Afghan policeman patrolling with US troops opens fire, killing 2 Americans, official saysKABUL — An Afghan policeman on patrol with U.S. soldiers opened fire on the Americans, killing two of them before fleeing, officials said Saturday, raising questions about discipline in the ranks of the Afghan forces and possible infiltration by insurgents. 3 US troops killed by attacks in eastern Afghanistan, including 2 in firefight with militantsKABUL — Three American troops were killed by attacks in eastern Afghanistan, the military said Saturday, adding to the toll as the Obama administration debates its strategy in the troubled eight-year war. At least 774 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department saysAs of Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, at least 774 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Friday at 10 a.m. EDT. Small bomb explodes near Greek PM’s campaign rally, no injuries reportedATHENS, Greece — A small bomb exploded on Friday at a campaign rally attended by Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis and tens of thousands of his supporters, but caused no injuries, police said. Bomb smuggled into village mosque kills Iraqi police officer leading prayer serviceBAGHDAD — A bomb smuggled into a village mosque Friday killed a prayer leader who also worked as a police officer in an area of northern Iraq considered the last stronghold of Sunni insurgents, an official said. Sri Lanka’s military says bomb blast in vehicle kills schoolgirl, 12 others woundedCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A schoolgirl was killed by a car bomb in northwestern Sri Lanka that also wounded 12 others Friday, mostly students who were about to travel in the vehicle, officials said. American soldier in Afghanistan killed in grenade attack; bomb kills British airmanKABUL — A suicide bomber struck a U.S. convoy in southern Afghanistan on Friday, killing two American soldiers, and military officials announced the deaths of two other international troopers — one American and one Briton — the day before. Sri Lanka’s military says bomb blast in vehicle to transport schoolchildren wounds 13COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A car bomb exploded in northwest Sri Lanka on Friday and wounded 13 people, most of them schoolchildren about to travel in the van, the military said. Sri Lanka’s military says bomb blast in a car transporting schoolchildren wounds 13COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s military says a bomb has exploded inside a car transporting schoolchildren in the country’s northwest province, wounding 13. FBI explosives experts say NYC terror suspect had the goods to kill scores of peopleNEW YORK — The Afghan immigrant accused of buying large quantities of hair dye and nail polish remover to make explosives had the goods to kill scores of people in New York — a devastating attack on a scale with the transit bombings in London and Madrid, according to documents and interviews with former FBI experts. 20 Palestinian women prisoners, to be freed in swap with Israel, returning to changed worldsRAMALLAH, West Bank — Women make up only a tiny minority of more than 7,000 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons, but they often pay a high personal price for what has largely been a supporting role in the Palestinian uprising. Poll says 80 percent of Pakistanis are against helping US fight militantsISLAMABAD — An overwhelming number of Pakistanis believe their leaders should not cooperate with the U.S. fight against terrorism, according to a poll released Thursday, amid a spate of American missile strikes aimed at Islamist militants that have also killed civilians. FBI denies editing security camera footage of aftermath of deadly 1995 Oklahoma City bombingOKLAHOMA CITY — The FBI says it did not edit videotapes of the aftermath of the 1995 bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building before turning them over to an attorney who is conducting an unofficial inquiry into the bombing. Officials: NY men under surveillance in terrorism investigation; more arrests expectedNEW YORK — A “handful” of men in New York are possible associates of the chief suspect in a suspected plot to use homemade bombs to attack New York City commuter trains, and investigators have them under heavy surveillance, law enforcement officials said Wednesday. FBI director discounts suggestions police miscommunication damaged terror caseWASHINGTON — FBI Director Robert Mueller rejected suggestions Wednesday that poor coordination between the FBI and New York Police Department damaged the investigation of an Afghan immigrant charged with plotting a bomb attack in New York City. Pentagon: New all-terrain-type vehicles en route for troops facing IEDs in AfghanistanWASHINGTON — The Defense Department says the U.S. military has started shipping new equipment to Afghanistan to help troops cope with the increasing threat of improvised explosive devices there. US service member killed by suicide bombing in eastern AfghanistanKABUL — An American service member was killed Wednesday in a suicide attack in eastern Afghanistan, officials said. Taliban attacks on roadways spread path of fear among AfghansKABUL — Taliban militants are sowing fear along Afghanistan’s highways with stepped-up checkpoints, hijackings and bombs — including one Tuesday that killed at least 30 bus passengers in the south. Blast targeting Afghan powerbroker outside girls’ school kills 4; Taliban claim responsibilityKABUL — Police say four people have been killed in an explosion targeting Afghanistan’s energy minister outside a school in the country’s west. A Taliban official is claiming responsibility. String of bombings across Iraq kills at least 18BAGHDAD — A string of bombings killed at least 18 people across Iraq on Monday, shattering a relative lull in violence during the celebration last week that marked the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Official: 2 US soldiers killed by landmine in southern PhilippinesMANILA, Philippines — Two U.S. soldiers were killed in a landmine attack Tuesday by suspected al-Qaida-linked militants in the southern Philippines, military officials said. 12 Afghan civilians killed in insurgent ambush, roadside bomb, government saysKABUL — A Taliban ambush on a highway left six truckers dead, and a roadside bomb killed another six Afghans in a crowded van, the government said Monday — the latest sign that insurgent violence is spreading across the countryside. Video shows Jakarta suicide bombers stretched, snacked in front of hotels before attackJAKARTA, Indonesia — Two Indonesian suicide bombers lounged and casually snacked in a grass field near luxury Jakarta hotels weeks before they attacked them, videos released by police Tuesday showed. Al-Qaida-linked militants bomb bridge hours after blast killed 2 US soldiers in PhilippinesMANILA, Philippines — Two bomb attacks in one day in the southern Philippines — the first of which killed two U.S. soldiers — could signal that al-Qaida-linked militants are launching a new offensive in the region, officials said Wednesday. Attorney: Long-secret security tapes of 1995 Oklahoma City bombing appear to have been editedOKLAHOMA CITY — Long-secret security tapes showing the chaos immediately after the 1995 bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building are blank in the minutes before the blast and appear to have been edited, an attorney who obtained the recordings said Sunday. Questions arise about others in NYC terrorism plot as suspect set to be arraignedNEW YORK — An Afghan immigrant is scheduled to appear in federal court to be arraigned on charges he was planning a terrorist attack on New York City. Targeted by suicide bomb, Afghan Cabinet minister threatens to quit post, deplores insecurityKABUL — A powerful member of President Hamid Karzai’s Cabinet threatened to quit after a suicide car bomb attack targeted him Sunday, killing five people, in the latest Taliban attempt to destabilize Afghanistan’s struggling government. Two Americans were among six NATO troop deaths elsewhere. Taliban hijackings, bomb attacks on roadways spread path of fear among civilians in AfghanistanKABUL — Taliban militants are sowing fear along Afghanistan’s highways with stepped-up checkpoints, hijackings and bombs — including one Tuesday that killed at least 30 bus passengers in the south. Afghan authorities say the attacks, often carried out by only a handful of militants, are part of a psychological campaign to convince civilians that Taliban control is spreading. Official: 1 US soldier killed, 1 wounded in a landmine explosion in southern PhilippinesMANILA, Philippines — The Philippines military says one U.S. soldier was killed and another wounded in a landmine explosion in the country’s insurgent-plagued south. Video shows suicide bombers stretched, snacked in front of Jakarta hotels before attackJAKARTA, Indonesia — Two Indonesian suicide bombers lounged and casually snacked in a grass field near luxury Jakarta hotels weeks before they attacked them, videos released by police Tuesday showed. |
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