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UN report: Israeli demolition of homes displaced 1,100 Palestinians in 2011

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL (BNO NEWS) — The demolition of homes by Israeli forces in the West Bank in 2011 displaced nearly 1,100 Palestinians, over half of them children, and affected thousands more, according to a United Nations (UN) report released on Thurs…

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Mexico: Gunmen execute eight men in Monterrey street

MONTERREY, MEXICO (BNO NEWS) — A group of gunmen executed eight people in a downtown street in northern Mexico on early Thursday morning, officials said on Friday. It is the latest violence in connection with the so-called drug war.

The brutal killin…

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Fighter jet crashes in southern Iran, killing 2

BUSHEHR, IRAN (BNO NEWS) — Two people were killed on early Thursday morning when a fighter jet crashed in the southern region of Iran, state-run media reported on Friday. There were no survivors.

The accident happened at around 4:30 a.m. local time w…

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Five dead, 16 missing after buildings collapse in Rio de Janeiro

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (BNO NEWS) — At least five people have been confirmed dead and more than a dozen remain missing after three commercial buildings collapsed in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro on late Wednesday, officials said on Thursday.

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Car bomb attack kills four civilians in southern Afghanistan

LASHKAR GAH, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) — Four civilians were killed on late Thursday morning when a suicide car bomber targeted a British convoy in southern Afghanistan, officials said. Dozens more were injured.

The attack happened at around 10:40 a.m. …

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Bill Gates contributes $750 million to global AIDS fund

DAVOS, SWITZERLAND (BNO NEWS) — U.S. billionaire and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Thursday announced his foundation will give $750 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria after several countries stopped their payments …

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Electronics giant NEC Corp. to cut 10,000 jobs amid huge loss

TOKYO (BNO NEWS) — Japanese electronics giant NEC Corp. on Thursday announced it will cut about 10,000 jobs this year as the company expects a net loss of 100 billion yen ($1.3 billion) for the fiscal year ending on March 31.

The huge loss is much hi…

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‘Pakistani police attack journalists attempting to cover rape allegations’

RAWALPINDI (BNO NEWS) — Two journalists were attacked by police officers in northern Pakistan on Wednesday when they attempted to cover a story involving police officers who allegedly tried to rape a girl.

Geo News Television reported that one of its…

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13 feared dead in northern Pakistan mine collapse

ABBOTTABAD, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) — Thirteen people are feared to have been killed after a phosphate mine collapsed in the northern region of Pakistan on Wednesday, local media reported on Thursday.

The accident happened at around 2 p.m. local time wh…

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Bus driver goes on rampage in western India, killing 9 people

PUNE, INDIA (BNO NEWS) — Nine people were killed on early Wednesday morning when a bus driver went on a rampage on a busy street in western India, officials said. Dozens more were injured.

Shortly after 8 a.m. local time in the city of Pune in Mahara…

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