Media reports say an explosion has occurred outside a UN office in the Pakistani capital

September 24th, 2009 Reports: 11 dead in fireworks explosion in BrazilSAO PAULO — An explosion has rocked a neighborhood on the outskirts of Sao Paulo and Brazilian news media say a fireworks store exploded, killing at least 11. Bandeirantes TV showed destroyed buildings and overturned cars and it said an entire city block was blown up.

September 17th, 2009 Explosion rocks Afghan capital near US EmbassyKABUL — A large blast shook a road near the U.S. Embassy and an American military base in Afghanistan's capital on Thursday, killing at least two people.

September 17th, 2009 Large explosion shakes Afghanistan's capitalKABUL — A large explosion has shaken the center of Afghanistan's capital of Kabul. The blast occurred in a neighborhood that houses the U.S.

September 2nd, 2009 Report: Chemical explosion kills 18 in ChinaBEIJING — A chemical explosion in eastern China killed 18 people and injured 10 others on Wednesday, state media reported. The blast occurred about 4 p.m.

August 15th, 2009 Huge blast at NATO headquarters rocks KabulKABUL — A huge explosion occurred near the main gate of NATO headquarters in the Afghan capital on Saturday, a heavily guarded area near the U.S. embassy and presidential palace.

August 15th, 2009 Report: 1 killed in explosion in IstanbulANKARA, Turkey — News reports say an explosion inside a trash container in Istanbul has killed one person and injured one other. Private NTV television says the explosion occurred late Friday in the low-income Gaziosmanpasa neighborhood.

July 15th, 2009 French explosion kills at least 2PARIS — Local authorities say an explosion at a petrochemical plant in eastern France has killed at least two people and injured five. An official with the local governor in Moselle, 210 miles (340 kilometers) east of Paris, says the explosion occurred Wednesday at a plant in Carling/Saint-Avold.

June 18th, 2009 20 killed in explosion in SomaliaMOGADISHU, Somalia — A medical official says 20 people have been killed in an explosion in a western Somali town. Dr. Abdirahin Omar Amin of Belet Weyne Hospital says some people died immediately and others died when they got to the hospital.

June 14th, 2009 Police: Bomb wounds 20 in NW Pakistani cityDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Police say a bomb blast at a market in a northwest Pakistani city has wounded at least 20 people. The explosion occurred in Dera Ismail Khan, a rough and tumble town not far from Pakistan's tribal belt.

June 12th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - At least five people were killed and over 100 injured in bomb blasts targeting two mosques in Pakistan Friday, media reports said. One person was killed and several injured in a bomb blast at the Jamia Naeemia mosque in the city of Lahore in eastern Pakistan and four people were killed and over 90 injured in an explosion targeting the Nowshera supply depot mosque in the city of Nowshera in northwest Pakistan, Geo News reported.

June 5th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - At least 10 people were killed and dozens injured Friday as an explosion ripped through a mosque in north-western Pakistan. The blast occurred during the Friday prayers in the Hayagai Sharqi area of Upper Dir district, Aaj television reported.

May 28th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - At least five people were killed and about 100 injured as two back-to-back blasts ripped through busy market places in Peshawar in northwestern Pakistan, media reports said. The blasts occurred within minutes of each other in Qisa Khwani and Kabari Bazar in the capital city of militancy-infested North West Frontier Province, The News reported.

April 4th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - At least five people were injured in a powerful bomb explosion followed by firing in this Pakistani capital Saturday, a media report said. The blast occurred near a check post of the Frontier Corps (FC) in Jinnah Super Market in Islamabad, Geo News reported.

March 26th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - An explosion took place Thursday in a market in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province. Casualties were feared, a media report said.

March 24th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - One person was killed and several others were injured in an explosion at a police station here Monday. The explosion occurred at a police station in sector G-7 near Sitara Market.