Skip navigation

Bombs targeting Sunnis kill at least 76 in Iraq

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

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.

Teen arrested, accused in Clinton bomb threats case

A teenager has been arrested within two days of the latest bomb threat at Clinton High School, police said. Full story

Car bombs in Iraq kill 12, wound 30

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

China detains man over fake airline bomb threats

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

Sponsored Links

Articles

AP records seizure just latest step in sweeping U.S. leak probe

APNewsBreak: Mailbox bomb suspect to face hearing

Bombs strike Baghdad Shi'ite districts, eight killed-police

Bombs, shooting kill at least 15 across Iraq: police

Teacher removes explosive from Colorado school

Car bomb explodes outside hospital in Libya's Benghazi

Bomb survivor wants others remembered

Fallen Soldier Honored in Lawton

Bomb Threat At Serenity Hospital

TPD, FBI and ATF work Tampa homemade explosive case

Video

  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.

  Houston synagogues recieve bomb threats

Two Houston synagogues tighten security after recieving bomb threats. KPRC’s Ryan Korsgard reports.

advertisement | ad info

Related Photos

Members from the police bomb squad make an inspection before the inauguration of the National Mane Garrincha Stadium in Brasilia
Members from the police bomb squad make an inspection before the inauguration of the National Mane Garrincha Stadium in Brasilia

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
People carry a victim at the site of a bomb attack in Baquba

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-

People gather at the site of a bomb attack in Baquba
People gather at the site of a bomb attack in Baquba

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

Victims' bodies lie on the ground after a bomb attack in Baquba
Victims' bodies lie on the ground after a bomb attack in Baquba

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