Two bombs hidden in plant pots explode killing at least one person and injuring 10 others, including foreign tourists, in
Hua Hin District,
Thailand.
(BBC)
Thirteen people are injured when a roadside bomb hits a
Pakistani security vehicle in the southwestern city of
Quetta, the same town where at least 74 were killed in a suicide bombing at a hospital on Monday. The police were escorting a judge, who was not injured.
(Reuters)
Suspected Russian airstrike in Aleppo city kills
Khaled Omar Harrah while carrying out a rescue mission. Omar is a Syrian rescue worker who became famous around the world after saving a baby buried for 16 hours under rubble.
(The Telegraph)
Disasters and accidents
An apartment building explosion in
Silver Spring, Maryland, kills at least two and injures 34, with five to seven people missing. The blast has displaced more than 90 residents. Fire and rescue responded to "a smell of gas" on July 25. The cause of the explosion is being investigated.
(The Washington Post)(NBC News)
At least 21 people are killed and five are injured following an explosion at a power plant in the city of
Dangyang,
Hubei province in
central China. The blast occurred around 3:20 p.m. local time, when a high-pressure steam pipe exploded, according to China's official
Xinhua News Agency.
(Reuters)
American
Michael Phelps wins the gold medal in the 200-meter individual medley becoming the first swimmer to win gold medals in the same event at four successive
Olympic Games. It is Phelps' 22nd gold medal in total.
(Washington Post)
Two bombs hidden in plant pots explode killing at least one person and injuring 10 others, including foreign tourists, in
Hua Hin District,
Thailand.
(BBC)
Thirteen people are injured when a roadside bomb hits a
Pakistani security vehicle in the southwestern city of
Quetta, the same town where at least 74 were killed in a suicide bombing at a hospital on Monday. The police were escorting a judge, who was not injured.
(Reuters)
Suspected Russian airstrike in Aleppo city kills
Khaled Omar Harrah while carrying out a rescue mission. Omar is a Syrian rescue worker who became famous around the world after saving a baby buried for 16 hours under rubble.
(The Telegraph)
Disasters and accidents
An apartment building explosion in
Silver Spring, Maryland, kills at least two and injures 34, with five to seven people missing. The blast has displaced more than 90 residents. Fire and rescue responded to "a smell of gas" on July 25. The cause of the explosion is being investigated.
(The Washington Post)(NBC News)
At least 21 people are killed and five are injured following an explosion at a power plant in the city of
Dangyang,
Hubei province in
central China. The blast occurred around 3:20 p.m. local time, when a high-pressure steam pipe exploded, according to China's official
Xinhua News Agency.
(Reuters)
American
Michael Phelps wins the gold medal in the 200-meter individual medley becoming the first swimmer to win gold medals in the same event at four successive
Olympic Games. It is Phelps' 22nd gold medal in total.
(Washington Post)