Blast in Sichuan - Illegal constructions : Suspects detained after chemical plant blast in SW China

Several suspects have been detained over an explosion in southwest China's Sichuan Province, local authorities said at a news briefing Friday.

Onze morts, 25 personnes piégées par une explosion dans une mine en Chine

Onze personnes ont été tuées et neuf autres ont été blessés dans l'explosion d'un camion transportant des explosifs à proximité de l'entrée d'une mine de fer dans le nord-est de la Chine, a rapporté mardi la télévision d'Etat chinoise CCTV.

Hawaii volcano eruption enters new phase as crater falls quiet

As lava continues to pour vigorously from the ground through fissures at the foot of Kilauea Volcano, the month-old eruption on Hawaii's Big Island has entered a new, seemingly calmer phase inside the summit crater, government scientists have said.

Inde: une explosion de gaz pendant un mariage fait au moins 18 morts

Au moins 18 personnes ont péri dans une explosion de gaz qui a pulvérisé vendredi soir un hôtel de Beawar, dans l'ouest de l'Inde, pendant un banquet de mariage, selon un bilan rendu public dimanche par les autorités.

Libya out at least 70,000 barrels of oil per day

A Libyan company said it expects to be out at least 70,000 barrels of oil per day because of an explosion at a pipeline feeding the nation's largest oil depot.

Explosion at Indian power plant kills 18, injures up to 100

An explosion at an Indian coal-fired power plant operated by state-run NTPC Ltd on Wednesday killed 18 people and injured up to 100 in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, in one of the country's most deadly industrial accidents in recent times.

Death toll from gasoline tanker fire climbs to almost 200 in Pakistan

The death toll in Pakistan's gasoline tanker fire has risen to almost 200 as some more victims of the incident succumbed to burn wounds on Thursday.

Eight killed, five missing in Colombia coal mine blast

An explosion at an illegal coal mine in central Colombia killed at least eight people, as rescuers scrambled to find five others still missing, authorities said Saturday, updating earlier figures.

21 killed in coal mine blast in northern Iran

At least 21 miners were killed and scores injured in a coal mine explosion in the northern Iranian province of Golestan on Wednesday, state TV reported.

At least two dead in Iranian coal mine explosion

At least two miners died and up to 80 others were trapped Wednesday after an explosion at a coal mine, local officials said.

Video: Successfully launched SpaceX rocket reaches orbit, places satellites

The company’s first rocket since an accident in September lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base Saturday morning, has replaced Iridium Communications’ entire satellite network.

Poor weather delays SpaceX rocket launch five days

SpaceX's planned rocket launch was delayed five days until Jan. 14 because of bad weather.

SpaceX concluded accident investigation, to start launching rockets again

SpaceX has identified the anomaly responsible for the explosion of its Falcon 9 rocket on Sept. 1, 2016, and is now ready to resume its launch schedule starting Jan. 8.

33 dead in SW China colliery gas explosion

Thirty-three people were confirmed dead in a colliery explosion in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality as the bodies of 15 missing miners were retrieved early Wednesday morning.

At least 10 dead, 25 trapped after explosions on oil tanker in Pakistan

Multiple explosions on an oil tanker being dismantled Tuesday in western Pakistan have left at least 10 people dead and injured 54, while some 25 are still trapped, an official told EFE.

33 miners trapped in south China after blast rocks pit

Almost 35 miners are trapped underground after an explosion at a coal mine in southwest China on Monday morning.

Alaska Volcano Observatory Raises Cleveland Volcano Alert After Explosion

The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) issued a report raising the alert level for the Cleveland volcano to orange, its second-highest rating, after detecting an explosion at the remote volcano.

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter finds Schiaparelli crash site

New images captured by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter appear to show where ESA's Schiaparelli lander crashed onto the Red Planet's surface.

Over Cyprus exploded meteorite

Over the island of Cyprus, flying meteorite that scared the locals bright flashes in the sky and the explosion. Presumably, the meteorite crashed into the Mediterranean sea, reported Reuters news Agency.

SpaceX rocket explosion setbacks for commercial space

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket exploded Thursday on its launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida, dealing a blow to the California-based company's ambitious space exploration project, and even America's commercial space industry.