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Nigeria: at least 15 dead after double bomb attack in capital Abuja

At least 15 people have been killed and dozens more injured after a double bomb attack in the Nigerian capital Abuja. One of the blasts happened

China

China blasts kill seven in Guangxi

The death toll in a series of explosions has risen to at least seven. Fifty-one people were injured in the blasts from 17 parcel bombs which exploded

China

Guangxi region of China hit by a series of fatal parcel bombs

At least six people have been killed in a series of explosions in the Chinese city of Liuzhou in the Guangxi region. #UPDATE Police: 33-year-old man

Iraq

Islamic State militants says it planted deadly Baghdad car bomb

The Islamic State militant group claims it was responsible for a car bomb that killed four people and injured eleven others in central Baghdad on

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Afghanistan

Afghan suicide bomb attack kills at least 4

At least four people have died and over 40 were injured in a truck bomb attack west of the Afghan capital, police report. A suicide bomber allegedly

Turkey

Turkey: Soldiers hurt by roadside bomb as conflict with PKK escalates

A roadside bomb has injured at least a dozen soldiers in eastern Turkey. The country has seen daily violence since July when a ceasefire with the

Syria

Car bombs hit Syrian city of Hasaka

The eastern Syrian city of Hasaka, mostly Kurdish-controlled, has been hit by two car bombs, killing at least 26 people including six Kurdish

Thailand

Erawan Shrine: three arrests by Royal Malaysian Police

Two Malaysians and a Pakistani national have been taken into custody in Kuala Lumpur in connection with last month’s bombing at a popular shrine in

Thailand

Bangkok: bomb suspect shows police where he handed device over

A man suspected of handling the bomb that killed 20 people at a popular shrine in Bangkok has shown police where he is alleged to have handed the

Turkey

14 police officers killed by PKK bomb attack in eastern Turkey

At least 14 police officers have been killed by Kurdish militants in a bomb attack in Turkey, widening a conflict with the Turkish state. Tuesday’s

West Bank

Palestinian mother dies from July West Bank arson attack

Thailand

Arrest warrants issued for two new Bangkok bombing suspects

Police investigating Thailand’s deadliest bombing have issued arrest warrants for two suspects: a 26-year-old Thai woman and a foreign man in his

Thailand

Thai police arrest 'Turkish' man over Bangkok bombing

Police in Thailand say they have detained a Turkish man suspected of involvement in the deadly bombing at a Bangkok tourist attraction nearly two

Thailand

'Foreigner' arrested over Bangkok bombing

Police in Thailand say they have detained a foreigner fitting the description of the prime suspect in this month’s deadly Bangkok bombing. Twenty

Bahrain

Bahrain policeman killed in 'terrorist' blast

Bahrain says a policeman has been killed in what authorities are calling a ‘terrorist blast’. Seven people were injured, including four other police

Thailand

Thailand: police say bomber trail has gone cold

There is an uneasy feeling on the streets of Bangkok, a week after a bomb killed 20 people at one of the city’s most visited shrines. Officers say

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Egypt

Egypt: bomb hits Cairo police building, six wounded

A car bomb in a Cairo suburb has wounded at least six police officers and badly damaged a state security building. There are no confirmed dead. The

Thailand

Thailand points the finger at the redshirt opposition

Thailand’s prime minister appears convinced he knows who is behind the Monday bombing in Bangkok. “There are individuals or groups who seek to

Thailand

Thailand seeks CCTV bomb suspect as new blast shakes Bangkok

Thai authorities are looking for a suspect seen leaving a backpack at the scene of Monday's fatal bomb blast in Bangkok. A second, small explosion in the capital on Tuesday caused no injuries.