Suicide bomber called biggest Sochi Olympics risk

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 15:55

While Sochi`s Olympic venues are now among the most tightly guarded facilities in the world, the rest of this sprawling Black Sea resort looks more vulnerable.

Roadside bomb kills 6 Afghan civilians

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 01:23

A roadside bomb killed six civilians and wounded more than a dozen others in southern Afghanistan, authorities said on Sunday, hours after a suicide bomber killed four in an attack on a military bus in the capital.

Suicide bomber kills three in Iraq`s Anbar

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 15:38

A suicide bomber targeting tribal militia fighting alongside Iraqi security forces in Sunni Arab-majority areas west of Baghdad killed three people, officials said.

Possible role of cops in attack on Pakistan anti-terror official

Last Updated: Sunday, January 12, 2014, 22:10

Authorities have not ruled out the possibility that elements within the police force were involved in last week`s suicide attack that killed Chaudhary Aslam.

My son is a martyr, proud of him: Aitzaz Hasan`s father

Last Updated: Saturday, January 11, 2014, 07:35

The `heroic` Pakistani teen Aitzaz Hasan who died foiling a suicide attack on his school has become a national hero and is being hailed world-wide.

Malala praises teenage Pakistani bomb hero

Last Updated: Saturday, January 11, 2014, 02:49

Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, who survived being shot in the head by the Taliban to champion girls` rights to education, paid tribute on Friday to a teenager killed stopping a suicide bomber from attacking a school.

Pakistani schoolboy who died stopping bomber recommended for award

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 15:48

A 13-year-old Pakistani boy, who was killed when he valiantly tried to stop a suicide bomber outside his school, has been recommended for a civilian award posthumously by the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa police.

Heavy clashes as Iraq fighting sparks rights worries

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 01:54

Iraqi security forces backed by tanks battled militants on Thursday in Anbar province, where fighting has displaced thousands and sparked warnings of rights abuses and a worsening humanitarian crisis.

Pak teen who stopped suicide bomber declared `great hero`

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 20:19

The government of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province in northwest Pakistan on Thursday declared Aitzaz Hasan, a 14-year-old student who sacrificed his life to stop a suicide bomber at his school, a "great hero".

Suicide bomber shot dead by Pakistan security forces

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 21:09

A suicide bomber was today shot dead by security forces before he could hit a check post in Pakistan`s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Taliban deny sending girl to attack Afghan police

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 02:06

The Taliban on Tuesday denied that they sent a 10-year-old girl to stage a suicide attack against Afghan police after the girl claimed her brother, who was identified as a Taliban commander, had wrapped her in an explosives-packed vest.

Four killed in Aghan attack, would-be suicide bomber arrested

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 02:11

Four people have been killed and a Taliban-linked would-be suicide bomber child arrested in the southern Helmand province, the militants` former stronghold, over the past two days, officials said on Monday.