JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) — A coalition of non-governmental organizations on Thursday demanded the Indonesian House of Representatives to cancel the membership of politicians for the General Elections Commissions (KPU), citing conflicts of interes…

BEIRUT, LEBANON (BNO NEWS) — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday said that Turkey will not remain silent if Israel decides to attack Lebanon, the Hurriyet Daily News reported.

Erdogan’s remarks were made as he departed Beirut, the…

NUKU’ALOFA, TONGA (BNO NEWS) — Tonga nationals on Thursday submitted their historic votes for the country’s first popularly-elected parliament.

As the small Pacific island took transition to democratic policies, Tonga King George Tupou V described th…

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (BNO NEWS) — South Korea’s Minister of Defense Kim Tae-young on Thursday resigned after he was highly criticized for his response to North Korea’s attack this week.

Kim had first intended to resign in May after the North Korean att…

AUSTIN, TEXAS (BNO NEWS) — Former U.S. House majority leader Tom DeLay on Wednesday was convicted on money laundering charges relating to a corporate money swap during the 2002 elections, the Houston Chronicle reported.

DeLay was forced to step down…

PYONGYANG (BNO NEWS) — North Korea and China on Wednesday signed an intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in public health and medical science, state media reported.

The agreement was signed during the visit of a Chinese public health delegation…

NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) — A painful slip of the tongue for former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin on Wednesday when she accidentally mixed up North and South Korea during a radio interview.

Palin has recently said she is considering a run for the presidency …

YANGON, MYANMAR (BNO NEWS) — Nine weekly news journals on Monday were suspended by Myanmar authorities after giving prominent coverage to the release of pro-democracy activist Suu Kyi, the Democratic Voice of Burma reported.

The nine journals, which…

GAZA CITY (BNO NEWS) — Hamas on Monday accused the Fatah party of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of sabotaging the unity efforts with its series of arrests in the West Bank area.

“The arrests carried out by the security services of Abbas and Pri…