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

World News

Space X rocket destroyed after successful EU satellite launch

Space X’s reusable Falcon 9 rocket has successfully put a European satellite into orbit, but what launch engineers described as a “hard landing”

18/01/2016

Italy

Italy: five killed in suspected gas explosion

At least five people have been killed as the result of an explosion in north western Italy. The blast, believed to have been caused by a gas leak

16/01/2016

Indonesia

ISIL claim responsibility for deadly Jakarta gun and bomb attacks

A series of gun and bomb attacks has caused terror in the centre of the Indonesian capital Jakarta, leaving several people dead – including a number

14/01/2016

Turkey

Turkey on high alert following suicide blast in Istanbul

Turkey is once again reeling from a terror attack with the country put on hight alert as security forces launched a nationwide investigation into

13/01/2016