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Suicide bomber kills senior official, 14 others in Afghan north

POL-E-KHOMRI, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber blew up a senior official and 14 others outside a government office in the northern Afghan province of Baghlan on Monday, police said. Full story

Suicide bomber hits Shi'ite mosque in north Iraq

KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) - A suicide bomber detonated his explosives inside a Shi'ite mosque in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Thursday, killing at least eight people as they attended a mourning ceremony, police said. Full story

At least 12 killed by suicide bomber in Afghanistan

   At least six Americans and six Afghan citizens were killed after a convoy carrying two American soldiers and four contractors was targeted by a suicide bomber. NBC’s Atia Abawi reports.

Five suicide bombers dead in failed attacks in northern Mali

BAMAKO (Reuters) - At least five suicide bombers died in northern Mali on Friday in attacks aimed at Malian and Nigerien troops which failed to inflict serious casualties on their targets, a spokesman for Mali's army said. Full story

Suicide bombers target Iraqi Kurds in disputed areas

KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) - Three suicide bombers attacked Kurdish security forces and the local headquarters of a Kurdish political party in a disputed oil-rich area of northern Iraq on Wednesday, killing three people, police and medics said. Full story

Boston Marathon bombing: Why would someone do this?

   Former FBI profiler Clint Van Zandt and author Adam Lankford talk with The Cycle about the Boston Marathon tragedy, other bombings in the U.S., and how we can define “terrorism.”

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Suicide bomber kills 10 in Pakistan

Suicide bombers attack court compound in Pakistan's Peshawar

Suicide bomber kills three police in Russian Caucasus

Suicide bomber injures soldier at Mali checkpoint: source

Suspected suicide bomber kills two in U.S. embassy blast: governor

Suicide bomber kills 20 inside Iraqi Shi'ite mosque: police

Eight killed as Taliban suicide bombers attack Pakistan police station

Suicide bombers attack Pakistan army base, one soldier dead

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  Eight suicide bombers attack Afghan police

Eight suicide bombers attacked a police headquarters in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, killing five officers and wounding four others, a security official said. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

  Suicide bomber kills 3 at Russian checkpoint

A suicide bomber detonates at a security checkpoint in Russia's North Caucus region killing three police officers and injuring six others. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

  Suicide bomber tries to enter US embassy in Turkey

NBC’s Richard Engel reports witnesses in Turkey are saying a suicide bomber tried to enter the U.S. embassy in Ankara, getting as far as the first x-ray machine before detonating an explosive device. A Turkish guard was reportedly killed in the blast.

  Suicide bomber kills 9 in Afghanistan

According to reports citing local officials in Afghanistan, a female suicide bomber attacked a minibus near Kabul, killing at least nine people in what may be the deadliest act of retribution over an anti-Islam film produced in the U.S. NBC’s Richard Engel reports.

  Suicide bombing near Kabul's NATO headquarters

Six Afghan civilians are reportedly dead after a Taliban suicide bomber detonated explosives in Kabul. NBC's Atia Abawi reports.

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Still image from video footage shows damage at the site of an attack by Taliban suicide bombers at a courtroom in Farah province in western Afghanistan
Still image from video footage shows damage at the site of an attack by Taliban suicide bombers at a courtroom in Farah province in western Afghanistan

Still image from April 3, 2013 video footage shows damage at the site of an attack by Taliban suicide bombers at a courtroom in Farah province in western Afghanistan. Nine Taliban suicide bombers killed themselves and 44 others on Wednesday in the attack where 10 of their comrades were on trial, a l

Still image from video footage shows people at the site of an attack by Taliban suicide bombers at a courtroom in Farah province in western Afghanistan
Still image from video footage shows people at the site of an attack by Taliban suicide bombers at a courtroom in Farah province in western Afghanistan

Still image from April 3, 2013 video footage shows people at the site of an attack by Taliban suicide bombers at a courtroom in Farah province in western Afghanistan. Nine Taliban suicide bombers killed themselves and 44 others on Wednesday in the attack where 10 of their comrades were on trial, a l

A security official covers the body parts of a suspected suicide bomber at the site of bomb blast in a judicial compound in Peshawar
A security official covers the body parts of a suspected suicide bomber at the site of bomb blast in a judicial compound in Peshawar

ATTENTION EDITORS - VISUAL COVERAGE OF SCENES OF DEATH AND INJURYA security official covers the body parts of a suspected suicide bomber at the site of bomb blast in a judicial compound in Peshawar March 18, 2013. Two suicide bombers attacked a judicial compound in the Pakistani city of Peshawar o

Rescue workers carry the covered body parts of a suspected suicide bomber at the site of bomb blast in a judicial compound in Peshawar
Rescue workers carry the covered body parts of a suspected suicide bomber at the site of bomb blast in a judicial compound in Peshawar

Rescue workers carry the covered body parts of a suspected suicide bomber at the site of bomb blast in a judicial compound in Peshawar March 18, 2013. Two suicide bombers attacked a judicial compound in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on Monday, killing four people and taking hostages, officials said