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Loud blast rocks Kabul

A loud explosion rocked the Afghan capital on Tuesday, spewing out a huge cloud of black smoke shortly before a conference on tackling corruption.

Dozens killed as bombs rock Baghdad

Five powerful car bombs rocked Baghdad on Tuesday, killing 127 people, including women and students.

Suicide bomber kills Pakistan official

A suicide bomber killed a provincial parliamentarian in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday after walking into the official’s house along with guests.

Pakistan suffers worst militant attack in two years

Pakistan suffered its worst militant attack in two years on Wednesday when a car bomb killed more than 80 people in a crowded market in Peshawar.

Bomb kills more than 30 in Pakistani city of Peshawar

A bomb in a crowded market killed more than 30 people and wounded scores on Wednesday in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, officials said.

Baghdad governor wants minister sacked over carnage

Baghdad’s governor called on Tuesday for the Iraqi interior minister to be fired over twin bombings claimed by al-Qaeda.

Iran promises ‘crushing’ response as attack toll rises

Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards promised a ”crushing” response to an attack that killed several senior commanders, state television said on Monday.

Suicide bomber strikes at Pakistan police

Pakistani forces attacked a Taliban stronghold with aircraft and artillery on Friday, as a suicide bomber killed 12 people in Peshawar.

Blast near Pakistan’s Swat valley kills dozens

A suspected suicide bomber killed up to 24 people in an attack on the Pakistani military on Monday.

Pakistani Taliban claim deadly UN office attack

The Pakistani Taliban on Tuesday said it carried out a suicide attack on a UN compound which killed five aid workers.

Bomber kills five at Pakistani UN food agency office

A suicide bomber attacked an office of the UN World Food Programme in the Pakistani capital on Monday, killing five people and wounding several.

Bombings will not deter us, says Somali govt

Somalia’s al-Shabaab insurgents have six more stolen United Nations vehicles primed as suicide bombs, the government said on Friday.

Suicide bomb tears through Pakistan market

A suicide car bomb tore through a Pakistan market, killing up to 14 people and trapping others under the debris on Friday, police said.

Suicide bomber attacks Kabul airport base

A suicide car bomber blew up his vehicle outside a Nato military base at Kabul’s main airport on Tuesday killing at least two civilians.

Bomber targets Western military convoy in Kabul

A suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden car into a Western military convoy in the Afghan capital on Tuesday.

Taliban claim Afghan capital blast as election looms

The Taliban claimed responsibility for a large suicide car bomb that detonated on Saturday in the heart of Kabul’s most secure neighbourhood.

Al-Qaeda blog claims Jakarta hotel bombings

Two luxury hotels struck by suicide bombers reopened on Wednesday in Jakarta, as an al-Qaeda blog claimed responsibility for the attacks.

Indonesian police in massive manhunt after twins blasts

A week after twin suicide blasts in Jakarta killed seven, police on Friday appeared no closer to cracking the Islamist network believed responsible.

Algerian security forces kill bomber

Algerian security forces shot dead a man wearing a belt carrying explosives as he prepared a suicide bombing, according to reports on Wednesday.

More than 40 killed in Iraq bombings

A series of bombings in Baghdad and a northern Iraqi town on Thursday killed at least 41 people and wounded more than 80, police said.