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Beirut residents mourn destruction amid transformed cityscape

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Curtains flutter through broken windows, piles of debris block the streets and top-floor apartments with their roofs blown off are exposed to the sky. As the residents of Beirut try to pick up their lives after an explosion that shook the co... More »

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Russia says radiation levels rose by 4-16 times in city after…

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Radiation levels in the Russian city of Severodvinsk rose by up to 16 times on Aug. 8 after an accident that authorities said involved a rocket test on a sea platform, Russia’s state weather agency said on Tuesday, the TASS news agency repor... More »

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Blast at Russia’s Azot chemical plant kills three: Interfax

MOSCOW (Reuters) – A blast at the Azot chemical plant in Russia’s region of Perm killed three people on Monday, the Interfax news agency cited the Emergency Ministry as saying. The blast occurred during maintenance work, Russian news agencies cited the ministr... More »

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At least 12 dead, including children, in Afghan suicide blast

KABUL (Reuters) – A suicide bomber in Afghanistan killed at least 12 people, including several children, on Tuesday, in an attack in the eastern city of Jalalabad claimed by Islamic State militants. The attacker detonated his explosives near a petrol pump, kil... More »

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Deadly blast hits eastern Afghan city, targeting Sikh minority

JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) – An explosion hit the center of the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Sunday, killing at least 20 people, including several members of the small Sikh minority, provincial government officials said. The blast, hours after Pre... More »

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More than 50 casualties from blast at mosque in east Afghanistan

KABUL (Reuters) – An explosion at a mosque used as a voter centre in the eastern Afghan province of Khost on Sunday killed at least 17 people and wounded 34, local officials said, in the latest attack on preparations for long-delayed parliamentary elections. B... More »

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Twin blasts in Afghan capital kill at least 25, including eight…

KABUL (Reuters) – Twin blasts in the Afghan capital Kabul killed at least 25 people on Monday, including eight journalists who had arrived to report on the first explosion and who were apparently targeted by a suicide bomber, officials said. Several hours late... More »

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Militants attack army post near military academy in Afghan capital

An ambulance carries victims near the site of an attack at the Marshal Fahim military academy in Kabul, Afghanistan January 29, 2018. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail KABUL (Reuters) – Gunmen attacked an army outpost near one of Afghanistan’s main military academies on... More »

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Islamic State claims blast at Afghan intelligence agency in Kabul

Afghan security forces keep watch at a check point close to the compound of Afghanistan’s national intelligence agency in Kabul, Afghanistan. December 25, 2017. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani KABUL (Reuters) – Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide attack on... More »

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Suicide attack kills a top Pakistani police officer: official

Rescue personnel inspect a vehicle damaged by a suicide bomber which killed a senior Pakistani police official on his way to work in Peshawar, Pakistan November 24, 2017. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – A suicide bomber on a motorcycle killed... More »

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Suicide car bomber kills at least 11 in Pakistan`s Quetta: police

A soldier covers a body after a blast in Quetta, Pakistan June 23, 2017. REUTERS/Naseer Ahmed A suicide car bomber killed at least 11 people, including four police officers, in an attack near a checkpoint in the volatile southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta o... More »

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Blasts hit Borussia Dortmund soccer team`s bus, leaving player hurt

Football Soccer – Borussia Dortmund v AS Monaco – UEFA Champions League Quarter Final First Leg – Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany – 11/4/17 The Borussia Dortmund team bus is seen after an explosion near their hotel before the game Reuters / Kai Pfaffenbac... More »

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Death toll from Kabul hospital attack rises to 49

Smoke rises from a military hospital area at the site of blast and gunfire in Kabul, Afghanistan March 8, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail The death toll from an attack on a military hospital in Kabul by gunmen dressed as medics has risen to 49 with dozens wounde... More »

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Indonesia police say bomber `possibly` linked to IS sympathisers

Police are seen outside a local government office following an explosion in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia February 27, 2017 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Novrian Arbi/ via REUTERS A militant killed by police in Indonesia after detonating a sm... More »

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Wailing, anger at Sufi shrine in Pakistan after bomber kills 77

A man mourns the death of a relative who was killed in a suicide blast at the tomb of Sufi saint Syed Usman Marwandi, also known as the Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine, on Thursday evening in Sehwan Sharif, Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, February 17, 2017. RE... More »

Blast in Afghan capital wounds member of parliament

Afghan security forces inspect the site of a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan December 28, 2016. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail A bomb attack targeted a member of Afghanistan’s parliament in the capital, Kabul, on Wednesday, wounding him and several other people, official... More »

Greek police find bomb planted outside labor ministry

Forensic experts search for evidence on a street, next to the Labour ministry building in Athens, Greece, December 12, 2016. Antonis Nikolopoulos/Eurokinissi via REUTERS Greek police found and later detonated an explosive device that had been left outside the ... More »

SpaceX aims to resume launches in November, president says

An explosion on the launch site of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is shown in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. September 1, 2016. Courtesy of Twitter.com/Kris N./Handout via REUTERS SpaceX is aiming to resume flights in November following a launch pad fire that destroy... More »

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Car bomb targets government buildings in eastern Turkish city

Suspected Kurdish militants detonated a car bomb near local government offices in Turkey’s southeastern city of Van on Monday, wounding scores of people, a day after two dozen mayors from Kurdish-run municipalities were stripped of office. More »

Satellite owner says SpaceX owes $50 million or free flight

An explosion on the launch site of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is shown in this still image from video in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. September 1, 2016. U.S. Launch Report/Handout via REUTERS Israel’s Space Communication Ltd said on Sunday it could seek $50 mil... More »

SpaceX to shift Florida launches to new pad after explosion

An explosion on the launch site of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is shown in this still image from video in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. September 1, 2016. U.S. Launch Report/Handout via REUTERS SpaceX said on Friday it would shift Florida flights to a nearly comp... More »

Rocket explodes on launch pad in blow to Elon Musk’s SpaceX

An explosion on the launch site of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is shown in this still image from video in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. September 1, 2016. U.S. Launch Report/Handout via REUTERS An explosion destroyed a Falcon 9 rocket belonging to Elon Musk’s Spa... More »

Taliban claim Kabul truck bomb blast

KABUL The Taliban claimed responsibility for a truck bomb attack on a military and logistics services compound, mainly used by foreigners, in Kabul early on Monday after a powerful explosion was heard all around the city. However, casualties appear to have bee... More »

Pakistanis hunt militants behind blast that killed at least 70

LAHORE, Pakistan Pakistani authorities hunted on Monday for breakaway Taliban militants who once declared loyalty to Islamic State after the group claimed responsibility for an Easter suicide bomb targeting Christians, that killed at least 70 people. The attac... More »

Mariah Carey cancels show in Brussels amid safety concerns

U.S. pop star Mariah Carey said on Friday that she was canceling a tour stop in Brussels amid safety concerns following attacks this week that killed 31 people and injured some 270 more. The songstress, one of the best-selling female solo artists of recent tim... More »

Belgium hunts ‘third man’ after Islamic State bombings

BRUSSELS Belgian police were hunting on Thursday for a “third man” filmed with two Islamic State suicide bombers at Brussels Airport as investigators accumulated evidence that the same jihadist network was involved in the deadly Paris attacks last November. As... More »

Syria opposition considers U.N. offer after “positive” talks

GENEVA Syria’s main opposition group is considering a proposal by U.N. special envoy Staffan de Mistura that could pave the way to the delegation pressing ahead with talks after holding their first meeting with him on Sunday, a Western diplomatic source said. ... More »

France attack suspect admits killing, police make link to Syria

PARIS The suspected Islamist who attempted to blow up a French chemical plant on Friday has admitted killing his manager beforehand, a source close to the investigation said on Sunday, as police linked the suspect to a militant now in Syria. Yassin Salhi, 35, ... More »