The family of SP Akbar Muhammad Shinwari, who was among those martyred in the Kohat Old Police Lines suicide attack and rampage, has been receiving a steady stream of mourners at their home in Hathian village, Mardan, BBC Urdu reported on Saturday. According to his nephew Tufail Akbar, Shinwari spe»»»

MARAWI, Philippines — Voters across the Philippines' autonomous Muslim region began casting ballots for their first elected parliament Monday morning, hours after gun violence left at least three people dead outside a polling station.The polls are the cu ... »»»

KUWAIT: Following are events that took place in Kuwait on Sept 12: 1980 — An explosion tore through the offices of the daily Al-Rai Al-Aam, killing one person and wounding six others, with losses estimated at KD 6 million. 2004 — A team searching for prisoners and missing persons in Iraq announced »»»

LA PAZ, Sept 8, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - The death toll from explosions at a Bolivian army base rose to nine -- all soldiers -- after rescuers found three more bodies in the rubble, the Ministry of Defense said Monday. Two huge explosions occurred Friday at a barracks in the city of Viacha, about 30 kilome»»»

Sept 7 - Bolivian authorities on Monday confirmed that seven people have died after an explosion on Friday at a military barracks in the Bolivian municipality of Viacha, about 30 km (20 miles) from La Paz. Army Commander Hector Alarcón said in a press conference that seven people were still missing»»»

Another gas-related explosion has occurred in Bille, an island community in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State, with »»»

The Bolivian Defence Minister said the first explosion "involved black powder from pyrotechnic material stored at the site," while the second, "much larger" blast was still being investigated. At least two people were killed and 81 were injured following two blasts at an army base in Bolivia on Fri»»»

Nalbari (Assam) [India], September 3 (ANI): Assamese worker Pankaj Barman recalled the terrifying moments when a massive surge of floodwater swept through the area of Nepal's Upper Trishuli Hydroelectric Project, forcing him and several other workers to flee to higher ground, where they remained st»»»

KOLKATA, Aug 19: At least nine people, including a child, were killed after a massive fire broke out at a hotel in Kolkata in the early hours of Wednesday, triggering a major rescue operation. The fire erupted around 2 a.m. at a hotel on Free School Street near New Market, one of the city's busiest»»»

0 Oklahoma Plant Fire Today: Emergency crews are responding to a liquid natural gas (LNG) tank fire near U.S. Highway 75 and West 126th Street in Glenpool, Oklahoma, with authorities ordering evacuations in part of the area and Glenpool Public Schools moving to shelter-in-place protocols as firefig»»»

LUCKNOW, India: A tunnel under construction at a hydropower project in India’s northern hill state of Uttarakhand collapsed overnight, leaving at least seven workers dead, officials said Friday (Aug 14). A rescue operation was launched after a sudden rush of water and debris entered the tunnel at t»»»

Dangerous explosive materials found in the area of the destroyed ammunition warehouse near the village of Belitsa in the Tryavna municipality are to be neutralized, Senior Commissioner Iliyan Ivanov, Director of the Gabrovo Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Interior, said at a briefing on Tue»»»

A car bomb exploded Saturday in southwestern Colombia, the army said, a day after conservative political neophyte Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in as Colombia’s new president. The army alleged the attack was carried out by two dissident groups of the now-defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of C»»»

Manipur Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh called for Meiteis to be a big brother. He emphasized community unity for protecting Manipur's land historically. Singh highlighted the national flag's role in fostering love for the country. He noted that inter-community mistrust is being sown by certain el»»»

CALI, Colombia: A car bomb exploded Saturday in southwestern Colombia, the army said, a day after conservative political neophyte Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in as Colombia’s new president. The army alleged the attack was carried out by two dissident groups of the now-defunct Revolutionary A»»»

Japanese PM Takaichi says it’s a ‘race against time’ to rescue those still trapped in the mall and others affected by the quake. Thousands of shoppers and store employees, quickly evacuated by staff after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake, watched in horror as an explosion ripped through Kumamoto’s Aeon m»»»

The tally has been steadily growing, fanning fears it may continue to rise. KUMAMOTO, Japan (AP) — Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 18 people, inc»»»

Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 18 people in southwestern Japan. The magnitude 7.1 earthquake that hit a day earlier in the Kumamoto area on the »»»

TOBA TEK SINGH: Relatives of a Pakistan-origin man residing in Kuwait have sought the foreign office’s assistance to locate his and his family’s whereabouts following a suspicious phone call about their purported death in a road accident caused by missile debris. Muhammad Saleem, brothe ... »»»

KUMAMOTO, Japan — Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 13 people and left many missing in southwestern Japan. Bullet train services and some airport o»»»

Kashima town in JapanKashima town in Japan12 At least 13 people were killed after a powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Japan's southwestern Kumamoto region on Tuesday, flattening buildings and trapping people under collapsed structures as rescue teams raced to find survivors.The earthquake st»»»

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said 13 people have been confirmed dead after a powerful earthquake struck southwestern Japan, as rescuers continued searching Wednesday for people still missing. A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Kumamoto area on Kyushu, Japan’s southern main island, late»»»

Minister of State for Energy Affairs and QatarEnergy President and CEO HE Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi on Monday confirmed the tragic loss of 13 lives following the explosion and fire that occurred on Sunday at the Barzan local gas supply facility in Ras Laffan Industrial City, operated by QatarEnergy»»»

Prominent Sabahans, including Donald Peter Mojuntin, whose father was killed with 10 others in the Double Six tragedy, at the 50th anniversary memorial service in Kota Kinabalu today. (Facebook pic) PETALING JAYA: The Double Six tragedy, which claimed the lives of 11 people, including then Sabah ch»»»

PUNE: A seemingly routine replacement of an empty LPG cylinder with a new one turned deadly in a house inside a residential society in Kharadi on Friday. Unbeknownst to the family of five, gas leaked into the rooms and ignited when a diya was lit for prayers, leaving three members dead and one inju»»»

A blast in northeastern Myanmar killed at least 45 people on Sunday, rescue workers said, with rebels controlling the region saying it was caused by the accidental detonation of mining explosives. About 70 other people were injured in the explosion that took place around noon in the village of Kaun»»»

Ulviyya Poladova Read more The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan has expressed its condolences to China following a deadly incident, AzerNEWS reports. "We are deeply saddened by the tragic explosion at the coal mine in Shanxi Province of China, which resulted in the loss of many lives and i»»»

BANGKOK, Thailand – Minister Attached to the Prime Minister’s Office Supamas Isarabhakdi has ordered the immediate suspension of sales of two Thermos vacuum bottle models, following overseas reports of explosions during use. The order, covering both retail stores and online platforms, was issued af»»»

Nine coal miners die in gas explosion in Colombia Just nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleVanessa BuschschlüterLatin America online editor Luis ACOSTA / AFP via Getty ImagesRelatives of the victims rushed to the mine in Sutatausa to try and help with the rescue efforts Nine people have died in a»»»

People observe vehicles destroyed by an attack on the Pan-American Highway in Cajibio, Colombia, on Sunday. The explosion of a gas cylinder bomb launched on Saturday by suspected Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia dissidents on a section of the Pan-American Highway in the Colombian department o»»»

BOGOTÁ, April 26 — A highway bomb attack in a restive region of southwestern Colombia killed 14 people and injured at least 38 on Saturday, the latest spate of violence ahead of next month’s presidential election. Authorities blamed the attack in the Cauca department — a conflict-ridden, coca-growi»»»

At least 14 people were killed and at least 38 wounded, including five children, after a bomb tore apart a busy road in southwestern Colombia, according to local authorities. The incident was part of a “wave” of terror attacks this weekend, Colombian officials also said, as deadly violence resurges»»»

Canada’s decision to radically cut migration levels and slash the number of foreign workers and students in the country has delivered on its goal of reducing housing costs, experts say. In the grip of a post-pandemic surge in overseas migration that was judged to be contributing to unaffordable hou»»»

Since ancient times, the narrative of the Majapahit Kingdom has been placed on a magnificent podium of flawless unity. However, if we read the book Majapahit: Intrigue, Betrayal, and War in Indonesia's Largest Kingdom (KPG, 2025), the Nusantara was not a heavenly inheritance, but rather the result »»»