Oil tanker listing off Japan after huge explosion
A 998-tonne oil tanker was listing off the Japanese coast Thursday after a large explosion and subsequent fire that sent towering columns of acrid smoke into the sky.
8 people injured in explosion at Semey factory
8 people have been injured in an explosion at the Flour and Combine Fodder Factory in Kazakhstan's Semey.
Turkish mining operator denies any 'negligence' in catastrophe
The operator of a Turkish mine where an explosion has claimed more than 280 lives said on Friday the disaster was not due to negligence on its part.
Turkey mine blast kills at least 201, hundreds trapped
At least 201 people were killed and hundreds more remained trapped underground after an explosion at a coal mine in western Turkey, the government said Wednesday, warning that rescue efforts faced a race against time.
Explosions, gunfire near Ukraine's Slavyansk
Several explosions and gunfire could be heard near the flashpoint eastern Ukrainian town of Slavyansk Monday, according to an AFP reporter there, as Kiev seeks to flush out pro-Moscow rebels holed up there.
Two bodies found after US hot air balloon fire
Dozens of US workers searched Saturday for the third occupant of a hot air balloon that went up in flames after hitting a power line in Virginia, killing two other people aboard.
Samsung phone explosion investigation comes to halt
Samsung Electronics Kazakhstan cannot continue the investigation of the Samsung Galaxy S2 explosion that left a first grader from Astana with burns of third-degree.
10 die in fire at Russian ammunition depot
Ten soldiers and civilian staff at a Russian military munitions depot burnt to death while fleeing a fire that sparked a series of explosions, the defence ministry said.
Samsung Galaxy explodes in child's pocket in Kazakhstan
A Samsung Galaxy S2 has exploded in a first-grader’s pocket in Astana causing substantial leg burns.
Gibraltar fire stops global online betting
An explosion and fire at a Gibraltar power station Sunday blacked out much of the British outpost and halted international online betting operations with giants including William Hill and Ladbrokes.
Boston remembers marathon bombing victims, one year on
One year after the deadly Boston Marathon bombings, the northeastern US city on Tuesday will pay solemn tribute to the victims of the grisly attack that stunned the nation.
Bomb attack kills 71 at bus station near Nigeria capital
Seventy-one people died in a bomb blast in a packed bus station in Nigeria's capital Abuja on Monday -- the deadliest attack yet to strike the city -- with the president blaming the explosion on Boko Haram Islamists.
Blast in Athens as Greece set to return to bond markets
A booby-trapped car exploded outside the Bank of Greece in central Athens early Thursday without injuring anyone, hours before Greece was due to return to the debt markets after a four-year absence.
15 civilians killed in Nigerian 'suicide attack': military
Fifteen civilians were killed in an explosion in northeast Nigeria on Tuesday, after troops foiled what the military said was an attempted suicide attack by Boko Haram Islamist militants.
Bomb thrown at police in Northern Ireland
Police officers in Northern Ireland came under attack on Friday night when an explosive device was thrown at their vehicle in Belfast, a police spokesman said.
Three dead, 63 hurt as NY buildings collapse
A major explosion caused by a gas leak flattened two Manhattan apartment buildings in a fireball Wednesday, killing three people and injuring 63 others.
When stars explode, it's a messy business
When stars explode, it's a messy business. But the massive blasts are also useful, seeding the universe with such key elements as calcium, iron and titanium.
Tanker explosion trial starts in Mangistau Oblast
A trial of the petrol truck driver involved in the massive flaring of a petrol train has started In Mangistau Oblast.
Two Philippine TV journalists wounded in bomb blast
Two journalists at a major Philippine TV broadcaster were injured on Saturday after a bomb exploded as they were covering fighting between soldiers and hardline Muslim rebels, a military commander said.
Dozens hurt by bomb at Thai protest march
A bomb blast hit an opposition protest march in the Thai capital on Friday, police said, the latest in a series of attacks by unknown assailants against demonstrators seeking to oust the government.
