Suicide bomb

At least 48 killed, 67 injured in suicide attack on Kabul school

Reports say there were about 100 students in the classroom at the time of the attack. It has been estimated that the average age of the students was about 18.

Aug 15, 2018, 18:48 PM IST

Suicide attack on Kabul voter registration centre kills 31: Ministry

The assaults underscore growing concerns about security in the lead-up to legislative elections scheduled for October 20, which are seen as a test-run for next year's presidential poll.

Apr 22, 2018, 15:20 PM IST

50 dead in Nigeria's Mobi mosque suicide bombing: Police

At least 50 people were killed on Tuesday in a suicide bomb blast at a mosque in the northeastern town of Mubi, in Adamawa state, northeast Nigeria, police said.

Nov 21, 2017, 16:54 PM IST

Suicide bombers attack near Damascus police centre: Media

The suicide bombers tried to storm the police command centre and clashed with guards before detonating their explosive devices outside

Oct 11, 2017, 19:19 PM IST

Suicide bombers kill 15 in northeast Nigeria

The UN children's fund said last month that 83 children had been used as suicide bombers this year, four times as many as in all of 2016.

Sep 18, 2017, 19:12 PM IST

Suicide attack on Kabul Shiite mosque kills at least 30

At least 15 of the wounded were taken to city hospitals, said Ismail Kawosi, a spokesman for the Ministry of Public Health.

Aug 26, 2017, 06:52 AM IST

Suicide bomber blows himself up outside Shiite Mosque in Kabul

The blast followed after a number of gunmen stormed a Shia mosque, Imam Zaman Mosque, during the Friday prayers in Qala-e-Najarha.

Aug 25, 2017, 16:16 PM IST

Taliban suicide bomber targeting Afghan police kills seven

The suicide attacker with a car bomb struck in Lashkar Gah, capital of the southern province of Helmand.

Aug 23, 2017, 18:20 PM IST

Shiite mosque attacked in Afghanistan, at least 20 killed

IS has been expanding its footprint in eastern Afghanistan and has recently claimed responsibility for several devastating attacks in Kabul.

Aug 01, 2017, 23:29 PM IST

Suicide bomber kills eight in northeast Nigeria's Maiduguri: Police

At least 62 people have been killed in attacks on Maiduguri and its environs since early June. Seventeen people were killed in the city last week.

Jul 17, 2017, 19:08 PM IST

Islamic State women suicide bombers hit Iraqi troops in Mosul, kill one

At least four such attacks have targeted Iraqi forces as hundreds of civilians flee the fierce fighting in the Old City's congested streets.

Jul 03, 2017, 13:04 PM IST

Suicide bombers kill nine in Nigerian city of Maiduguri

A number of suicide bomb attacks by suspected members of the jihadist group have taken place in the capital of Borno state and its environs in the last few weeks.

Jun 26, 2017, 17:52 PM IST

Four detained in raids linked to Belgian rail station attack

Belgian authorities say police have detained four people in a series of raids in Brussels linked to the failed bombing at a rail station this week.

Jun 22, 2017, 17:07 PM IST

Indonesia arrests 41 suspected militants since May attack

Indonesian police say they have arrested 41 suspected militants following last month's twin suicide bombings in the capital that killed three policemen.

Jun 22, 2017, 17:04 PM IST

Suicide bombers attack camp in north Cameroon, 11 people dead

Authorities in northern Cameroon say 11 people are dead after two suicide bombers attacked a camp for those displaced by Boko Haram extremist violence in the region. 

Jun 02, 2017, 22:16 PM IST

ICC Champions Trophy: Virat Kohli insists he is `not nervous` to be in England after Manchester attack

The Champions Trophy, which is being staged in London, Birmingham and Cardiff starts next Thursday with a match between England and Bangladesh at The Oval in south London.

May 26, 2017, 00:06 AM IST

Policeman killed in Jakarta suicide bombing

A suicide bomber launched an attack outside a busy bus terminal in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Wednesday.

May 24, 2017, 23:57 PM IST

After attacks, Egypt's Pope curbs Easter celebrations

 The Coptic Christian Pope Tawadros II says he will be canceling most Easter celebrations, limiting them to a simple mass, following the recent twin attacks on churches by Islamic State militants that killed dozens of Christian worshippers.

Apr 15, 2017, 00:22 AM IST

Five killed in Kabul suicide bombing

At least five persons were killed and three others wounded in a suicide bombing near the government office buildings in Kabul on Wednesday.

Apr 12, 2017, 22:58 PM IST

Six killed, 18 injured in Lahore blast

Four Pakistani soldiers were among six people killed and 18 injured in a targeted attack on army men escorting a census team by a young suicide bomber here, the latest in a series of bombings to hit the country.

Apr 05, 2017, 14:01 PM IST