SRINAGAR, INDIA (BNO NEWS) — A Japanese judge serving as part of the United Nations (UN)-backed Cambodia genocide tribunal resigned his position on Wednesday, and it will take effect in mid-July, the UN reported on Thursday.

Japanese judge Motoo Nogu…

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (BNO NEWS) — A car bomb exploded near a vehicle carrying former Colombian Interior Minister Fernando Londoño in the country’s capital on Tuesday, killing two people nearby and injuring the former government official, officials said.
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (BNO NEWS) — The Australian Navy on late Monday evening intercepted another boat carrying more than 120 asylum seekers, bringing the number of asylum seekers caught this month alone to nearly 700, officials said on Tuesday.

HMAS Gle…

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (BNO NEWS) — European Union (EU) foreign ministers on Monday decided to further increase sanctions against the regime in Syria, where violence has continued with a series of deadly suicide bomb attacks in recent weeks.

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DAMASCUS, SYRIA (BNO NEWS) — A bomb blast targeted a military checkpoint in Syria on Wednesday when a United Nations (UN) convoy was nearby, injuring several Syrian soldiers but causing no UN casualties, officials said.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) — U.S. President Barack Obama says ‘same-sex marriage should be legal.’
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MOSCOW, RUSSIA (BNO NEWS) — Russia’s lower house of parliament on Tuesday approved former President Dmitry Medvedev as the country’s new prime minister, just a day after Vladimir Putin took over as president to effectively exchange posts with Medvedev…