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China

Nuclear and biochemical experts arrive at scene of Tianjin explosion

More than 200 military specialists have arrived in the Chinese port city of Tianjin where thick smoke lingers after huge explosions at a chemicals

China

More than 50 dead in Chinese warehouse blast

At least fifty people are now known to have died after a series of explosions in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin. More than 700 people have

China

China blasts death toll rises to 44, with more than 500 injured

Chinese state media says the death toll in huge explosions that hit the port city of Tianjin has more than doubled to 44, with over 500 other people

China

Seventeen dead and 400 injured in two huge explosions in northeast China

At least 17 people were killed and around 400 injured in two massive explosions in the northeastern Chinese port city of Tianjin on Wednesday. Video

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China

Video footage shows massive explosion in Tianjin, China

Video footage shows the moment a fireball ripped through the night sky in China, injuring hundreds of people. Police report that seven people have

Nigeria

Bomb blast at Nigeria market 'kills 50'

Dozens of people have been killed in a bomb attack on a packed market in northeast Nigeria. The explosion, bearing the hallmarks of Boko Haram, took

Germany

Twelve injured in German chemical factory explosion

Twelve people were injured in an explosion at a chemical factory in Germany on Wednesday. Several of the victims were taken to hospital. It happened

Iraq

Deadly car bombs hit Baghdad as Iraqi forces fight ISIL in Ramadi

At least 10 people have been killed and 22 wounded in two car bomb attacks in predominantly Shi’ite neighbourhoods in Baghdad. Six people were killed

Germany

Hamburg: dozens injured in former air raid shelter fire

Around 40 people have been injured in a fire and explosion at a former air raid shelter in the German city of Hamburg. The blaze broke out in a

Italy

Several killed in Italy fireworks factory blasts

A series of explosions at a fireworks factory in southern Italy has killed seven people. Reports say a van blew up at the Bruscella plant at Modugno

Turkey

What is behind Turkey’s Suruc attack?

Turkey

Suruc suicide bombing: Turkey 'identifies suspect' in ISIL-claimed attack

Turkey says a suspect has been identified in the Suruc attack as images emerge of the moment the deadly bomb exploded.

Turkey

Disbelief and determination at funeral for Suruc suicide-bomb victims

A mass funeral has been held in Gaziantep, southern Turkey for 27 of the victims of the suicide bombing in Suruc. Most of those who died in the

Turkey

Suruç attack: Turkey to tighten security along border with Syria

The political consequences of Monday’s suicide bomb attack in the Turkish city of Suruç are beginning to make themselves felt. For the most part the

Turkey

Turkey: Death toll climbs in Suruc attack

The aftermath of a deadly suicide bombing in Suruc, Turkey. At least 31 people were killed and 104 were injured in the attack. The blast ripped

Turkey

Dozens killed in Turkish-Syrian border town blasts

Preliminary evidence suggests ISIL is responsible for the explosion in Suruc, Turkey. The cause of the blast in Syria's Kobani is uncertain.

Egypt

UPDATE Egypt: Islamist militants affiliated to ISIL claim deadly Sinai attacks

At least 70 people have been killed, many of them soldiers, after Islamic State militants launched a coordinated attack on several military

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Ukraine: deadly fuel depot fire

Turkey

Explosions kill 2, injure 100 at Kurdish rally in eastern Turkey

Two people were killed and more than 100 injured when two explosions ripped through a Kurdish party rally in eastern Turkey on Friday, just two days ahead of a heated general election.

Ghana

Ghana's president 'heartbroken' after explosion kills around 100

The president of Ghana says he is heartbroken by the heavy loss of lives after an explosion at a petrol station killed around 100 people in the