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13 injured in S. German factory explosion

AfactorybelongingtotheautomotivesupplierSchaefflerinsouthernGermancityofEltmannexplodedonMonday,leaving13peopleinjured,localpolicetweeted.Amongthoseinjured,four

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Seven blasts kill 101 in four days as Pakistan witnesses surge in terror attacks

At least 101 people were killed and over 300 others injured in seven bomb blasts during last four days across Pakistan as the country witnessed a sudden surge in terror attacks after a visible tendency of drop in such attacks since the launch of military operation in 2014.

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Mob attack leaves 8 dead in Xinjiang

Local police officers shot and killed three rioters armed with knives that attacked and injured 10 people in a residential community in Pishan county in the southwest part of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Tuesday evening, according to xjht.gov.cn, a news portal run by the local government.

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UN mission in Afghanistan concerns over civilian casualties in southern province

The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has expressed concern at the recent escalation of violence in southern restive Helmand province, which reportedly claimed the lives of at least 25 civilians and injured several others.

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25 school children hospitalized following wasp attack in Sri Lanka

Twenty five school children were hospitalized after being attacked by wasps in northern Sri Lanka's Pudukuduirippu, on Tuesday, police said.

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Death toll in India train derailment rises to 39

​The death toll in the derailment of a passenger train in India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh rose to 39, railway officials said Sunday.

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One deminer killed, one injured in mine explosion in Cambodia

​One Cambodian demining expert was killed and his female-teammate seriously wounded in an unsuccessful attempt to defuse an anti-personnel mine during a clearance operation in western Pailin province on Friday.

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7 passengers killed in highway accident in Myanmar

At least seven passengers have been killed with many others injured in a highway bus accident on Yangon-Mandalay expressway, the official Global New Light of Myanmar said Friday.

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Over 50 dead, dozens missing after quake hits Indonesia's Aceh

Wednesday's quake hit the east coast of the province, about 170 km (105 miles) from Banda Aceh. Nugroho said Aceh's Pidie Jaya regency, with a population of about 140,000, bore the brunt of the damage.

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17 killed, 37 injured in N China pileup

A total of 17 people died and 37 others were injured after 56 vehicles piled up on a Beijing-Kunming expressway in north China's Shanxi Province Monday.

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At least 2 killed in Taliban attack on German consulate in N. Afghan city

At least two persons were killed and more than two dozens injured in an overnight Taliban car bombing against German consulate in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif, local officials said Friday.

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Stampede in India's Uttar Pradesh leaves 24 dead

At least 24 people were killed and dozens injured Saturday during stampede at a religious gathering in northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, officials said.

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About 77 injured after cafe explosion in Spain

​About 77 people were injured on Saturday after an explosion occurred in southern Spain.

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Boiler explosion leaves 12 dead, dozens injured in Bangladesh

At least 12 people were killed and dozens of others injured when a boiler in a garment accessory-making factory at Tongi on the outskirts of Bangladesh capital Dhaka went off on Saturday morning, a police official said.

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At least 9 killed, 30 wounded in blast in Philippine president home city

At least nine people were killed and nearly 30 others injured in a powerful explosion which rocked a night market late Friday in Davao City, hometown of Philippine president, police and media reports said.

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29 people killed in two separate bus accidents in Nepal

Nepal's Home Ministry said that as many as 29 people were killed and 72 people were injured in two separate bus accidents that took place in Kavrepalanchowk district in central Nepal and Baitadi district in far-western Nepal on Monday.

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At least 32 Chinese mainland tourists injured in bus crash in Macao, driver arrested

At least 32 tourists from the Chinese mainland were injured, three seriously, on Monday when a tour bus crashed into a building in Macao, and the driver was arrested for suspected dangerous driving.