Suicide blast, twin explosions kill 35 in Nigeria
In the first attack, a suicide bomber detonated his explosives at Tashar Gandu bus station on the outskirts of the town of Biu in northeast Nigerian Borno state, killing 18…
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Deadly Suicide Attack Hits Busy Neighborhood in Pakistan
LAHORE, Pakistan — A Taliban suicide bomber detonated his explosives in a congested neighborhood here on Tuesday after failing to breach the security cordon around the city’s Police Headquarters, killing…
Mosque attack kills 19; Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility
The Pakistani Taliban carried out the attack, spokesman Muhammad Khurasan said in an e-mail to CNN, as revenge for Pakistan’s December 19 execution of a man. Up to five attackers…
Female suicide bomber kills 7 at crowded Nigeria market
The bomber, wearing a hijab, detonated her suicide vest in the midst of shoppers at a weekly market in the town of Biu around 3 p.m. at the peak of…
The Hezbollah Connection
1. Ahmad Abu Adass In 2005, the last year of his life, Ahmad Abu Adass was 22 and still living with his parents in Beirut, Lebanon. He was kind and…
Jordan Executes 2 Prisoners After ISIS Killing Of Pilot, Official Says
A Jordanian government spokesman says Jordan has executed two prisoners, including a would-be female suicide bomber from al-Qaida. – This is a developing story. More to come…
Judge: No delay in Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s trial
A federal judge on Wednesday denied a request to push back the trial of alleged Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who’d requested a delay after last week’s terrorist attacks in…