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64 die in bomb attacks in Uganda during World Cup By MAX DELANY and JASON STRAZIUSO , 07.11.10, 10:21 PM EDT KAMPALA, Uganda -- In simultaneous bombings bearing the hallmarks of international terrorists, two explosions ripped through crowds watching the World Cup final in two places in Uganda's capital late Sunday, killing 64 people, police said. Americans were among the casualties. The deadliest attack occurred at a rugby club as people watched the game between Spain and the Netherlands on a large-screen TV outdoors. The second blast took place at an Ethiopian restaurant, where at least three Americans were wounded.

London: In the bloodiest terror attack in London in three decades, suspected Islamic militants on Thursday carried out coordinated blasts in underground stations and a bus killing more than 33 people and injuring nearly 300 of which 45 were serious. Sky television, however, said at least 45 people were killed in the explosions. Thirty three people died in the explosions at three stations and there were unspecified number of fatalities in the blast in the double-decker bus that ripped through its roof, Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Metropolitan police, Brian Paddick, told a crowded press conference. A visibly shaken Prime Minister...

When the FBI recently revealed that a Somali native had been plotting to blow up a Columbus, Ohio shopping mall, the revelation should not have surprised NewsMax's Insider Report readers. NewsMax reported in an Insider Report in March that U.S. intelligence sources had significant chatter that shopping centers and malls were among the next major targets for al-Qaeda. These targets are considered "soft" since they are not well protected and can reap high casualties in sensational attacks. That report was buttressed with the recent FBI accusation against Nuradin Abdi, an Ohio man who has been on U.S. soil for the...