Terrorists Bomb Ancient Mosque, Killing 81

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Nov 29, 2014 The most important mosque in north Nigeria's biggest city, Kano, came under attack Friday, just as worshipers were gathering to pray. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Baghdad Bombs Kill Dozens 10 Years After U.S. Invasion

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Mar 20, 2013 Nearly 10 years to the day after the start of the Iraq War, some 19 car bombs and a shooting in the country's capital left 57 people dead, almost 200 wounded and many more wondering whether they'll ever feel safe again. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Israel Blames Iran for Deadly Bus Attack

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 19, 2012 Israel is blaming Iran, its longtime adversary, for the deaths of seven Israeli tourists in a bomb attack on a bus in Burgas, Bulgaria. The bus was carrying 40 members of an Israeli group from the airport to their hotels when the blast occurred. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Would-Be Underwear Bomber Was CIA Double Agent

Staff / Truthdig May 9, 2012 The recently uncovered al-Qaida plot to take down a U.S.-bound airliner took a dramatic turn Tuesday: It turns out that the would-be bomber who was chosen to carry out the mission was actually an informant for the CIA. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Report: Al-Qaida Bomb Plot Against Jet Thwarted

Staff / Truthdig May 8, 2012 The CIA foiled an elaborate new underwear bomb plot by an al-Qaida affiliate in Yemen that was intended to bring down a U.S.-bound airliner, The Associated Press reported Monday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Note to Iran: U.S. Orders Up a Super Bunker-Buster

Staff / Truthdig Jan 29, 2012 After deciding that its current arsenal lacks a non-nuclear bomb powerful enough to tear through 200 feet of mountaintop and obliterate Iran’s subterranean Fodrow nuclear enrichment facility, the Pentagon has asked Boeing Co. to make a conventional weapon equal to the task. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

New York, D.C. Respond to Specific, Credible Terrorist Threat

Staff / Truthdig Sep 9, 2011 New York and Washington, D.C., police officers are ramping up security measures Friday in response to what intelligence officials are calling a specific, credible terrorist threat planned for the 10th anniversary of 9/11. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Blast Rocks Government Buildings in Oslo

Staff / Truthdig Jul 22, 2011 A powerful explosion rocked government buildings in Norway's capital on Friday, killing at least seven people and injuring a number of others near the prime minister's office. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Queen Honors Irish Freedom Fighters

Staff / Truthdig May 18, 2011 The queen has landed in Ireland, where she laid a wreath at the Garden of Remembrance to honor those who fought against British tyranny. And if you think that's a nice gesture, you should see the emerald green outfit her majesty wore for her arrival. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Economic Boom

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Libya Bombing

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Egypt Bomb Kills at Least 21

Staff / Truthdig Jan 2, 2011 In a bloody beginning to the new year in Egypt, a suicide bombing outside a Coptic church in Alexandria killed at least 21 people and injured dozens more "This massacre has al-Qaida written all over ," a church official said. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )