The multiple suicide bombing in Syria that left at least 55 dead and nearly 400 injured were of massive proportion. These came a day after a roadside bomb barely missed blowing-up the head of a UN observer team.

Described as one of the "strongest" waves to the hit the capital to date, you can see just how powerful the explosions were from the aerial photos seen here.

Now being called an "Evil Genius" by various U.S. intelligence agencies, master bomb maker Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri has become the focus of anti-terror efforts now that Usama bin Laden is dead. Besides having created the infamous and failed Underwear Bomb, al-Asiri also turned his own brother into walking bomb by surgically implanting explosives in his body. And now his most recent creation, although uncovered and thwarted before it could be put into action, is a bomb that uses high-grade military explosives, uses no metal parts and can be detonated in two ways. This is a bomb design that some officials say could not be detected by current technologies used in airports.

The PLA Daily, the official newspaper of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China, is rattling sabers over the Huangyan Island controversy with the Philippines. A recent article entitled "Don't Attempt To take Away Half an Inch of China's Territory" China's armed forces said they would not allow anyone to take away the sovereignty of the island from China. "If one mistakes China's kindness for weakness and regards China as a 'paper dragon' as instigated by onlookers, he is terribly wrong," the article added.

Violence in Nigeria continues with the most recent attack coming when a suicide bomber on a motorbike rammed into a police convoy in the eastern part of that country. 11 people were killed and 20 injured in the blast. This attack followed one day after gunmen killed 15 and wounded 20 at a university theatre used for church services in northern Nigeria. Although no one has claimed responsibility for these attacks, most suspect the Islamic militant group Boko Haram.

Former Libyan oil minister, Shukri Ghanem was found drowned Sunday morning (04/29) in the Danube only a short distance from where he lived. At this point, officials say there are no signs anyone else was involved in his death, but the investigation is on-going with toxicology reports expects later this week.

The hunt for Joseph Kony, notorious warlord and leader of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), continues with the addition of about 100 U.S. troops to help in tracking down Kony and other LRA leaders. Kony originally formed the LRA with the intent of overthrowing the Ugandan government, but since then his reign of terror has spread and according to one group he is responsible for killing 2400 people, maiming and mutilating countless villagers and abducting children and turning them into sex slaves and soldiers.

With the anniversary of the death of Usama bin Laden upon us, security officials around the world are stepping-up their efforts at all transportation hubs, especially airports in and around the New York City area. Although officials say there are no known threats at this time, the new fear is that terrorists will soon be targeting U.S. air carriers with what are being called "body bombs." These diabolical devices are surgically implanted explosives, placed in and amongst a bomber's internal organs. Authorities have warned that master bomb-maker, Ibrahim al-Asiri, a member of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has been working on these devices with no metal parts so they pass through airport security.

Yesterday (4/28) the Lebanese navy seized a Sierra Leone-registered ship that was carrying a large consignment of arms and ammunition, possibly destined for Syrian rebels.

BBC - "Milos Strugar, a spokesman for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) which assists Lebanon in preventing illegal arms entering the country, confirmed to the BBC that it was bound for a Lebanese port."