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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...

Iraq Hit by First Major Attacks in Month

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 08:02:10 CDT

Bombings struck several areas in Baghdad and five other cities today, killing at least 30 people in the first major attacks in Iraq in nearly a month. Nearly 100 people were wounded in the rapid-fire explosions that unfolded over an hour and 15 minutes. Half of the bombs struck at...

Nigeria Bomb Toll Hits 38

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 12:12:24 CDT

A car bomb exploded along a busy roadway this morning in a central Nigeria city, killing at least 38 people in the latest attack on a region beset by religious, ethnic, and political violence, an official said. The blast struck Kaduna, leaving charred motorcycles and debris strewn across a major...

Thailand Car Bombs Kill 14, Injure 340

Mark Russell — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 05:03:00 CDT

The biggest series of bombings in years killed 14 people and injured 340 in southern Thailand yesterday, reports the AP . Authorities suspect militant Islamic insurgents in the attack, which targeted shoppers and a hotel popular with Singapore and Malaysian tourists. The first explosion was a large truck bomb, going off...

2 Bombs Rock Damascus; 27 Dead

Mark Russell — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 05:52:07 CDT

Two car bombs rocked Damascus this morning around 7:30 local time, killing civilians and security forces, report al-Jazeera and AP . State media reports 27 dead and more than 100 injured. One bomb hit the criminal security department and the other the aviation intelligence department. The usual blame game unfolded:...

Israel Blames Iran for Dual Car Bombs

Matt Cantor — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:40:13 CST

An Israeli diplomat's car was battered by an explosion in New Delhi today, wounding the driver and the wife of a diplomat, the AP reports. Meanwhile, in Georgia, a driver for Israel's embassy found a package attached to his car ; police in Tbilisi discovered a grenade inside and defused it,...

US: We Didn't Kill Iran Nuke Scientist

Mary Papenfuss — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:02:00 CST

No, we didn't blow up an Iranian nuclear scientist, angry US officials have declared. Iran's top nuclear scientist Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, 32, was killed yesterday after a magnetic bomb was slapped on his car door in rush-hour Tehran traffic by a motorcyclist; the car blew up as the attacker sped...

Wave of Bombings Targets Iraq's Shiites, Killing 72

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:00:19 CST

A wave of bombings targeting Shiites in Iraq killed 72 people today, deepening sectarian tensions that exploded just after the last American troops left the country in mid-December. The bombings began early in the morning when explosions struck two Shiite neighborhoods in Baghdad, killing at least 27 people. A few...

25 Killed in Bomb Spree Targeting Baghdad Cops

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 10:06:49 CDT

A slew of bombings targeted Iraqi police in Baghdad this morning, including blasts by two suicide bombers who tried to ram their vehicles through police station gates. Iraqi officials said 25 people died and dozens more were wounded in the carnage. Police are generally considered the weakest section of the...