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Greece

Greece: migrants set fire to Lesbos refugee camp after two die in gas blast

A woman and a child are said to have died in an explosion at the Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos.

25/11/2016

Israel

Arrests made as Israel fires rage for third consecutive day

Israeli police make arrests in connection with raging forest fires in Haifa and the West Bank.

24/11/2016

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Kenya burns illegal firearms

Kenya destroyed some 5,250 illegal firearms by fire on Tuesday as part of efforts to fight crimes like cattle rustling, carjackings and to eliminate threats from…

16/11/2016

Vietnam

Vietnam pledges safety clampdown after karaoke bar fire

At least 13 people have been killed in a fire at a karaoke bar in Hanoi.

02/11/2016

Romania

Romania marks anniversary of deadly nightclub fire

Thousands of Romanians on Sunday paid their own silent tribute to the 64 people who died one year ago in a nightclub fire in the capital Bucharest.

31/10/2016

Romania

Bucharest nightclub blaze – has enough been done to prevent another tragedy?

29/10/2016

USA

Dramatic scenes as plane engine catches fire in the US

Watch footage from inside the plane as passengers exit via the emergency slides after it ground to a halt at Chicago's O'Hare airport.

29/10/2016

France

Calais 'Jungle' camp clearance finished, prefect says

French authorities have finished clearing the shanty town known as the “Jungle” outside Calais, saying were confident of dispersing the last of its inhabitants around…

26/10/2016

India

Hospital fire in eastern India kills 23

Dozens of firefighters battle with a blaze at a hospital in eastern India.

18/10/2016

Business Series

Samsung gives latest cost estimates for Note 7 disaster

Samsung says will take a hit to its operating profit of about 2.7 billion euros in the next two quarters from scrapping the Note 7 smartphone.

14/10/2016

Business Series

Samsung abandons production of Note 7

In a statement, the company says it has made a "final decision" to stop making its star product. It comes in the wake of reports of devices spontaneously catching fire.

11/10/2016

South Korea

Samsung announces total halt in production of Galaxy Note 7

Samsung halts production and sales of the Galaxy Note 7 and urges users to turn off the device amid renewed reports of fires.

10/10/2016

South Korea

Samsung suspends production of Note 7 - reports

News comes after reports of fires in replacement devices. Sources have not specified if specific problems identified or when production was halted.

10/10/2016

USA

Replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 catches fire on plane

A replacement model of the fire-prone Samsung Note 7 smartphone began smoking inside a US plane on Wednesday.

06/10/2016

Russia

Russia: eight firefighters die in Moscow warehouse fire

Eight firefighters have been killed in a major fire in Moscow, according to Russia’s Emergencies Ministry.

23/09/2016

Greece

Thousands flee and fire destroys Lesbos migrant camp

Police say thousands of people fled a migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos on Monday night.

20/09/2016

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Cuzco's San Sebastian church gutted by fire

The historic San Sebastian church, in Cuzco, Peru has been gutted by fire.

18/09/2016

USA

Orlando gunman mosque is set ablaze

Police in Florida are investigating a fire at the mosque where the Orlando gunman, Omar Mateen used to pray.

13/09/2016

France

Arson suspected as wildfire leaves trail of destruction in southern France

Arsonists are being blamed for a trail of destruction on the doorstep of Marseille.

06/09/2016

United Kingdom

London burns as 1666 model commemorates Great Fire

A model of the 1666 City of London has been set ablaze on the Thames to commemorate the great Fire of that year that destroyed nearly 80% of the capital.

05/09/2016