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Germany

Fire at Berlin's forest rages on as efforts to contain it continue

Some 10,000 square metres of one of the German capital's most extensive city forests have been affected, while the situation remains dangerous.

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Blast hits Sloviansk, mayor says cluster bomb used

Emergency services worked to treat the injured and clear the aftermath of a strike on the Ukrainian-controlled city of Sloviansk on Monday.

Bangladesh

At least 49 dead, hundreds injured in Bangladesh container depot fire

The cause of the fire at the depot, located near the country's main Chittagong seaport, 216 kilometres southeast of the capital Dhaka, could not be immediately determined.

Austria

Four employees sentenced over deadly 2017 gas explosion in Austria

The court found that the workers had "failed to comply with their safety obligations".

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Slovenia

Several feared dead after chemical factory explosion in Slovenia

The blast was reported at around 08:30 CEST in the town of Kocevje.

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Suspected gas leak may have caused explosion in Cuba

A powerful explosion apparently caused by a natural gas leak killed at least nine people and injured 40 when it blew away outer walls from a luxury hotel in the heart of Cuba’s capital. No tourists were staying at the 96-room Hotel Saratoga because it was undergoing renovations.

Spain

Explosion at Madrid building leaves two workers dead, 18 injured

At least 18 others were injured in the blast, including one person in a serious condition.

Afghanistan

Several worshippers killed in explosion at Shiite mosque in Kabul

No one has immediately claimed responsibility for the blast.

Afghanistan

Explosions in Afghanistan kill at least 10 people and injure dozens

The worst of the three blasts on Thursday occurred at a mosque in northern Mazar-e-Sharif.

Poland

At least five killed after 'probable methane explosion' at Polish mine

The blasts have left more than 20 others injured, while seven people remain missing.

Turkey

'Hand-made bomb' explodes on prison vehicle in Turkey

A remote-controlled explosive device has been detonated as a bus carrying prison guards passed by in Turkey, killing one and wounding four others.

Afghanistan

Several killed and injured in explosions outside Kabul shcool

Police said the blasts had targeted educational facilities in a mostly Shiite neighbourhood of Afghanistan's capital city.

Greece

Three workers dead after explosion at Greek dynamite factory

Residents in Greneva could hear the explosion over 20 kilometres away, the local governor said.

France

Footage emerges of blaze that killed seven in south-west France

Two children, including a baby, were among those killed in the incident.

Ghana

Spanish mining company fined over €5m for Ghana truck blast killing 13

At least 13 people were killed in the blast and dozens more injured.

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70 foot-high Autobahn bridge in Germany demolished

A 485-metre-long and 70-metre-high old Autobahn bridge was brought down near Wilnsdorf, in the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, on Sunday

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UN demining body explodes landmines in South Sudan

After decades of civil war, landmines and unexploded bombs still contaminate large tracts of South Sudan's landscape, threatening the lives and livelihoods of its residents.

Greece

Powerful explosion injures 3, damages offices buildings in Athens

The blast occurred early on Wednesday morning and caused a fire in the building.

Haiti

Dozens killed in petrol truck explosion in northern Haiti

“Three days of national mourning will be decreed throughout the territory, in memory of the victims of this tragedy that the entire Haitian nation is grieving.”

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Aerials of Italy building collapse

Firefighters in Sicily were digging through the rubble of a collapsed apartment building on Sunday in the search for six missing people after an explosion apparently caused by a gas leak killed at least three, authorities said.