Afghan government says 12 civilians killed by Taliban attack, roadside bombKABUL — Insurgents killed 12 Afghan civilians in the east and north — half in an ambush on a group of truck drivers and half when a van hit a roadside bomb, the government said Monday. Iraqi police: Suicide tanker truck targets police outpost near Ramadi, kills 7BAGHDAD — A tanker truck packed with explosives ripped through an Iraqi police outpost Monday, killing at least seven people in a suicide attack at a former insurgent stronghold west of Baghdad. Law enforcement official: Authorities know possible accomplices of NYC terror suspectNEW YORK — A law enforcement official has confirmed that investigators have identified possible accomplices of an Afghan immigrant accused of plotting a terrorist attack on New York. Police say suicide car bomber kills 4 people in northwest PakistanDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — A suicide car bomber rammed his vehicle into a car carrying a pro-government tribal elder and at least three other people Monday, killing them in the latest explosion to rock Pakistan’s militant-riddled northwest, officials said. NYC terrorism suspect scheduled for arraignment on WMD charges in federal courtNEW YORK — An Afghan immmigrant accused of plotting to turn common chemicals into explosives that could have targeted New York City is due in federal court Tuesday, a day after authorities confirmed that they know the identities of three believed to have been in on the scheme. 12 Afghan civilians killed after bus hits roadside bombKABUL — A roadside bomb blast in southern Afghanistan has killed 12 civilians. Attorney: Long-secret security tapes of 1995 Oklahoma City bombing appear 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 arraigned TuesdayNEW YORK — An Afghan immmigrant accused of plotting to turn common chemicals into explosives that could have targeted New York City is due in federal court Tuesday, a day after authorities confirmed that they know the identities of three believed to have been in on the scheme. NYC terrorism suspect Zazi pleads not guilty to charges he plotted terrorist bomb attackNEW YORK — An Afghan immigrant has pleaded not guilty to plotting a terrorist attack on New York City using common chemicals. String of bombings kills at least 18 across Iraq, shattering relative lull in violenceBAGHDAD — A string of bombings killed at least 18 people across Iraq on Monday, shattering a relative lull in violence during the celebration that marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Afghan immigrant pleads not guilty to plotting NYC terror attack with beauty-supply chemicalsNEW YORK — As a suspected al-Qaida operative pleaded not guilty Tuesday to plotting a bomb attack in New York, the city’s police commissioner pronounced the threat neutralized and said there is nothing to fear from the defendant’s three alleged accomplices. 2 US sailors, Filipino marine killed by blast in southern PhilippinesMANILA, Philippines — Two U.S. sailors and a Filipino marine were killed Tuesday in a roadside bomb believed planted by al-Qaida linked militants, the first American troops to die in an attack in the Philippines in seven years. 2 US soldiers killed by blast in southern PhilippinesMANILA, Philippines — Two U.S. Navy construction troops and a Philippines marine were killed Tuesday in a roadside blast in the southern Philippines that officials said was likely an attack by suspected al-Qaida-linked militants. FBI releases long-secret security tapes showing chaos after 1995 Oklahoma City terrorist blastOKLAHOMA CITY — The FBI has released long-secret security tapes showing the chaos immediately after the 1995 bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building. Afghan Cabinet minister escapes bombing that kills 4; Taliban claim responsibilityKABUL — An explosion targeting Afghanistan’s energy minister outside a girls school killed four civilians in the country’s far west, police said. A Taliban official claimed responsibility for the Sunday morning blast. Suicide blasts that killed 17 in NW Pakistan a reminder of the Taliban’s ability to strikeISLAMABAD — The suicide blasts that rocked northwest Pakistan over the weekend signal the Taliban remain a threat despite intensified military operations and unmanned drone attacks targeting the group’s leaders, analysts said Sunday. 6 NATO troops killed in Afghanistan; energy minister escapes bombingKABUL — A suicide car bomb explosion targeting Afghanistan’s energy minister killed four civilians Sunday, while attacks and a violent storm killed six international troops, including three French and two American forces, officials said. Munich police: 2 suspected of ties to Islamic extremists detained; Oktoberfest security uppedMUNICH — Munich police say two men are in preventative custody for suspected links to Islamic extremists and officials are increasing security at the ongoing Oktoberfest beer festival. 30 Afghan civilians killed after bus hits roadside bomb near KandaharKABUL — Officials say the civilian death toll in a roadside bomb blast in southern Afghanistan has reached 30. President praises NYPD for ‘exceptional teamwork’ during briefing on terror caseNEW YORK — President Barack Obama praised the police department on Saturday for its work in disrupting a possible terrorist bombing plot aimed at commuter trains. Colombian air force pilots sentenced to 31 years for murder in cluster-bombing of civiliansBOGOTA — A judge has found two Colombian air force pilots guilty of murder and sentenced them to 31 years in prison each for the 1998 cluster-bombing of a village that killed 17 people. Ethiopia sees Somalia being lost to extremists; says UN lacks political willUNITED NATIONS — Somalia is being hijacked by al-Qaida-linked terrorists who are better organized and more highly motivated than the ineffectual government in Mogadishu, and Sudan could be the next nation to fall under their influence, Ethiopia warned Saturday. Iraq’s president says new sanctions against Iran won’t work, bans use of airspace to attackNEW YORK — Iraq’s president said new sanctions against Iran won’t work and warned Saturday that Iraq will never allow Israel or any other country to use its airspace to carry out an attack against Iranian nuclear facilities. Feds charted struggling NYC immigrant’s path from coffee cart vendor to terrorism plot suspectNEW YORK — It was midsummer in suburban Denver when an unassuming, bearded man pushed a red shopping cart between shelves stacked with hair coloring and nail polish remover. Nepal promises probe into assassinations and “disappearances”UNITED NATIONS — Nepal’s Maoist-dominated government promised Saturday to establish a “disappearance commission” to investigate political killings that the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights says were perpetrated by communist insurgents fighting to overthrow the monarchy. Terror suspect’s attorney says feds don’t have evidence of bomb-making for 9/11 anniversaryDENVER — Claims that an Afghan immigrant was on the verge of unleashing a terrorist attack on New York City on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks are missing a key element: explosives or the chemicals allegedly used to make them, the man’s attorney said. A look at the republics in Russia’s violence-wracked North CaucasusThe mountainous regions of southernmost Russia, known as the North Caucasus, have a combined population of almost 7 million and have long been beset by violence, stoked by poverty, corruption, Islamic extremism, ethnic tensions, feuding criminal gangs and the two separatist wars that ravaged Chechnya since 1994. Here’s a look at the most troubled republics: Suicide bombings, kidnappings, poverty _ Russia’s North Caucasus slips again toward warNAZRAN, Russia — Melted rubber sandals float in the bus-sized crater outside what’s left of the Nazran city police department. Germany bans flights over Munich’s Oktoberfest following terror threatsBERLIN — German authorities banned all flights over Munich’s annual Oktoberfest beer festival on Saturday after a series of Islamic terror threats targeted Germany for its role in Afghanistan. Suicide car bombings rock northwest Pakistan, killing at least 16 and wounding about 150PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Two suicide attacks killed 16 people and wounded more than 150 in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, showing Taliban militants are still able to strike despite heightened military operations and the slaying of their leader last month. |
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