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3:48am, 15th May, 2019

Israel's Eurovision webcast hacked with animated blast images

Israel's webcast of the Eurovision Song Contest semi-final was hacked with animated images of explosions in host city Tel Aviv, which the national broadcaster blamed on Hamas militants.

Blast near shrine in Pakistan, several dead: police

12:23am, 8th May, 2019

World

Blast near shrine in Pakistan, several dead: police

A bomb targeting police outside a major Sufi shrine in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday killed several people and wounded dozens, officials said.

Congressional Democrats blast Barr, threaten to hold him in contempt

12:07pm, 2nd May, 2019

Politics

Congressional Democrats blast Barr, threaten to hold him in contempt

A senior U.S. congressional Democrat on Thursday threatened to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress for resisting demands for Special Counsel Robert Mueller's full report on the Russia inquiry, and accused President Donald...

Blast heard in town east of Sri Lankan capital, police say investigating

11:52pm, 24th April, 2019

World

Blast heard in town east of Sri Lankan capital, police say investigating

A blast was heard on Thursday from vacant land behind the magistrates court in the town of Pugoda, 40 km (25 miles) east of the capital Colombo, police and local residents said.

France's Suez says to help China improve chemical industry safety after blast

12:05am, 17th April, 2019

World

France's Suez says to help China improve chemical industry safety after blast

China has asked French utility Suez SA to help the country's efforts to tackle underlying safety issues in its massive chemical sector after a deadly explosion in the eastern coastal city of Yancheng last month, a company executive said.

North Carolina gas blast kills at least one, injures 17

3:14pm, 10th April, 2019

US

North Carolina gas blast kills at least one, injures 17

A fiery gas explosion triggered by a construction worker in Durham, North Carolina, leveled a building on Wednesday, killing at least one person and injuring at least 17, authorities said.

Double blast kills three people, injures 19 in east Afghanistan

3:17am, 6th April, 2019

World

Double blast kills three people, injures 19 in east Afghanistan

Twin explosions on Saturday in the eastern Afghanistan city of Jalalabad killed three people and injured 19 others, a government spokesman said.

China plant explosion kills seven; second blast in Jiangsu province this month

5:04am, 31st March, 2019

World

China plant explosion kills seven; second blast in Jiangsu province this month

A plant explosion in China's Jiangsu province has killed seven people, state media reported on Sunday, 10 days after a blast at a pesticide plant killed 78 people in the province and triggered a nationwide safety inspection campaign.

Chinese rescuers pull survivor from factory blast rubble, death toll reaches 64

9:27am, 23rd March, 2019

World

Chinese rescuers pull survivor from factory blast rubble, death toll reaches 64

Rescuers in eastern China pulled a survivor from rubble early on Saturday, two days after a massive explosion at a pesticide plant killed at least 64 people, flattening nearby buildings and shattering windows more than a mile away.

China rescuers pull survivor from blast rubble as death toll rises

11:09pm, 22nd March, 2019

World

China rescuers pull survivor from blast rubble as death toll rises

Rescuers pulled a survivor from rubble early on Saturday in the wake of a massive explosion at a pesticide plant in eastern China that flattened buildings, blew out windows more than a mile away and killed at least 64 people.

Blast at Chinese chemical plant kills 47; Xi orders probe

4:57pm, 22nd March, 2019

World

Blast at Chinese chemical plant kills 47; Xi orders probe

An explosion at a pesticide plant in eastern China has killed 47 people and injured more than 600, state media said on Friday, the latest casualties in a series of industrial accidents that has angered the public.

Blast at Chinese chemical plant blast kills 44, injures 640

9:22pm, 21st March, 2019

World

Blast at Chinese chemical plant blast kills 44, injures 640

An explosion at a pesticide plant in eastern China's Jiangsu province has killed 44 people and injured more than 600, state media said on Friday, the latest casualties in a series of industrial accidents that has angered the public.

Two people hurt in Los Angeles gasoline tanker blast

1:15pm, 17th March, 2019

US

Two people hurt in Los Angeles gasoline tanker blast

A leaky gasoline tanker exploded in south Los Angeles on Sunday, injuring two people and sending at least one manhole cover flying into the air and flames shooting out of a storm drain to threaten nearby buildings.

Brazil gold mine blast kills two: Canada's Leagold

1:48pm, 1st March, 2019

World

Brazil gold mine blast kills two: Canada's Leagold

An underground blast in a gold mine in the Brazilian state of Bahia on Friday killed two workers, Canadian company Leagold Mining Corp said.

Warmbier parents blast 'evil' North Korea regime after Trump praises Kim

1:09pm, 1st March, 2019

Politics

Warmbier parents blast 'evil' North Korea regime after Trump praises Kim

The parents of Otto Warmbier, an American student who died after a stint in a North Korean prison, blasted Kim Jong Un's "evil regime" on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he believed the leader's claims not to have known how th...

Warmbier parents blast North Korean leader for son's death after Trump's praise

11:37am, 1st March, 2019

US

Warmbier parents blast North Korean leader for son's death after Trump's praise

The family of Otto Warmbier, the American student who died after having been imprisoned in North Korea, blamed Kim Jong Un for their son's death on Friday, reacting to U.S. President Donald Trump's statement that he accepted the leader&#039...

Huge blast and heavy gunfire rock Somali capital

1:03pm, 28th February, 2019

World

Huge blast and heavy gunfire rock Somali capital

A huge blast rocked Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Thursday, followed by clouds of smoke and heavy gunfire, a Reuters reporter said.

Pakistan PM warns India against attack, urges talks on Kashmir blast

7:16am, 19th February, 2019

World

Pakistan PM warns India against attack, urges talks on Kashmir blast

Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday Pakistan would retaliate if India were to attack in response to a bombing in the disputed Kashmir region, which India blamed on Pakistan, while adding he wanted to cooperate in investigating the blast.

Islamic State claims responsibility for blast at Afghanistan mosque

8:10am, 24th November, 2018

World

Islamic State claims responsibility for blast at Afghanistan mosque

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an explosion at a mosque in Afghanistan's eastern Khost province that killed and wounded scores of people, its Amaq news agency reported on Saturday.

Rebel media confirms separatist leader in east Ukraine killed in blast

11:29am, 31st August, 2018

World

Rebel media confirms separatist leader in east Ukraine killed in blast

The official media outlet of Russia-backed separatists in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine confirmed rebel leader Alexander Zakharchenko had been killed on Friday.

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Israel's Eurovision webcast hacked with animated blast images

Blast near shrine in Pakistan, several dead: police

Congressional Democrats blast Barr, threaten to hold him in contempt

Blast heard in town east of Sri Lankan capital, police say investigating

France's Suez says to help China improve chemical industry safety after blast

North Carolina gas blast kills at least one, injures 17

Double blast kills three people, injures 19 in east Afghanistan

China plant explosion kills seven; second blast in Jiangsu province this month

Chinese rescuers pull survivor from factory blast rubble, death toll reaches 64

China rescuers pull survivor from blast rubble as death toll rises

Blast at Chinese chemical plant kills 47; Xi orders probe

Blast at Chinese chemical plant blast kills 44, injures 640

Two people hurt in Los Angeles gasoline tanker blast

Brazil gold mine blast kills two: Canada's Leagold

Warmbier parents blast 'evil' North Korea regime after Trump praises Kim

Warmbier parents blast North Korean leader for son's death after Trump's praise

Huge blast and heavy gunfire rock Somali capital

Pakistan PM warns India against attack, urges talks on Kashmir blast

Islamic State claims responsibility for blast at Afghanistan mosque

Rebel media confirms separatist leader in east Ukraine killed in blast

After election threat, MPs begin no-deal Brexit showdown

Divers search for last bodies in California boat fire, investigations begin

Hungary charges Syrian accused of beheading, killing for IS

Executive's flight to PSA highlights Renault-Nissan alliance tensions

Democrats plan to probe Trump's role in hush-money payments: report