BAGHDAD – A suicide bomber detonated a car full of explosives near a funeral procession here Friday morning, killing at least 31 people and injuring at least 60, a security official said. Mourners had gathered outside a hospital to receive the bodies of three people killed the night before, said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly. The blast occurred in the Shiite neighborhood of Zafaraniyah, in the city’s southeast. Read full article > >

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Bomb kills dozens in Baghdad Shiite district

A man is arrested as police begin a search of a house in Somerset after executing a warrant under the Explosives Act.

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Serviceman Arrested at Texas Airport

The man was preparing to board a flight in Midland, Tex., when explosives in military-grade wrapping were discovered in his luggage, officials said.

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Serviceman Held in Midland, Tex., After Explosives Found in Luggage

A man is detained at an airport in the US state of Texas after trying to carry explosives through security.

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A man was detained Saturday after trying to go through a security checkpoint at a Texas airport with explosives in military-grade wrapping, federal and local officials said.

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PEABODY, Mass. — A woman who just flew back home from Las Vegas says an airport security officer confiscated her frosted cupcake because he thought the icing on it could be a security risk. Rebecca Hains said the Transportation Security Administration agent at McCarran International Airport took her cupcake Wednesday, telling her its frosting was enough like a gel to violate TSA restrictions on allowing liquids and gels onto flights to prevent them from being used as explosives. Read full article > >

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The federal government is grappling with the explosive question of whether to let anyone of any age buy the controversial morning-after pill Plan B directly off drugstore and supermarket shelves without a prescription. The Food and Drug Administration has until Wednesday to respond to a request from the drug’s manufacturer to make the pill as easy to get as toilet paper and toothpaste, a move pushed by some doctors, health advocates, family-planning activists, members of Congress and others to help women prevent unwanted pregnancies. Read full article > >

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Transportation officials decided to suspend the explosive blasts around East 72nd Street each afternoon until Dec. 5 to better contain dust.

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Delay in Blasting for 2d Avenue Subway Annoys Some

Transportation officials decided to suspend the explosive blasts around East 72nd Street each afternoon until Dec. 5 to better contain dust.

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Delay in Blasting for 2d Avenue Subway Annoys Some

Jose Pimentel, who had been under surveillance, was arrested in Washington Heights after coming close to completing an explosive device, the police said.

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Placing high hopes on the economic power of Pacific rim nations, President Barack Obama on Saturday declared the Asia-Pacific region the heart of explosive growth for years to come. For businesses, he said, “this is where the action’s going to be.”

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Four Georgia men arrested this week in connection with a scheme to conduct an attack with explosives and a deadly toxin were partly inspired by an online novel, according to court documents. But their plans, experts said, may not have ever escaped the realm of fantasy. From al-Qaeda to neo-Nazis, numerous groups have imagined carrying out a deadly terrorist attack using the highly lethal extract of the castor bean known as ricin. None has succeeded. Read full article > >

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After several attacks using explosives hidden in turbans, a rule on inspecting the headgear for weapons stirs anger among the turban wearers of Afghanistan.

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Two explosive devices have been discovered during police searches in south Belfast on Friday.

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Devices found in police searches