Along the banks of this city, the Red River surpassed its highest level in history Friday morning, forcing the emergency evacuation of one neighborhood before dawn and leading city leaders here, once cheerfully upbeat, to sound far more dire. “We …
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Blast kills 7 Russian soldiers in South Ossetia
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — A car exploded Friday, killing seven soldiers outside Russia’s military headquarters in South Ossetia, and Russian authorities charged it was a terrorist bombing meant to wreck the tense cease-fire that ended their war with Georgia. Georgia’s …
Suicide attackers strike Shiite mosques, kill 24
BAGHDAD – Suicide bombers struck two Shiite mosques in Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 24 people and wounding dozens during celebrations marking the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. To the north, suspected Shiite militiamen gunned down …
Three dead in Algerian suicide attack: report
ALGIERS (AFP) – Three people were killed and six others were wounded in a suicide attack near the Algerian capital, APS news agency quoted security officials as saying on Monday. The bomber blew up his car packed with explosives near …
New Delhi flower market blast kills boy
NEW DELHI, India (CNN) — A young boy was killed and 17 people hurt when a bomb exploded in south New Delhi Saturday, an Indian police spokesman said. The bomb, which was thrown by two bikers, exploded when a child …