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Suicide bomber kills 3, injures several in Damascus

DAMASCUS, SYRIA (BNO NEWS) — A suicide bomber blew up an explosives-laden vehicle in the north of the Syrian capital of Damascus on Tuesday, killing at least three people and injuring several others,...

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British soldier dies after attack in southern Afghanistan

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) — A British soldier died on Tuesday after being critically injured in an attack in southern Afghanistan earlier this week, Britain’s Ministry of Defense said. It raises...

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UN appoints Swedish expert to probe chemical weapons use in Syria

NEW YORK CITY (BNO NEWS) — United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday appointed Swedish scientist Ake Sellstrom to head a fact-finding mission to investigate allegations that chemical...

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Insurgents kill NATO soldier in eastern Afghanistan

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) — Insurgents attacked coalition service members in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least one of them, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force...

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Afghan, NATO forces kill 23 insurgents during hostage rescue

BARAKI BARAK, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) — More than 20 insurgents were killed and two Afghan soldiers were rescued during a joint operation between Afghan and coalition forces, military officials said...

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Militants attack power station in NW Pakistan, plunging city into darkness

PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) — A group of suspected militants attacked a major power grid station in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, killing seven people and plunging large parts of Peshawar into...

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UN adopts landmark treaty regulating global arms trade

NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) — The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted to approve a global arms trade treaty that prohibits states from transferring conventional weapons, ranging...

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44 die as Taliban militants storm Afghan court

FARAH, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) — A group of Taliban militants stormed a court in western Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least 44 people and injuring more than 90 others in an attempt to free...

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Helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan kills 2 Americans

JALALABAD, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) — A coalition helicopter crashed in a field in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing two American service members, the NATO-led International Security Assistance...

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Ambush in South Sudan kills 12 UN peacekeepers, staff members

JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN (BNO NEWS) — Five Indian peacekeepers and seven UN staff members were killed Tuesday when unidentified gunmen ambushed a United Nations (UN) patrol in South Sudan, officials said,...

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Roadside bomb kills French soldier in northeast Mali

BAMAKO, MALI (BNO NEWS) — A French special forces soldier was killed Monday and two others were injured when a roadside bomb struck a light vehicle in northeast Mali, France’s defense ministry said. It...

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Afghan consulate employees among 8 killed in Pakistan

PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) — At least eight people killed, including two Afghan consulate workers, when a suicide bomber attacked a convoy in northwestern Pakistan, local authorities said Monday. No...

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Syrian Prime Minister survives car bomb attack

DAMASCUS, SYRIA (BNO NEWS) — A car bomb attack targeted Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi killed at least one person, local authorities said Monday. The attack took place in the western district of...

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Roadside bomb kills 3 foreign troops in southern Afghanistan

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) — Three coalition service members were killed Tuesday when a roadside bomb exploded in southern Afghanistan, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)...

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Remains found of 4 U.S. sailors who died in Vietnam War chopper crash

WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) — The remains of four U.S. service members who went missing when their helicopter was shot down during a rescue operation over North Vietnam in 1967 have been recovered, the...

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Puntland forces execute 13 al-Shabaab militants by firing squad

GAROWE, SOMALIA (BNO NEWS) — Security forces in the semi-autonomous Somali state of Puntland have executed thirteen al-Shabaab militants by firing squad, a judicial source said on Wednesday, marking...

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‘Powerful’ bomb kills 3 British soldiers in southern Afghanistan

LASHKAR GAH, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) — Three British soldiers were killed Tuesday and six others were injured when their armored vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan, Britain’s Ministry...

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Militants kill 3 police officers, 2 teens in southwest Russia

MAKHACHKALA, RUSSIA (BNO NEWS) — Two teenagers were killed Wednesday when a bomb exploded near a store in the North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, local authorities said. It came just hours after three...

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Taliban kill senior peace envoy in southern Afghanistan

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) — A senior member of Afghanistan’s peace council was killed Wednesday when suspected Taliban insurgents ambushed his vehicle in the country’s south, local officials said....

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Several killed as security forces foil coup attempt in Chad

N’DJAMENA, CHAD (BNO NEWS) — At least several people were killed in a gun battle in the Chadian capital of N’Djamena late on Wednesday in what the government described as a failed coup attempt against...

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