Apr 07 Blast at north Iraqi airport raises tension in Kurdish region By Salar Salim, Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press The blast at the Suleimaniyah airport Friday came days after Turkey closed its airspace to flights to and from the airport, citing an alleged increase in Kurdish militant activity threatening flight safety. Continue reading
Apr 02 Explosion in St. Petersburg cafe kills prominent Russian pro-war military blogger By Associated Press An explosion tore through a cafe in Russia’s second-largest city Sunday, killing a well-known military blogger and strident supporter of the war in Ukraine. Some reports said a bomb was embedded in a bust of the blogger that was given… Continue reading
Nov 13 Watch 1:04 News Wrap: Turkey’s president calls Istanbul blast an attack In our news wrap Sunday, Turkish officials say six people died and at least 80 were injured in an explosion in Istanbul, and the FAA and NTSB are investigating Saturday's deadly mid-air collision at a Dallas air show. Continue watching
May 06 Powerful blast at Havana hotel kills at least 22 By Andrea Rodriguez, Associated Press Dr. Julio Guerra Izquierdo, chief of hospital services at the Ministry of Health, told reporters that at least 74 people had been injured. Among them were 14 children. Continue reading
Jan 20 Gas explosion rips through Madrid building, killing 4 By Aritz Parra, Manu Fernández, Associated Press A powerful gas explosion has torn through a residential building in central Madrid, killing four people and ripping the facade off the structure. Continue reading
Dec 25 Watch 3:08 What we know about a Christmas Day explosion in Nashville A recreational vehicle parked in downtown Nashville exploded early Christmas morning, injuring three and causing widespread outages, including for the police emergency system. Police believe the explosion was intentional. As authorities continue to investigate, Kimberlee Kruesi of the Associated Press… Continue watching
Dec 25 WATCH: Police give update on Nashville explosion An RV parked in the streets of Nashville exploded early Christmas morning, causing widespread communications outages that took down police emergency systems and grounded flights at the city's airport. Continue reading
Aug 17 Hundreds help clean up site of fatal Baltimore explosion By Associated Press News outlets report that more than 400 people showed up to a northwest Baltimore neighborhood on Sunday to help clear away debris from the scene where three row homes were leveled. Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch 6:48 Violent protests, anger in Beirut over blast By Leila Molana-Allen Protests in Beirut over the Lebanese government’s response to the deadly blast on Tuesday, which killed at least 158 people and injured 6,000, turned violent with security forces firing several rounds of tear gas as some demonstrators set fires and… Continue watching
Aug 06 Watch 2:40 Beirut authorities detain port employees amid explosion investigation By Jane Ferguson Authorities in Beirut have detained 16 employees at the city’s port as they investigate Tuesday’s catastrophic explosion. The blast killed at least 135 people, injured more than 5,000 and fueled a new wave of public fury in a country already… Continue watching