Philippine military says manhunt underway for bombing suspects
Manila, The PhilippinesReuters A “massive” manhunt is underway for the attackers who bombed a Catholic Mass that killed four people in the southern Philippines, a senior military officer said on Monday, vowing to do everything possible to bring the perpetrators to justice. Police are looking into at least two suspects they believe were behind the […]
UK spy chief sorry for failing to stop Manchester concert bombing – inquiry
London, UK Reuters The head of Britain’s security services said on Thursday he was profoundly sorry his spies had missed a “significant” opportunity to prevent a deadly 2017 suicide bombing at the end of an Ariana Grande pop concert in Manchester. Twenty-two people – the youngest aged eight – died and more than 200 were […]
Suicide bomber kills 59 in Pakistan mosque used by police
Updated: 7:10am, 31st January (AEST)Peshawar, Pakistan Reuters A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a crowded mosque in a highly fortified security compound in Pakistan on Monday, killing 59 people, including 27 police officials, the latest in a string of attacks targeting police. The attacker appeared to have passed through several barricades manned by security […]
Taliban: At least 10 killed in bombing of Afghan religious school
Islamabad, PakistanAP A bomb blast hit a religious school in northern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least 10 students, a Taliban official said. The explosion went off at around the time of afternoon prayers at the Al Jihad Madrassa in Aybak, capital of Samangan province, a resident of the city who heard the explosion told […]
Turkey blames deadly bomb on Kurdish militants; PKK denies involvement
Istanbul, TurkeyReuters Turkey blamed Kurdish militants on Monday for an explosion that killed six people in Istanbul and police detained 47 people including a Syrian woman suspected of planting the bomb. No group has claimed responsibility so far for Sunday’s blast on the busy pedestrian Istiklal Avenue, and the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and Kurdish-led […]
Six dead in Istanbul blast, Erdogan says it “smells like terrorism”
Istanbul, TurkeyReuters Six people were killed and 81 others wounded on Sunday when an explosion rocked a busy pedestrian street in central Istanbul in what Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called a bomb attack that “smells like terrorism”. Hundreds of people fled the historic Istiklal Avenue after the blast, as ambulances and police raced in. The […]
Prayers, wreaths mark 20th anniversary of Bali bombing
Updated: 6:15pm (AEST)Kuta, Indonesia/Sydney, Australia Reuters Survivors of the Bali bombing, alongside families and friends of the victims, prayed and laid wreaths on Wednesday to mark the 20-year anniversary of the attacks, joining gatherings held near the site of the blasts in Indonesia and across Australia. A total of 202 people, including 88 Australians and 38 […]
Lifestory: Alabama sidesteps compensation for survivor of ’63 KKK blast
JAY REEVES, of Associated Press, speaks with Sarah Collins Rudolph, a survivor of a 1963 church bombing which killed her sister and three other Black girls, about her ongoing fight for compensation for her injuries…
Bombing at Kabul mosque kills 10, including prominent cleric
Islamabad, PakistanAP A bombing at a mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul during evening prayers on Wednesday killed at least 10 people, including a prominent cleric, and wounded at least 27, an eyewitness and police said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, the latest to strike the country in the […]
Blast kills more than 50 at Kabul mosque, its leader says
Kabul, AfghanistanReuters A powerful explosion killed more than 50 worshippers after Friday prayers at a Kabul mosque, its leader said, the latest in a series of attacks on civilian targets in Afghanistan during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The blast hit the Khalifa Sahib Mosque in the west of the capital in the early […]