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Car bombs hit Dagestan capital Makhachkala At least three people were killed on May 20 by two car bombs in Makhachkala, capital of the Russian republic of Dagestan. Local media reported that more… 20/05/2013
Security concerns grow in Libya after deadly Benghazi attack A car bomb has exploded outside a hospital in Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi. Reports on the number killed vary between three to 15 people. Defence… 13/05/2013
Car bomb explodes outside Benghazi hospital in Libya A car bomb has exploded outside a hospital in Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi. Reports on the number killed by the blast vary between 3 to 15 people, with… 13/05/2013
Australian silo demolition fail – nocomment Demolition experts in Australia were forced to bring in excavators to help demolish a silo after a controlled explosion failed to bring it down. 12/05/2013
Karachi rocked by bomb as Pakistan goes to the polls The election day death toll has risen to 17 as gunfights and blasts erupt across Pakistan. In the worst incident a bomb ripped through the Awami National… 11/05/2013
Explosions rock Turkish border town Several explosions believed to be car bombs have gone off in the Turkish town of Reyhanli in Hatay Province near the Syrian border. At least 40 people have… 11/05/2013
FBI probes wife of dead Boston bomb suspect FBI agents investigating the Boston Marathon bombings have questioned the wife of dead suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev. Local media report officers visited… 30/04/2013
Rescuers search for workers buried in Prague office explosion The search for missing people continues following an explosion at an office building in the Czech capital Prague. It is believed a gas leak may have… 29/04/2013
Deadly explosion in block of flats in French city of Reims Two people have been killed and at least ten injured after a block of apartments collapsed in the northern French city of Reims. The accident at the… 28/04/2013
Thousands attend memorial for murdered Boston policeman Sean Collier A Boston police officer shot dead allegedly by the marathon bombing suspects has been remembered at a memorial ceremony attended by the … 24/04/2013
Boston falls silent for bomb victims One week on and the city of Boston paused in silent tribute to the victims of the Marathon bombings . At exactly 2.50pm local time survivors, friends and… 23/04/2013
Boston bombing suspect regains consciousness The surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings , Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is said to have regained consciousness. The 19-year-old who is being treated for… 22/04/2013
Texas fertilizer plant explosion damages more than 75 buildings Many of the 130 elderly residents of West Rest Haven nursing home have been left shaken after an explosion at a fertilizer plant in Texas. The place they used… 19/04/2013
Death toll from Texas fertilizer plant blast rises to 12 Officials in the US have confirmed that at least 12 people were killed by Wednesday’s explosion at a fertilizer plant in the Texas town of West. They added… 19/04/2013
Boston police step up search for suspect seen on video An intensive investigation is continuing for clues as to who was the behind the deadly attack on the Boston Marathon. Large forensic teams are combing every… 18/04/2013
West: a small town dealing with a huge disaster West is a small town coming to terms with a huge disaster. Immediate efforts are concentrating on rescue. The local football field has been turned into an… 18/04/2013
Texas factory explosionVehicles are seen near the remains of a fertilizer plant burning after an explosion at the plant in the town of West, near Waco, Texas early April 18, 2013… 18/04/2013
Texas town virtually levelled by blast at fertiliser plant The evening of Wednesday April 17th 2013 was the day disaster came to the small Texas town of West. A huge explosion tore through the local fertiliser… 18/04/2013
Boston bombing suspect possibly identified, but not in custody As Americans search for answers, the investigation into the Boston Bombings gets more confused. The US attorney’s office of Massachusetts has confirmed no… 17/04/2013
Boston bomb probe focuses on bags and pressure cooker Forensic clues are starting to emerge from the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing but there is still no evidence as to who was behind the deadly… 17/04/2013
Boston explosions: world reaction From governments across the world to individuals, reaction to the Boston explosions has been swift and condemnatory. In Japan, where people are passionate… 16/04/2013
Deadly blasts wreak havoc at Boston Marathon A suspected terrorist attack on the Boston Marathon has left three people dead and more than 170 others injured. One explosion near the finish line sparked… 16/04/2013
Obama: “All Americans stand with the people of Boston” The FBI is to lead the inquiry into what has been widely described as an “act of terror” but President Barack Obama was more careful in his choice of… 16/04/2013
Deadly explosions trigger panic at Boston Marathon Two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon have killed three people and injured more than a hundred in what is being treated as an act of terror… 16/04/2013
Obama: “all Americans stand with the people of Boston” While an investigation is underway into the Boston Marathon explosions President Barack Obama was careful in his choice of words when he addressed American… 16/04/2013
Two deadly bomb blasts hit Boston marathon in terrorist attack Two bombs have exploded at the finish line of the Boston marathon killing three and injuring 100 in what is being described as a terrorist attack. One of the… 15/04/2013
Violence returns to Somalia as 19 are killed in Mogadishu The Somali capital Mogadishu has been hit by its worst violence this year with at least 19 people killed in two separate terrorist attacks. Al Shabaab… 14/04/2013
Prisoner blasts his way out of prison A well known thief in France has blasted his way out of prison. Redoine Faïd who has links to organised crime used explosives to blast his way out of Sequedin… 13/04/2013
Big TVs are king at 46th CES Las Vegas’s 46th annual International Consumer Electronics Show is showcasing the technology trends of the near and distant future. Thousands of exhibitors… 10/01/2013
Swiss rail line blasted open – nocomment Controlled explosions were carried out at the Gotthard railway in Switzerland after it was blocked by a rock fall. 19/06/2012
Sparks fly as Thai fireworks factory explodes – nocomment An explosion at a firework factory in Thailand set off a huge fire, forcing nearby residents to flee. No casualties were reported, according to police. 29/03/2012
Russia: building collapses after gas explosion – nocomment An apartment block has collapsed after a suspected household gas explosion in southern Russia, killing at least nine people. 28/02/2012
China restaurant blast kills seven – nocomment An explosion in a fast food restaurant caused by a liquefied petroleum gas leak killed seven people and injured 31 in Xi’an, China’s Shaanxi Province. 14/11/2011
Prisoner blasts his way out of prisonA well known thief in France has blasted his way out of prison. Redoine Faïd who has links to organised crime used explosives to blast his way out of Sequedin… 13/04/2013
53 killed by Damascus car bombA car bomb in central Damascus has killed 53 people and wounded around 200, Syrian television said. The device exploded near a busy motorway in the capital… 21/02/2013
Erdogan: Turkey-Syria bomb was meant to provoke AnkaraTurkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Monday’s deadly bomb attack at the Turkish-Syrian border was meant to provoke the Ankara… 13/02/2013
Bus explodes on Turkish-Syrian borderA mini bus has exploded at a crossing point between Turkey and Syria killing 14 people including Turkish citizens. Dozens more were wounded. It is believed… 12/02/2013
Several killed in blast at Turkey-Syria borderThe Turkish government says 13 people were killed and 28 wounded when a vehicle – thought to be a van or a minibus – blew up at a border crossing between… 11/02/2013
Mexico: mass held for 36 killed by Pemex blastA night-time mass has been held for the victims of last week’s explosion at the Pemex oil company ‘s main office complex in Mexico city. Thirty six people… 04/02/2013
Mexico refuses to speculate on cause of deadly blastMexico has government vowed to find out whether an explosion that killed 33 people at the headquarters of its state-run oil monopoly Pemex was a deliberate… 02/02/2013
32 killed in mystery explosion at Mexico oil firmThe death toll from the explosion at the headquarters of Mexico’s state-owned oil company has risen to 32. More than 120 people were injured during… 01/02/2013
Suicide bomber attack on US embassy in TurkeyA suicide bombing at the US embassy in Turkey’s capital Ankara has killed one security guard and injured several people. The blast targeted a side entrance… 01/02/2013
Deadly firework blast causes bridge collapse in ChinaThere has been a deadly explosion on board a truck carrying fireworks on a main highway in central China. At least six people are reported to have died, and… 01/02/2013
China: Fireworks blast kills 26, collapses bridgeAt least 26 people were killed in China when a lorry packed with fireworks exploded, destroying part of a motorway flyover according to Chinese radio. The… 01/02/2013
Mexico City skyscraper explosion kills 25There has been a powerful explosion at a skyscraper in the heart of Mexico City that has left at least 25 people dead and injured 100 more. Dozens of other… 01/02/2013
Factory explosion kills seven in TurkeySeven people have been killed in an explosion at a factory in Gaziantep, southeastern Turkey. Another 13 were injured in the blast, suspected to have been… 30/01/2013
Chinese aquarium explodesAn aquarium wall has spontaneously shattered in Shanghai in China. CCTV images show the 15-centimetre thick glass exploding outwards, shooting thousands of… 27/12/2012
Warehouse fire in Lagos, dozens of injuries reportedIn Nigeria, an explosion in the capital has caused a fire that has destroyed several buildings. The blast occurred in a warehouse on Lagos Island at around… 26/12/2012
Bomb hits Golden Dawn HQ close to AthensA bomb has exploded at the offices of a far-right political party in the Greek capital Athens. No one was injured in the blast at the local headquarters of… 04/12/2012
Bomb blast hits Golden Dawn office in AthensA bomb has exploded at the offices of a far-right political party close to the Greek capital Athens. No one was injured in the blast at the local Golden… 04/12/2012
Deadly car bombs hit DamascusDozens of people have been killed in a series of coordinated multiple bombings in a district of the Syrian capital Damascus. It happened in Jaramana, an… 28/11/2012
Huge blast in residential area of Indianapolis in USAt least one person has been killed and several homes damaged in a massive explosion in the American city of Indianapolis. The scene was described as being… 11/11/2012
Civilians die in Bahrain bomb blastsTwo people died after five bombs exploded in Bahrain on Monday according to government officials. The Interior Ministry said the people who were killed… 05/11/2012
Double attack in DamascusTwo bombs have rocked the Syrian capital Damascus. The main rebel group in the country, The Free Syrian Army, has claimed reponsibility for the attacks on… 26/09/2012
Seven die in attack on Turkey military truckSix soldiers and one civilian have been killed in an attack on a military truck in eastern Turkey. Another vehicle packed with explosives is said to have… 25/09/2012
Toulouse factory blast: French director jailed for manslaughterThe former director of a French fertiliser factory where an explosion killed 31 people has been sentenced to a year in jail for manslaughter. More than… 24/09/2012
Gas blast kills 26 in MexicoAn explosion followed by fire has left 26 people dead at a gas plant in northern Mexico. Firefighters and ambulances spent hours at the plant, close to the… 19/09/2012
Suicide bomber kills four in IraqA suicide bomber has struck close to the heavily fortified Green Zone in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. At least four people have been killed including two… 17/09/2012
Corsica supermarket bombingsA series of explosions rocked seven supermarkets on the French island of Corsica on Sunday night. Damage was limited. There has been no claim of… 10/09/2012
Twenty-five dead in explosion in TurkeyThe night sky of western Turkey was lit up by an explosion in which 25 soldiers were killed and four others wounded. The blast happened at a military base… 06/09/2012
Munich residents survey damage after blast from the pastSeveral hundred residents in Munich were still waiting to be allowed home on Wednesday morning after the controlled explosion of a World War … 29/08/2012
Controlled World War II bomb blast shakes MunichGerman explosives experts in Munich have detonated an American bomb left over from the Second World War, but the force of the controlled explosion shook the… 29/08/2012
Venezuela: Probe ordered into deadly oil refinery blastVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez has ordered an investigation into what caused a huge explosion at the country’s largest oil refinery. At least 39 people… 26/08/2012
39 dead in Venezuela oil explosionAt least 39 people are now known to have died in a huge explosion at Venezuela’s biggest oil refinery on Saturday. Dozens more were injured in the deadliest… 26/08/2012
Venezuela oil refinery blast: 19 deadAn explosion has rocked Venezuela’s largest oil refinery, killing at least 19 people including a child. Dozens more were injured in the blast at the Amuay… 25/08/2012
Bombs claim lives of two in LibyaAt least two people were killed and two others wounded when three car bombs went off in the centre of the Libyan capital Tripoli. Both the dead were… 19/08/2012
Syria government airstrike ‘kills many’ in AzazMany people are reported killed in an airstrike by Syrian government forces in the north of the country on Wednesday. The attack is said to have happened in… 15/08/2012
Bomb blast near UN observers in DamascusA bomb has exploded in the Syrian capital Damascus, near the Dama Rose hotel used by UN observers in a heavily fortified zone of the city. The bomb appears… 15/08/2012
Soldier killed in attack on military bus in TurkeyA Turkish soldier has been killed and at least 11 people injured after a military bus was attacked in the western province of Izmir. It was targeted by… 09/08/2012
NATO bomb kills SerbiansTwo Serbian soldiers died and several more were injured on Wednesday when an old NATO cluster bomb exploded on the border with Kosovo. The victims were… 02/08/2012
Nigeria: More than 100 die after fuel tanker explodesA fuel tanker fire in Nigeria has killed more than 100 people. The vehicle overturned in Ahoada near the oil hub of Port Harcourt, located in Nigeria’s… 12/07/2012
Blast rips through Kenyan night clubAt least one person has been killed and eight others seriously injured in a blast at a Kenyan night club in Mombasa. It comes hours after the US embassy… 25/06/2012
Pakistan bus bomb kills 19A bomb attached to the bottom of a bus hired to ferry government employees has killed at least 19 people in Peshawar in Pakistan. It is the latest in a… 08/06/2012
Explosion at Bulgaria ammo facility injures 7At least seven people have been injured in a blast at an ammunitions depot in Bulgaria. The explosion happened at a private facility near the southeastern… 05/06/2012
Kenyan capital Nairobi rocked by large explosionThe Kenyan capital of Nairobi has been hit by a large explosion, wounding at least 30 people. There were conflicting reports as to what caused the… 28/05/2012
UN observers’ car hit by blast in SyriaA car belonging to UN monitors in Syria has been damaged by an explosion in the central town of Khan Sheikhoun. None of the observer team was hurt… 15/05/2012
Syria: Bomb narrowly misses UN observer convoyAn explosion has hit an army truck accompanying UN ceasefire monitors in Syria’s southern province of Deraa. The head of the monitoring mission was in the… 09/05/2012
At least eight reported dead in Dagestan blastsThere are reports of two powerful blasts in Russia’s southern Dagestan region. According to Russian media, at least eight people have been killed and up to 30… 03/05/2012
Explosion outside EU offices in ArgentinaA small bomb has gone off outside the EU’s offices in Buenos Aires, Argentina. No one was hurt or injured. The device was left on the doorstep of the… 02/05/2012
Multiple blasts in Ukrainian cityThere have been four explosions confirmed in the Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk. The country’s Emergencies Ministry said at least 27 people have been… 27/04/2012
Blast at a Japanese factory causes extensive damageA blast at a chemical plant in western Japan has killed one worker and injured at least 22 others. It happened in Yamaguchi prefecture, some 700 kilometres… 23/04/2012
Double blast in Uzbek capitalAn investigation is underway to determine the cause of two blasts at a petrol station near the international airport of the Uzbek capital, Tashkent. The… 01/04/2012
Bombers strike govt buildings in central DamascusTwo high profile government security buildings have been bombed in the heart of the Syrian capital Damascus killing at least 27 people and wounding 150 or so… 17/03/2012
Turkey bombers ‘will never achieve their goal – PMThe Turkish prime minister has reacted to the bomb attack on police officers in Istanbul. Recep Tayyip Erdogan said: “I strongly condemn the brutal attack… 01/03/2012
Bomb targets police in Istanbul – 16 woundedA bomb has been detonated in Istanbul targeting police near the headquarters of Turkey’s ruling AK Party. Authorities say 15 officers and a civilian were… 01/03/2012
Police wounded in Istanbul bombingSixteen people, including 15 policemen, have been injured in an explosion near the headquarters of Turkey’s ruling party in Istanbul. The device may have… 01/03/2012
Israel accuses Iran over Bangkok blastsIsrael has accused Iran of being behind three bomb blasts in a commercial district of Bangkok after an injured suspect was found to have an Iranian… 15/02/2012
‘Iranian’ maimed by own bomb in BangkokA man thought to be Iranian has had his legs blown off in Bangkok after a bomb he was carrying exploded. Israel says it was an attempted terrorist attack by… 14/02/2012
Search for victims after buildings collapse in RioThree buildings – one 20 stories high – have collapsed, burying at least 11 people, in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. Dozens of fire fighters and… 26/01/2012
Blasts rock Nigeria as death toll risesTwo bomb blasts have rocked the southern state of Bayelsa in Nigeria damaging a bridge and buildings but no one was killed. The explosions come on the back… 21/01/2012
Pakistan bomb may have targeted pro-government militiaThe death toll has risen to at least 35 after a bombing near a busy market-place in Jamrud in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber region. Seventy more people… 10/01/2012
Blasts in Nigeria following Christmas Day bombingsEyewitnesses say at least four people have died following an explosion near a mosque in the city of Maiduguri, in north-eastern Nigeria. The military have… 30/12/2011
Myanmar gunpowder blast ‘not sabotage’An explosion and fire at a gunpowder warehouse in Myanmar’s main city of Yangon, also known as Rangoon, has killed at least 17 people and injured 80. By… 29/12/2011
Myanmar blast kills 17Police in Myanmar have confirmed that at least 17 people have been killed and over 80 others injured in an explosion in the country’s main city of Yangon… 29/12/2011
Deadly explosions at Syrian security sitesAt least 30 people are reported dead and more than 50 more wounded after explosions hit security sites in Syria’s capital Damascus. Two suspected car bombs… 23/12/2011
Syrian oil pipeline reportedly sabotagedAn oil pipeline in Syria has been blown up according to a British-based activist group. The claim appears to be backed up by video posted on the internet… 08/12/2011
Minsk metro bombers sentenced to deathA court in Belarus has sentenced two men to death, after a bomb attack at a metro station killed 15 people. Dmitry Konovalov and Vladislav Kovalyov, both… 30/11/2011
Explosion rocks Iranian city of Isfahan: reportAn Iranian news agency report says there has been an explosion in the city of Isfahan. A noise said to sound like a blast was heard but Iranian security… 29/11/2011
Tourists injured in gas leak on Canary IslandsSix people have been injured in a gas explosion at a holiday resort on the Canary islands. The blast occurred as a lorry made a delivery to a local hotel… 24/11/2011
