Bombs ripped through Sunni areas in Baghdad and surrounding areas Friday, killing at least 76 people in the deadliest day in Iraq in more than eight months. The major spike in sectarian bloodshed heightened fears the country could again be veering toward civil war. Full story
Richard Engel, NBC News chief foreign correspondent, talks with Rachel Maddow about why the U.S. government is so keen to find the source of the leak to the AP about the al Qaeda bomb plot, and the rare and valuable al Qaeda double agent whose life was put at risk by their reporting.
A teenager has been arrested within two days of the latest bomb threat at Clinton High School, police said. Full story
Two car bombs exploded in sprawling Shiite neighborhoods of the Iraqi capital on Thursday morning, killing at least 12 civilians and wounding 30, officials said. Full story
Police in southern China detained a man early Thursday who is suspected of calling in fake bomb threats that grounded five domestic flights the previous day. Full story
Roseann Sdoia lost part of her leg, but not her will to push forward. WHDH's Tim Caputo reports.
A car bomb exploded in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, killing at least 10 people. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
Investigators in Boston are trying to determine where Tamerlan and Johar Tsarniev built or tested their bombs, NBC’s Katy Tur reports.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has told officials he and his brother, Tamerlan, had originally planned to set off their explosives in Boston on the Fourth of July, but changed their plans when they finished the bombs sooner than expected. NBC’s Pete Williams reports.
Two Houston synagogues tighten security after recieving bomb threats. KPRC’s Ryan Korsgard reports.
Members from the police bomb squad make an inspection before the inauguration of the National Mane Garrincha Stadium in Brasilia, May 18, 2013. The stadium will play host to the Confederations Cup and 2014 World Cup. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino (BRAZIL - Tags: SPORT SOCCER TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
People carry a victim at the site of a bomb attack in Baquba, about 50 km northeast of Baghdad, May 17, 2013. Two bombs exploded outside a Sunni Muslim mosque in the Iraqi city of Baquba as worshippers left after Friday prayers, killing at least 43 people in one of the deadliest attacks in a month-
ATTENTION EDITORS - VISUAL COVERAGE OF SCENES OF INJURY OR DEATHPeople gather at the site of a bomb attack in Baquba, about 50 km northeast of Baghdad, May 17, 2013. Two bombs exploded outside a Sunni Muslim mosque in the Iraqi city of Baquba as worshippers left after Friday prayers, killing at le
ATTENTION EDITORS - VISUAL COVERAGE OF SCENES OF INJURY OR DEATHVictims' bodies lie on the ground after a bomb attack in Baquba, about 50 km northeast of Baghdad, May 17, 2013. Two bombs exploded outside a Sunni Muslim mosque in the Iraqi city of Baquba as worshippers left after Friday prayers, ki