Man injured after gas canister explodes in Belfast car A suspected explosion inside a car in south Belfast was a gas canister in the vehicle, as police ruled out criminal activity. Belfast • 20 Aug 22
One injured in letter bomb attack on IMF's Paris office A woman was injured in the face and arms when a letter bomb posted to the International Monetary Fund's Paris office blew up as she … Europe • 16 Mar 17
Al-Shabaab suspected of carrying out bombing Investigators suspect the al-Shabaab militant group was behind a likely bomb blast that forced an Airbus A321 into an emergency landing in the Somali capital, … World • 03 Feb 16
Engine failure may have led to rocket explosion Accident investigators for Orbital Sciences are looking closely at a potential first-stage engine problem after its high-profile rocket launch explosion last Tuesday. News • 31 Oct 14
Unmanned rocket explodes on launch An unmanned Antares rocket exploded seconds after lift-off from a commercial launch pad in the US state of Virginia, marking the first accident since NASA … News • 29 Oct 14
At least three dead after blast in central Cairo A bomb blast killed three Egyptian policemen near the foreign ministry in central Cairo today. News • 21 Sep 14
Three dead, dozens injured in Paris explosion An eight-year-old child is among three people killed in an explosion that reduced half of a four-storey residential block in a Paris suburb to rubble, … News • 01 Sep 14
14 reported dead as Syrian rebels blow up hotel Syrian rebels blew up a luxury hotel-turned-army base in the historic heart of Aleppo after tunnelling under the front line that divides the main northern … News • 08 May 14
657 arrested after Nairobi bomb attack kills six Kenyan police have arrested more than 650 suspects in a crackdown on suspected Islamist insurgents following a bomb attack which killed six people in the … News • 01 Apr 14
Homes evacuated following explosion in Co Derry Homes were evacuated and a car was damaged in an explosion in Co Derry. News • 27 Mar 14
Two men injured in explosion at house in Dublin Two men have been injured following an explosion in the back garden of a house in Coolock in Dublin. News • 09 Mar 14
Dublin housing complex damaged by gas explosion A housing complex for the elderly in Killester in Dublin has been badly damaged by a gas explosion. News • 09 Sep 13
Man hurt after Beijing Airport explosion A loud explosion was heard in Beijing airport's Terminal 3 according to China's official Xinhua news agency. News • 20 Jul 13
24 killed in Venezuela oil refinery explosion An explosion tore through Venezuela's biggest oil refinery today, killing at least 24 people, wounding more than 80 others and halting operations at the huge … News • 27 Aug 12
Explosion kills nine in Pakistani compound A bomb exploded at a compound in northwest Pakistan today, killing nine people and wounding 20, local government and intelligence officials said. News • 22 Jul 12
Nine die in bomb blast at Syrian military post A car bomb has killed nine people at a Syrian military post in the eastern city of Deir al-Zor. News • 21 May 12
<p>Toxic gases delay New Zealand mine rescue</p> Mining experts have said 29 workers could have survived a coal-mine disaster in New Zealand by sealing themselves off from toxic gases, but warned rescuers … News • 22 Nov 10
