Suicide Bombings

Iraq: Death toll in Islamic State's suicide bombings rises to 31

The two attacks in Iraq took place in Baghdad and Taji. The Islamic State claimed it was targeting Shiite militia members.

Brussels attacks: Video of 'man in the hat' fleeing after airport bombings released

Belgian prosecutors have launched a fresh appeal for help in finding the suspected surviving attacker in last month's Brussels airport bombings

Brussels attacks: Belgian officials name second suicide bomber as Najim Laachraoui, DNA found at site of Paris attacks

Belgian officials have named the second suicide bomber in Brussels attack at airport as Najim Laachraoui, and said that his DNA was found at sites of Paris attacks.

Islamic State in Syria: At least 142 killed in suicide bombings in Damascus and Homs

A string of suicide bombings near a Shiite shrine outside Syria's capital and in Homs claimed by jihadists killed at least 142 people Sunday, as Washington and Moscow worked to secure a ceasefire.

Islamic State claims responsibility for suicide blast in Afghanistan which killed 33, injured more than 100

Suicide bomb blast in Afghanistan's eastern city of Jalalabad killed 33 people and injured more than 100 outside a bank where government workers collect salaries, the city's police chief said on Saturday.

Iraq: 23 dead in suicide bombings; federal police HQ attacked

In Diyala province north of Baghdad, Army Colonel Faisal al-Zuhairi was killed when a suicide bomber in a Humvee attacked his convoy. Five of his men also died.

48 students killed, several injured after suicide bombing in Nigeria

A suicide bomb attack in the same city killed 30 people one week ago, when suspected Boko Haram fighters attacked a religious procession of moderate Muslims.

Suicide attack escalates violence as Libya's oil output slips

Libya's oil production has fallen, turning back a hard-won increase since April in revenue just as it faces increased fighting in the capital and across Benghazi.

String of suicide bombings kill more than 30 in Russia

Together more than 30 people were killed in the explosions, putting the city of one million on edge and highlighting the terrorist threat Russia is facing as it prepares to host February's Winter Games in Sochi, President Vladimir Putin's pet project.

Suicide bombings kill 23 in Beirut: Why was the Iran embassy attacked?

A pair of suicide bombers targeted the Iranian Embassy in Beirut on Tuesday, killing some two dozen people and leaving corpses, puddles of blood and burning cars strewn across an upscale, Shiite-dominated neighborhood of the capital.