Five Syrian schoolchildren among 7 killed in Homs: Agency

Last Updated: Sunday, December 22, 2013, 14:54

A car bombing today in the central Syrian province of Homs killed seven people, five of them schoolchildren, reports said.

Car bomb kills six, wounds up to 15 outside Libya`s Benghazi: Sources

Last Updated: Sunday, December 22, 2013, 07:32

A suicide bomb attack at an army base outside Benghazi in eastern Libya killed at least six people and wounded up to 15 on Sunday, medical and security sources said.

Gunmen kill family of 5 in Iraq: Officials

Last Updated: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 16:25

Authorities in Iraq say gunmen broke into the home of a government employee in a town north of Baghdad and killed him and his family.

Policeman killed in car bomb in Egypt canal city

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 02:27

A car bomb exploded near an Egyptian police building in the Suez Canal city of Ismailiya, killing one policeman and wounding 35 other people, security officials said.

Car bombs and roadside bombings kill 21 in Iraq

Last Updated: Monday, December 9, 2013, 17:42

A series of attacks, including a car bomb outside a cafe, killed at least 21 people in Iraq today, officials said.

Car bomb explosion outside Somali prime minster`s office

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 20:01

A car bomb exploded on Friday killing its driver outside the office of Somalia`s prime minister in the capital Mogadishu.

At least 8 dead in car bomb attack in Somalia`s Puntland

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 19:53

At least eight people were killed on Thursday when a car bomber rammed a convoy in Somalia`s northern port of Bossasso, a region harbouring Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab insurgents where tensions are high ahead of elections in January.

Yemen Defence Ministry attacked by militants, at least 52 killed

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 14:01

A suicide bomber drove a car packed with explosives into the gate of Yemen`s Defence Ministry on Thursday causing a large number of casualties, a source at the ministry told a news agency.

Assault on office, other attacks kill 19 in Iraq

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 21:10

Insurgents assaulted a mayor`s office in a Sunni town just north of Baghdad on Tuesday, one of several attacks across Iraq that killed 19 people, said officials.

Car bomb kills four in Iraq`s capital

Last Updated: Saturday, November 30, 2013, 14:29

At least four people were killed on Saturday in a car bomb near a bus stop in south of Baghdad.

Iraq attacks kill nine as France offers help

Last Updated: Monday, November 25, 2013, 19:01

Attacks in Baghdad and north Iraq killed nine people on Monday as France joined the list of countries offering help in combating a protracted surge in bloodshed months ahead of elections.

Iraq car bomb kills 30 as year`s death toll tops 5,800

Last Updated: Thursday, November 21, 2013, 21:39

A car bomb in a packed food market north of Baghdad killed 30 people on Thursday as a surge in violence nationwide pushed Iraq`s death toll for 2013 above 5,800.