terrorism

COLOR-CODED TERROR ALERT SYSTEM GOING AWAY: The color-coded terror alert system that was put in place in the wake of the 9/11 attacks is being phased out, and will stop being used by the end of April, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is set to announce today.

An explosion ripped through the international arrivals hall at Moscow's busiest airport on Monday, killing at least 35 people and wounding about 130, an airport spokesman said. Russian news agencies reported the explosion was caused by a suicide bomber and that the device was packed with shrapnel.