Suicide car bomb kills US soldier, wounds 20

One US soldier has been killed and 18 other Americans wounded in a suicide truck attack   in Northern Iraq.  " A suicide truck bomber who concealed his explosives under tanned animal hides struck a U.S. patrol base Sunday in northern Iraq, killing one U.S....

Murdered schoolgirl 'stabbed to death by stalker she met at church'

The 15 year old girl who was found stabbed to death in the elevator of her apartment building yesterday was allegedly killed by a stalker she met at church."A schoolgirl who was stabbed to death in a lift at a block of flats was allegedly murdered by a stalker, it was...

Suicide car bomb targets U.S.-allied fighters north of Baghdad

" Associated Press - February 10, 2008 12:13 PM ET BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraqi officials report a suicide bomber targeted U.S.-allied fighters today, killing at least eight people. They say another 20 people were wounded in the attack north of Baghdad. Iraqi security forces and...

Man bites dog to death to save pet

"A MAN in Central China's Hubei Province is believed to have saved his pet dog from death in the jaws of a strange dog by biting the attacker to death, according to a local newspaper."

Colombia clowns killed on stage

"Two circus clowns have been shot dead during a performance in the eastern Colombian city of Cucuta, police say. The attacker jumped into the arena and fired before fleeing, police chief Jose Humberto Henao told Efe news agency. Local reports say the audience of about 20...

Dozens die in Iraq suicide blasts

"At least 45 people have been killed and 150 injured in a double suicide bombing near a busy market in the Iraqi town of Hilla, local police say. A police source told the BBC an officer tried to stop and search the first attacker, but as he did so both men detonated their...

Woman left shaken after man tries to bundle her into car

"A WOMAN was left shaken after she was grabbed by a man who tried to pull her into his car. The 42-year-old victim, from Wellingborough, escaped her attacker's grasp and fled the scene. It happened between 6.45am and 7am yesterday. Police say attempted abductions are...

A Jerusalem Gay-Pride Clash Is Averted

"It was billed as an apocalyptic showdown: A band of scared but stubborn gay Israelis who wanted to celebrate their sexuality on a march through Jerusalem, versus 100,000 ultra-Orthodox Jews who vowed to tear the gays into confetti-sized pieces for turning the Holy City into...