ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Two suicide bombers blew themselves up outside Pakistan’s main defense industry complex on Thursday killing up to 20 people, police said. Pakistan is on the front line of the U.S.-led campaign against terrorism and al Qaeda-lined militants have launched a wave of attacks on the security forces …

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Eight police officers and three soldiers were wounded on Thursday by a car bomb which ripped through a minibus in the western Turkish city of Izmir, the local governor said. Television pictures showed clouds of smoke rising from the scene of the explosion as concerned residents looked …

His visit was brief but its message was clear. As French soldiers mourn 10 comrades killed in Afghanistan, Nicolas Sarkozy has told the military its mission is essential and must continue.