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Fifteen killed in Brussels explosions (and counting)
Four days after the arrest of a suspect of the Paris attack that killed 130 people, blasts have gone off at Brussels airport and a metro station.
Nigeria bombing: Abuja tightens security before WEF
Ahead of the World Economic Forum in Abuja in May, the event’s Nigerian hosts says a large security operation is under way following a bomb blast.
Pakistan officials pin deadly train blast on militants
Officials have accused militants of a deadly train blast. The explosion comes after security forces said they had killed 30 separatist militants.
Bomb attacks increase in Pakistan as latest blast kills 8
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.
Boston bombing suspect seen on video – US police
Investigators spotted a Boston Marathon bombing suspect on security video footage taken before two blasts went off, says a law enforcement source.
Taliban denies involvement in Boston Marathon blasts
Pakistan’s Taliban, which claimed the 2010 Times Square bomb plot, has denied responsibility for the explosions that killed three people in Boston.
Runner Kalmer says SA athletes are safe
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.
Blast in Pakistan market kills 15 people
A blast in a market in northwest Pakistan has killed at least 15 people and more than 20 people have been wounded.
Norway attacks trigger widespread condemnation
Western governments lined up to condemn Friday’s twin attacks in Norway, saying the "cowardly" perpetrators demonstrated a lack of humanity.
Terrorist attack suspected in Oslo bomb blast
A huge explosion has wrecked government buildings in Oslo, including the office of Norway’s prime minister. Several people were injured in the blast.
Suicide blasts kill dozens in Pakistan’s northwest
Suspected Taliban suicide bombers killed at least 40 people at the office compound of a top government official in northwest Parkistan on Monday.
Blast rocks Boer war house
An explosion rocked the historic Melrose House in Pretoria at 9.30pm on Wednesday night .