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Pakistan Aided Kabul Embassy Attack: US

Messages between militants and spy agency intercepted

Aug 1, 08 5:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - American intelligence has determined that members of Pakistan's powerful spy agency helped to plan July's bombing of the Indian embassy in Kabul, reports the New York Times. US authorities based their findings on intercepted messages between the attackers and Pakistani intelligence officers. American officials also obtained new evidence that the... More »

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Afghanistan • Pakistan • India • Kabul • bombing • foreign intelligence • Pakistan intelligence services

 Turkey Dodges Political Crisis 

Top court votes not to disband Islamic ruling party
 

Jul 31, 08 3:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - A major constitutional showdown in Turkey was narrowly averted yesterday when the nation's top court voted not to ban the ruling Islamic AKP party, which attorneys had argued is illegally attempting to dismantle Turkey's secular democracy. A judge described the razor-thin 6-5 vote as "a serious warning" to the... More »

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Islam • Turkey • terrorism • bombing • secularism • AKP • Justice and Development Party • Sahin Alpay

 India on Alert
 as Bomb Toll
 Soars to 49

Nation on alert after series of blasts rocks market, hospital

Jul 27, 08 7:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - India steeled for more attacks today as the death toll in a series of bombings soared to 49. A little known group called the Indian Mujahideen has claimed responsibility for 17 blasts that rocked a busy market and hospital in the town of Ahmedabad yesterday. Police today found two other... More »

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terrorism • India • terror plots • bombing • terrorist attack • terror group

 Indian Bombings Kill 29

Series of small blasts hit Bangalore, Ahmedabad

Jul 26, 08 2:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - A series of small explosions rocked an Indian city for the second straight day today, Reuters reports. At least 29 people were killed and 88 injured in a wave of blasts in Ahmedabad, which has a history of Hindu-Muslim tensions. Yesterday, at least one person was killed in a similar... More »

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Pakistan • India • Islamic militants • bombing • Hindu • Bangalore • Ahmedabad

Sadr City
Bomb Kills
4 Americans

Second attack in as many days targeting reconstruction efforts

Jun 24, 08 8:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two US troops and two US government employees were killed today during a suicide bombing at a local council building in Baghdad's Sadr City, the LA Times reports. The blast, the second this week that targeted Americans meeting with local officials, also claimed the lives of two Iraqis and wounded... More »

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Iraq • Sadr City • Baghdad • bombing

Coordinated Bomb Attack Kills 50 in India

Seven explosions rip ancient Jaipur; at least 150 wounded

May 13, 08 12:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - A series of nearly simultaneous explosions ripped through a popular Indian tourist destination today, killing at least 50 and wounding 150 others, CNN reports. The first explosion came around 7:30pm (10am ET) in the ancient city of Jaipur. Within 12 minutes, seven bombs had exploded, most placed in crowded... More »

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terrorism • India • bombing • Jaipur

Iraq's First Lady Survives Attack on Motorcade

Road bomb injures
4 guards, capping an especially bloody week

May 4, 08 10:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - The wife of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani escaped injury after a roadside bomb hit her motorcade in Baghdad this morning. Hiro Ahmed Ibrahim was on her way to a cultural festival when the blast hit, injuring four of the first lady's bodyguards. It is unclear whether the attack was random... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • bombing • Anbar • Jalal Talabani • fatalities • bodyguard • motorcade • Hiro Ibrahim Ahmed

ANALYSIS

Hit-and-Run Tactics Keeping Taliban Afloat

'Asymmetrical' warfare has casualties down, hopes of prevailing up

May 2, 08 8:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Taliban might hope Sunday's brazen attack on Afghan president Hamid Karzai signaled a new age of potency for the rebels. But although deaths from Taliban violence are on the rise, the Economist argues, the organization has not grown substantially—it has shifted its strategy away from conventional firefights to... More »

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Afghanistan • NATO • Taliban • insurgents • Hamid Karzai • suicide bombing • bombing

 Cops Injured in
 Bilbao Blast 

ETA fingered for attack on Socialist headquarters

Apr 17, 08 7:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - A powerful car bomb believed to be the work of the Basque separatist group ETA exploded today in Spain, injuring at least seven police officers. The blast, which was preceded by a warning call, occurred outside the headquarters of Spain's ruling Socialist Party in the Basque city of Bilbao. The... More »

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terrorism • Spain • bombing • ETA • Bilbao • Basque separatists • Spain terror attacks • Socialist Party of Spain

9 Dead, 100 Wounded
in Iran Mosque Blast

Attack scatters meeting of extremist Shiite organization

Apr 12, 08 8:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - A bomb killed nine and wounded more than 100 in an Iranian mosque today, scattering members of an extremist Shiite group, the BBC reports. Police and militia have cordoned off the area while medics attend to victims and local media call for blood donations. No one has claimed responsibility for... More »

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Iran • Shiite • Sunni militants • bombing • mosque • Wahhabism • Persepolis

4 FBI Agents Among Injured in Pakistan Blast

Investigators may have been targets of cafe bomb attack

Mar 17, 08 4:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Four FBI agents were among the dozen hurt in a bomb attack at an Islamabad cafe this weekend, CNN reports. The agents were caught in the blast when an explosive device was tossed over a wall surrounding the outdoor restaurant, popular among Westerners and journalists. The FBI says that the... More »

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Pakistan • FBI • Islamabad • bombing

Pakistan's Strife Grows as New Gov't Waits in the Wings

Restaurant bomb, airstrikes kill at least 17

Mar 16, 08 12:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - A series of airstrikes on a Pakistan compound believed to be sheltering Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters killed at least 16 today, AFP reports, a day before the country's incoming government is to be sworn in. The declining security comes after a bomb exploded last night in an Islamabad restaurant crowded... More »

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Taliban • Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • extremists • bombing • bomb explosion • Pakistan militants • al-Qaeda

Canadian Convoy Bombed in Afghanistan

Attack precedes Canada's vote on unpopular operation

Mar 12, 08 7:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - A suicide attack on a Canadian convoy in Afghanistan killed a civilian, injured at least one soldier, and set ablaze a nearby home less than half a mile from the Canadian base of operations in Kandahar. The Taliban took credit for the attack, which comes just as Canada is about... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Canada • suicide bomber • bombing • Kandahar • convoy • Canadian parliament

20 Dead in Pakistan Blasts

Many more injured after bombings at police headquarters, residential area

Mar 11, 08 4:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two suicide explosions killed at least 20 people in Lahore early today, Reuters reports. One bomb devastated the city's federal police headquarters. "We're trying to evacuate the wounded trapped under the debris," said an official. The second blast occurred when two men blew themselves up in a pickup... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Islamic militants • bombing • Lahore

Israel Approves New
West Bank Homes

Construction will 'undermine peace talks,' Palestinians warn

Mar 10, 08 4:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Israel has approved plans to begin or complete 750 new homes in the occupied West Bank, posing yet another hurdle to the success of US-brokered Mideast peace talks, Reuters reports. Palestinian leaders immediately condemned the new construction in the Jewish settlement of Givat Ze'ev near Jerusalem. "This will undermine... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Hamas • West Bank • bombing • Palestinians • Olmert • Mideast peace talks

Photo of NYC Bomb
Suspect Released

$12,000 reward offered in attack on Times Square recruitment center

Mar 9, 08 7:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Police have released photos of a hooded cyclist suspected in the bombing of a military recruitment center in New York City's Times Square, CNN reports. The frame from a grainy surveillance video shows a person in a hoodie riding up Fifth Avenue, near the spot where the bicycle is believed... More »

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military • terrorism • New York City • tourism • bombing • bicycle • Times Square • US-Canadian border

Cops Say Letters a Coincidence

Envelopes sent to lawmakers not related to Times Square bombing

Mar 7, 08 12:52 PM CST
(Newser) - A hundred members of Congress got envelopes yesterday stuffed with a political rant, a photo of a man in front of the Times Square military recruiting station, and the bold taunt, “We did it.” But, bizarrely, they weren't  connected to the blast that damaged the landmark yesterday morning,... More »

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military • Army recruiting • bombing • Times Square • Times Square blast

NY Cops Probe
2 Similar
Bombings

Serial bomber
could be at work
in Manhattan

Mar 7, 08 5:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Police and federal agents are looking into striking similarities between yesterday's Times Square bombing and two earlier explosions to determine if there could be a serial bomber at work, the New York Times reports. The device, timing, method of delivery and suspect in the Times Square attack at a military... More »

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New York City • Army recruiting • bombing • explosion • Times Square

Letters Linked to NYC Bombing Claim 'We Did It'

They were sent to Capitol Hill; bomber remains unknown

Mar 6, 08 9:25 PM CST
(Newser) - As many as 10 Capitol Hill offices received letters today with a photo of a man standing in front of the Times Square military recruiting office before it was struck by a small bomb. A message with the photo reads, “Happy New Year, We Did It,” the AP... More »

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New York City • Dianne Feinstein • Army recruiting • aide • Capitol Hill • bombing • letters • explosion • Afghan Army • Times Square • military recruits • Iraq war

UPDATED

24 Killed
in Baghdad
Bombings

Attacks wreak havoc despite security for Iranian prez visit

Mar 3, 08 5:15 AM CST
(Newser) - At least 24 people were killed and 60 injured in a series of bombs in Baghdad early today, reports the Los Angeles Times.  In the worst attack, a car packed with explosives blew up as it slammed into a security checkpoint, killing 21 people. "I saw a fireball... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • violence • bombing

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