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Pakistan Braces for State of Emergency

Stock market reels as Musharraf prepares to expand his powers

Aug 9, 07 4:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pervez Musharraf held a meeting this morning to discuss the declaration of a state of emergency in Pakistan, says the Guardian. Although the government claimed that recent suicide attacks and recent belligerent talk from the White House—not to speak of the Barack Obama campaign—may necessitate emergency measures, opponents... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • suicide bombing • Benazir Bhutto • state of emergency

Key Sunni Bloc Deserts Maliki

Defection deepens political crisis as suicide bombs kill 70

Aug 1, 07 3:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Sunni Accordance Front defected from Iraq's government today, accusing PM Nuri al-Maliki of being uncooperative, Reuters reports, on a day when suicide bombs killed more than 70 in Baghdad. "This is probably the most serious political crisis we have faced since the passage of the constitution,'' a... More »

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Iraq • Shiite • Nouri al-Maliki • United States • suicide bombing • Sunnis • troop withdrawal • Sunni Accordance Front • Iraq government • Muqtada al-Sadr

Triumphant Iraqis Celebrate Soccer Win

After Asian Cup victory, revelry and gunfire erupt in Baghdad

Jul 29, 07 3:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iraqis celebrated their national soccer team's triumph in the Asian Cup today in an emotional bout of revelry marked by joyful gunfire in the streets of Baghdad. "We achieved the dream. Allahu Akbar!" a crying fan told Iraqiya state television after Iraq defeated Saudi Arabia 1 to 0... More »

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Iraq • Saudi Arabia • soccer • suicide bombing • Asian Cup • curfew

Bombers Target Baghdad Soccer Celebration

Moment of national triumph thwarted by twin attacks; 50 dead

Jul 25, 07 3:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Car bombings killed at least 50 and injured 135, as Iraqis celebrated their soccer victory over South Korea today. The two separate blasts, one in Baghdad's Mansour district, the other at an army checkpoint, came as cheering throngs crossed sectarian lines in a rare moment of national pride and unity,... More »

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Iraq • South Korea • Baghdad • soccer • suicide bombing • bomb

Twin Suicide Bombings Kill
36 in Pakistan

Attacks bring death toll to 270 this month in volatile country

Jul 19, 07 7:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two separate suicide car bombs killed 36 people in Pakistan today—one struck a convoy of Chinese workers in the south, and the other hit a police academy in the north. These new attacks bring the month's death toll from conflicts with Islamic militants to 270, furthering doubts about President... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • suicide bombing • Karachi • Red Mosque crisis • Baluchistan

Suicide Bomber Slays 13
in Islamabad

Carnage continues in wake of Red Mosque violence

Jul 17, 07 4:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Thirteen people died and at least 40 were wounded in an apparent suicide bombing today in Islamabad. The attack, which occurred just before Pakistan's suspended chief justice was scheduled to speak at an outdoor rally, was the latest incident in a wave of violence that has followed last week's military... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • suicide bomber • suicide bombing • bombing • Red Mosque crisis • Benazir Bhutto • Pakistan militants

Market Bombing Is Year's Worst

Attack in northern
Iraq town left 150
dead, 250 wounded

Jul 8, 07 9:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - The body count in yesterday's suicide bombing of a market in Amerli, in northern Iraq, is up to 150, making it the year's worst bomb attack in Iraq, the LA Times reports. Officials fear the area, 100 miles from Baghdad, has been targeted by al-Qaeda in Iraq militants pushed out... More »

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insurgents • suicide bombing • Iraqis killed

Bomb Kills at Least 105 in Iraq

Blast at outdoor market in village 100 miles north of Baghdad wounds 250

Jul 7, 07 11:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - A truck carrying 2 tons of explosives detonated in a northern Iraqi outdoor market today, killing at least 105 and wounding another 250, CNN reports. The blast also leveled many surrounding buildings, trapping dead and wounded under rubble. The truck was disguised as a military vehicle; the village, Amerli, is... More »

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Iraq • Kurds • suicide bombing • war

Rushdie Honor Sparks Furor

Novelist's knighthood prompts uproar from some corners of the Muslim world

Jun 18, 07 1:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistan wants Britain to revoke Salman Rushdie's just-granted knighthood—and the UK should prepare for suicide attacks if it doesn't, a Pakistani cabinet minister said today. "If someone exploded a bomb on his body he would be right to do so unless the British government apologizes and withdraws the... More »

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Iran • Pakistan • Queen Elizabeth II • fatwas • Salman Rushdie • Satanic Verses • suicide bombing • knighthood • protests • Britain

Coalition Bombs Kill 7 Afghan Boys

Police capture suspect in deadly Kabul bus blast as violence worsens

Jun 18, 07 12:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Worsening widespread concerns about civilian deaths in Afghanistan, a U.S.-led coalition bombing killed seven boys yesterday at a compound in the eastern part of the country. The target, which contained a mosque and a school, was suspected of housing Al-Qaeda militants. "We had a misunderstanding," the... More »

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Afghanistan • War on Terror • civilian casualties • children • suicide bombing • Paktika • Kabul • bombing • coalition troops • bus bombing

Deadly Blast Rocks Holy City

Shiite Holy City Rocked by Blast

Apr 28, 07 4:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - A car bomb ripped through one of Iraq's holiest cities today, killing at least 58 Iraqis and wounding over 150 as they made their way to evening prayers. Karbala—the site of two major Shiite shrines—is a hotspot for suicide bombers, who killed 47 in an attack just two... More »

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Iraq • Shiite • insurgents • Sunni militants • Karbala • suicide bombing • roadside bomb • car bomb • holy site

Saudis Sweep Terror Cell

Apr 27, 07 3:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Saudi police have arrested 172 militants involved in a plot to launch suicide air attacks on oil fields and military bases, officials said this morning. They also seized massive weapon stores and millions in cash. "Almost all the elements for terror attacks were complete except for setting the zero... More »

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Saudi Arabia • terrorism • suicide bombing • al-Qaeda

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