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More Than 90 Killed in Attack on Yemen Capital

Matt Cantor — Mon, 21 May 2012 10:19:23 CDT

A suicide bombing targeting the Yemeni military killed more than 90 people today, and injured another 222, a government official announced. Reportedly dressed as a soldier, the attacker set off the blast near the presidential palace in Sanaa as troops trained for a military parade. An al-Qaeda source tells the...

Blasts Hit Kabul After Obama Leaves

Rob Quinn — Wed, 02 May 2012 00:04:18 CDT

At least seven people were killed as suicide bombers hit targets in Kabul just hours after the departure of President Obama. A suicide car bomber killed a guard and several passers-by at the gates of the "Green Village" compound that houses hundreds of international workers, Reuters reports. Other attackers then...

Officials Watching for 'Body Bombs' on Planes

Rob Quinn — Tue, 01 May 2012 03:40:44 CDT

As the anniversary of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden looms, security for US-bound flights has been stepped up around the world. While authorities say that there is no specific information of an impending attack timed for the anniversary, one threat that officials are watching for is "body bombs"...

6 Killed at Nigerian Newspaper Offices

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:26:05 CDT

A suicide bomber detonated a car loaded with explosives today at the office of a major Nigerian newspaper in the country's capital and another man threw a bomb near another newspaper office in Kaduna, killing at least six people in the attacks, witnesses said. The attack in Abuja struck the...

Twin Afghan Bombings Kill at Least 18

Mark Russell — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 03:00:00 CDT

Two suicide bombings in Afghanistan killed at least 18 people today, including eight policemen in an attack on a police station in southern Helmand province, reports the AP . Three men with bombs tried to enter a police station. Police spotted the attack and killed one man, but the other two...

Somalia's Olympic Head Killed in Blast

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 06:35:34 CDT

At least 10 people, including the presidents of Somalia's Olympic committee and the country's soccer federation, were killed in a blast at the national theater in Mogadishu today. The suicide blast occurred during a ceremony at the theater, which was closed as Somalia's civil war began and recently reopened for...

Car Bomb Kills 10 at Nigeria Church

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 12:19:46 CDT

A suicide car bomber attacked a Catholic church today in the middle of Mass, killing at least 10 people in the latest violence targeting a church, a state official said. The bomb detonated as worshippers attended the final Mass of the day at St. Finbar's Catholic Church in Jos, a...

Bomb-Carrying Woman Killed in Istanbul Blast

Matt Cantor — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:05:45 CST

A woman in Istanbul was killed yesterday when the bomb she was carrying exploded, Turkish state news reports. Police investigating reports of a blast discovered her body; now, they're trying to figure out if she was a suicide bomber or meant to plant the bomb somewhere, only to have it...

Another Iraqi Blast Kills Dozens

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:25:00 CST

A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-packed car near a funeral procession in southeastern Baghdad today, killing at least 28 people in the latest brazen attack since the US troop withdrawal. Police officials said the blast occurred at 11am in the predominantly Shiite neighborhood of Zafaraniyah, where mourners had gathered for...