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A morgue and a hospital in the capital of the Republic of Congo have taken in 206 bodies of those killed in blasts caused by an arms depot fire in the capital.

Thirty-four people were killed and 100 wounded in a blast during Friday prayers at a mosque in Pakistan's Khyber Agency, a government official said. The mosque had about 300 people when the blast went off, officials said.

Two explosions struck outside a bank in Saddam Hussein’s hometown, as soldiers were lining up to cash paychecks.

Officials in Mumbai, India, have corrected the death toll from Wednesday's blasts, saying that 18 people were killed.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was not hurt Tuesday after an explosion at an oil refinery that he was visiting, Iran's FARS news agency reported.

The toll in the Belarus subway bombing rose to 12 dead and more than 200 wounded Tuesday and authorities said several people have been detained in what they are calling a terrorist attack....

An explosion struck a subway station in the Belarus capital of Minsk on Monday, Russian state media reported.

Officials said a fiery blast in south Minneapolis Thursday morning was a natural gas line explosion and that there are no known injuries. Assistant Fire Chief Cherie Penn said people are still being evacuated from the area ...

Rapid-fire bombings and mortar strikes killed 62 people and wounded 180 across Baghdad's mostly Shiite neighborhoods Tuesday night, calling into question the ability of Iraqi security forces to protect the capital.

A suicide bomber blew himself up in downtown Kabul on Sunday killing, three Afghans and raising fears about the prospect of further attacks in the capital as senior diplomats from dozens of nations are scheduled to arrive for an international conference on Tuesday.