Israeli soldiers open fire after car fails to stop in the West Bank, killing 1
November 11th, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by BNO News
JERUSALEM (BNO NEWS) -- Israeli soldiers opened fire on a speeding car in the West Bank on early Friday morning after the driver ignored repeated calls to stop his vehicle, officials said. ... Read more...
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31 injured in Philippines quake
November 8th, 2011 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Davao City (Philippines), Nov 8 (IANS) At least 31 people were injured and more than 80 houses destroyed after a magnitude 5.2 quake hit parts of southern Philippines late Monday, ... Read more...
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Roadside bomb kills police chief in southern Afghanistan
November 8th, 2011 - 7:27 pm ICT by BNO News
LASHKARGAH, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- A district police chief was among three people killed on late Sunday afternoon as a result of a roadside bomb attack in southern Afghanistan, officials confirmed on ... Read more...
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Plane crashes in eastern China, casualties unknown
November 8th, 2011 - 7:09 pm ICT by BNO News
LISHUI, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- A plane crashed near a city in eastern China on early Monday evening, state-run media reported on Tuesday, but only few details were released. It is unknown ... Read more...
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Bus overturns in eastern Egypt, killing 11 Hungarian tourists
November 8th, 2011 - 3:40 am ICT by BNO News
CAIRO (BNO NEWS) -- Eleven Hungarian tourists were killed and dozens more were injured when a bus overturned in the Egyptian coastal city of Hurghada, the state-owned Al-Ahram newspaper reported on Monday.The ... Read more...
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5.4-magnitude quake hits China
November 1st, 2011 - 6:54 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 1 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale hit west China Tuesday. But there were no immediate reports of any casualties.The quake, which struck at 5.58 ... Read more...
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Up to 1,000 feared dead after powerful quake devastates eastern Turkey
October 23rd, 2011 - 6:08 pm ICT by BNO News
VAN, TURKEY (BNO NEWS) -- Hundreds of people are feared to have been killed after a powerful earthquake struck eastern Turkey on early Sunday afternoon, seismologists and officials said. Scores of buildings ... Read more...
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10 killed as tourist bus overturns in China
October 16th, 2011 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
Changsha (China), Oct 16 (IANS) A tourist bus overturned on a highway in the rural area in China's Hunan Province Sunday, killing 10 people and injuring 33 others, local authorities ... Read more...
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Man killed by propeller of small plane at Indonesian airport
October 16th, 2011 - 6:25 pm ICT by BNO News
MAKASSAR, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) -- A man was killed at an Indonesian airport on early Saturday morning when he was hit in the face by the propeller of a small plane, local ... Read more...
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Fighter jet crashes at Chinese airshow, one pilot missing
October 14th, 2011 - 9:41 pm ICT by BNO News
PUCHENG, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- A fighter jet crashed during an air show in southwestern China on late Friday morning, injuring one pilot and leaving another pilot unaccounted for, state-run media reported.The ... Read more...
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Strong earthquake hits off the coast of Oregon, no damage
October 13th, 2011 - 12:48 pm ICT by BNO News
COOS BAY, OREGON (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck off the coast of Oregon on early Wednesday evening, seismologists said, but there were no reports of damage or casualties and no ... Read more...
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Indian Ocean countries test integrated tsunami warning system
October 12th, 2011 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Oct 12 (IANS) Nations around the Indian Ocean Wednesday tested the first full-scale tsunami early warning system installed after the massive tsunami in December 2004 left nearly 300,000 people ... Read more...
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Three peacekeepers killed in Sudan’s Darfur
October 11th, 2011 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Khartoum, Oct 11 (IANS) Three peacekeepers of the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) were killed and six others were injured in an attack by an unidentified armed group ... Read more...
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Moderate 5.5-magnitude earthquake shakes Christchurch
October 10th, 2011 - 5:40 am ICT by BNO News
CHRISTCHURCH (BNO NEWS) -- A moderate earthquake struck near the New Zealand city of Christchurch on Sunday evening, seismologists said. It was the strongest earthquake to hit the region since June.The 5.5-magnitude ... Read more...
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Blast, gunshots rock Afghanistan’s Kandahar
October 9th, 2011 - 3:36 am ICT by IANS
Kandahar (Afghanistan), Oct 9 (IANS) A blast rocked Kandahar city, the capital of Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Saturday night followed by gun shots, officials said."It was rocket attack into the Kandahar ... Read more...
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Four Taliban killed in Afghanistan
October 8th, 2011 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Oct 8 (IANS) At least four Taliban insurgents, including a group commander, were killed after Afghan police backed by NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) carried out a ... Read more...
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Two Tibetans set themselves afire in China
October 8th, 2011 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
Chengdu (China), Oct 7 (IANS) Two Tibetans were slightly injured after a self-immolation attempt in Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Friday, local authorities ... Read more...
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35 dead in China accident
October 7th, 2011 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Tianjin (China), Oct 7 (IANS) At least 35 people were killed and 18 others injured in an expressway crash in north China's port city of Tianjin Friday afternoon, police said.The ... Read more...
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Hundreds injured after subway trains collide in Shanghai
September 28th, 2011 - 12:59 am ICT by BNO News
SHANGHAI (BNO NEWS) -- More than 270 people were injured on Tuesday afternoon when a subway train rear-ended another in Shanghai, the largest city in China, officials said. None are in a ... Read more...
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House fire in northwest London kills 6, injures 2
September 24th, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- Six people were killed on early Saturday morning when a fire ripped through a house in northwest London, officials said. Two other people were injured.The London Fire Brigade ... Read more...
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Manchester Airport terminal reopens after alert over suspicious device
September 21st, 2011 - 7:53 pm ICT by BNO News
MANCHESTER (BNO NEWS) -- Police evacuated the main terminal at Manchester Airport in England on Wednesday morning after the discovery of a suspicious device. The area reopened about two hours later.Police said ... Read more...
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Uganda jails two for roles in deadly World Cup bombing
September 17th, 2011 - 2:00 pm ICT by BNO News
KAMPALA (BNO NEWS) -- Uganda's High Court on Friday sentenced two men to 25 years and 5 years in jail for their involvement in the twin bombings which killed 76 people in ... Read more...
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Strong earthquake strikes off Cuba’s coast, no damage
September 15th, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by BNO News
CAPE CRUZ, CUBA (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck off the southeastern coast of Cuba on early Thursday morning, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.The ... Read more...
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Strong earthquake strikes western Indonesia, no word on casualties
September 6th, 2011 - 1:34 am ICT by BNO News
JAKARTA (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck Northern Sumatra in western Indonesia on early Tuesday morning, seismologists said, but there was no immediate word about damage or casualties. No tsunami alert ... Read more...
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Malaysian cameraman shot dead in Somalia
September 3rd, 2011 - 12:42 am ICT by BNO News
KUALA LUMPUR (BNO NEWS) -- A cameraman working for the Malaysian national news agency Bernama was killed in a shooting on late Friday afternoon while working in Somalia, the news agency confirmed ... Read more...
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Landslides bury hundreds of homes in eastern Uganda, killing at least 23
August 29th, 2011 - 7:22 pm ICT by BNO News
BULAMBULI, UGANDA (BNO NEWS) -- Two rain-triggered landslides in the eastern region of Uganda buried hundreds of homes on early Monday morning, the Red Cross said, killing at least 23 people. Others ... Read more...
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Fan falls from the stairwell of Rangers Park
August 29th, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Arlington, Aug 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There was another fall at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on Friday night when an unidentified man fell 21 feet. The man was making his exit from ... Read more...
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Large explosion devastates UN building in Nigeria, many casualties feared
August 26th, 2011 - 5:52 pm ICT by BNO News
ABUJA (BNO NEWS) -- A large explosion rocked a United Nations building in the Nigerian capital of Abuja on late Friday morning, officials said, and many casualties are feared.The explosion happened just ... Read more...
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Strong earthquake strikes the U.S. East Coast, widely felt
August 24th, 2011 - 1:08 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- One of the strongest earthquakes to strike the U.S. East Coast in decades rocked buildings as far as North Carolina and Canada on early Tuesday afternoon, seismologists ... Read more...
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Overloaded bus plunges into river in southern Kenya, killing 23
August 21st, 2011 - 4:14 pm ICT by BNO News
MBOONI, KENYA (BNO NEWS) -- More than 20 people were killed on late Saturday evening when a bus carrying members of a family to wedding preparations plunged into a river in southern ... Read more...
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Third-placed India stay in hunt for medal at Nomura Cup
August 18th, 2011 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Denarau (Fiji), Aug 18 (IANS) India Thursday remained on the third position at the end of the third round of the Asia-Pacific Golf championships for the Nomura Cup here.With one ... Read more...
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British man killed in fatal shark attack
August 17th, 2011 - 10:25 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Seychelles, Aug 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A British man on honeymoon in Seychelles has been killed by a shark. The officials on the island are currently searching for the animal which is blamed ... Read more...
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16 killed in attack on Afghan governor’s office
August 14th, 2011 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Aug 14 (IANS) At least 16 people were killed when about six suicide bombers attacked a provincial governor's office in northern Afghanistan Sunday, Xinhua reported.The incident took place at ... Read more...
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Argentina oil refinery explosion kills 1
August 10th, 2011 - 8:05 pm ICT by BNO News
BAHIA BLANCA, ARGENTINA (BNO NEWS) -- At least one person was killed after an oil refinery exploded early Wednesday morning in southeastern Argentina, local authorities said.The explosion took place at around 1 ... Read more...
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Bomb blast in northeastern India kills 5
August 1st, 2011 - 8:17 pm ICT by BNO News
IMPHAL, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- Five people were killed on early Monday afternoon when a bomb exploded at a market in the northeastern region of India, police said.The blast occurred at around ... Read more...
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