Explosion tears through Israeli tour bus at Sarafovo Airport in Burgas; over 30 injured. Israeli mission en route to Bulgaria; Shin Bet suspends flights to region. Bulgarian president: No Mossad warningPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that, "All the signs are pointing to Iran. Only in the past few months we've seen Iran try to target Israelis in Thailand, India, Georgia, Cyprus and more.Live coverage: Terror attack in Bulgaria
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and photographers around the country receives them.Aircraft carrier USS Stennis going to
Persian Gulf early, staying longer
The Pentagon is sending the aircraft carrier USS John Stennis to the Persian Gulf region four months ahead of schedule as tensions rise over Iran’s nuclear program.An eight-month deployment will be twice as long as originally planned, defense officials told NBC News on Monday.The major shift in the Stennis deployment comes as Iran renewed its threat to shut down the Strait of Hormuz over tighter international sanctions and the possibility that Israel may launch pre-emptive airstrikes against Iran's nuclear facility.The carrier USS Lincoln left the Persian Gulf area Monday.The carriers Enterprise and Eisenhower will remain in the region until the Stennis relieves the Enterprise about five months from now.It will take the Stennis about a month to reach the region.Damascus Bombing Kills Three of Assad's Top Aides
Syrian forces and rebels have clashed in several neighborhoods of Damascus, and helicopters are reported to have fired on targets from the air, after at least three top government officials died in a bomb attack Wednesday.Syrian state television says a bomb exploded during a high-level meeting at the National Security building in the capital, killing Defense Minister Daoud Rajha and Deputy Defense Minister Assef Shawkat, brother-in-law of President Bashar al-Assad.Syrian General Hassan Turkmani, a former defense minister, is also reported to have died of injuries from the