Baghdad car bomb kills at least 63 people
Iraqi officials say the death toll rose to 63 people after a car bomb detonated in Baghdad Wednesday. The Islamic State has taken responsibility for the attack, the Associated Press reported.
Reporter witnesses bombings at Iraq election rally
Iraqis have become used to the distant sound of cars exploding. This one was so close it sent thousands of people, in what is normally a football field, running in panic. Gunfire crackled in the air as I wondered whether…
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News Wrap: Northeast braces for major snowstorm
In our news wrap Tuesday, a winter storm along the East Coast shuttered government offices and disrupted flight schedules, as New York and other cities prepared for at least a foot of snow. Also, a car bomb in Lebanon targeted…
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News Wrap: Car Bomb in Lebanon Deadliest Attack in Nearly Three Decades
In other news Friday, new death totals from the car bombing in Beirut show at least 22 were killed and another 300 injured. It is the deadliest attack in Lebanon in three decades. Also, a sudden wave of Syrian refugees…
In other news Tuesday, Sens. John McCain, D-Ariz., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., visited Cairo, where they urged the military-backed Egyptian government to release some members of the Muslim Brotherhood. Also, a series of car bombs killed more than 50 around…
In other news Monday, five car bombs exploded in Shiite areas of Iraq, killing at least 36 people. In the last week, a wave of sectarian violence has claimed more than 200 lives across that nation. Also Afghan President Hamid…
The explosion of at least three car bombs rocked the Syrian capital of Damascus, killing more than 50 people and injuring hundreds. Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News reports. Margaret Warner talks with Zeina Karam of the Associated Press about…
In other news Monday, thousands of Shiites in Pakistan protested for a second day against a bombing that killed 89 people. Also, U.N. investigators are calling for suspected Syrian war criminals to come before the International Criminal Court.
In other news Monday, a string of attacks across Iraq left nearly two dozen dead. The majority of the violence targeted Shiites. Meanwhile, Syrian government troops attempted to push back rebels entrenched in a key southern suburb of Damascus. The…
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