TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Banned from upcoming elections, Iran's former president has leveled harsh criticism at the Islamic Republic's clerical rulers, saying they are doing a poor job running the country, an Iranian pro-reform website reported ... [Full Article]
BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian state TV says a powerful explosion has hit the nation's capital, causing an unknown number of casualties. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
BAQUBA, Iraq (Reuters) - Two bombs exploded outside a Sunni Muslim mosque 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-long surge in sectarian violence. Attac... [Full Article]
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Three blasts hit markets in Shi'ite districts in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 14 people, police and medical officials said. Two car bombs exploded in busy markets in Sadr City, north-eastern Baghdad... [Full Article]
REYHANLI, Turkey (AP) - In one of the deadliest attacks in Turkey in recent years, two car bombs exploded near the border with Syria on Saturday, killing 43 and wounding 140 others. Turkish officials blamed the attack on a group linked to Syria, and ... [Full Article]
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Two car bombs exploded in a Turkish town near the border with Syria on Saturday, killing at least 20 people and injuring some 46 others, officials said. The blasts raised fears that Syria's brutal civil war violence was cro... [Full Article]
PARACHINAR, Pakistan (AP) - A government official says the death toll from a Taliban bombing of a political rally held by an Islamist party in northwestern Pakistan has risen to 25. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Concert promoters AEG Live ignored red flags when it hired Dr. Conrad Murray to care for Michael Jackson, and should have been aware that the singer had addiction problems years before he agreed to perform ... [Full Article]
PRAGUE (AP) - A powerful blast believed to be a gas explosion ripped open an office building in the center of Prague on Monday, injuring at least 35 people and sending shockwaves through the heavily touristed Old Town. Authorities fear several people... [Full Article]
PRAGUE (AP) - A powerful explosion has damaged a building in the center of the Czech capital, Prague, injuring up to 40 people. Authorities say they believe some people are buried in the rubble. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]