Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the militant Shi’ite Hizballah, vowed Saturday that members of his organization indicted last week for assassinating a former Lebanese prime minister would never be turned over to an international tribunal.
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Taxi Tours in Belfast
Northern Ireland’s troubles aren’t entirely over. A police constable was killed by a car bomb in April, and one was seriously injured by a car bomb last year
Amid Bombs and Complaints from Zelaya Hondurans Prepare to Vote
The homemade bomb exploded outside the church in this sweaty Central American capital as the choir was singing hymns in a lively Evangelical mass. When the parishioners finally paused from their verses, they thanked God that the device had caused no injuries — and had hardly even damaged the BMW car belonging to one of the faithful, under which it was placed.
Powerful car bomb kills at least 70 in Peshawar market
A powerful car bomb ripped through a bustling marketplace in Peshawar, killing at least 70 people on Wednesday, a government official said.
Blast kills at least 30 in northern Pakistan
A bomb blast in a bustling market in Peshawar, Pakistan killed at least 41 people Friday, a government official said.
Spanish soldier dies in Afghan bomb attack
A Spanish soldier was killed and five others were wounded on Wednesday when their patrol vehicle struck a hidden bomb in western Afghanistan, Spain’s Defense Ministry said in a statement.
Twin blasts kill 14 in northwest Pakistan
At least 14 people were killed in northwest Pakistan Saturday in two powerful bomb blasts, police said.
Bomb attack on Indian governor’s home foiled
A car bomb was found Friday parked outside the home of a state governor in India’s troubled northeast, police said. It was later detonated
Chavez pledges closer ties with Iran
Iran and Venezuela plan to stand up against “imperialist” foes by strengthening bilateral cooperation on a range of issues, including nuclear power, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Saturday.
UK minister condemns Lockerbie bomber’s ‘hero’s welcome’
It was "deeply distressing" and "deeply upsetting" to see the convicted Lockerbie bomber get a hero’s welcome in Libya, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Friday. The way Libya handles the return of Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi will determine its place on the world stage, Miliband said. Al Megrahi, 57, was freed Thursday from the Scottish prison where he had been serving a life sentence for the 1988 bombing of Pan Am flight 103.