Bombings

Victims of 2 African embassy bombings await US court case

WASHINGTON (AP) — Doreen Oport was pulled from the rubble of the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, in 1998 covered in bloo...
13:04 23 February 2022

German president marks Dresden bombing, warns of rising hate

DRESDEN, Germany — Germany's president called Thursday for his countrymen to stand up to extremism and nationalism, warning that hatred and a desire f...
19:19 13 February 2022

Israel accused of torturing Palestinians after fatal bombing

RAMALLAH, West Bank — One of the men was hospitalized with kidney failure and 11 broken ribs. Another was nearly unrecognizable to his wife when he wa...
6:11 10 February 2022

Convicted NYC bomber gets life term for New Jersey shootout

ELIZABETH, N.J. — An Afghan-born U.S. citizen already serving life in prison for a bombing in New York City was sentenced Friday to an additional life...
17:05 24 January 2022

Navy review backs planned expansion of Nevada bombing range

RENO, Nev. — The U.S. Navy has concluded no significant environmental harm would come from its proposed tripling of the size of a Nevada bombing train...
18:50 16 January 2022

Pakistan mosque blast kills senior police officer, 13 others

QUETTA, Pakistan — A powerful explosion ripped through a mosque in southwest Pakistan during Friday evening prayers, killing a senior police officer a...
16:24 10 January 2022

Somali mourners march against extremist blast that killed 79

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Hundreds of mourners and government officials in Mogadishu gathered at the capital's Police School on Thursday to mourn the 79 pe...
16:14 2 January 2022

Truck bomb in Somali capital kills at least 79 at rush hour

MOGADISHU, Somalia — A truck bomb exploded at a busy security checkpoint in Somalia's capital Saturday morning, killing at least 79 people including m...
19:25 28 December 2022

JFK letter promising Santa safe during Cold War on display

BOSTON — In the throes of the Cold War, the Soviet Union was planning to test a massive nuclear bomb in the Arctic Circle.
13:43 25 December 2021

Pentagon says New Jersey soldier killed in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan — A 33-year-old American soldier was killed in combat Monday in Afghanistan, the U.S. military said. The Taliban claimed they were ...
0:47 24 December 2021

EU deputy: Not a bad idea to question Malta PM in slaying

VALLETTA, Malta — The head of an EU lawmaker mission to Malta on Wednesday suggested that police question the Maltese premier about the car bombing th...
19:36 4 December 2021

Malta leader to resign amid protests over reporter’s death

VALLETTA, Malta — Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat told the nation Sunday night that he would resign in January, following pressure from angry cit...
22:13 1 December 2021

Maltese prosecutors charge businessman in reporter’s killing

VALLETTA, Malta — Maltese prosecutors on Saturday charged a prominent local businessman as being an accomplice to the murder of anti-corruption journa...
3:00 1 December 2021

Malta prosecutors charge local businessman with being accomplice in 2017 car bomb killing of anti-corruption journalist

VALLETTA, Malta — Malta prosecutors charge local businessman with being accomplice in 2017 car bomb killing of anti-corruption journalist.
19:50 30 November 2021

The Latest: Trump, in Afghanistan, says Taliban want a deal

BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s first visit to Afghanistan (all times local):
10:42 29 November 2021

Baghdad bombings kill 5 as Iraqis protest government

BAGHDAD — Three simultaneous explosions rocked Baghdad late Tuesday, killing five people and wounding more than a dozen, Iraqi officials said, in the ...
20:04 26 November 2021

Afghan officials: Kabul car bomb killed 12, including kids

KABUL, Afghanistan — A car bombing in Kabul during morning rush hour Wednesday targeted a private security company's convoy, with officials later sayi...
13:03 13 November 2021

1 dead as Israel hits Gaza after rockets fired across border

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli airstrikes on Gaza killed a Palestinian man Saturday as aircraft pounded militant sites in response to barrages of roc...
3:36 2 November 2021

Car bomb targets Syrian town held by Turkey-backed fighters

BEIRUT — A car boobytrapped with explosives detonated Thursday, wounding four people, in a northeastern Syrian town taken by Turkish-backed forces fro...
10:49 24 October 2021

Sri Lanka spy chief blamed for failures before Easter attack

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A Sri Lankan parliamentary committee that investigated last April's Easter suicide bombings has concluded that the country's spy ...
16:08 23 October 2021