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. 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. 2 suicide car bombings rock northwest Pakistan, killing at least 14 and wounding scores morePESHAWAR, Pakistan — Two suicide car bombs killed 14 people and wounded scores more in separate attacks in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, just days after the Taliban warned suicide strikes were coming if the military pressed forward with an offensive. 2 suicide car bombings rock northwest Pakistan, killing at least 12 and wounding scores morePESHAWAR, Pakistan — Two suicide car bombs killed at least 12 people and wounded dozens in separate attacks in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, just days after the Taliban warned more suicide strikes were coming if the military pressed forward with an army offensive. 2 car bombings rock northwest Pakistan, killing at least 12 and wounding scores morePESHAWAR, Pakistan — Two car bombs killed at least 12 people and wounded dozens in separate attacks in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, just days after the Taliban warned more suicide strikes were coming if the military pressed forward with an army offensive. Suicide car bombing hits Pakistan’s main northwestern city; 4 killed, dozens woundedPESHAWAR, Pakistan — Police say a car bomb has detonated in a commercial district in Pakistan’s main northwestern city, killing four people and wounding dozens of others. Iraq detains entire prison staff in Saddam Hussein’s hometown in jail break investigationBAGHDAD — More than 100 prison officials and guards have been detained after 16 prisoners, including five al-Qaida-linked inmates awaiting execution, made a stunning jailbreak in Saddam Hussein’s hometown, a police commander said Friday. 2 men accused in unrelated plots to detonate bombs outside Ill. courthouse, Texas office towerCHICAGO — Two men unconnected to each other or to the investigation that has spawned recent national terrorism warnings are in federal custody after attempting to detonate what they thought were bombs outside an Illinois courthouse and a Texas skyscraper, authorities said. Roadside bombs and other attacks kill 11 in Iraq’s capital, volatile northern city of MosulBAGHDAD — A bomb exploded Wednesday outside a home in southwestern Baghdad, killing a woman and her two children, as other bombings killed at least seven Iraqi security personnel and a local politician in the capital and a volatile northern area. Roadside bombs kill policeman and 6 Iraqi soldiers in Mosul, BaghdadBAGHDAD — Two roadside bombings in and around the restive northern Iraq city of Mosul and a third in Baghdad killed six Iraqi soldiers and a policeman on Wednesday. Roadside bombs kill policeman and 4 Iraqi soldiers in Mosul, BaghdadBAGHDAD — Two roadside bombings in and around the restive northern Iraq city of Mosul and a third in Baghdad killed four Iraqi soldiers and a policeman on Wednesday. 12 Afghan civilians killed in roadside bomb blastsKABUL — Twelve Afghan civilians died in roadside bomb blasts in the past 24 hours, officials said Wednesday. Pakistan gains upper hand against Taliban fighters while Afghan unrest spirals out of controlISLAMABAD — A successful army offensive, a shift in public opinion against the militants and the killing of top Taliban leaders have given grounds for cautious optimism in Pakistan as progress across the border in Afghanistan appears stalled amid spiraling violence and postelection turmoil. Bomb kills local mayor in northwest Pakistan hours after suicide attack leaves 29 deadPESHAWAR, Pakistan — A bombing at a mosque in northwest Pakistan killed a prominent Sunni Muslim official just hours after a suicide attack in a nearby Shiite Muslim-dominated village left 29 dead, police said Saturday. Somali official: 6 more UN vehicles missing after car bomb attacks kill 21 peopleNAIROBI, Kenya — Islamic insurgents on Friday vowed to launch more attacks after using stolen U.N. cars in an assault on an African Union peacekeeping base in Somalia that killed 21 people. A Somali official said that six more U.N. vehicles were unaccounted for. Car bomb kills 7 in market south of Baghdad just before end of day’s fasting for RamadanBAGHDAD — A car bomb exploded Friday at a market south of Baghdad in a region that was once the scene of frequent attacks on Shiites, killing seven people and wounding 21 others, police and hospital officials said. Suicide car bombing at hotel in northwest Pakistan kills 29 people, wounds dozens of othersKOHAT, Pakistan — Scores of bloodied and bandaged victims filled hospital beds after a suicide car bomber destroyed a two-story hotel in northwest Pakistan, killing 29 people and underscoring the relentless security threat to the region. Canadian, US troops killed by roadside bombs in Afghanistan’s southKABUL — A U.S. service member and a Canadian soldier died in separate roadside bomb explosions in southern Afghanistan, officials said Friday, announcing new deaths from a day that claimed the lives of a total of nine international troops. Official: Suicide car bombing near hotel in northwest Pakistan kills 25 peoplePESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide car bomb destroyed a two-story hotel and several shops in a northwestern Pakistani town on Friday, killing 25 people in an apparent attack on the country’s Shiite community, police and a government official said. Official says death toll hits 25 in suicide car bombing in Pakistan’s northwestPESHAWAR, Pakistan — A government official says the death toll in a suicide car bombing in Pakistan’s northwest has reached 25. Suicide bombers hit Somalia peacekeeping base in Mogadishu; witness says 11 deadMOGADISHU, Somalia — Islamist insurgents drove two stolen U.N. cars loaded with explosives onto the main base of African Union peacekeepers Thursday and triggered massive blasts that a witness said killed at least 11 people. Islamist insurgents said the attack was in revenge for a U.S. commando raid that killed an al-Qaida operative. Suicide car bombs hit Somalia peacekeeping base in MogadishuMOGADISHU, Somalia — Suicide bombers in explosives-laden cars with U.N. logos drove into the main base of African Union peacekeepers Thursday, detonating two massive blasts that blew out nearby windows and shrouded the sky in black smoke. Suicide car bomber strikes Afghanistan’s capital, killing 6 Italian soldiers, 10 civiliansKABUL — A suicide car bomber killed six Italian soldiers and 10 Afghan civilians Thursday in the heavily guarded capital of Kabul — a grim reminder of the Taliban’s reach amid political uncertainty in Afghanistan. Witness says 2 large explosions rock African Union peacekeepers base in MogadishuMOGADISHU, Somalia — Two suicide car bombs bearing U.N. logos exploded at the main base of African Union peacekeepers in Mogadishu, sending plumes of black smoke into the air, witnesses and officials said Thursday. There was no immediate word on casualties. Suicide car bomber strikes Afghanistan’s capital, killing at least 10KABUL — A suicide car bomb hit vehicles carrying foreign troops near the U.S. Embassy and an American military base in Afghanistan’s capital Thursday, killing at least 10 people and wounding dozens, officials said. Somali insurgents vow to avenge US raid that killed al-Qaida suspectMOGADISHU, Somalia — A senior commander of Somalia’s insurgency has vowed to avenge the U.S. raid that killed one of Africa’s most wanted al-Qaida suspects. At least 752 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department saysAs of Monday, Sept. 14, 2009, at least 752 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 Monday at 10 a.m. EDT. 5 US troops among 50 killed in spate of Afghan violence; 20 civilians killed by roadside bombsKABUL — About 50 civilians, security forces and militants were killed in a wave of violence around Afghanistan, including a bomb that left 14 Afghan travelers dead in one of the country’s most dangerous regions. Five American soldiers died in two attacks using roadside bombs. Back-to-back bombs at Shiite Shrine in central Baghdad kill 4 worshippersBAGHDAD — Two bombs exploded back to back near a Shiite shrine in central Baghdad where worshippers had gathered in prayer Saturday, killing four people and injuring 24, police and hospital officials said. 3 US troops among 50 killed in spate of Afghan violence; 20 civilians killed by roadside bombsKABUL — About 50 civilians, security forces and militants were killed in violence around Afghanistan, including a bomb that left 14 Afghan travelers dead in one of the country’s most dangerous regions. Another roadside bomb killed three American soldiers in the east. |
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