US soldiers and Iraqis hurt by female suicide bomber

Baghdad (ANTARA News) - Seven US soldiers and five Iraqi civilians were wounded in an attack by a female suicide bomber in the Iraqi city of Baquba, the US military said on Wednesday. "A female suicide bomber detonated an explosive laden suicide vest, wounding seven US...

US soldiers killed handing footballs to Iraqi children

"The US military announced on Sunday that the soldiers were killed in a "suicide vest attack" in Baquba, but gave no other details. Major Peggy Kageleiry, spokeswoman for the military, said on Monday the soldiers were killed while they were walking among children in the...

Baghdad to host international film festival

"Films for the Baghdad International Film Festival will be submitted mainly from Egypt, Jordan and Iran. Egypt alone plans to submit 27 movies, director Dr. Abdul Basit Salman told AFP by telephone from Cairo, where he is now based. The event is being staged by the...

Indonesian prosecutors seek 20-year jail term for Poso bomber

"Syaiful Anam, also known as Brekele, 26, is on trial for rigging and detonating a bomb that tore through a Christian marketplace in Tentena, a town in the religiously divided district of Poso. Prosecutor Bayu Adinugroho Arianto said Anam's act had "caused widespread fear in...

Six Politicians Dead After Suicide Bomber Strikes in Afghanistan

Just when you think things couldn't get any worse there..."A suicide bomber blew himself up among a group of politicians in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday, injuring and killing dozens of people, officials said. Initial details were scarce, but one lawmaker told the...

Hiroshima pilot dies aged 92

"The pilot of the US bomber Enola Gay, which in 1945 dropped the first nuclear bomb to be detonated in wartime, died today at the age of 92. Paul Tibbets was in command of the B-29 aircraft, which dropped the five-ton "Little Boy" bomb over Hiroshima as the US tried to end...

Canadian Forces Intercept Russian Exercise

OpinionsBarry Artiste, Now Public Contributor Arctic sovereignty is coming into question once again, as Canada's CF-18's fighter Jets intercept  Russian Tupolev  strategic Bombers which flew into...

Afghan Suicide Bomber Kills Own Family

"KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A mother who tried to stop her son from carrying out a suicide bomb attack triggered an explosion in the family's home in southern Afghanistan that killed the would-be bomber, his mother and three siblings, police said Monday. The would-be bomber...

Ramzi Yousef: ex-Muslim

That’s what Drudge is reporting right now. In a show that is supposed to air soon, it is revealed that the mastermind of the 1993 WTC bombing has converted to Christianity. Even if this is just a show by the...

Russia: “Father of All Bombs” a Hoax?

Was the lastest show of force by Russia a hoax? The Russians call the device the “Father of All Bombs,” This Wired Article questions that Claim. The video is the official Russian coverage."“All that is...

Met Police on trial over De Menezes shooting

"The Metropolitan Police goes on trial at the Old Bailey today over alleged health and safety failures that led to an innocent Brazilian man being mistaken for a terrorist and shot dead.Jean Charles de Menezes was killed at Stockwell Tube station on July 22 2005 by firearms...

No special treatment for Bali bomber Amrozi

""We will give no special treatment to Amrozi et al after their judicial review request has been rejected by the Supreme Court (MA)," Sudijanto said. However, he added he had yet to receive a copy of the Supreme...

Bali bomber, Dulmatin, in Malaysia

"Indonesian-born Dulmatin, wanted in connection with the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people, was hiding on an island off Malaysia's Borneo, the Philippine Star newspaper was quoted by AFP as...

British jets intercept eight Russian bombers

""In the early hours of this morning four RAF (Royal Air Force) Tornado F3 aircraft from RAF Leeming and RAF Waddington (bases) were launched to intercept eight Russian Bear aircraft which had not entered UK air...

Nuclear Bombs Mistakenly Flown Over US

"A B-52 bomber was mistakenly armed with six nuclear warheads and flown for more than three hours across several states last week, prompting an Air Force investigation and the firing of one commander, Pentagon...

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