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Zimbabwe police make two arrests over election rally blast

Africa Agency - 3 Jul 2018

About 50 people were injured in the blast, which exploded as Mnangagwa left the podium after addressing supporters of the ruling ZANU-PF party

‘Somalis must stand united and fight’

Africa Staff Reporter - 20 Oct 2017

The president and citizens believe they must urgently stop al-Shabab ‘before they kill all of us’

Al-Shabab’s show of force backfires disastrously

Africa Simon Allison - 20 Oct 2017

Despite years of conflict, al-Shabab remains a potent military and political force, able to occupy territory and launch terror attacks

Bombing catches junta off-guard

Article Simon Tisdall - 23 Aug 2015

No one has claimed responsibility for the blast in Thailand, with everyone from Islamist groups and the Uighur to a lone operative being blamed.

Nato sends warning as Taliban truck bombs rock Afganistan

Article Sanjeev Miglani - 4 Sep 2014

A Taliban attack has killed 18 people and wounded around 150 in Afghanistan, while Nato has warned that accords over Afghan troops have to be signed.

Nigeria sits on sectarian powder keg

Africa Staff Reporter - 22 May 2014

Terrorists are counting on sowing hatred in deeply divided places like the city of Jos, which has long been a flashpoint for ethnic tensions.

Barrel bombs kill dozens in Syria

Article Staff Reporter - 16 Dec 2013

Air raids using barrel bombs in Syria's second city of Aleppo have killed at least 76 people, including 28 children.

US condemns Baghdad attackers as ‘enemies of Islam’

Article Sapa Afp - 11 Aug 2013

The United States has condemned the perpetrators of deadly attacks in Iraq as "enemies of Islam" and called the acts "cowardly".

Suicide bomber kills 25 at Pakistan election rally

Article Reuters - 6 May 2013

A suicide bomber has targeted an election rally organised by a religious party in Pakistan, killing 25 people, officials say.

Human Rights Watch: Syrian airstrikes

Videos Staff Reporter - 6 May 2013

VIDEO: Footage by Human Rights Watch in Syria shows the government allegedly blowing up civilian hospitals and bread lines.

Bomb attacks increase in Pakistan as latest blast kills 8

Article Jibran Ahmad - 29 Apr 2013

A bomb has killed eight people in Pakistan, including the son of an Afghan cleric, and wounded about 45 in the city of Peshawar, officials have said.

1 MIT shooting suspect killed after hijacking

Article Reuters - 19 Apr 2013

A suspect in the shooting of an MIT guard is dead, and a manhunt is on for another - both of whom are believed to be involved in the Boston bombings.

Boston Marathon bombings: Stories of the dead, injured

Article Sapa Ap - 17 Apr 2013

The bombs at the Boston Marathon killed three people and wounded more than 170. Here are the stories of those killed and some of the injured.

Marathon bombs possibly made from pressure cookers, say FBI

Article Staff Reporter - 17 Apr 2013

The explosives detonated at the Boston Marathon were homemade devices full of nails, possibly packed into kitchen pressure cookers, say US officials.

Runner Kalmer says SA athletes are safe

Article Staff Reporter - 16 Apr 2013

SA athlete Rene Kalmer says she has not heard of South African casualties at the Boston Marathon after blasts at the finish line killed three people.

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