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Libya

Twin car bombs kill at least 33 in Benghazi

The blasts shatter relative calm in Libya's second city

24/01/2018

World News

Belgium: building brought down by blast in Antwerp

A suspected gas explosion destroys one building and damages two others in the Belgian port city of Antwerp.

16/01/2018

World News

Two bodies recovered from stricken oil tanker

Continued explosions have kept the ship ablaze, hampering rescue efforts.

13/01/2018

China

Fears that a burning oil tanker could explode

There are growing concerns that a burning Iranian oil tanker could explode off the coast of China. The 32 crew members of the Sanchi are still missing.

08/01/2018

World News

Many dead and injured in Idlib explosion

At least 18 people have been killed and tens more injured, including civilians, in an explosion in Syria's northwestern city of Idlib. Monitors say the explosion targeted the headquarters of a minor rebel faction in Idlib. It was not immediately clear what the nature of the attack was.

07/01/2018

Sweden

Man killed in explosion at Stockholm station

A man died after picking up an explosive object outside an underground station in the Swedish capital, according to police

07/01/2018

Russia

Russia: several injured in St Petersburg shopping centre blast

Several people have been taken to hospital after an explosion at a shopping complex in St Petersburg, Russia.

27/12/2017

Austria

Europe's gas prices soar as Austria blast adds to supply fears

Italy declares a state of emergency for energy amid concern in Europe that winter gas supplies may be disrupted.

12/12/2017

China

Deaths reported after massive blast in China

Several people have been killed and many more injured following a blast in the Chinese port city of Ningbo

26/11/2017

Argentina

Reports of explosion near missing submarine

The Argentine navy raised the possibility on Thursday that a navy submarine missing in the South Atlantic suffered an explosion, heightening concerns over the fate of the 44 crew members.

23/11/2017

Bahrain

Watch: Massive explosion at oil pipeline in Bahrain

The huge blast has been blamed on Iran.

12/11/2017

India

Twenty dead in a power plant explosion

At least 20 people were killed and dozens injured in an explosion at a thermal power plant in Northern India on Wednesday.

02/11/2017

Somalia

Al-Shabab claims twin suicide attacks in Mogadishu

At least seventeen people killed in double car bombings in the Somali capital

28/10/2017

Indonesia

Death toll rises in Indonesia fireworks factory explosion

Two explosions and a fire ripped through an industrial warehouse on the outskirts of Jakarta on Thursday.

26/10/2017

Afghanistan

Suicide bomber kills 30 in Afghan attack

20/10/2017

Malta

Malta anti-graft blogger killed in car bomb

Mediterranean island of Malta is stunned after its best known anti-graft journalist dies in a car bomb attack

16/10/2017

Ghana

Multiple gas & fuel explosions kill several people in Accra, Ghana

Ghana's energy sector's safety record in the spotlight again after a huge explosion in the capital, Accra.

08/10/2017

Ukraine

Ukrainian authorities blame "subversion" for ammo dump fire

Another fire at an ammunition dump in Ukraine is being investigated for "subversion", say the authorities.

27/09/2017

United Kingdom

Police treating London Underground explosion as 'terrorist incident'

15/09/2017

USA

Explosions, smoke at flood-hit chemical plant in Texas

Smoke and an explosion were reported at a flood-hit chemical plant in Crosby, Texas, about 40 km northeast of Houston.

31/08/2017