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Woman worker dies, six hurt in industrial unit blast on Hyderabad outskirts

Hyderabad: A 30-year-old woman died and six other workers were injured, two of them seriously, in a blast at a fan manufacturing unit in Bolarum, Sangareddy district on Sunday, police said. The…

6 injured in explosion near presidential palace in Somalia’s Mogadishu: Report

Mogadishu: At least six people suffered injuries after an explosion close to the presidential palace in Somalia’s Mogadishu on Saturday morning, Sputnik reported citing government spokesperson.  The blast hit the Sayidka junction on the main road towards…

India on high alert after blast near Israeli embassy in Delhi

Blast outside Israeli Embassy, no injuries reported

New Delhi: A blast took place outside the Israeli Embassy in the heart of Lutyens’ Delhi on Friday evening, a fire service official said. There were no immediate reports of any injuries. Some…

Yemen welcomes new government with a bomb blast

Aden: A huge blast and gunfire were heard at Yemen’s Aden airport after a plane carrying the new government landed on Wednesday, Al Arabiya reported. The mortar shell attack on the airport…

Saudi Arabia: Four wounded in blast at WWI memorial in Jeddah

Jeddah: Several people were injured on Wednesday when an explosive device hit a ceremony commemorating the end of World War I at a cemetery in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah. France’s…

Three police officers killed, two injured in blast in Afghanistan

Kabul: Three police officers have been killed and two more injured by an explosion in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, a security source told Sputnik on Friday. The incident took place in…

Powerful explosion rips through building in Pak; 5 killed

Islamabad: A powerful explosion ripped through a four-storey building in Pakistan’s Sindh province, killing at least five people and injuring 20 others, police said. At least two floors of the building near…

Key accused in 2008 Bengaluru serial blasts case arrested from Kerala

Bengaluru: The Anti-Terrorism Cell of Bengaluru Police has arrested a key accused in the 2008 Bengaluru serial blasts case from Kerala, Central Crime Branch Joint Commissioner Sandeep Patil said on Tuesday. “Bengaluru City’s Anti-Terrorism Cell with the assistance of…

Blasts occur at Jordan munitions depot, no injuries reported

Zarqa: Several explosions occurred early Friday in a Jordanian military base warehouse where unusable mortar shells were being stored, with no immediate reports of any injuries, authorities said. The warehouses are in an…

Oxygen cylinder blast at Gadwal creates panic among patients

Hyderabad: Panic gripped Jogulamba Gadwal district regional hospital after the leakge of Oxygen from cylinder creating a loud noise. All the the patients were rushed out due to a leakage in the…

2,060 restaurants, 163 hotels severely damaged after Beirut blasts

Beirut: At least 2,060 restaurants and 163 hotels were severely damaged by the August 4 Port of Beirut explosions, an official said on Monday. Pierre Ashkar, president of the Syndicate of Hotels…

5 killed in twin blasts in Philippines

Manila: At least five people were killed after two explosions hit the insurgency-plagued town of Jolo in the southern Philippines on Monday. Initial reports said the first blast occurred at around noon,…

6 killed, 22 injured in Pakistan blast at Haji Nida market

Islamabad: A powerful bomb targeting an anti-drug force ripped through a market in a restive Pakistani town bordering Afghanistan, killing six people, including a paramilitary soldier, and injuring 22 others. The blast occurred…

5 killed, 20 injured in Pakistan blast

Islamabad: A powerful bomb targeting an anti-drug force on Monday ripped through a market in a restive Pakistani town bordering Afghanistan, killing at least five people and injured 20 others. The blast occurred…

Lebanese Red Cross: Toll from Beirut blast rises to 100 dead

Beirut: An official with the Lebanese Red Cross says at least 100 people were killed and more than 4,000 wounded in the massive explosion in Beirut on Tuesday. The official, George Kettaneh, says…

Blast rocks Beirut in run-up to Hariri assassination case verdict

BEIRUT: Ahead of the UN tribunal’s verdict in the 2005 assassination of Lebanon’s former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, a bomb blast shook Beirut on Tuesday, reports said. According to the BBC, the…

Beirut blast: Massive explosion rocks city, several wounded

BEIRUT: Massive explosions rocked downtown Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors as a giant mushroom cloud rose above the capital. The afternoon…

1 killed, two injured in Kabul blast

Kabul: At least one person was killed, and two others were injured on Tuesday in a magnetic mine blast that targeted a police vehicle in Kabul, police said. The incident took place at…

Blast in Pulwama, no casualties reported

Srinagar: A blast took place in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday followed by aerial firing by security forces, officials said. No casualties have been reported. The blast took place…

C’garh: Four injured in fuel tank blast at steel plant

Raigarh: Four workers were injured, two of them critically, when a fuel tank exploded at a steel plant in Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh district, police said on Thursday. The blast took place on Wednesday…

Woman, son killed in blast at house in Bihar’s Munger

Munger: A woman and her six-month-old son were killed in a massive blast that rocked a house in Bihar’s Munger district in the early hours of Saturday, police said. The blast happened…

10 wounded in motorbike blast in Kabul

Kabul: At least 10 people were injured when an explosive-fitted motorbike exploded on Wednesday afternoon in Police District 6 in the Afghan capital, police said. The source at the site, on the…

7 killed, 21 injured in Quetta blast

Quetta: At least seven persons were killed and 21 injured in an explosion in the city on Monday, a media report quoted Balochistan government spokesman Liaqat Shahwani as saying. Two policemen were…

Twin explosion in Amsterdam postal company office

Amsterdam: Twin explosion hit Amsterdam postal company office on Wednesday, Sputnik reported. No casualties have been reported so far. The cause of explosions is yet to be ascertained. Further details are awaited.…

6 killed, 11 injured in car blast in Syria’s Afrin

Afrin: At least six people were killed and 11 others suffered injuries in a car bomb blast in Syria’s northwestern city of Afrin, Sputnik reported citing sources on Monday. “Six people were…

3 military personnel among 5 killed in Kabul blast

Kabul: Five people, including three military personnel, were killed and 12 others sustained injuries in a suicide attack in Afghanistan’s capital city of Kabul on Tuesday, the Interior Ministry said. Among the…

Man arrested for blasts threat in UP

Deoria: A man was arrested for threatening on social media to trigger blasts in Uttar Pradesh’s Magh Mela and Deoria Mahotsav. He posted the threat on Wednesday which went viral within no…

11 killed in Lahore factory fire

Lahore: At least 11 people were killed when a perfume-making factory caught fire after a gas cylinder exploded, an official said on Tuesday.Chief of the rescue operation team Rana Ijaz Ahmad said the…

IED blast in Imphal West

Imphal: An improvised explosive device (IED) blast occurred at Nagamapal RIMS road in Imphal West on early Thursday morning. Security forces have reached the spot to probe the matter. More details are…