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One dead, four missing in Russia gas blast

By AFP

Moscow - One person was killed and four were missing after a gas explosion tore through a multi-storey residential building in southern Russia early on Monday, authorities said.

Paris gas blast toll rises to 4 as body found in rubble

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Paris - The death toll from a powerful gas explosion in central Paris has risen to four after rescue workers found a woman's body in the rubble, investigators said Sunday.

'Hero' firefighters, Spanish tourist killed in Paris gas blast

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Paris - A powerful gas explosion tore through a building in central Paris on Saturday killing a Spanish woman and two firefighters hailed as heroes by French President Emmanuel Macron.

Bus stop blast wounds five in Chilean capital

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Santiago - A blast at a bus stop that wounded five people in the center of the Chilean capital on Friday was described as a "terrorist act" by the government.

Two injured in blast outside Athens church

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Atenas - A homemade device exploded in front of a church in central Athens on Thursday, injuring its caretaker and a police officer, police said.

Seven Turkish soldiers die in munitions blast

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Ankara - Seven Turkish soldiers were killed in an "accidental" explosion at an army munitions depot, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday.

At least 16 dead in Somalia suicide bombings: police

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Mugadishu - At least 16 people were killed in Somalia on Saturday in suicide bombings that targeted a restaurant and coffee shop, police said.

Blast injures election candidate in Ukraine's rebel east

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Donezk - Three people were injured in an explosion in Ukraine's rebel stronghold Donetsk on Saturday, including a candidate for the post of the self-proclaimed republic's leader.

Blast kills eight soldiers in new blow to jihadist-hit Burkina

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Ouagadougou - Eight soldiers were killed by a blast in northern Burkina Faso on Wednesday, in the latest blow to the poor Sahel country grappling with jihadism.

Blast kills eight soldiers in Burkina Faso

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Ouagadougou - Eight soldiers were killed on Wednesday by a blast in the troubled north of Burkina Faso, President Roch Marc Christian Kabore announced.

Blast kills two soldiers in tense Burkina region

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Ouagadougou - Two soldiers died and six were wounded Wednesday when a roadside bomb struck their vehicle in eastern Burkina Faso, a poor Sahel state where Islamist unrest is gaining ground, security sources said.

At least 37 killed as suicide attacker targets school in Kabul

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Kabul - At least 37 people, the majority of them students, were killed when a suicide blast ripped through a school in a Shiite area of Kabul Wednesday, officials said, the latest assault on Afghanistan's war-weary capital.

At least 25 killed in Kabul suicide attack: officials

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Kabul - At least 25 people were killed when a suicide attacker struck an education centre in a minority Shiite area of western Kabul Wednesday, officials said, the latest assault in Afghanistan's war-weary capital.

Van bomb in southern Philippines kills 10

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Cotabato - Ten people, including troops and civilians, were killed when a bomb in a van blew up at an army checkpoint in the southern Philippines Tuesday.

Chinese man sets off explosive outside US embassy: police

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Bejing - A 26-year-old Chinese man set off a small explosive outside the US embassy in Beijing Thursday, sending smoke into the air and injuring his hand before security officials rushed to the scene and took him into custody, police said.

Death toll in Pakistan election rally blast rises to 130

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Mastung - The death toll in one of the most lethal attacks in Pakistan's history increased to 130 people, an official said Sunday, as top politicians joined a day of national mourning.

Pakistanis mourn after election rally bombing kills 128

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Mastung - Pakistan was in shock Saturday after a suicide blast killed 128 people, shaking confidence in security just as the dramatic arrest of ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif ratcheted political tensions higher ahead of nationwide polls.

Pakistanis mourn after election rally bombing kills 128

By AFP

Quetta - Mourners gathered Saturday to bury their dead in southwest Pakistan after a blast killed 128 people at a political rally in one of the country’s deadliest attacks, underscoring ongoing security challenges following years of dramatic improvements.