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Attacks in Iraq kill over 40, sectarian tensions high

BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) - A series of bomb and gun attacks across Iraq killed more than 40 people on Tuesday, a day after over 70 died in violence targeting majority Shi'ites that has stoked fears of all-out sectarian war with minority Sunnis. Full story

Smoke bomb triggers evacuation at Tucson school

TUCSON - An eastside charter school was evacuated afternoon after a smoke bomb was set off, according to Tucson Fire Department spokesman Cpt. Barrett Baker. Full story

Petrol bombs thrown in central Milan watch robbery

MILAN (Reuters) - Six people armed with clubs robbed a luxury watch shop in central Milan on Tuesday, throwing petrol bombs in the street as they made off with their loot, Italian police said. Full story

3 charged in LA-area bank robbery

A man was charged Monday with a $565,000 bank robbery in which his girlfriend — an assistant bank manager — was forced to strap on a fake bomb so she would seem to be a hostage and could take the money. Full story

Dagestan bombs kill 4, 2 dead in shootout near Moscow

MAKHACHKALA, Russia (Reuters) - Two car bombs killed at least four people and wounded dozens of others on Monday in one of the bloodiest attacks this year in Dagestan, a turbulent province in Russia's North Caucasus region where armed groups are waging an Islamist insurgency. Full story

Iraq bombs kill scores as violence spreads

   At least 70 people have been killed in a wave of car bombs in Iraq, raising concerns the country may slip back into civil war. NBC’s Annabel Roberts and Richard O’Kelly report.

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  Exposure of double agent at heart of AP investigation

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.

  Boston bomb victim goes home

Roseann Sdoia lost part of her leg, but not her will to push forward. WHDH's Tim Caputo reports.

  Bomb near Benghazi hospital kills 10

A car bomb exploded in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, killing at least 10 people. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

  Investigators return to Tsarniev’s home

Investigators in Boston are trying to determine where Tamerlan and Johar Tsarniev built or tested their bombs, NBC’s Katy Tur reports.

  Bombing suspects’ original plan was July 4th attack

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.

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ATTENTION EDITORS - VISUAL COVERAGE OF SCENES OF INJURY OR DEATHMedics treat a security official, who had been injured in a bomb blast, at a hospital in Quetta May 23, 2013. A roadside bomb killed 11 security personnel and two civilians on Thursday in southwestern Pakistan where separatist rebels

A security official collects evidence near the remains of a damaged vehicle at the site of a bomb blast in Quetta
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A security official collects evidence near the remains of a damaged vehicle at the site of a bomb blast in Quetta May 23, 2013. A roadside bomb killed 11 security personnel and two civilians on Thursday in southwestern Pakistan where separatist rebels have for decades been battling to control the re

Security officials collect evidence near the remains of a damaged vehicle at the site of a bomb blast in Quetta
Security officials collect evidence near the remains of a damaged vehicle at the site of a bomb blast in Quetta

Security officials collect evidence near the remains of a damaged vehicle at the site of a bomb blast in Quetta May 23, 2013. A roadside bomb killed 11 security personnel and two civilians on Thursday in southwestern Pakistan where separatist rebels have for decades been battling to control the regi

A security official searches for evidence near the remains of a damaged vehicle at the site of a bomb blast in Quetta
A security official searches for evidence near the remains of a damaged vehicle at the site of a bomb blast in Quetta

A security official searches for evidence near the remains of a damaged vehicle at the site of a bomb blast in Quetta May 23, 2013. A roadside bomb killed 11 security personnel and two civilians on Thursday in southwestern Pakistan where separatist rebels have for decades been battling to control th