Seven people were confirmed dead after Tuesday's explosion at the Stockline Plastics factory in Glasgow, Scotland, BBC informed. The local fire service still hopes to find more survivors after hearing knocking noises from beneath the rubble.
US President George W. Bush imposed new sanctions on Syria, charging it supported terrorism and failed to close its borders to insurgents looking to fight US forces in Iraq.
President Vladimir Putin made a clandestine visit on Tuesday to the war-ruined capital of Chechnya, whose Kremlin-backed leader was killed by a bomb two days earlier. The secrecy surrounding his morning visit to Grozny, the Chechen capital, underlined the
An explosion leveled a four-story plastics factory in Glasgow today. Three people were killed and 37 were injured.
A US general who investigated abuse by US soldiers against Iraqi prisoners blamed a failure of leadership for allowing the situation to develop. Maj Gen Antonio Taguba told a Senate committee there had been no training or supervision, and a lack of discip
Six Israeli soldiers and seven Palestinians were killed Tuesday in what Israel Defense Forces called a major operation in Gaza City to destroy workshops making Qassam rockets, according to the Israeli military and Palestinian hospital sources. Several hou
Six Israeli soldiers were killed by explosion during a raid in Gaza. Militant group Hamas said they planted the deadly bomb.
Polls taken before Monday's final round forecast India's National Democratic Alliance could grab anywhere between 245 and 282 seats. The ruling economic reform-friendly party needs 272 for a majority in the Parliament.
Six Israeli soldiers were killed in an explosion that ripped through an Israeli military vehicle in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday. The incident occurred during a raid in which troops shot dead three Palestinians.
The roof construction of the main Olympics stadium in Athens is taking shape. Workers have begun sliding into place two huge arches that will support the roof.
The US embassy in Tokyo has received an e-mail threatening a bomb attack this week, and officials have warned American citizens in Japan, the embassy said today. The notice said the threat had arrived "through the internet," but an embassy official said t
The Iraq prison-abuse scandal continues to grow as a chilling new photograph appeared showing a naked prisoner cowering before a guard dog, one of scores of still-secret images that leading US lawmakers say must be disclosed to the public.The New Yorker m
Voting is reported to have started slowly in the final stage of India's marathon general elections. Officials say 10-15% of eligible voters cast ballots in the first two hours.
Prime Minister Sergei Abramov took over as the new leader of the Chechen republic, after the assassination of President Akhmad Kadyrov on Sunday. The Kremlin-backed president was among those killed in a bomb attack in the capital, Grozny.
US military announced the first court-martial in the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse allegations, ordering a reservist to face a public trial in Baghdad on May 19. Spc.
A bomb exploded outside the Four Seasons Hotel in Baghdad, injuring up to eight people. The hotel, which is located in the centre of the city, is frequently used by foreign contractors.
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair apologised for any cases of mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners by British soldiers in an interview on French television. Tony Blair promised those responsible would be punished under military rules.
Italian anti-terrorism police arrested an Algerian cleric of a mosque and four Tunisians in a crackdown authorities said was aimed at preventing an al-Qaeda-linked cell from sending suicide attackers to Iraq. The suspects were seized in pre-dawn raids in
Russia detained five people and increased security in its northern Caucasus region after a bomb killed Akhmad Kadyrov, president of the Russian republic of Chechnya, Interfax reported. The identities of the five are being checked and it's premature to con
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has faced a call for his resignation by a senior member of his own Labour Party on Sunday. According to Lord David Puttnam, Labour peer and personal friend of Blair, the negative headlines about Iraq threaten to damage th
Turkey pledged ready to start the construction of a power plant. According to Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Hilmi Guler stated on Friday that his country had reached the point of specifications with the nuclear plant project.
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