Toxic factory fireball contained but will rage for days
A huge factory fire billowing toxic smoke is expected to burn for days, with residents told to stay indoors and a major freeway shut for health reasons.
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Mulitple blasts kill 18, injure 30 in northeast Nigeria
At least 18 people have been killed and 30 others injured after a series of blasts in Nigeria's northeastern Borno.
Suspected suicide bombers kill at least 18 in Nigeria
At least 18 people have been killed and 30 others injured after a series of blasts in Nigeria's northeastern Borno.
Toxic smoke warning as chemical factory inferno rages
A "significant" factory fire has shot metal drums through the air as it billows toxic smoke with residents told to stay indoors and a major freeway shut.
Race to free woman trapped beneath collapsed townhouse
The search to find a woman feared trapped beneath a collapsed Sydney townhouse is continuing as rescuers compare the scene to the Thredbo landslide disaster.
Woman identified in deadly unit blast as probe goes on
Investigators will probe the aftermath of a Sydney unit explosion amid claims residents smelled gas in the weeks preceding the deadly blast.
At least 20 dead in Thailand fireworks factory blast
The exact death toll is uncertain after an explosion at a fireworks factory in Thailand, with rescuers working to find survivors.
‘Foreign terrorists’ blamed for deadly Philippine blast
Four people have been killed and several others wounded in an explosion in a university gymnasium in the southern Philippine city of Marawi.
Three dead, nine wounded in Philippines gym blast
Three people have been killed and several are wounded in an explosion in a university gymnasium in southern Philippine city of Marawi.
Philippine military on alert after ‘terrorist’ bombing
Four people have been killed and several others wounded in an explosion in a university gymnasium in the southern Philippine city of Marawi.
Turkey strikes Kurdish targets after attack in Ankara
Turkey carried out air strikes in northern Iraq and destroyed 20 targets of outlawed Kurdish militant group after an attempted terrorist attack in Ankara.
At least 52 dead in suicide blast in southwest Pakistan
A suicide bombing at a religious gathering in Pakistan has killed at least 52 people and injured dozens more, police say.
At least 20 killed in Nagorno-Karabakh fuel depot blast
At least 20 people have been killed and 290 injured in an explosion at a petrol station in Azerbaijan's Nagorno-Karabakh, local Armenian authorities say.
At least 20 dead in Nagorno-Karabakh fuel station blast
An explosion at a crowded petrol station in Nagorno-Karabakh has killed at least 20 people and injured hundreds more as residents rushed to flee to Armenia.
Thirty-five killed in Russia petrol station blast
At least 35 people have been killed in an explosion and fire at a petrol station in Dagestan in southern Russia.
Man dies detonating explosive device inside Kyiv court
No link has been made between a man who blew himself up in a Ukraine courtroom and the ongoing war with Russia, authorities said.
Fire engulfs two-storey unit after reports of explosion
Multiple triple-zero calls alerted emergency crews to an explosion and unit fire north of Brisbane, with crews eventually bringing the blaze under control.
Arrest over Russia cafe blast that killed war blogger
A woman suspected of blowing up a prominent war blogger in a St Petersburg cafe is a Russian citizen who had previously been detained for protesting the war.
Russian military blogger killed in St Petersburg bomb
Sixteen people have been injured in a St Petersburg bomb blast that killed a prominent pro-Russia military blogger.
Mosque bombing kills 28 in Pakistan
At least 28 people are dead and scores more are wounded after a suicide bomber struck inside a mosque in northwestern Pakistan.
Fireworks enthusiast ‘sorry for drama’
A now 43-year-old man with a fascination for fireworks has been sentenced after police found explosive materials in his home, causing two emergency shutdowns.
Video: Police release Kingston bomb suspect footage
Queensland police have released footage of a person in relation to a nail bomb explosion that seriously injured a man south of Brisbane last week.
Qld bomb victim ‘may have been targeted’
Police say an explosion south of Brisbane which left a man with serious shrapnel wounds to his chest, abdominal region and limbs may have been a targeted attack
Woman injured in gas bottle explosion at Gorden Tallis’ home
A gas barbecue explosion at Queensland rugby league great Gordon Tallis' home has left a woman with minor burns.