Bomb kills14 as Afghan President calls for peace
Kabul: A bomb planted in a graveyard in rural eastern Afghanistan killed 14 members of a single family on Thursday as the country's president urged the Taliban to lay down their arms.
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Blast kills 3 near Indian consulate in Afghanistan: Officials
Jalalabad, Afghanistan: Suicide bombers detonated an explosives-packed car near the Indian consulate in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Saturday morning, officials said, killing at least eigh
Hyderabad blast: NIA gets custody of two alleged IM operatives
Two alleged operatives of banned terror outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM) were today remanded by a Delhi court in five-day NIA custody for their interrogation in connection with the February 21 twin blasts in Hyderabad which claimed 16 lives.
Somalian, Hyderabad youth questioned for Hyderabad blasts
A Somalian and a Hyderabad youth arrested here while trying to sneak into Nepal were today questioned by security forces and central agencies, even as a senior district the police officer today said no link of the duo with the twin blasts in Hyderabad has come to light so far.
PM visits blast sites, hospitals; appeals for calm
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today visited Thursday’s blast sites and hospitals where the injured are being treated to express “solidarity” with the people of the city and appealed for peace and calm.
15 special teams constituted to crack Hyderabad blasts case
15 special teams have been set up to crack the Dilsukhnagar twin blasts case even as Andhra Pradesh government today announced steps to ramp up security including installation of 3,500 CCTV cameras at vital points.
Pakistan behind Hyderabad blasts: Advani
BJP leader L.K. Advani today blamed Pakistan squarely for Thursday’s blasts in Hyderabad, saying it is involved in a proxy war against India.
Bombing kills 4, wounds 11 in Iraq
An explosion at a shop selling CDs killed 4 people in a town northeast of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. Police officials say a bomb hidden in a plastic bag exploded near the shop yesterday afternoon in the town of Qazaniyah. 11 people were wounded in the attack, and the shop was completely destroyed. Qazaniyah is 180 kilometers northeast of Baghdad.
25 killed as car bomb targets Iraq army recruits
A car bomb exploded on Tuesday at the entrance to an Iraqi army base as potential new recruits were massed at the gate, killing at least 25 people, security and medical officials said.
The blast, whi
15 Afghans heading for wedding killed in bomb blast
At least 15 Afghan civilians were killed and 18 wounded Friday while going to a wedding party when their vehicle was blown up in a roadside bombing in northern Balkh province, police said.
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