10 h. ago Massive explosion at fireworks factory in Pakistan as 4 killed in blast with others injured

A blast at a fireworks factory in southern Pakistan has killed at least four people and injured 11 others, police and hospital officials said. The cause of the explosion has not yet been identified

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19 h. ago Nine killed as explosives linked to Delhi blast blow up at Kashmir police station

Blast in restive Himalayan region leaves over 30 people injured and sets fire to vehicles parked nearby

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4 d. ago Pakistan Taliban claim responsibility for deadly terror attack in Islamabad

Defence minister says country is in ‘state of war’ after suicide blast kills 12 and injures 27 outside court buildingsAt least 12 people have been killed in a suicide blast in Islamabad carried out by the Pakistan Taliban, as the country’s defence minister said a deadly surge in terror attacks had put the country in a “state of war”.The explosion, which was confirmed as a suicide attack by several government ministers, took place outside district court buildings in the capital on Tuesday at about 12.30pm. The area is usually heavily crowded with lawyers and litigants attending trials. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Red Fort blast: ‘Slow moving car’ explodes near iconic Delhi landmark killing 8 people

Police investigate vehicle blast in old Delhi that left dozens injured and sent security forces on high alert

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5 d. ago Eight dead in Delhi car explosion near Red Fort as huge crowd runs for cover

A car has exploded at a busy metro station in New Delhi, killing at least eight people and injuring several others, with the cause of the blast currently being investigated

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2 w. ago Hero soldier who was injured in IED blast in Afghanistan and retrained as a teacher faces jail after admitting relationship with pupil

Former Light Dragoons sergeant Simon Taylor, 43 - who broke multiple bones in the blast and had a leg amputated - admitted five offences, including sexual activity with a child while in a position of trust.

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3 w. ago Down Cemetery Road to Jimmy Carr’s Am I the A**hole? The seven best shows to stream this week

Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson team up in the cracking new thriller from Slow Horses creator Mick Herron, and Jimmy Carr’s new comedy will draw gasps by the minute. Plus: there’s a new Witcher!When a gas main explodes in a quiet Oxford street it initially comes as a merciful respite from the awkward dinner party being hosted by Sarah Tucker (Ruth Wilson). But soon, the fallout from the explosion becomes more disconcerting. Sarah (by day, a bored art historian) turns detective when an attempt to deliver a card to a child injured in the blast drags her into a conspiracy; soon she’s in cahoots with Emma Thompson’s spiky PI Zoe Boehm and getting entirely out of her depth. As befits a thriller adapted from a novel by Slow Horses creator Mick Herron, it’s an enjoyably astringent, increasingly nervy mixture of edgewalking intrigue and unsentimental, pitch-black humour. Apple TV, from Wednesday 29 October Continue reading...

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