bashar al-Assad allegedly carried out a series of attacks, activists said,...
View ArticleThousands of far-right nationalists and neo-Nazis mark Russia’s National...
MOSCOW (BNO NEWS) -- Tens of thousands of far-right nationalists and neo-Nazis participated in public celebrations of Russia's National Unity Day on Friday, the RIA Novosti news agency reported. More...
View ArticleIreland to close embassies in Vatican City and Iran
DUBLIN (BNO NEWS) -- The Irish government on Friday announced it will close its embassies in Vatican City and the Iranian capital of Tehran to meet its cost-cutting targets under the European Union...
View ArticleU.S. commander fires Army general for criticizing Afghan leaders
KABUL (BNO NEWS) -- U.S. Marine Corps General John Allen, the commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan, fired a senior U.S. Army general on Friday after he criticized Afghan leaders during an...
View Article21 North Koreans defect to South after crossing sea border
SEOUL (BNO NEWS) -- A small boat carrying 21 North Koreans was found drifting off South Korea's western coast this week, officials who requested anonymity told the Yonhap news agency on Saturday. The...
View ArticleSyria frees more than 500 people arrested during uprising
DAMASCUS (BNO NEWS) -- The Syrian government on Saturday announced it has released more than 500 detainees on the occasion of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency...
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