Canada condemns bomb attack on Indian embassy in KabulOctober 9th, 2009 ONTARIO - Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon has strongly condemned Thursday's attempted bomb attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, that claimed 17 lives and injured more than 60. "Canada strongly condemns the violent attack that occurred today near the Embassy of India in Kabul and claimed the lives of several Afghan civilians and injured many others.
Britain condemns attack on Indian embassy in KabulOctober 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - British Foreign Minister David Miliband Thursday rang up his Indian counterpart S.M. Krishna and expressed his sympathies at the suicide car bomb attack outside the Indian embassy in Kabul.
US condemns attack near Indian mission in KabulOctober 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US has condemned Thursday's bombing near the Indian Embassy in Kabul that killed at least 17 people and injured 76, saying there's no justification for this kind of senseless violence. "The United States condemns the bombing today (Thursday) near the Indian Embassy and Ministry of Interior in Kabul that has killed several people and wounded many more," the State Department said in a statement.
At least five killed, 15 injured in Iraq attacksOctober 7th, 2009 BAGHDAD - At least five people were killed and 15 others injured Wednesday in violence around Iraq, police told DPA. In the northern city of Mosul, two policemen were killed by a bomb as they patrolled the neighbourhood of al-Zahra.
Death toll in Somalia's twin suicide car bomb attack rises to 21September 18th, 2009 Death toll rises to 21 in Somalia suicide attackNAIROBI, Kenya — The death toll from twin suicide car bombings at the African Union's main peacekeeping base in Somalia rose to 21 Friday, including 17 peacekeepers, an AU spokesman said. It was the deadliest single attack on AU peacekeepers since they arrived in 2007.
15 killed, nine injured in attacks in IraqSeptember 9th, 2009 BAGHDAD - At least 15 people, including three policemen, were killed and nine injured in separate bomb attacks in Iraq Wednesday, according to witnesses and security sources. Seven people were killed and two injured, from the same family, when a car bomb went off in Kirkuk, witnesses said.
Two killed in Baghdad bomb attackAugust 20th, 2009 BAGHDAD - Two people were killed and eight others injured Thursday when a bicycle bomb exploded in Baghdad, witnesses said. The bicycle exploded in the crowded al-Rasheed street, damaging several offices of travel companies.
Eight killed in Iraq car bomb attacksAugust 12th, 2009 BAGHDAD - At least eight people were killed and 30 others injured in two separate car bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital Tuesday night, the police said. The first explosion occurred near a Shia mosque in the Al-Amin district of Baghdad, while the second explosion took place near a coffee shop in the same district.
Four killed, 35 injured in Iraq blastJuly 11th, 2009 BAGHDAD - Four civilians were killed and 35 injured Saturday when a parked car bomb exploded in a residential district of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, police sources said. Mosul, 500 km north of Baghdad, has been the scene of near-daily bomb attacks since US troops withdrew from Iraqi cities and towns June 30.
30 dead in Iraq suicide bomb attacksJuly 9th, 2009 MOSUL - At least 30 people were killed and 70 injured Thursday in double suicide bomb attacks in Tal-Afar town in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh, authorities said.
8 killed, 50 wounded in Baghdad bomb attacksJune 22nd, 2009 BAGHDAD - Eight people were killed and 50 wounded in a car bomb blast and a roadside bomb attack in Baghdad Monday, an official said. At least five people were killed and some 20 others wounded when a booby-trapped car detonated in Baghdad central district in Karrada, the official said on condition of anonymity.
Four UN peacekeepers from India to be honoured posthumouslyMay 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Four UN peacekeepers from India will be honoured posthumously Friday at a function to mark the International Day of United Nations (UN) Peacekeepers at the New York headquarters of the organisation. "This year's commemorative ceremonies come at a time when the services of UN peacekeepers are in greater demand than ever.
UN chief condemns Lahore bomb blastMay 27th, 2009 NEW YORK - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemned Wednesday the bomb attack that killed at least 40 people in the Pakistani city of Lahore. "No cause can justify such indiscriminate terrorist violence," Ban said in a statement.
Insurgents attack African Union bases in Somalia, at least 3 people killed, 8 woundedApril 26th, 2009 Insurgents attack AU bases in Somalia, 3 killedMOGADISHU, Somalia — An official says insurgents have attacked two African Union peacekeepers' bases in the Somali capital, and a witness says at least three people were killed. Burundi peacekeeping spokesman Lt.
Insurgents attack African Union peacekeeping bases in Somalia; witness says 3 people killedApril 26th, 2009 Insurgents attack AU peacekeeping bases in SomaliaMOGADISHU, Somalia — Armed fighters attacked two African Union peacekeeping bases in Somalia's capital, and a witness said he saw the bodies of three civilians killed. The attack was launched Saturday afternoon, several days after Somalia's hardline opposition leader warned AU peacekeepers to leave the country or face attacks.
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