A 20-year-old man was in custody after threatening to bomb Saturday's rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Waterbury, Connecticut. At around 12:45 p.m., the U.S. Secret Service contacted the Connecticut State Police after seeing a threat posted on Twitter threatening to "bomb" the Trump...
At least 28 people have been killed and 329 injured in a huge explosion in the centre of the Afghan capital Kabul, police and officials say. A suicide attacker detonated a vehicle and a fierce gun battle followed. Officials say the attack is now over and the area has been cleared. A Taliban spokesman said the group carried out...
Several people have been killed in a bombing in the centre of the Afghan capital Kabul, President Ashraf Ghani has said. Interior ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said a suicide attacker had detonated a vehicle. Dozens are reported injured. Gunfire can still be heard in the area. A Taliban spokesman said the group was...
A HUGE operation is underway in Amsterdam after a bomb threat forced an airport to be evacuated and closed. Amsterdam's Schiphol airport and the Sheraton Hotel next door were emptied because of a "suspicious situation". One man was arrested at the airport and a second was arrested at a major train station in the...
DONALD TRUMP has sparked global outcry after revealing his nuclear weapons policy — with the US presidential hopeful even refusing to rule out bombing BRITAIN. The controversial property tycoon caused a new storm this week with his claim he is not willing “to take it off the table” when quizzed over whether he...
WASHINGTON — The United States released a public inventory of its supplies of highly enriched uranium, the material that can be used to make nuclear weapons, President Obama said Friday as he opened the second day of the biennial Nuclear Security Summit. "That inventory is one that we have reduced considerably,"...
DAVID Cameron has warned world leaders terrorists will use "whatever materials they can get their hands on”. Addressing leaders gathered to discuss the security of nuclear facilities, the Prime Minister said attackers would "like to kill as many people as they possibly could” to wage war against the West....
A suicide bomber killed at least 65 people and injured more than 280 others, mostly women and children, at a public park in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Sunday, striking at the heart of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s political base of Punjab. The blast occurred in the parking area of Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park, a few feet...
A SHOCKING X-ray has emerged showing how a huge bolt from an Islamic State (ISIS) nail bomb lodged just inches from a Brussels attacks victim's heart. The disturbing image demonstrates the horrendous cruelty of the jihadis' arsenal, which was designed to inflict maximum casualties in an enclosed space. The three-inch...
At least 15 people travelling on a bus have been killed by a bomb in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar, officials say. The vehicle was carrying government employees from nearby areas to the city. An improvised device apparently inside the bus caused the blast, police say. There has been no claim of responsibility,...
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) plane carrying 72 people from London to Stockholm was diverted to Gothenburg on Friday after a bomb threat and passengers were evacuated, police said. ‘The 72 people on board the plane, including the crew, have been evacuated. The evacuation is completed,’ police spokesman Stefan...
France says it may carry out airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria as an act of self-defense. Last week French aircraft started to undertake reconnaissance missions over Syria. On Monday, French President Francois Hollande said French military sorties in Syria would soon expand to include airstrikes against Islamic...