MANILA (BNO NEWS) — The Philippines on Wednesday lifted a ban on sending domestic helpers to all European countries after new protection guidelines were issued, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.

The DFA said that the new guidelines are m…

SHENYANG, CHINA (BNO NEWS) — Thirteen workers were killed on late Monday evening when a mold exploded at a steel plant in northeastern China, state-run media reported on Tuesday. More than a dozen others were injured.

The explosion took place at arou…

TEHRAN, IRAN (BNO NEWS) — Iran has stopped the export of crude oil to British and French companies, the oil ministry announced on Sunday. It comes nearly a month after the European Union (EU) decided to ban crude oil imports over Iran’s nuclear progra…

BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN (BNO NEWS) — Cereal product giant Kellogg on Wednesday announced that it has reached an agreement to buy potato chips brand Pringles for $2.7 billion.

Originally developed in the United States by Procter & Gamble in 1968, P…

SINGAPORE (BNO NEWS) — U.S. aircraft manufacturer Boeing on Tuesday announced that it has finalized a historic deal with Jakarta-based Lion Air to purchase at least 230 aircraft. The deal is valued at approximately $22.4 billion per list prices.

The …

HAARLEMMERMEER, NETHERLANDS (BNO NEWS) — Dutch military police on Monday arrested a man who had locked himself in a toilet at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport and claimed to be carrying a bomb, officials said. No explosives were found.

The incident began…

SAN FRANCISCO (BNO NEWS) — The social networking website Twitter on Friday announced it has partnered with two satellite providers to make its messaging service available on satellite phones for the first time.

A post on the company’s blog said Twitt…

REDWOOD SHORES, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) — Multinational tech company Oracle on Thursday announced that it has agreed to acquire Taleo Corporation for approximately $1.9 billion.

The Board of Directors of Taleo, a leading provider of cloud-based talent …

QUETTA, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) — A pilot was killed on Wednesday when his Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter jet crashed in a mountainous area in western Pakistan, air force officials said. The cause was not immediately known.

A statement from the Pakista…