The United Nations Security Council has condemned the suicide bombing attacks which killed nearly sixty people, six of them commanders in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards.
UNSC has underlined the need to bring perpetrators, organizers, financiers, and sponsors of this reprehensible act of terrorism to justice.
The unanimously approved statement came in response to a letter from Iran’s [...]
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UNSC condemns suicide bombing attacks in Iran
October 21st, 2009 |
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Bombing the Moon: Spectacularly Unspectacular
October 9th, 2009 |
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NASA slams two probes into the moon, striking the lunar surface at more than 5,000 miles-per-hour. Space agency calls the probe a success but still puzzled over what happened to the expected six-mile high debris plume.
– The sizzle turned to
fizzle for NASA Oct. 9 as it slammed two probes traveling more than
5,000 miles-per-hour into the moon’s surface in a search for lunar
water. While jubilant NASA scientists called the precision strike a
success, they are initially puzzled about what happened to an expected
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Bombing the Moon: Spectacularly Unspectacular
October 9th, 2009 |
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NASA slams two probes into the moon, striking the lunar surface at more than 5,000 miles per hour. The space agency calls the probe a success but is still puzzled over what happened to the expected 6-mile-high debris plume.
– The sizzle turned to fizzle for NASA Oct. 9 as it slammed two probes traveling more than 5,000 miles per hour into the moon’s surface in a search for lunar water. While jubilant NASA scientists called the precision strike a success, they are initially puzzled about what happened to an expected 6-mil…
Indian foreign secretary in Kabul after bombing
October 9th, 2009 |
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India’s foreign secretary arrived in Kabul on Friday to inspect the site of a huge bomb attack on the Indian embassy a day earlier that killed 17 people and renewed focus on India’s tense relations with Pakistan. India accused Pakistan’s military spy agency, the ISI, of orchestrating a
Nato probe finds German officer at fault over bombing in Afghanistan
September 10th, 2009 |
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The German officer who ordered the deadly bombing of fuel trucks in Afghanistan violated procedures, a preliminary NATO probe has found, the Sueddeutsche Zeitung daily reported Thursday. Colonel Georg Klein overstepped his authority and poorly evaluated the situation, says the NATO report
Afghans mourn dead as outcry over NATO bombing
September 5th, 2009 |
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Afghans on Saturday mourned the dead from a NATO bombing that killed scores of people and renewed an outcry over civilian casualties at the hands of Western troops in an eight-year war. The air strike destroyed two fuel tankers hijacked by the Taliban at a time when witnesses said villagers
Police blamed over Russia bombing
August 18th, 2009 |
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Russia has begun a security shake-up in the southern republic of Ingushetia after a suicide bombing killed 20 people at a police station there. A new interior minister – Viktor Zhirnov – has been appointed in Ingushetia, which has seen a spate of attacks by militants in recent months.
2003 Mumbai Bombing: Indian Court Finds 3 Guilty
July 27th, 2009 |
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MUMBAI, India — An Indian court on Monday found two Muslim men and a woman guilty in twin bombings that killed 52 people and wounded 100 in the country’s financial capital, Mumbai, six years ago.
Two taxis carrying explosives blew up wi…
Colombia ‘bombs Farc jungle camp’
July 25th, 2009 |
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Colombian forces have bombed a rebel camp in the jungle, killing at least 16 suspected guerrillas, officials say.
The aerial bombing, south of the capital Bogota, was part of a hunt for the military chief of the Farc rebels, Jorge Briceno – known as "Mono Jojoy".
He leads the most powerful division of the left-wing group, and is believed to have some 4,000 men under his command.
Colombian rebels have been under pressure following a military campaign launched by President Alvaro Uribe.
He remain popular after seven years in office, and is seeking a constitutional amendment that would allow him to run for a third consecutive term.
Saturday’s bombing occurred in Meta province.
The Marxist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) have been fighting the Colombian authorities since the mid-1960s. </p
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Jakarta Bombing Suspect Images Released By Indonesia (PHOTOS)
July 22nd, 2009 |
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Indonesian police have released reconstructed images of the two suspects believed to be responsible for the July 17 bombings in Jakarta, AFP reports. The attacks were the first major terror attack in Indonesia since 2005.
Police said the susp…
Jakarta Bombing Video: Explosions Hit Hotels In Indonesia
July 17th, 2009 |
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Video is coming in of the twin bombings in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, which killed at least six people at two hotels on Thursday.
Watch this video, which appears to be from Indonesian TV, and shows the extent of the damage to the two …
Jakarta Bombing: 6 Killed At 2 Hotels In Indonesian Capital
July 17th, 2009 |
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JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s security minister says nine people have been killed and 50 wounded in hotel blasts in downtown Jakarta.
The minister says a New Zealander was among those killed. Thirteen other foreigners were among inju…