The first use of aircraft as a method for dropping bombs on an enemy was the largely unsuccessful use of aircraft by Germany in World War I. The appearance of these behemoths over Britain was intimidating, but the giant airships were highly susceptible...

A bomber is a military aircraft designed to attack ground targets, primarily by dropping...

Attacks by female suicide bombers in Iraq since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion:_ Feb. 1: Two mentally retarded woman strapped with remote-control explosives strike pet markets in Baghdad. At least 73 people killed; Iraqi authorities believe the women may have been used as unwitting suicide bombers._...

Indonesia's top court said Tuesday it rejected final appeals of three Islamic militants convicted over the 2002 Bali bombings, bringing closer their executions for the attacks that killed 202 people, mostly foreign tourists.Supreme Court spokesman Nurhadi, who goes by a single name, said two separate...

Ten Islamic militants jailed for suicide bombings on Bali that killed more than 220 people _ many of them foreign tourists _ had several months shaved off their sentences Friday to mark Indonesia's Independence Day.It is a local tradition to cut jail terms on holidays,...

Two of Russia's strategic bombers made a long-range flight to fire missiles during naval exercises in the Bay of Biscay off France, an air force spokesman said Tuesday, according to the ITAR-Tass news agency.The exercises in waters off France's southwestern coast reflected Russia's increasing military...