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 December 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 November 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 November 2017

Bahrain

Watch: Massive explosion at oil pipeline in Bahrain

The huge blast has been blamed on Iran.

12 November 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.

2 November 2017

Somalia

Al-Shabab claims twin suicide attacks in Mogadishu

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

28 October 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 October 2017

Afghanistan

Suicide bomber kills 30 in Afghan attack

20 October 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 October 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.

8 October 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 September 2017

United Kingdom

Police treating London Underground explosion as 'terrorist incident'

15 September 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 August 2017

Germany

Borussia Dortmund bus attacker charged with 28 counts of attempted murder

28-year-old man who tried to blow up a bus carrying the Borussia Dortmund football team in April has been charged with 28 counts of attempted murder.

29 August 2017

Azerbaijan

Mysterious fire rips through Azeri ammunition dump

An ammunition dump in Azerbaijan has mysteriously caught fire and exploded.

27 August 2017

Egypt

Suicide bomb attack 'kills 10 soldiers in Egypt'

7 July 2017

Pakistan

Pakistan oil tanker blast kills more than 140 people

Most of the victims died while trying to siphon fuel from stricken lorry

25 June 2017

China

Suspect identified after Chinese kindergarten blast

At least eight people died and 65 were injured in the blast in the city of Xuzhou

16 June 2017

China

China nursery blast 'kills seven'

It is unclear what caused the explosion outside a kindergarten as parents collected their children

15 June 2017

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Underground water pipe explodes in Kyiv

CCTV cameras captured how the pressure formed an asphalt 'bubble' that burst spectacularly, sending a torrent of sludge onto the street.

30 May 2017