Damascus bomb kills 13; day after PM attackA bomb killed 13 people in central Damascus on Tuesday, state television said, a day after Prime Minister Wael al-Halki survived an attack on his convoy in the Syrian capital. State-run Suriya television said 70 people were wounde More… |
EADS unit develops hitech jamming systemCassidian, the defence and security division of EADS, has developed a new-generation jamming system that significantly enhances the protection of vehicles against radio-controlled improvised explosive devices (RCIEDs). The multifu More… |
Bomb blasts rock Hyderabad; 11 deadTwo bombs placed on bicycles exploded in a crowded market-place in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad on Thursday, and the federal home minister said at least 11 people were killed and 50 wounded. More… |
Terror plot discovered in Bahrain; 8 heldBahrain authorities last night said they had foiled a major terror plot to destabilise the kingdom and eight Bahrainis have been arrested as part of a terror cell. The cell had links to Iran, Ir More… |
64 killed in Pakistan suicide bombingSixty-four people including school children died on Saturday in a bomb attack carried out by extremists from Pakistan's Sunni Muslim majority, police said. A spokesman for Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, a Sunni group, claimed responsibili More… |
Bahrain police find bomb on Saudi causewayBahrain police found a bomb planted on a causeway linking the island to Saudi Arabia, and four officers were shot and wounded late on Friday, officials said. The 2 kg bomb, discovered near a mosque on the Bahraini side of the rout More… |
Turkey scrambles jets as Syria bombs border townSyrian government forces bombed rebel positions in the frontier town of Ras al-Ain on Monday, killing at least 12 people according to opposition activists, and prompting Turkey to scramble fighter jets along the border. The Syrian More… |
Iran arrests foreign-linked bomb plottersIran's Intelligence Ministry has arrested people planning bomb attacks with the support of Western and Israeli spy agencies in the oil-producing province of Khuzestan, the state television reported. Khuzestan, in Iran's so More… |
Syrian rebels fire at, miss Assad's palaceSyrian rebels fired mortars at President Bashar al-Assad's palace in Damascus on Wednesday but missed, in an attack underlining the growing boldness of forces fighting to end his family's 42 years in power. Residents told More… |
Bahrain blasts 'deliberate attack on expats'A spate of explosions in the heart of Bahrain's capital yesterday was a blatant attack on the country's expatriate community, said a municipal councillor whose constituency bore the brunt of the blasts. Ghazi Al Dossary, w More… |








