Port Sudan residents and Sudanese state media say a car has exploded in the city, killing one person. There was no immediate explanation for the blast Tuesday in the Red Sea port, which came about a year after Sudan blamed Israel for an airstrike in the same region. In 2009 another attack, by an unidentified […]
2 Pakistani Soldiers Killed in Restive Southwest
Posted May 14th, 2012 at 8:40 pm (UTC-5)
Police in southwestern Pakistan say two soldiers were killed and at least 10 people were wounded when a car bomb targeted a military convoy. The police say the blast occurred Monday in Quetta, the capital of southwestern Baluchistan province. No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing. Baluchistan is home to various militant groups, including […]
Blast Kills 9 in Afghan Market
Posted May 14th, 2012 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say a bomb blast at a market in the country’s north has killed nine people, including a local official. Police say Monday’s explosion struck a shop in the Ghormuch district of Faryab province. A council member was among those killed by the remote-controlled bomb. It is unclear who was responsible for the attack, […]
Blast Kills 9 in Afghan Market
Posted May 14th, 2012 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say a bomb blast at a market in the country’s north has killed nine people, including a local official. Police say Monday’s explosion struck a shop in the Ghormuch district of Faryab province. A council member was among those killed by the remote-controlled bomb. It is unclear who was responsible for the attack, […]
Afghanistan Blast Kills 9
Posted May 14th, 2012 at 5:25 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say a bomb blast at a market in the country’s north has killed nine people, including a local official. Police say Monday’s explosion struck a shop in the Ghormuch district of Faryab province. It is unclear who was responsible . Afghanistan’s north has seen less violence than the south, where Taliban insurgents have […]
Pakistan Blast Kills Police Officer
Posted May 12th, 2012 at 8:50 am (UTC-5)
Security officials in Pakistan say a roadside bomb targeting a police vehicle killed one police officer and wounded at least 12 other people Saturday in the northwest city of Peshawar. A deputy police superintendent ((Javed Khan) told reporters that the attack occurred as a police vehicle was escorting a van carrying prisoners from a local […]
Taliban Kills 7 in Kabul After Obama Visit
Posted May 2nd, 2012 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
Insurgents killed at least seven people in an attack targeting foreigners in Kabul Wednesday, just two hours after U.S. President Barack Obama left Afghanistan following a brief unannounced visit. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the assault on the heavily secured compound housing hundreds of international workers on the eastern outskirts of the capital. They said […]
7 Kiled in Afghan Capital Bombings
Posted May 2nd, 2012 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say a car bomb has killed at least seven people in the capital, Kabul, just hours after U.S. President Barack Obama left the city following an unannounced visit. Kabul police say Wednesday’s suicide car bombing was near Jalalabad road, the main road heading east from the capital. The attack apparently targeted a large […]
6 Kiled in Afghan Capital Bombings
Posted May 2nd, 2012 at 1:50 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say a car bomb has killed at least six people in the capital, Kabul, just hours after U.S. President Barack Obama left the city following an unannounced visit. Kabul police say Wednesday’s suicide car bombing was near Jalalabad road, the main road heading east from the capital. The attack apparently targeted a large […]
Bombs Explode in Afghan Capital
Posted May 1st, 2012 at 11:50 pm (UTC-5)
Afghan police say a car bomb has exploded in the capital, Kabul, just hours after U.S. President Barack Obama left the city following an unannounced visit. Kabul’s police chief said Wednesday’s suicide car bombing hit Jalalabad road, the main road to the east of the capital. The area hosts several U.S. military bases and housing […]
