World News

Toxic materials shipped out of Beirut after huge chemical explosion

A German shipping company has loaded 59 containers of toxic materials on to a vessel in Beirut as part of the clean-up after last year's devastating chemical blast

2 May 2021

World

Prague rocked with protests amid diplomatic row with Moscow

President Milos Zemen cast doubts over whether the Russian Secret Service was to blame for a deadly explosion in 2014.

30 April 2021

Sweden

Don't approach whale carcass it may explode, Swedes are warned

The whale carcass has been beached on the southeast coast of the island since last week.

28 April 2021

Czech Republic

Czech president 'casts doubt over' Russian involvement in deadly blast

The statement came just over a week after the Czech government said it suspected that two Russian agents were behind the deadly explosion at an ammunition factory.

26 April 2021

Netherlands

Dutch police investigate explosion at lockdown-defying church

The Mieraskerk church drew media attention after reports it had opened a service to its entire congregation despite a tough coronavirus lockdown that forbids such gatherings.

30 March 2021

Germany

German coal-fired power station partially destroyed

The 83-year-old plant has been demolished as part of Germany’s plan to stop using coal by 2038

28 March 2021

Indonesia

Suicide bomb targets Mass in Indonesia, 20 wounded

The attack took place at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in Makassar, the capital of South Sulawesi province.

28 March 2021

Italy

Army tank accidentally blows up a chicken coop in Italy

Italian farmer cries foul after an army tank accidentally blows up a chicken farm near Pordenone.

19 March 2021

Equatorial Guinea

Death toll from Equatorial Guinea blasts rises to 98 with 615 injured

A string of four huge explosions occurred in mid-afternoon on Sunday.

8 March 2021

Equatorial Guinea

At least 20 dead, 600 wounded in Equatorial Guinea blasts

President Teodoro Obiang Nguema said the explosion at 4 p.m. local time was due to the “negligent handling of dynamite” in the military barracks.

8 March 2021

Germany

German police investigate three parcel bombs sent to food companies

Investigators in Germany believe there may be a connection between three mail bombs sent to food and drink companies this week.

19 February 2021

Afghanistan

Fuel tanker blast at Afghan-Iran border causes huge fire and injuries

The explosion at the Islam Qala crossing in Afghanistan's western Herat province caused a massive fire that consumed more than 500 trucks carrying natural gas and fuel.

13 February 2021

India

Explosions in Indian fireworks factory kill 11, injure 34

Those injured in the blasts at the factory in Tamil Nadu state's Virudhunagar district were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, police officer Raj Narayanan said.

12 February 2021

World News

The most striking images from this week's top stories

The key stories of the week have been captured by photographers around the world.

23 January 2021

Spain

Madrid explosion: At least 3 killed in powerful gas blast

The building is flanked by a school and a nursing home in Spain's capital. Residents from the latter were being evacuated shortly after the blast, according to eyewitnesses.

20 January 2021

Kosovo

More than 40 people injured in Kosovo gas explosion

Kosovo police say that more than 40 people were injured on Tuesday in a suspected gas tank explosion in the town of Ferizaj.

5 January 2021

USA

Girlfriend of Nashville bomber told police he was 'making bombs'

Police went to Anthony Warner's house after the accusation but he did not answer the door. On Wednesday, the Nashville police chief admitted: "Hindsight is 20/20."

31 December 2020

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Footage emerges of deadly blast at airport in Yemen

The blast happened just moments after a plane carrying a newly formed government cabinet landed in Aden, security officials said.

30 December 2020

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Nashville police release video footage of December 25 explosion

Officials on Sunday named Anthony Quinn Warner, 63, as the man behind the mysterious explosion.

29 December 2020

USA

Nashville bombing suspect told neighbour: 'The world won't forget me'

Investigators are still trying to find a motive for the Christmas Day bombing in Nashville, Tennessee.

29 December 2020