Police in Brazil report an explosion outside the country’s Supreme Court in the capital

Two employees are dead following an explosion at a factory in Louisville, Kentucky, the company confirms

Louisville mayor says 11 employees taken to the hospital after apparent explosion at business; cause unknown

Gas explosion in southern Russia kills 5 people and injures another 4

MOSCOW (AP) — A gas explosion in a residential building in southern Russia on Thursday killed five people and injured another four, local emergency officials said. The blast occurred early in the morning in the city of Cherkessk in the Karachay-Cherkessia region, which borders...

12 dead and 1 injured in explosion at steel plant in central Mexico

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A fire at a steel plant in central Mexico killed 12 people and left one injured on Wednesday, local authorities said. Tlaxcala state Civil Protection said the fire call in Xaloztoc, about 87 miles (140 kilometers) east of Mexico City, came in shortly after 3 a.m....

An explosion of fireworks injures more than 150 people at a temple in India

NEW DELHI (AP) — A huge explosion of fireworks injured more than 150 people at a religious festival in a temple in southern India, a report said Tuesday. The explosion occurred Monday night when a fireworks storage facility near Veerarkavu temple caught fire, the Press Trust of...

Explosion near Dallas levels house and kills 2 people

VAN ALSTYNE, Texas (AP) — Investigators suspect a propane leak caused an explosion that leveled a home and killed its two occupants in a community just north of Dallas early Monday morning. First responders received the call at 1:19 a.m. after people reported hearing a loud...

Another wave of explosions heard across Iran's capital as Israel says it has launched retaliatory strikes against Tehran

Sounds of explosions heard near the Iranian capital, Tehran, though authorities offer no cause, state media report

Explosion in a packed Kabul market injures 11 people, including children, humanitarian group says

ISLAMABAD (AP) — An explosion in a packed Kabul market on Wednesday injured 11 people, including children, a nongovernmental organization said. The source of the blast was not immediately clear and nobody from the Taliban was available for comment. The blast struck...