Apr 24 U.S. to Illustrate N. Korea-Syria Nuclear Ties By PBS News Hour CIA Director Michael Hayden and other intelligence officials are briefing House and Senate members Thursday on classified evidence linking North Korea to a Syrian nuclear facility that Israel bombed in September 2007. Continue reading
Apr 17 Bombing at Sunni Funeral Kills Dozens in Iraq By Admin, PBS News Hour A funeral for two anti-al-Qaida Sunni tribesman in a town north of Baghdad was the target of a suicide bombing Thursday that killed at least 50 people and wounded many more, according to local police. Continue reading
Dec 21 Blast Aimed at Musharraf Official Kills at Least 42 By Admin, PBS News Hour A suicide bombing tore through a mosque in northwestern Pakistan Friday, killing at least 42 and injuring some 80 others, Pakistani security officials said. Continue reading
Dec 12 Watch Triple Car Bombing in Iraq Disrupts Drop-off in Violence In southern Iraq on Wednesday, a triple car bomb killed as many as 41 people and wounded at least 150, the worst bombing in four months. Damien Cave of the New York Times provides an update from Baghdad. Continue watching
Jul 16 Kirkuk Bombing Latest in Northern Iraq Attacks By PBS News Hour A string of deadly bombings Monday in the northern city of Kirkuk killed more than 80 people and wounded at least 180, deepening concerns that Sunni insurgents are spreading to areas outside of Baghdad. Continue reading
Jun 29 Police Defuse Two Car Bombs in London By PBS News Hour London police defused two car bombs early Friday morning, one near Piccadilly Circus, the city's theater and entertainment district, and the other in the Hyde Park area. Continue reading
Jun 19 Baghdad Mosque Bombing Kills at Least 78 By PBS News Hour A truck bomb detonated outside a Shiite mosque in one of Baghdad's commercial centers Tuesday, leaving at least 78 people dead and injuring more than 200. Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch Dangerous Conditions Constrain Journalism in Iraq As security conditions have deteriorated in Iraq, the country has become the most dangerous in the world for journalists, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. Two veteran reporters discuss the challenges of getting the story amid the violence. Continue watching
Mar 06 At Least 90 Shiite Pilgrims Killed in Iraq Suicide Bombing By Admin, PBS News Hour Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in a crowd of Shiite pilgrims walking toward the holy city of Karbala in Iraq Tuesday, killing at least 90 people and wounding more than 150. Continue reading
Feb 19 Indian, Pakistani Leaders Pledge to Continue Talks despite Deadly Train Bombing By Admin, PBS News Hour At least 66 people were killed Monday when a pair of bombs sparked an inferno on an Indian train headed for Pakistan. Leaders of both nations condemned the attacks and pledged to continue their peace talk despite the carnage. Continue reading