In a shocking turn of events on a peaceful Sunday morning, a devastating explosion shattered the tranquility of Jolo, the capital of Sulu province in the southern Philippines. Striking around 8:30 a.m. local time, the incident targeted the Mount Carmel Cathedral and an adjacent gymnasium, coinciding with a Sunday mass and a fitness class, turning moments of community and serenity …

Three people are still unaccounted for after a gas explosion following a partial building collapse in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin on Tuesday morning. A full investigation into the incident is still ongoing. Nevertheless, it appears to speak to the deterioration of infrastructure following over three decades of fast economic expansion. As a result, people’s standard of life …

Cambodia – According to their organization, an anti-tank mine left over from Cambodia’s civil war burst on Monday, killing three members of a local demining crew while they worked. In a Facebook post from Cambodia Self Help Demining, the team of professionals had been reacting to a warning in the northern province of Preah Vihear. In the 1990s, the region …

BEIRUT – Two Filipinos were killed while eight others were injures in the massive explosions in Beirut, Lebanon on Tuesday, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to Affairs Assistant Secretary Ed Menez the latest report from the Philippine embassy confirmed that the two have been killed were in their employer’s house during the explosion. DFA Condoles with Families of …

The deadly chemical explosion in Lebanon ‘s capital Beirut on Tuesday (Aug 4) provoked concern in Australia over vast stocks of the same near-populated chemical areas. Some community advocates are uneasy about storing the chemical in the vicinity of Australia’s populated areas , especially in the port city of Newcastle, north of Sydney. Commercial explosives manufacturer Orica regularly stores between …