23 bodies found near Damascus
September 7th, 2012 - 6:12 am ICT by IANS
Damascus, Sep 7 (IANS/AKI) At least 23 bodies of victims of a suspected mass execution have been found near the Syrian capital, Al Jazeera reported.The bodies were found in the ... Read more...
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Protesters in Germany demand release of Ai Weiwei
April 18th, 2011 - 12:03 am ICT by BNO News
BERLIN (BNO NEWS) -- Around 150 demonstrators on Sunday demanded the release of Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei in front of the Chinese embassy in Berlin.The German DPA news agency reported ... Read more...
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Germany abolishes military conscription
March 25th, 2011 - 1:33 am ICT by BNO News
BERLIN, GERMANY (BNO NEWS) -- The German Parliament on Thursday abolished military conscription, the compulsory enrollment of young people to military service, the DPA news agency reported.The move suspended the draft effective ... Read more...
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German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg resigns after plagiarism scandal
March 1st, 2011 - 10:08 pm ICT by BNO News
BERLIN, GERMANY (BNO NEWS) -- German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg on Tuesday resigned after being involved in a plagiarism scandal over his PhD, the DPA news agency reported.
"I informed the chancellor ... Read more...
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‘Anti-government protests take control of eastern Libyan city of Benghazi’
February 21st, 2011 - 8:55 pm ICT by BNO News
BENGHAZI, LIBYA (BNO NEWS) -- Anti-government protesters in Libya have taken over control of the eastern city of Benghazi, the German Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) news agency reported on Monday.Mohamed Saber, a colonel ... Read more...
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Hungary could face legal action over media law
January 23rd, 2011 - 4:46 am ICT by BNO News
BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) -- The European Union (EU) has given Hungary two weeks to show that the country's new media law, which allegedly breaches press freedom, complies with EU rules, the German ... Read more...
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Hundreds evacuated in German town after explosives cache found
January 23rd, 2011 - 4:45 am ICT by BNO News
BECHERBACH,GERMANY (BNO NEWS) -- About 600 people were evacuated in the German town of Becherbach on Saturday as police brought in bomb-disposal robots to deal with around 60 kilograms of explosives, the ... Read more...
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Afghan official blames Iran’s blockade for fuel shortage
January 17th, 2011 - 6:51 pm ICT by BNO News
KABUL (BNO NEWS) - Afghanistan's commerce minister has blamed Iran for the country's fuel shortage, the DPA news agency reported on Monday."Afghanistan is suffering. The stoppage of fuel tankers has created great ... Read more...
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Mexico shuts down for five days, more swine flu cases reported (Intro Roundup, Superseding earlier copy)
May 1st, 2009 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City/Toronto, May 1 (IANS) Mexico Friday ordered a five-day shutdown as it struggled to contain swine flu that seems to be spreading rapidly with over 450 confirmed cases being reported ... Read more...
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