A suicide bomb attack on one of Pakistan's premier military academies has killed at least five people and wounded 19 others. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad the bombing marks the fifth suicide blast in the last eight days - a string of attacks that has killed nearly 100 people across the country.

Iraqi officials say a suicide bomber has blown up a car near the homes of two senior Iraqi politicians in Baghdad. The attack killed two security guards and wounded 12 other people.

Iran could use suicide bombers from its Basij paramilitary force if enemies launch an attack from the Persian Gulf, a naval deputy commander in the Revolutionary Guards said on Monday.

Afghan authorities say a suicide bomber has struck a convoy of French troops in Kabul, killing at least one French soldier and wounding several Afghan civilians.

Two bomb attacks in Baghdad today killed at least 65 people. A fuel truck blew up near a gas station in western Baghdad where drivers were lining up for fuel, killing at least 50 people and injuring 60.

Afghan officials say a suicide car bomber blew himself up near a convoy of foreign troops on the outskirts of Kabul, Tuesday, wounding at least three civilians and three foreign troops.

Reports from Islamabad say a suicide bomber blew himself up close to a group of police officers today near the Red Mosque. Initial reports say up to 10 people were killed, including at least one police officer, and 15 were injured.

A suicide bomber dressed in a police uniform blew himself up at a checkpoint in southern Afghanistan today, killing at least five police officers as they waited for their lunch.

Hours after British police defused a bomb in an abandoned car in London's theater district, police say they have found bomb components in a second vehicle in central London. Authorities say both cars contained canisters of fuel, propane, and nails, and they believe the bomb plots are linked. The incidents came hours after Britain's new Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, announced his cabinet.

Suicide bombers are not mentally ill or unhinged, but acting rationally in pursuit of the 'benefits' they perceive from being part of a strict and close-knit religious enterprise, according to a University of Nottingham academic.