Saudis have Pak commitment of nuclear bomb: US expert

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 12:01

Given the rapid increase of Pakistan`s nuclear arsenal, a former CIA analyst suspects the country has a commitment to provide a nuclear bomb to Saudi Arabia.

Iraq officials: Attacks kill 8, including 4 troops

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 20:37

Officials say a suicide bomber has killed four Iraqi troops west of Baghdad while attacks elsewhere in the country killed four people.

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.

Five killed, scores injured as deadly blasts hit police in Cairo

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 19:16

Three blasts, including suicide bombing at the police headquarters, rocked Egyptian capital on Friday, killing five persons and injuring nearly 100 on the eve of the anniversary of the 2011 uprising.

Suicide bombing hits police HQ in Cairo, four reported dead

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 11:36

A large explosion near police headquarters shook the capital on Friday morning, leaving dozens injured.

Taiwan jails duo in bizarre bomb scare stocks plot

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 12:12

A Taiwan court Wednesday jailed two men for a bizarre plot in which they planted suitcases containing petrol and cyanide on a train and in a politician`s office hoping to profit from the investor panic they thought would ensue.

Iran nuclear deal does not halt its bomb bid: Israel PM

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 21:08

An international agreement to halt Iran`s nuclear programme, which went into force on Tuesday, will not halt Tehran from pursuing its bid to build military atomic capability, Israel`s prime minister said.

Four dead in Beirut bomb blast: Red Cross

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 19:13

Four people were killed in an apparent suicide car bombing on Tuesday in south Beirut.

Indonesia jails mastermind of Myanmar embassy bomb plot

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 12:41

An Indonesian court Tuesday jailed the mastermind of an Islamic extremist plot to bomb the Myanmar embassy for seven-and-a-half years, but the militant pledged to "continue fighting the enemies of Islam".

Car bombs on Syria-Turkey border post kill 16: Monitor

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 02:42

A double suicide car bombing at the Bab al-Hawa border post between Syria and Turkey today killed at least 16 people, including six rebels, a monitoring group said.

Bombings kill 28 in Iraq as offensive continues

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 18:38

A series of bombings in central Iraq killed 28 people on Monday, as a government official claimed that al Qaeda-linked fighters have dug in to a city they seized last month and possess enough heavy weapons to storm into the country`s capital.