Assailants have thrown a hand grenade at a police station in the Afghan capital, Kabul, triggering an explosion and a gunbattle with police. No one was injured in the attack Friday and reports say the assailants escaped capture. There has been no claim of responsibility for the attack, but the Taliban generally target military personnel […]
Grenade Thrown at Afghan Police Station
Posted December 16th, 2011 at 5:20 pm (UTC-5)
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Police Station in Kabul Under Attack
Posted December 16th, 2011 at 12:35 pm (UTC-5)
Afghan authorities say a police station in the capital Kabul is under attack. There was an explosion at the station Friday and gunfire was ongoing there as police battled the attackers. The identity of the assailants was not immediately clear, and there was no word on possible casualties. Earlier this month, a suicide attack in […]
Rocket Blast Kills 3 in Ivory Coast Election Run-up
Posted December 8th, 2011 at 6:40 pm (UTC-5)
Ivory Coast officials say a rocket was fired into a residential courtyard in the Grand Lahou region just before an election rally was scheduled to be held, killing three people and wounding three more. The officials said supporters of Ivory Coast’s Democratic Party, which backs President Alassane Ouattara, were preparing for the rally Wednesday when […]
Blast Kills At Least 7 In Nigeria
Posted December 7th, 2011 at 9:35 am (UTC-5)
Witnesses say an explosion in the Nigerian city of Kaduna has killed at least seven people, including a three-year-old child. Police say it was not immediately clear what caused Wednesday’s explosion, though initial reports noted it happened near some cylinders of natural gas. Several people were injured in the blast, and several shops were destroyed. […]
Suicide Attack Near Afghan-NATO Base Kills Civilian
Posted December 2nd, 2011 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say a suicide truck bomb blast outside a NATO base has killed at least one person and wounded more than 70 others. Authorities say the truck driver was stopped Friday morning before he could enter the base in the Muhammad Agha district of Logar province. The bomber then detonated a trailer full of […]
1 Dead, 70 Wounded in Afghan Blast
Posted December 2nd, 2011 at 7:55 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say a suicide truck bomb blast outside a NATO base has killed at least one person and wounded 70 other people. Authorities say the truck driver was stopped Friday morning before he could enter the base in the Muhammad Agha district of Logar province. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack.
3 Dead in Philippines Hotel Blast
Posted November 28th, 2011 at 8:35 am (UTC-5)
Philippine police say a powerful explosion that killed at least three people and wounded 27 others was caused by a bomb detonated by suspected Muslim militants. The attack took place at a hotel filled with wedding guests in the southern Philippine port city of Zamboanga. Police Senior Superintendent Edwin De Ocampo said investigators found traces […]
3 Dead in Philippines Hotel Blast
Posted November 28th, 2011 at 3:35 am (UTC-5)
Authorities in the Philippines say a powerful explosion has killed at least three people and wounded 27 others in a hotel filled with wedding guests. Police said they had found traces of a bomb in the ruins of the budget hotel hours after the Sunday night blast in the port city of Zamboanga on Mindanao […]
Explosion Kills 7 in Northeastern China
Posted November 14th, 2011 at 2:00 am (UTC-5)
Chinese media report that at least seven people were killed Monday when an explosion ripped through a restaurant in the northwestern Chinese city of Xi’an. The official Xinhua news agency said the blast occurred early Monday at a fast food restaurant on the first floor of Jiatian International Mansion, a commercial building in the city […]
Explosion Kills 4 in Northeastern China
Posted November 14th, 2011 at 1:20 am (UTC-5)
Chinese media report that at least four people were killed Monday when an explosion ripped through a restaurant in the northwestern Chinese city of Xi’an. The official Xinhua news agency said the blast occurred early Monday at a fast food restaurant on the first floor of Jiatian International Mansion, a commercial building in the city […]
