BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) — The European Union (EU) on Thursday announced that its Parliament’s political leadership has decided to overhaul rules governing the access and behavior of lobbyists and to tighten the code of conduct for its members.

President…

When UConn and Kentucky meet in the Final Four this coming Saturday it won’t be the first time Calhoun and Calipari’s teams will have met.  Earlier this year the two teams met in Maui resulting in UConn side winning 84-67. The last game between these two teams, the Kentucky Wildcats saw Kemba Walker explode for [...]

DETROIT, MICHIGAN (BNO NEWS) — General Motors (GM) on Thursday announced that it has sold its Class A membership interest in Delphi Automotive LLP (Delphi) back to Delphi for $3.8 billion.

According to GM, it will be reporting a book gain of approx…

WASHINGTON D.C. (BNO NEWS) — United States President Barack Obama on Thursday announced the designation of Ambassador Princeton Lyman as the new U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan.

“With a lifetime of experience working on some of Africa’s most pressing ch…

BERLIN, GERMANY (BNO NEWS) — German police on Thursday were able to disable a bomb planted outside the Borussia Dortmund soccer club stadium, officials said.

Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) told Deutsche Welle that three suspicious obj…

UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) — The United Nations on Thursday opened an anti-piracy center in Kenya, the first of three planned information-sharing units designed to help fight the growing scourge of piracy in the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden.

The …

MEXICO CITY (BNO NEWS) — Mexican President Felipe Calderón confirmed on Thursday the resignation of Attorney General Arturo Chávez.

Calderón praised Chávez as an important figure in the fight against organized crime. He said that thanks to him it…

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA (BNO NEWS) — Former Oklahoma Senate President Pro Term Mike Morgan on Thursday was charged with multiple counts of conspiracy, extortion and bribery, prosecutors informed.

Morgan, 56, of Stillwater, Oklahoma was charged along …

JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) — A security guard impersonating a monkey on Thursday caused massive traffic congestion outside Indonesia’s Communications Ministry in Central Jakarta.

The Jakarta Globe reported that hundreds of onlookers resorted to pr…