bomber. suicide bomber, taking increasingly menacing routes

Chinese bombers patrolling the Taiwan Strait are taking increasingly menacing routes

As Israelis Head To Polls, Anxiety And Fatigue Rule
JERUSALEM, Feb. 9 -- Israel's military has just trounced its enemies in the Gaza Strip. It has been more than a year since an Israeli civilian was last killed by a Palestinian suicide bomber. The economy, while showing signs of strain, has weathered the global downturn better than most.
(By Griff Witte, The Washington Post)