Egypt arrests seven over Mansoura suicide bombing

Last Updated: Thursday, January 2, 2014, 21:01

Seven people, including the son of a Muslim Brotherhood leader, have been arrested in connection with a suicide bomb attack on a police station north of Cairo that killed 16 people last month, the interior minister said.

Gas leak kills four in China

Last Updated: Thursday, January 2, 2014, 07:52

At least four people were killed and three injured in a toxic gas leak in China`s Shandong Province, local authorities said Thursday.

Lebanon arrests head of al Qaeda-linked group: Minister

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 21:09

Lebanese troops have arrested the leader of the Al Qaeda linked group that claimed a double suicide bombing at the Iranian embassy in November, the defence minister told a news agency on Wednesday.

Three Yemeni soldiers killed in suicide car bombing

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 11:42

A suicide car bomb that targeted the security headquarters in the southern Yemen city of Aden has killed at least three soldiers, a police official said today.

Russia on alert after suicide bombings kill 31

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 02:57

At least 14 people were killed Monday when a suicide bomber blew himself up on a packed trolleybus in Volgograd, raising new concerns about security at the Sochi Olympics a day after a deadly attack on the southern Russian city`s train station.

Saudi Arabia pledges $3 billion military aid for Lebanon

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 11:44

Lebanon announced a Saudi pledge of $3 billion on Sunday to buy military equipment from France, as it buried leading Sunni politician Mohammad Chatah, killed in a Beirut car bombing.

Iraq attacks kill at least 18, including army general: Police

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 09:55

At least 18 people were killed in attacks across Iraq on Sunday, including a military general in a bombing in the northern city of Mosul, police and medical sources said.

Volgograd suicide attacks `linked`; Russia steps up security ahead of Sochi Games

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 09:36

A day after the horrific attack at a railway station in Russia`s Volgograd, another blast was reported to have taken place on a trolleybus in the city on Monday, killing 10 people.

UNSC condemns bombing at Russian railway station

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 07:32

The UN Security Council Sunday strongly condemned the suicide bombing attack at a train station in southern Russia, calling it a "reprehensible act of terrorism".

Teen in Beirut bombing `selfie` dies

Last Updated: Sunday, December 29, 2013, 01:48

A Lebanese teenager seen posing for a group "selfie" in front of a bomb-laden car moments before it exploded in Beirut died of his wounds on Saturday.