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Kurdish wedding devastated by bomb attack in SE Turkey

At least 50 people have died and dozens have been injured after a bomb ripped through a Kurdish wedding party in Gaziantep, south-eastern Turkey.

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'30 dead' as bomb hits Kurdish wedding in southern Turkey

A bomb explosion at a Kurdish wedding in southern Turkey has left at least 30 people dead, according to local authorities.

Turkey

Three separate bomb blasts in Turkey kill 11 and injure more than 200

Nearly a dozen people have been killed and more than 200 wounded in Turkey following multiple blasts in the south east of the country.

Afghanistan

Taliban claim Kabul truck bomb blast

Three assailants and one policeman were killed in the attack on a compound housing foreign contractors in the Afghan capital.

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Syria

ISIL says it targeted Kurds in car bomb in Qamishli, Syria

A huge car bomb killed at least 48 people when it exploded near a Kurdish security forces headquarters on Wednesday (July 27) in the Syrian city of Qamishli.

Germany

Failed asylum seeker kills himself and injures others in a blast in southern Germany

A Syrian who had been denied asylum in Germany a year ago died on Sunday when a bomb he was carrying exploded outside a music festival in Ansbach.

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Ankara parliament explosion

Turkish politician Ayşe Sula Köseoğlu was broadcasting live on Periscope the moment an explosion rocked the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) in Ankara in the early hours of July…

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Innovative Iraqi dancer killed by truck bomb in Baghdad

Videos of Adil Faraj practising his debut dance routine on stage at the Al-Hussein Cultural Center in Amman, Jordan Adil Faraj died in the attack on the Iraqi capital’s Karada shopping district , the

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: 'suicide bomb attack' near US consulate in Jeddah

A suicide bomber has died in a blast opposite the US Consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, state TV reports.

USA

New York: tourist severely injures foot in Central Park explosion

A 19-year-old tourist has severely injured his left foot, after an explosion in New York’s Central Park.

France

France: deadly fire engulfs chemical plant near Lyon

A body has reportedly been found in the rubble of a fire at a chemical plant on the outskirts of Lyon, in south eastern France.

Italy

Gas leak blamed for deadly blast in Milan residential block

At least three people have been killed and nine others injured following a suspected gas explosion at a residential block in downtown Milan.

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EgyptAir crash: suggestions of explosion on board 'mere assumptions' - official

Egypt’s Head of Forensics and the Justice Ministry have denied reports that the initial investigation into last week’s EgyptAir crash points to an explosion on…

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ISIL says deadly Syria blasts 'targeted supporters of Bashar al-Assad'

ISIL has claimed responsibility for multiple, deadly explosions in the Syrian coastal cities of Jableh and Tartous.

Turkey

Turkish soldiers, PKK militants die in clashes after latest bombing

Eight Turkish soldiers and 21 militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) were killed on Friday (May 13), according to the military and

Ukraine

Several trapped, 1 dead, in eastern Ukraine mine blast

At least one miner has been killed in a blast in a separatist-controlled region of eastern Ukraine. At the time of the gas explosion, 20 people were

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Turkey: female suicide bomber wounds 13 in Bursa

A female suicide bomber has blown herself up wounding 13 people in the Turkish city of Bursa. The attack was near the Grand Mosque and happened

Armenia

Disgruntled family man blamed for deadly bus attack

A man at odds with his family is believed to be behind Monday’s deadly attack on a passenger bus in the Armenian capital Yerevan.. Two people were

China

No casualties reported after huge chemical blaze in Jiangsu, China

At least 90 fire engines and 500 firefighters struggled to put out a blaze at a chemical storage facility in China’s eastern Jiangsu province. State

Mexico

Mexico: death toll in Pemex factory blast rises to 24

The death toll in the Pemex plant blast has surpassed 20 and could continue to rise, officials fear.