Explosion

Fire kills over a dozen people at Russian explosives factory

At least 16 people have been killed after a fire broke out in the village of Lesnoy, 300 km from the capital Moscow.

Deadly clashes erupt in Lebanon protest against Beirut blast judge

Lebanese TV aired images of men carrying rifles and heavy weaponry as the army reported “bursts of gunfire in Tayouneh–Badaro,” a few blocks from where protesters had gathered moments earlier to demand Judge Bitar’s removal.

Scenes of doomsday: Kabul bombings leave dozens dead, wounded

Foreign diplomats had warned earlier in the day that there was a threat of attack at Kabul airport, where thousands of people are waiting to be airlifted.

A year on, Beirut port blast survivors still waiting for justice

Lebanon’s political elite has been accused of corruption and mismanagement that led to August 4, 2020 explosion in which more than 214 people died.

Death toll rises in coordinated Kabul attack targeting minister, facilities

Multiple explosions and a gunfight in the Afghan capital’s heavily secured Green Zone killed at least eight and wounded 23.

Beirut blast survivor fears his trauma will never heal even if he migrates

Shady Rizk survived the port explosion that killed more than 200 people, leaving him with 350 stitches all over his body and face. He now plans to move to Canada but the impact of his ordeal lives on.

German chemical site blast declared 'extreme threat'

Explosion at chemical park in western Leverkusen city leaves two dead, five missing and over two dozen people wounded, officials say.

Several killed, dozens wounded in Bangladesh blast

Explosion on ground floor of building in capital Dhaka's Moghbazar area leaves at least seven dead and 50 others wounded, police say.

Blast in southwest Pakistan hotel leaves several dead

Explosion at the parking area of Serena hotel in Quetta city leaves at least five people dead and a dozen others wounded, officials say. Terror group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claims responsibility.

Deadly blasts in Equatorial Guinea kill at least 20, wound hundreds

Footage broadcast by the TVGE channel showed buildings burned and flattened in a wide radius around the Nkoa Ntoma camp in the economic capital Bata, with a thick plume of black smoke rising into the sky.

Israeli-owned ship hit by explosion in Gulf of Oman

A maritime intelligence firm identified the stricken vessel as the MV Helios Ray, a Bahamian-flagged ship. The incident recalled the summer of 2019 when the same site saw a series of suspected attacks that the US blamed on Iran, which Tehran denied.

Deaths and injuries as bomb blast targets car in Somali capital

At least two people have been killed and a number of civilians wounded in the attack for which no group has yet claimed responsibility.