New Taliban Group Named After Tora Bora Setup

February 26, 2007 --

Fuel Tanker Bomb Kills 40 in Iraq
A fuel tanker rigged with explosives killed 40 people when it blew up near a Sunni mosque in western Iraq on Saturday, a day after the mosque's imam had criticized Al- Qaeda militants, police and residents said. (Reuters)

Iraqi Vice President Escapes Bomb Blast
Iraq's vice president escaped an apparent assassination attempt Monday after a bomb exploded in municipal offices where he was making a speech, knocking him down with the force of the blast that left at least 10 people dead. (AP)

U.S. Forces in Iraq Say Found More Iran-Made Weapons
The U.S. military showed on Monday what it said was further evidence of Iranian-made weapons being used by Iraqi militants fighting American troops, including components to build sophisticated roadside bombs. (Reuters)

Al Sadr: Baghdad Security Plan Is Doomed
The leader of Iraq's biggest Shiite militia complained Sunday that bombs "continue to explode" in Baghdad and that U.S.-led security crackdown is doomed to fail, issuing a statement the same day a suicide attacker struck outside a college campus, killing at least 41 people. (AP)

Firebombs Used in India Rail Attack Have U.S. Officials Worried
The kerosene bombs that killed nearly 70 aboard a highly symbolic India-Pakistan train Feb. 18 have sparked new worries among U.S. law enforcement authorities, who noted the success of the cheap, lethal, easy-to-make-and-deploy terror device, ABC News has learned. (ABC News)

Making Money: New England Town Prints Up Its Own Currency
It might sound like some kind of criminal scheme, but it's actually a perfectly legal tactic in one small town's battle against the big forces of globalization. (ABC News)