Over 400 killed in 10-day air blitz of Syria`s Aleppo: NGO

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 25, 2013, 16:36

A 10-day air offensive by Syria`s regime against rebel areas of divided Aleppo and nearby villages has killed more than 400 people, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Wednesday.

Aleppo bombing kills hundreds, threatening Syria talks

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 14:18

Syrian warplanes have killed more than 330 people in a nine-day bombing campaign, with the US condemning the "indiscriminate" assault and the opposition National Coalition saying it will not attend planned peace talks if it continues.

Iraq journalists killed in suicide assault on TV: Police

Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 23:49

Four suicide bombers attacked a local television station headquarters north of Baghdad on Monday, killing two journalists, police officers said.

Devastating church bombing haunts Christmas in Pakistan

Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 14:00

Eighty-two people were killed when a devastating double suicide attack targeted their place of worship three months ago.

Raid kills 25, including 6 children, in Syria`s Aleppo: NGO

Last Updated: Sunday, December 22, 2013, 21:55

An airstrike on Syria`s second city Aleppo on Sunday killed at least 25 people, a monitor said.

Suicide bomber hits Shiites as Iraq unrest kills 22

Last Updated: Thursday, December 19, 2013, 18:27

A suicide bomber detonated an explosives belt among Shiite pilgrims in Iraq on Thursday, killing at least 17 people, while militants shot dead a family of five, officials said.

Over 100 killed as Syria`s Aleppo bombed for third day

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 04:52

Syrian aircraft pounded rebel-held areas of Aleppo for a third day, with hospitals reportedly overwhelmed as more than 100 people have been killed in the bombing.

Toll mounts as Syria`s Aleppo bombed for third day

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 01:46

Syrian aircraft pounded rebel-held areas of Aleppo for a third day Tuesday, with hospitals reportedly overwhelmed as more than 100 people have been killed in the bombing.

Bombs, suicide attacks in Iraq kill at least 21

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 13:15

Suicide attacks and bombings across Iraq killed at least 21 people on Monday, medical and police sources said, the latest in a series of attacks that has brought violence in Iraq to its highest level in five years.

Mali vote turnout weak following Islamist suicide bombing

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 01:58

The polls marked the troubled west African nation`s first steps to recovery after it was upended by a military coup in March last year, finalising a process begun with the election of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in August.

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.