bombings
Afghan official: Gunmen kill 7 workers, bomb kills doctor
Middle East
March 5, 2021
Afghan official: Gunmen kill 7 workers, bomb kills doctor
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — At least seven Afghan civilians were shot and killed by a group of gunmen overnight in…
Trend in gang crime bombings rock Sweden
World
November 8, 2019
Trend in gang crime bombings rock Sweden
Sweden, often held up as a safe and peaceful utopia, has experienced an unprecedented wave of bombings this year as…
News ‘Victims and perpetrators’: Rehabilitating Indonesia’s child bombers
World
July 4, 2019
News ‘Victims and perpetrators’: Rehabilitating Indonesia’s child bombers
Thrown off a motorbike as her parents blew themselves up, nine-year-old Mila was the sole survivor of a family suicide…
Sri Lanka MPs clash with president over Easter attacks probe
World
June 9, 2019
Sri Lanka MPs clash with president over Easter attacks probe
Sri Lanka’s parliament warned President Maithripala Sirisena not to scuttle a controversial investigation into security lapses before the Easter suicide…
Fresh arrests as Sri Lanka Easter attack toll hits 290
World
April 22, 2019
Fresh arrests as Sri Lanka Easter attack toll hits 290
The death toll from bomb blasts that ripped through churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka rose dramatically Monday to…
Indonesia reviews early release for Bali bombing-linked cleric
World
January 22, 2019
Indonesia reviews early release for Bali bombing-linked cleric
Plans to free a radical cleric linked to the deadly Bali bombings are under review, Indonesia has said, after the…
Fears of more violence in Pakistan election after bomber kills 130
World
July 14, 2018
Fears of more violence in Pakistan election after bomber kills 130
A week of bombings on political rallies has shattered the relative peace of Pakistan’s general election campaign, culminating in a…
Assad defies United States, presses assault in southwest Syria
Middle East
June 23, 2018
Assad defies United States, presses assault in southwest Syria
Syrian government helicopters dropped barrel bombs on opposition areas of the country’s southwest on Friday for the first time in…
In Photos: Egyptian artist paints church murals, unfazed by attacks
Art news
April 27, 2017
In Photos: Egyptian artist paints church murals, unfazed by attacks
On a scaffold several storeys high beneath the dome of a Cairo church, Ayman William paints for the glory of…
Security procedures tightened at Red Sea highway checkpoints
Egypt
April 17, 2017
Security procedures tightened at Red Sea highway checkpoints
The Red Sea security authorities tightened inspection procedures at highway and border checkpoints on Sunday, particularly the checkpoint at the 85km…