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Mexico

Death toll from Mexico plant blast rises

Wednesday's explosion at a petrochemical plant in Mexico killed at least 13 people and injured more than 130.

21/04/2016

Mexico

Mexico: three dead, over 130 injured in Pemex chemical blast

A large explosion at an oil facility in southeastern Mexico has killed at least three plant workers and injured 136. Hundreds of local were evacuated

21/04/2016

Israel

Israeli police confirm bomb injures 16 on Jerusalem bus

Police have confirmed a small bomb exploded on a bus in Jerusalem on Monday during the evening rush hour. Eye witnesses has said an empty bus caught

18/04/2016

India

Indian officials launch inquiry into deadly temple fire

A judicial inquiry has been ordered by the Indian authorities into an explosion and fire at a Hindu temple in Kerala that killed at least 110 people

11/04/2016

France

Gas explosion destroys upper floors of Paris apartment block

A huge blast ripped through a Paris apartment block following a gas leak. French police said the explosion in the 6th arrondissement was caused by an

01/04/2016

Nigeria

Three die in Nigerian pipeline explosion

At least seven people have been injured in the blast near Olugboboro in Bayelsa state

29/03/2016

Belgium

Brussels attacks: Police hunt 'third suspect'

Multiple blasts hit Brussels airport and metro station as terrorism strikes Europe again.

22/03/2016

Turkey

Turkey: central Istanbul hit by suicide bomb

Three Israelis and one Iranian citizen are among the dead after an explosion tore through the centre of Istanbul, according to Turkish media.

19/03/2016

Turkey

Kurdish group says it was behind Sunday's car bombing in Ankara

A Kurdish militant group has claimed responsibility for Sunday’s (March 13) Ankara car bombing. The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK) say the attack

17/03/2016

Pakistan

At least 16 killed in bomb blast on board a bus in Pakistan

As well as those killed, more than 40 have been injured, and doctors say the death toll is likely to rise.

16/03/2016

World News

Car explodes in busy Berlin street at rush hour

Police launch a murder investigation, say they do not think the blast is connected to terrorism.

15/03/2016

Turkey

Turkey: Dozens killed and injured in Ankara car bomb

*NB An updated version of this story taking account of Monday’s events is available here.* A large explosion – thought to have been caused by a car

13/03/2016

United Kingdom

Belfast police warn of further attacks after bomb blast injures prison officer

Police in Northern Ireland have warned of a severe threat to security forces after a prison officer was hurt by a bomb exploding under his van in

04/03/2016

United Kingdom

One dead as decommissioned UK power station collapses

One person has been killed with three missing after a building collapsed at Didcot A Power Station in Oxfordshire, UK.

23/02/2016

Russia

Seven killed in Russian gas blast

A powerful gas explosion that destroyed an apartment block in Russia has left at least seven people dead including two children. Other people were

16/02/2016

Ukraine

Ukraine: four dead as bus trips mine in divided Donetsk

At least four people have been killed after a bus drove over a mine in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine.

10/02/2016

Somalia

Car bomb kills three at Mogadishu airport

Three people have died at Mogadishu airport in a suicide bombing just days after an explosion ripped through a Somali airliner, forcing it to make an emergency landing.

05/02/2016

Somalia

Passenger jet lands safely after hole blown in fuselage

Video shows what happens when a large hole gets punched in the side of your plane

03/02/2016

Somalia

Al-Shabaab gun and bomb attack targets Somalian beach-side cafés

Militant group Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for a bomb and gun attack in and around beach-side restaurants in the Somalian capital

21/01/2016

Afghanistan

Kabul: TV crew killed by car bomb

The Taliban has described Tolo TV station as a "military target"

20/01/2016