US says bombs dropped on Australia reef to avoid boats
The United States military said Monday it had jettisoned four unarmed bombs on Australia's Great Barrier Reef during a training exercise only because civilian boats had strayed into the drop zone.
Rolling Stone sparks storm with Boston bombing suspect cover
Rolling Stone defended Wednesday a cover story on Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, which triggered angry claims that it was "glamorizing terrorism" and calls to boycott the US magazine.
One year on, Bulgaria still hunts for anti-Israeli bus bomber
A year after an anti-Israeli bus bombing killed six people, Bulgaria is struggling to identify the attacker or confirm his suspected links to Hezbollah or Iran.
Police attacked with petrol bombs in fresh NIreland unrest
Police were attacked with petrol bombs and a French press photographer assaulted during a fifth night of violence on the streets of east Belfast..
Boston bombing accused seeks to beef up legal team
Alleged Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is seeking to beef up his legal team by hiring an additional attorney who specializes in death penalty and terrorism cases.
Attacks including series of bombings kill 33 in Iraq
Violence including an apparently coordinated series of bombings that struck central and southern Iraq on Sunday killed 33 people.
Militants target Iraq security forces as 40 killed
Militants killed 25 Iraqi security forces members in a wave of attacks on Thursday, and 15 people died in other attacks, including 10 in twin bombings targeting mourners.
Arrests in Greece over letter bomb: police
Two men were arrested in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, late on Thursday in connection with a botched letter bombing earlier this month.
Boston bombing suspect pleads not guilty
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the teenager accused of carrying out the Boston bombings, pleaded not guilty to all charges in US federal court, nearly three months after the deadly April attacks.
Car bomb wounds 53 in Shiite Beirut suburb
A car bomb rocked south Beirut, injuring at least 53 people in the most serious incident in the stronghold of Lebanon's Shiite Hezbollah movement since the start of the Syrian conflict.
Boston bombing suspect faces first court appearance
Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is to appear in court for the first time following his arrest for the April attacks which left three people dead.
Accused Boston bomber to face 30 charges: prosecutors
A US grand jury on Thursday indicted teenager Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on 30 counts in connection with the April double bomb attack on the Boston marathon that killed three people and injured more than 260.
Seven dead in renewed Iraq attacks
Three car bombs, including a suicide attack, a mortar round and a shooting killed at least seven people Sunday, most of them in northern Iraq where analysts fear tensions could trigger all-out conflict.
Iran eyes 30 nuclear bombs a year: Israel minister
Iran is working round the clock to enlarge its nuclear infrastructure with the eventual aim of developing an industry capable of building up to 30 bombs a year.
Four arrested over blaze at London Islamic school
Four teenagers have been arrested in connection with a fire at an Islamic boarding school in London, police said Monday, as they stepped up patrols around Muslim sites in the capital.
Boston bomb suspect tells mother he is 'doing fine'
Boston Marathon bomb suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has told his mother that he is receiving thousands of dollars in support from unnamed sources.
Dagestan blasts kill four as Moscow 'plot' foiled
Twin car bombs killed four people and wounded close to 50 Monday in Russia's restive Dagestan region while the Kremlin also announced it had foiled a major attack on Moscow.
Boston suspect wrote note before capture: report
Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev wrote a note before his capture in which he called the victims "collateral damage" for US action in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Deadly car bombing hits Libya's volatile Benghazi
A powerful car bomb exploded Monday near a hospital in the Libyan city of Benghazi, killing and wounding dozens and unleashing international condemnation.
Bomb attack in Karachi wounds 12 as voting begins
A bomb blast targeting an election candidate wounded at least 12 people in Pakistan's commercial hub of Karachi as historic elections got underway on Saturday.