One dead, seven hurt in school blast in southern Italy
ROME, May 19, 2012 (AFP) – A bomb went off in front of a school in the southern Italian city of Brindisi on Saturday, killing one student and injuring seven as they were going into class, a local emergency official … Read more
N.Irish police charge five dissidents with ‘terror’ offences
LONDON, May 19, 2012 (AFP) – Northern Irish police charged five dissident republicans with “terror” offences on Friday. The men, who face a range of charges including directing terrorism, conspiracy to murder and attending a terrorist training camp, were arrested … Read more
Blast outside Greek tax office causes damage, no injuries
ATHENS, May 14, 2012 (AFP) – A makeshift bomb exploded outside a tax office in Athens early Monday, a police source said, causing damage but no injuries as the debt-mired country struggles to to form an emergency government. The explosion … Read more
27 injured in Ukraine blasts as Euro 2012 looms
DNIPROPETROVSK, Ukraine, April 28, 2012 (AFP) – At least 27 people were wounded on Friday in a series of explosions in Ukraine, posing a major security challenge in the run-up to the Euro-2012 football tournament. Four blasts rocked central Dnipropetrovsk … Read more