Mali elections overshadowed by suicide bombing

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 01:04

Malians voted on Sunday in the second round of parliamentary elections intended to cap the nation`s return to democracy, but overshadowed by the deaths of two UN peacekeepers in an Islamist attack.

Suicide bombing kills 4 police in Afghanistan

Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 16:19

An Afghan official says a suicide truck bombing has killed four police officers in an eastern province.

Iraq cafes advised how to stop a suicide bomber

Last Updated: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 16:39

As violence in Iraq has worsened with attacks hitting a wider array of targets, security officials have held an unusual seminar for cafe owners -- how to stop a suicide bomber.

Egypt car bomb attack leaves 10 soldiers dead in Sinai

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 17:32

At least 10 soldiers have been killed and several others wounded after a car bomb exploded in Egypt’s North Sinai town El-Arish on Wednesday.

Baghdad café suicide blast toll at 38 as Iraq bloodshed continues

Last Updated: Monday, October 21, 2013, 09:42

In the latest incidence of violence, at least 37 were killed and dozens injured by a suicide bombing attack at a café in Iraqi capital Baghdad, reports said.

Taliban suicide attack on militant commander in Pakistan, 17 killed

Last Updated: Thursday, October 3, 2013, 10:34

A suicide bombing in Pakistan’s northwestern region has killed at least 17 militants, reports said Thursday.

Majority of Pakistanis say suicide bombing is never justified

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 23:58

Plagued by years of terror attacks that has killed thousands, an overwhelmingly majority of Pakistanis believe suicide bombings or other acts of violence targeting civilians are "never justified", according to a new survey.

At least 25 dead in Baghdad suicide bombing: Officials

Last Updated: Saturday, August 24, 2013, 09:20

A suicide bomber struck a park in crowded area of the Iraqi capital on Saturday, killing at least 25 people, officials said.

Suicide bombing kills five in Iraq

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 19, 2013, 18:29

A suicide bombing in northern Iraq on Wednesday killed the leader of a provincial political party and four relatives, officials said, on the eve of elections his bloc was to participate in.

Militants infiltrate UN`s Somalia office, 16 dead

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 19, 2013, 17:49

Seven al-Qaeda-linked gunmen detonated a pick-up truck rigged with explosives at the gate of the UN compound in Somalia`s capital today, launching a bombs-and-gunfire assault that saw militants pour into the complex, killing at least nine people, including three foreigners, officials said.

15 killed in Iraq suicide bombing

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 16:14

At least 15 people were killed and 30 others wounded in a suicide bomb attack at a Shia mosque in the Iraqi capital Tuesday, an Interior Ministry official said.

Suicide bombers attack Baghdad Shiites, kill 31

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 16:00

Twin suicide bombings killed 31 people after midday prayers at a Shiite Muslim religious centre in Baghdad on Tuesday, the latest in violence sparking fears of a revival of full-blown sectarian bloodshed.