KABUL—At least seven people were killed in Afghanistan on Tuesday when a blast hit a vehicle carrying oil workers in the northern Province of Balkh, while another blast in the eastern city of Jalalabad injured six people. “Today at around 7 a.m. a blast took place in … Balkh on a bus which belonged to…
7 Killed in North Afghanistan as Blast Hits Vehicle With Oil Workers
1 Injured by Small Blast at Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid
MADRID—Spanish police are investigating reports of a small blast at the Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid on Wednesday, the Interior Ministry said. In a statement to media, the ministry said police were told an employee at the embassy was slightly injured while handling a letter. Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleh Nikolenko said that the embassy in…
6 Dead in Istanbul Blast, Erdogan Says It ‘Smells Like Terrorism’
ISTANBUL—Six people were killed and 81 others wounded on Sunday when an explosion rocked a busy pedestrian street in central Istanbul in what Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called a bomb attack that “smells like terrorism.” Hundreds of people fled the historic Istiklal Avenue after the blast, as ambulances and police raced in. The area, in…
Blasts Kill at Least 8 at Myanmar’s Insein Prison
BANGKOK—A bombing on Wednesday near the front gate of Myanmar’s main prison for political detainees killed at least eight people, including visitors and prison personnel, local media and the government said. Five people who were delivering parcels to prisoners and three prison staff were killed when two bombs exploded around 9:40 a.m., News of Myanmar,…
Blasts Kill at Least 8 at Burma’s Insein Prison
BANGKOK—A bombing on Wednesday near the front gate of Burma’s (also known as Myanmar) main prison for political detainees killed at least eight people, including visitors and prison personnel, local media and the government said. Five people who were delivering parcels to prisoners and three prison staff were killed when two bombs exploded around 9:40…
Officials: 25 Dead, Many Trapped in Turkish Coal Mine Blast
ANKARA, Turkey—An explosion inside a coal mine in northern Turkey killed at least 25 people, local officials announced, while rescuers working through the night were trying to bring dozens of others trapped to the surface. The explosion occurred 6:45 p.m. at the state-owned TTK Amasra Muessese Mudurlugu mine in the town of Amasra, in the…
West Pledges to Supply Ukraine With More Air Defense; Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Loses Power
KYIV, Ukraine—Western powers pledged to supply Ukraine with more potent air defense systems following a series of retaliatory Russian missile strikes. The Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant suffered a “blackout” when a missile damaged a distant electrical substation, Ukraine’s state nuclear operator said. The power loss increased the risk of a radiation emergency because the…
At Least 4 Killed, 10 Wounded After Blast Near Kabul Mosque
KABUL—At least four people are dead and 10 wounded after an explosion went off near a mosque in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul on Friday, with a hospital confirming the number of casualties. A column of black smoke rose into the sky and shots rang out several minutes after the blast in the city’s diplomatic quarter….
Libya Fuel Blast Injures 17
BENGHAZI, Libya—A fuel tank exploded in a massive blast in the southern Libyan city of Sebha late on Tuesday, injuring 17 people, the health ministry said in a statement. The fire caused by the explosion was brought under control, witnesses said. The blast comes weeks after a fuel tanker blast in another southern Libya city…
Russia Says Suicide Blast Kills in Afghan Capital 2 Embassy Staff
MOSCOW—Two Russian embassy staff were killed on Monday in a suicide bombing near the country’s diplomatic mission in the Afghan capital, Kabul, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. It said there were also casualties among Afghan civilians. “On September 5, at 10:50 a.m. Kabul time, in the immediate vicinity of the entrance to the consular section…
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