N’DJAMENA, Chad — An explosive device detonated and killed seven soldiers in Chad during a patrol in the country’s west near Lake Chad, the government says. The interim president, Mahamat Deby Itno, announced the deaths Monday on social media. Chadian authorities said they suspected Boko Haram extremists from Nigeria were behind the attack, renewing concerns … Read more
Several gunmen opened fire Friday night at Crocus City Hall, a popular concert venue on the outskirts of Moscow, Russian state news agencies reported. Dozens of people were reported injured or killed and the building was on fire in the most deadly terrorist attack in Russia in more than a decade. “People in camouflage, at … Read more
TOKYO — A rocket that was supposed to become Japan’s first from the private sector to put a satellite into orbit exploded shortly after takeoff Wednesday, livestreamed video showed. Online video showed the rocket called Kairos blasting off from Wakayama Prefecture, in central Japan, a mountainous area filled with trees, but exploding midair within seconds. … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels saw an explosion take place near a Liberian-flagged container ship in the Red Sea on Monday, though the blast caused no damage, authorities said. The master of the vessel reported the explosion and said no one was hurt, the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime … Read more
A 19-year-old who was a quarter mile away from a fiery explosion in Michigan was struck in the head and killed by a canister that flew into the air from the blast, according to fire officials. Butane containers caught fire Monday night at a vaping distributing company in Clinton Township, about 25 miles outside of … Read more
Play video content Storyful A cross-country road trip nearly turned fatal for one driver … when he stopped to fill up, an out-of-control pickup truck crashed through a gas station pump … feet away from his car. Ya gotta see the video … dash cam footage shows a car pulling into a gas station when … Read more
NAIROBI, Kenya — Liquid petroleum gas cylinders exploded in an illegal depot in a residential area of the Kenyan capital, officials said Friday, setting off a late-night inferno that killed at least three people and injured 280 others. The death toll was expected to rise. The depot in Nairobi had twice been demolished, and the … Read more
NAIROBI — A fiery explosion at an illegal natural gas filling station in the densely populated Embakasi district of Kenya’s capital killed at least three people and injured 280 others, the government said Friday, but the toll is expected to rise. The explosion, which occurred at 11:30 p.m. Thursday, underlines the persistent danger of unlicensed … Read more
ABUJA, Nigeria — Three people died and 77 others were injured after a massive blast caused by explosives rocked more than 20 buildings in one of Nigeria’s largest cities Tuesday night, authorities said Wednesday, as rescue workers dug through the rubble in search of those feared trapped. Residents in the southwestern state of Oyo’s densely … Read more
KABUL, Afghanistan — A grenade explosion in Afghanistan’s capital killed two people and wounded 12 in a Shiite neighborhood of Kabul on Thursday, a police spokesman said. It was the second deadly blast in the Dasht-e-Barchi area in less than a week. The explosion occurred outside a commercial center in mid-afternoon. No one immediately claimed … Read more