On this day in history: explosion in Beirut kills 220 US Marines

On October 23rd, 1983, an explosion ripped through an American barracks in Beirut, killing 220 U. S. Marines, 18 Navy sailors, and 3 Army soldiers.  58 French peacekeepers and 6 civilians were also killed in the blast. Beirut is the capital of Lebanon, and the country’s largest city.  Lebanon lies sandwiched between Syria to the […]

Bold attack near airport rattles Kashmir

On Tuesday, the sound of explosions woke Srinagar up. At 4:30 a.m., residents heard the dull thud of grenades and the rapid bam-bam-bam hammering of machine gun fire. Srinagar is the biggest city in the Indian zone of disputed Kashmir, and Kashmirs are sadly familiar with the sounds of war. But this was coming from an […]

Queens man burned by exploding parcel dies; Police press search for sender

A Queens homeowner who opened a package that was left on his porch died on Tuesday, four days after he was badly burned when the container exploded in his hands, the police said. The homeowner, George Wray, was severely burned Friday when he opened the package, which had been left atop the steps of his duplex on […]

Two U.S. Marines in critical condition after flash fire engulfs F/A-18 jet in Miramar

Two Marines were critically injured in a flash fire involving an F/A-18A jet late Sunday night at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, California, according to statements released by base officials. The two injured Marines have not been identified, but are reported to belong to the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112 (VMDA-112), part […]

Watch: Ukrainian arms depot explodes in what officials call ‘an act of sabotage’

A Ukrainian military arms depot located approximately sixty miles from fighting with Russian-backed separatists exploded in dramatic fashion on Thursday, in what is being described by local officials as “an act of sabotage.” “According to preliminary data … as a result of sabotage, last night at 2.46 AM (0046 GMT), fire and explosions caused the […]