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Cairo - Two Egyptian policemen and a civilian were wounded in a bomb attack targeting a security checkpoint in central Cairo on Tuesday, officials and a medic said.

Abuja - Twin blasts at a bus station packed with morning commuters on the outskirts of Nigeria's capital killed dozens of people on Monday, in what appeared to be the latest attack by Boko Haram Islamists.

Athens - A booby-trapped car exploded outside the Bank of Greece in central Athens Thursday but no one was injured in the blast, police said, as Greece was set to return to the debt markets after a four-year absence.

Islamabad - A bomb explosion Wednesday killed at least 15 people and wounded 35 others in Islamabad's bustling fruit and vegetable market, police and hospital officials said.

New York - Rescuers scouring the rubble of two Manhattan apartment buildings leveled in a gas explosion found the body of an eighth victim, nearly 36 hours after the disaster.An unspecified number of people remain missing after Wednesday's building collapse in Ea...

New York - A major explosion caused by a gas leak flattened two Manhattan apartment buildings in a fireball killing three people and injuring 63 others.New York Mayor Bill de Blasio called the incident "a tragedy of the worst kind" and his office said nine reside...

New York - Two residential buildings in Manhattan collapsed in an explosion on Wednesday, killing two women and injuring at least 17 other people as a serious fire spewed out thick smoke, officials said.The explosion struck a building at 116th Street and Park Ave...

New York - A residential building in Manhattan exploded and collapsed on Wednesday, killing at least one person and injuring 17 others as a serious fire engulfed the area in thick smoke, officials said.The explosion struck a building at 116th Street and Park Aven...

New York - A residential building in New York's East Harlem neighborhood exploded and collapsed on Wednesday, sparking a serious fire and engulfing the area in thick smoke, officials said.Local TV stations reported that 11 people had sustained minor injuries in t...

New York - A residential building in New York's East Harlem neighborhood exploded and collapsed on Wednesday, sparking a serious fire and engulfing the area in thick smoke, officials said.Local TV stations reported that several people had sustained minor injuries...