EXPLOSIONS
CALIFORNIA: Pursued car blast kills driver, burns Border Patrol agent 
Authorities say a car that was stopped after a pursuit in San Diego County exploded and burned, killing the driver and injuring a Border Patrol agent.
By Associated Press , March 15, 2012
Deadly cannon blast devasating to California man, brother says
A man arrested after a homemade cannon blasted through his mobile home, killing his girlfriend, "liked to live life on the edge," his brother told a San Diego newspaper.
By Associated Press , March 07, 2012
Death toll rises to 25 after explosion at chemical plant in China
A state news agency says the death toll from an explosion at a chemical plant in northern China has risen to 25, with four missing and 46 others injured.
By Associated Press , March 04, 2012
Blast in Bangkok linked to Iran, Israel says
A wounded Iranian fleeing an unintended explosion at a house threw a grenade at Bangkok police that instead blew off one of his legs in a series of blasts Tuesday that Israel's defense minister called an "attempted terrorist attack" by Iran. The violence came a day after Israel blamed Tehran for targeting its diplomats with bombs in India and Georgia.
By Thanyarat Doksone and Todd Pitman , February 14, 2012
25 dead, 175 wounded as blasts hit security HQs in Syrian city of Aleppo
Aleppo is a major city, Syria's economic center, that has largely stood by Syrian President Bashar Assad in the nearly 11-month-old uprising against his rule.
By Bassem Mroue , February 10, 2012
Missing Utah mother case called a murder
Authorities have been investigating the disappearance of Susan Powell as a murder for at least several months, while they publicly left open the possibility that the Utah mother might be found alive.
By Brian Skoloff and Mike Baker , February 07, 2012
Washington state autopsies for husband, children of missing Utah woman
VIDEO: Watch at bottom of articleAuthorities have no doubt the husband of missing Utah mom Susan Powell is responsible for the explosive fire Sunday that killed their two children and himself at a home in Graham, Wash.
By Brian Skolofrf, Gene Johnson and Mike Baker , February 06, 2012
N.D. oil patch accidents kill men from S.D., Texas
The South Dakotan died Jan. 28 when a boiler exploded near Keene, N.D. The Texan died Tuesday after being pinned between the ground and a trenching machine near New Town, N.D.
By Associated Press , February 03, 2012
1 injured when RV explodes next to Williston convenience store
Fire officials in Williston say a recreational vehicle exploded in front of a convenience store Sunday night, injuring at least one person and igniting a fire yards away from the store's gasoline pumps.
By Associated Press , December 05, 2011
IRAN: Accidental explosion at arms depot kills at least 15
An accidental explosion at a Revolutionary Guard ammunition depot west of Tehran killed at least 15 people today, officials said.
By Associated Press , November 12, 2011
Home explosion leaves Sanborn, N.D., man in serious condition
A Sanborn, N.D., man is in serious condition in a Twin Cities hospital with burns he suffered in an explosion at his home Saturday, according to a Barnes County Sheriff’s Office report. Terry Johnson was attempting to reignite the pilot light on a device that was heating his water heater when the explosion occurred, the report said.
By Forum Communications , October 12, 2011
N.D. man injured in weekend home explosion
A man is in serious condition in a Minneapolis-area burn hospital after a weekend explosion inside a house in the southeastern North Dakota town of Sanborn.
By Associated Press , October 12, 2011
Truck bomb in Somalia kills at least 70, wounds dozens more
VIDEO: Scroll to bottom of article to viewIslamist militants detonated a truck bomb today in front of the education ministry in Somalia's capital as students and parents crowded around to learn about scholarships, killing at least 70 people and wounding dozens, officials said.
By Abdi Guled , October 04, 2011
Inquiry into oil well deaths focuses on clothing
Officials say an investigation into an oil well explosion in North Dakota that killed two workers will center on whether the men should have been wearing fire-resistant clothing under a federal safety policy that has drawn criticism from some drilling companies.
By Associated Press , September 28, 2011
AP source: Man injured by Mich. car bomb a lawyer
A car bomb caused a powerful explosion on a Michigan street that seriously injured a father and his two sons, who are "very fortunate" to have survived the blast and fire that turned their vehicle a blackened hunk of metal, a federal official said today. A law enforcement official says the man who was seriously injured is an area lawyer.
By Jeff Karoub , September 21, 2011
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