CBC.ca
32 injured in suicide bombing in IstanbulLos Angeles TimesNearly half of those wounded in busy Taksim Square in Istanbul are police officers. The bombings bear hallmarks of an Al Qaeda attack, but officials hint that Kurdish insurgents may be involved. Police officers console each other after a suicide …Istanbul suicide attack highlights Turkey's struggle with [...]
Telegraph.co.uk
Cargo plane bomb plot: al-Qaeda terrorists 'threatened another Lockerbie'Telegraph.co.ukThe al-Qaeda parcel bomb plot was designed to blow up passenger jets in a Lockerbie-style terrorist outrage, investigators believe. By Gordon Rayner and Duncan Gardham The devices contained a highly explosive combination of PETN (Pentaerythritol …Hallmarks of al QaedaWall Street JournalUS thanks UAE for role in disrupting [...]
CBC.ca
Brazilians Vote in Presidential RunoffWall Street JournalSÃO PAULO, Brazil — Brazilians vote Sunday in a presidential runoff widely expected to reaffirm support for the leftist Workers Party and elect Dilma Rousseff as the first female leader of Latin America's biggest country. …Dilma Rousseff Is Elected Brazil's First Female President, Defeating SerraBloombergBrazil's Rousseff well ahead with [...]
msnbc.com
Christian worshippers killed in Baghdad church raidThe GuardianAt least 10 Christian worshippers were killed and about 30 wounded tonight, when Iraqi security forces stormed a Baghdad church in which terrorists wearing explosive vests were holding them hostage. The raid also killed seven Iraqi soldiers and police …Hostage Case at Baghdad Church Ends in BloodbathNew York [...]
CBC.ca
Suicide bombing in heart of Turkey injures 32Los Angeles TimesNearly half of those wounded in busy Taksim Square are police officers. The bombings bear hallmarks of an Al Qaeda attack. Officials hint that PKK militants may be involved. By Borzou Daragahi, Los Angeles Times A suicide bomber struck the commercial …Istanbul suicide attack highlights Turkey's [...]
Telegraph.co.uk
Cargo bombs plot: US hunts Saudi extremistThe GuardianThe international hunt for those behind the failed attempt to ship bombs on US cargo planes was focused tonight on a Saudi-born extremist linked to al-Qaida in Yemen who is also accused of constructing the Christmas Day bomb. …Al Qaeda bomb-maker top suspect in parcel plotABC OnlineYemen bomb [...]
Aljazeera.net
Middle East Hostages in Iraq church siege freedAljazeera.netRaid by security forces ends crisis that trapped scores of worshippers in Baghdad's Our Lady of Salvation Church. Iraqi security forces with help from US forces have ended a siege by armed men who took scores of worshippers hostage in a Baghdad church …Iraq storms church held by [...]
Fox News
Party Leaders Offer Bold Predictions Ahead of 'Earthquake' ElectionFox NewsShown here are Democratic Rep. Chris Van Hollen, left, and Republican Sen. John Cornyn. (Reuters/AP Photos) In their closing arguments, Republican and Democratic party leaders offered bold predictions Sunday ahead of an election which could shift the …Democrats see hope, Republicans temper expectations for Tuesday [...]
Xinhua
Shanghai's World Expo to Close After Attracting Record 72 Million VisitorsBloombergBy Bloomberg News – Sun Oct 31 00:06:58 GMT 2010 The number of visitors to the Expo in China's richest city is more than 10 times the number who traveled to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg Shanghai's $44 billion World Expo …Shanghai Expo [...]
Globe and Mail
One of Saudi Arabia's most wanted believed linked to bomb plotCNNBy the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) — The man suspected to be at the center of the plot to send bombs from Yemen to the United States is a Saudi national who authorities believe has been living in Yemen for the past three [...]