BEIRUT (AP) — A small bomb exploded Wednesday on a main road near the eastern Lebanese city of Zahleh, killing at least one person and wounding 11 others, security officials and state media said. It was not immediately clear what the bomb targeted. Lebanon has been hit by a wave of explosions over the past … Continue reading
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Suicide bombings in and around Iraqi capital kill 31 people
BAGHDAD (AP) — Two suicide attacks in and around the Iraqi capital on Thursday, June 9, killed at least 31 people and wounded dozens, officials said. The deadliest attack took place in a commercial area of a majority Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad. At least 19 civilians were killed and 46 wounded, police said. Another suicide … Continue reading
Brussels mourns, Belgium on alert as police hunt suspect
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgians began three days of mourning Wednesday, Mar.23, for the victims of the Brussels airport and subway bombings, and the country remained on high alert as authorities hunted for one of the suspected attackers seen on surveillance video with two others who blew themselves up. Several people who may be linked to … Continue reading
Syrian opposition figure slams Russia for continued bombing
MUNICH (AP) — A top Syrian opposition figure criticized Russia on Sunday Feb. 14, for continuing with its bombing in Syria, insisting that people in the country need to see action rather than words. The head of the Saudi-backed Syrian opposition’s High Negotiations Committee, former Prime Minister Riad Hijab, also stopped short of declaring a … Continue reading
Afghan Taliban open new front in war with attacks on media
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban suicide bombing against a bus carrying employees of Afghanistan’s biggest media company last month has shocked local journalists, who fear they are now in the cross hairs of an increasingly lethal insurgency. Journalism has always been a dangerous line of work in Afghanistan, and reporters have long had to … Continue reading
AP FACT CHECK: Bush numbers off on bombing missions in Syria
GOOSE LAKE, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush frequently pans the Obama administration’s war against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria for being too timid in its bombing campaign. But some statistics he cites to bolster his argument are wrong or outdated. The former Florida governor says 75 percent of the … Continue reading
Thailand indicts 2 for deadly Bangkok bombing
BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai military court on Tuesday indicted two foreigners accused of carrying out a deadly bombing at a shrine in Bangkok but questions hang over the case because of the attackers’ unclear motive and an opaque investigation. Both men have been described by officials as ethnic Uighurs (pronounced “wee-ghurs”) from western China’s … Continue reading
French agent apologizes for bombing Greenpeace boat in 1985
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A retired French secret service agent has apologized for planting the bombs which sank a Greenpeace ship 30 years ago, killing a photographer and causing an international incident that tarnished the image of France. Jean-Luc Kister told Television New Zealand on Sunday that he and his colleagues never meant to kill anybody … Continue reading
French agent apologizes for bombing Greenpeace boat in 1985
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A retired French secret service agent has apologized for planting the bombs which sank a Greenpeace ship 30 years ago, killing a photographer and causing an international incident that tarnished the image of France. Jean-Luc Kister told Television New Zealand on Sunday that he and his colleagues never meant … Continue reading
Thai court issues warrant for suspect in second bomb blast
BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai court on Thursday, Aug.28, issued an arrest warrant for an unnamed suspect in a riverside blast that occurred a day after the bombing of a shrine in central Bangkok which killed 20 people. Police spokesman Prawut Thawornsiri said the suspect appeared in a security video that shows a blurry image … Continue reading
Opening statements due in Boston Marathon bombing trial
BOSTON (AP) — Two dramatically different portraits of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are expected to emerge when prosecutors and Tsarnaev’s lawyers give their opening statements at his federal death penalty trial. Was he a submissive, adoring younger brother who only followed directions given by his older, radicalized brother? Or was he a … Continue reading
Ukraine and rebels both claim to control Donetsk airport
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — After days of intense fighting, Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine claimed Monday they had seized control of Donetsk airport once again. The Ukrainian military denied this but acknowledged that the fighting for the rubble-strewn trophy had been fierce. Three Ukrainian servicemen were killed and 66 wounded in the previous 24 … Continue reading
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