A suicide bomber blew himself up among worshippers outside a mosque loyal to anti-U.S. cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in the town of Musayyib, south of Baghdad, killing 12 people and wounding 15 others. The blast came just one day after the Iraqi parliament...
Indonesian officials announced they will soon execute the three Islamic militants convicted for the 2002 terrorist bombings on the tourist island of Bali that killed 202 people. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins in Jakarta has more. The spokesman for the a...
Indonesia's constitutional court has ruled the three men convicted in the 2002 Bali bombings and sentenced to death may be executed by firing squad, quashing their claim it is inhumane and against the constitution. VOA correspondent Nancy-Amelia Col...
Lawyers for three Islamic militants awaiting execution for the 2002 bombings on Indonesia's Bali Island say they will challenge the legality of death by firing squad, calling the method torture. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins in Jakarta has more. The te...
By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 04 March 2008 A suicide bomb attack on one of Pakistan's premier military academies has killed at least five people and wounded 19 others. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad the bombing marks the fifth suicide bl...
By Kurt Achin Seoul 23 February 2008 U.S. military officers say two air force pilots are safe after their B-2 Stealth Bomber crashed on the island of Guam. VOA's Kurt Achin is monitoring the situation from Seoul and has this report. The crash occurre...
By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 17 February 2008 A suicide-bomb attack in Afghanistan's southern city Kandahar has killed at least 80 people and wounded scores more, according to security officials. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad the attack,...
By Meredith Buel Islamabad 16 February 2008 At least 37 people have been killed and 90 injured in a suicide bombing following an election rally in northwestern Pakistan. The bombing comes as politicians in Pakistan were wrapping up their campaigns fo...
By Meredith Buel Islamabad 04 February 2008 A suicide bomber in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi has rammed his motorcycle into a bus carrying military personnel, killing at least 6 people and wounding at least 25 others. VOA Correspondent Meredith B...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 04 February 2008 Two Palestinian suicide bombers who crossed into Israel from Egypt struck the Israeli city of Dimona, killing one woman and injuring seven others. Jim Teeple has details from our Jerusalem bureau. Witnesses sa...