 | Nine dead and 47 wounded in Al-Shabaab attack on hotel in Somalia's KismayoAl-Shabaab has been trying to overthrow the government for more than 15 years and regularly attacks civilian and military targets. |
 | Women protesters demand more security after Afghan bombingThe bomber struck an education center Friday packed with hundreds of students in a Shiite neighborhood, killing 19 people and wounding 27. |
 | Suicide bombing in Somalia kills 11 including local officialThe Somalia-based extremist group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack. |
 | Kabul election centre suicide bomb attack: 'Nobody in Afghanistan will vote'A suicide bombing outside a voter and ID registration centre in Kabul killed at least 57 people, and injured 112 people. |
 | Islamic State suicide bomber kills 57 at Kabul voter registration centre in AfghanistanThe assault underscores growing concerns about security in the lead-up to legislative elections scheduled for October 20, which are seen as a test-run for next year's presidential poll. |
 | Five killed, 19 injured in suicide bombing on security forces in PakistanThe attackers targeted the convoy of security forces on the Sariab road in the provincial capital Quetta, they said. |
 | Islamic State claims attack in Egypt's Sinai that killed 23 soldiersThe Islamic State group issued a claim of responsibility, saying in an online statement that it had carried out the attack as the Egyptian army was preparing an assault on IS positions in Sinai. |
 | Iran offers Saudi Arabia help after Mecca bombingIran on Saturday condemned a suicide bombing near Islam's holiest site in Mecca and offered Saudi Arabia its assistance in tackling terrorism despite their severed ties. |
 | 12 killed after attacks on Iran parliament, Khomeini's tomb; IS claims attacksThere were mixed reports, with some local news agencies reporting there was a single shooter inside the Tehran complex and others saying there were three men. |
