A sticky bomb exploded in northeastern Afghanistan, killing at least three police officers on Wednesday, officials said. Abdul Mateen Qani, a spokesman for the Taliban’s interior ministry, said the bomb which was “attached to a motorcycle, exploded in Faizabad, the capital of
Firefighters have rushed to the scene after “eight or nine” huge blasts ripped through a chemical factory in North Wales. North Wales Police are urging locals to stay away and to keep their windows and doors shut after the massive fire broke
A huge explosion in southwestern Cambodia over the weekend that killed 20 soldiers at an army base appears to have been an accident caused by mishandling of ammunition by troops, a senior military official said Tuesday. The Saturday afternoon blast in Kampong
An explosive device detonated and killed six troops loyal to a United Arab Emirates-backed secessionist group Monday in southern Yemen, a military spokesman said, the latest attack blamed on al-Qaida militants in the impoverished Arab country. The explosion hit a military vehicle
A major fire broke out in eastern India, killing at least six people and injuring 20. The fire ignited from a cooking gas cylinder explosion as patrons were dining at a restaurant in Patna. It quickly spread to a nearby hotel, prompting
Footage has emerged on social media appearing to show a Russian artillery system exploding in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region. Russian forces captured smoke rising from the 2S5 Giatsint-S self-propelled howitzer artillery system before it dramatically exploded and was engulfed by flames. The
Israel has launched a revenge attack against Iran – with eight flights diverted over Iranian airspace. Flight tracking website Flight Radar 24 shows multiple flights diverted over Iranian airspace early Friday. On Saturday, Iran launched hundreds of missiles and drones at Israel
Another special cosmic event is to occur this year, and it could be a “once-in-a-lifetime viewing opportunity,” according to NASA. It’s a nova explosion located in a star system 3,000 light years away from Earth and astronomers predict it will be visible
A military weapons factory has been rocked by an explosion. The incident has taken place at BAE Systems Glascoed in Monmouthshire, south Wales. South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said: “At 10.49am on Wednesday 17th April, an incident occurred at the premises
An incredible human drama in space exploration ended with the miraculous safe return of the three Apollo 13 astronauts on this day in history, April 17, 1970. “In Mission Control, pandemonium erupted,” NASA reports of the joy that overwhelmed the command center