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Somalia government spokesperson suffers injuries in suicide attack

Mohamed Ibrahim Moalimuu appears to be the sole target in the attack, claimed by al Shabab group, near his residence in the capital Mogadishu.

Deadly roadside bomb hits Pakistan's Quetta city

At least four people were killed and 15 others wounded in the explosion outside the Science College in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province.

Blast causes multiple buildings to collapse in Italy's Sicily

At least three people were killed after the explosion, which was likely caused by a gas leak, said authorities, who have opened an investigation.

Hezbollah reportedly threatens Beirut explosion investigator

On the one year anniversary of the event in August this year, Hezbollah’s leader called the investigation ‘politicised’.

Scenes of doomsday: Kabul bombings leave dozens dead, wounded

Foreign diplomats had warned earlier in the day that there was a threat of attack at Kabul airport, where thousands of people are waiting to be airlifted.

A year on, Beirut port blast survivors still waiting for justice

Lebanon’s political elite has been accused of corruption and mismanagement that led to August 4, 2020 explosion in which more than 214 people died.

Beirut blast survivor fears his trauma will never heal even if he migrates

Shady Rizk survived the port explosion that killed more than 200 people, leaving him with 350 stitches all over his body and face. He now plans to move to Canada but the impact of his ordeal lives on.

UAE probes Jebel Ali port explosion that rattled Dubai

Officials say friction or heat may have led to the blast on a container ship carrying flammable materials at Jebel Ali port – one of the world's busiest.

Blast near girls school in Afghan capital Kabul kills scores

Eyewitnesses said all but seven or eight of the victims were schoolgirls going home after finishing studies.

Deadly blast hits Afghanistan’s Logar, underscores uptick in violence

Initial reports put the death toll at 30 people after a car bomb blast targeted Afghan city of Pul-e Alam, the provincial capital of Logar province.

Somalia: Many dead in minibus explosion caused by landmine

The minibus en route from capital Mogadishu to Jowhar in Middle Shabelle region was blown up near Balad district, killing at least 15 people and injuring four others, officials say.

Deadly blasts in Equatorial Guinea kill at least 20, wound hundreds

Footage broadcast by the TVGE channel showed buildings burned and flattened in a wide radius around the Nkoa Ntoma camp in the economic capital Bata, with a thick plume of black smoke rising into the sky.