49 h. ago 13 prisoners are killed in Ecuador prison after drone set with explosives is used to distract guards

The deaths are thought to be the result of asphyxiation and took place on Sunday at the violence ravaged El Oro prison in the coastal city of Machala in the southwest of the country.

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51 h. ago Bomb explosion kills over 30 in eastern Congo after army clashes with pro

A bomb explosion has killed more than 30 people and wounded 20 others in eastern Congo

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3 d. ago Inside the university branded a ‘terror hub’ over links to deadly Delhi car blast

Al Falah University students fear this prestigious medical institution could be shut down amid the fevered scrutiny since a high-profile suspected car bombing. Namita Singh reports from Faridabad

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2 w. ago Mum killed in mystery house fire explosion had to be identified using DNA technology

One police officer said he had never seen 'a residential property so extensively destroyed'

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3 w. ago ‘She went through hell’: widow of Chornobyl engineer is killed in Russian drone strike on Kyiv

Zelenskyy says Nataliia Khodemchuk is victim of ‘new tragedy caused by Kremlin’, four decades after disasterThe widow of the first Soviet engineer to die in the Chornobyl nuclear power plant explosion was killed on Friday in Russia’s massive drone and missile attack on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.Volodymyr Zelenskyy described Nataliia Khodemchuk as the victim of a “new tragedy caused by the Kremlin”, nearly four decades after her husband, Valerii, was killed inside Chornobyl’s nuclear reactor number four. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘She went through hell’: widow of Chornobyl engineer killed in Russian drone strike on Kyiv

Zelenskyy says Nataliia Khodemchuk is victim of ‘new tragedy caused by Kremlin’, four decades after disasterThe widow of the first Soviet engineer to die in the Chornobyl nuclear power plant explosion was killed on Friday in Russia’s massive drone and missile attack on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.Volodymyr Zelenskyy described Nataliia Khodemchuk as the victim of a “new tragedy caused by the Kremlin”, nearly four decades after her husband, Valerii, was killed inside Chornobyl’s nuclear reactor number four. Continue reading...

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3 w. 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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3 w. ago Blast from confiscated explosives at police station in Indian

The accidental explosion comes days after a deadly car blast in New Delhi which killed at least eight people near the city’s historic Red FortAt least nine people were killed and 32 injured after a cache of confiscated explosives detonated inside a police station in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police have announced.The blast occurred in the Nowgam area of Srinagar, the region’s main city, late on Friday while a team of forensic experts and police were examining the explosive material, said Nalin Prabhat, the region’s police director general. He ruled out any foul play, saying it was an accident. Continue reading...

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3 w. 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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3 w. ago Kashmir is focus of arrests after Delhi car blast linked to ‘terror module’

Investigators believe an explosion that killed 13 people maybe linked to group operating in the disputed regionPolice have carried out raids and made several arrests across the Indian region of Kashmir in the aftermath of a car explosion in Delhi that left 13 people dead.On Wednesday, the Indian government confirmed it was treating the blast as a “terror incident” perpetrated by “anti-national forces”. The explosion took place outside one of India’s most significant monuments during rush hour on Monday evening. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Indian authorities blow up Kashmir home of suspect in Delhi’s Red Fort blast

India’s home minister says he instructed officials ‘to hunt down each and every culprit behind this incident’

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4 w. ago Indian police detain suspects in Kashmir after deadly New Delhi car blast

Indian security agencies have detained several suspects in Kashmir as part of their investigation into a deadly car explosion in New Delhi

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4 w. ago Delhi and Islamabad blasts expose South Asia’s fragile security as rivals trade blame

Suicide bombing in Pakistan and car explosion in India kill at least 20 people and heighten tensions between nuclear neighbours

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4 w. ago ‘Shook the ground under my feet’: Witnesses recount horrific aftermath of car explosion near Delhi’s Red Fort

A day after at least eight people were killed and dozens wounded in a car explosion near Delhi’s iconic Red Fort, eyewitnesses recall the panic and chaos of the evening in the aftermath of the blast, Arpan Rai reports

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4 w. ago Multiple killed in 'suicide attack' after explosion sees police swarm court building

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4 w. ago Islamabad explosion: At least 12 dead in horror 'suicide blast' as police swarm scene

An explosion near Islamabad's High Court has killed twelve people amid claims of a 'suicide' attack

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4 w. ago India police investigate final moments of vehicle in fatal Delhi blast

Eight people killed in explosion outside city’s historic Red Fort on Monday eveningPolice investigating the explosion outside Delhi’s historic Red Fort that killed eight people are focusing on the final movements of the vehicle allegedly involved.Police in the Indian capital said the explosion occurred around 7pm on Monday evening outside the Red Fort metro station, a peak time when Delhi’s old city is usually packed with people, bustling markets and heavy traffic. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago ‘Blast shook ground under my feet’: Witnesses recount horrific aftermath of car explosion near Delhi’s Red Fort

A day after at least eight people were killed and dozens wounded in a car explosion near Delhi’s iconic Red Fort, eye-witnesses recall the panic and chaos of the evening in the aftermath of the blast, Arpan Rai reports

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4 w. ago What we know about the car explosion near Delhi's historic Red Fort that killed 8 people

Authorities in India are investigating a deadly blast near a busy metro station in New Delhi

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last month Eight people die and several injured after car explosion in Delhi, police say

Several fire engines rushed to the scene after blast reported near the historic Red Fort, fire services saidA car explosion outside the historic Red Fort monument in Delhi has killed at least eight people and triggered a fire in the surrounding area, according to police.The cause of the explosion, which took place just before 7pm on Monday night, was unknown. Continue reading...

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