HANOI, Vietnam — Fireworks intended for Hanoi’s upcoming 1000th birthday celebration exploded prematurely Wednesday, killing four people and injuring three others, police said.

Fireworks for Hanoi’s birthday bash explode, 1 killed and 3 injured

HANOI, Vietnam — Fireworks intended for Hanoi’s upcoming 1000th birthday celebration exploded prematurely Wednesday, killing at least one person and injuring three foreign technicians, a police officer said.

Govt lacks copies of emergency response plans developed by natural gas pipeline operators

2 explosions rock southern Afghan city of Kandahar, killing 8 and wounding many others

Federal oil spill investigators: Transocean thwarting efforts to get documents, expert

Washington state approves record $2.39M fine for refinery blast that could have been prevented

Salvage contractor: BP interfered with effort to close device meant to stop oil gusher

Coast Guard official: Considering more than 100 survived, evacuation on doomed rig went well

Federal panel looking for information about safety culture, other issues during spill hearings

Blast at plaza in Mexico injures 15, authorities blame drug cartels trying to create ‘chaos’

Experts say segments of San Bruno gas pipe that exploded shows catastrophic failure

Massey Energy accuses federal investigators of destroying evidence W.Va. mine

Government regulators report big overtime bills for Upper Big Branch blast investigation

FEMA rejects disaster aid for Calif gas line blast that destroyed 37 homes; 8th victim dies

8th victim dies from Northern California gas line explosion that destroyed 37 homes

Cleanup of Calif. neighborhood devastated by gas pipeline blast to take 3-4 weeks

Deputies: 4 hurt in blast at southern Ky. charcoal plant; extent of damage unknown

Prosecutors charge 2 more people with posing as San Bruno blast victims

Calif. regulators approve independent panel to probe San Bruno blast, Pacific Gas & Electric

Conn. governor’s order bans gas blow pipe cleaning procedure at power plants after fatal blast

Massey CEO: Evidence shows W.Va. miners knew of methane flood before blast in coal mine

Coroner confirms 3 deaths, brings death toll of California pipeline explosion to 7

Massey chief accuses federal mine safety officials of lying in W.Va. mine blast investigation

Conn. committee recommends banning ‘gas blows’ at plants, more training for inspectors

Mine safety agency chief announces emergency coal dust rule in response to W.Va. explosion

Pipeline info kept secret for security reasons; Calif. town found that out after lethal blast

German officials: 4 dead, 1 wounded after hospital shooting and apartment blast

BERLIN — Four people died and a policeman was seriously wounded in a town in southwestern Germany on Sunday, after an explosion in an apartment building and a shooting in the neighboring hospital that authorities believe are linked, a prosecutor said.

San Bruno resident sues PG&E, says recovery fund for victims should be managed by third party

Sri Lanka police say detonators stored with dynamite likely caused deadly explosion

Friends, neighbors share memories of Northern California blast victims; funeral mass planned

Federal official: tests show excessive coal dust found in W.Va. mine before deadly April blast

Friends mourn mom, daughter killed in pipeline explosion next to home in San Francisco suburb

In wake of Calif. gas line blast, states waiting to act on revamping their aging gas pipelines

Vigil set for mother, daughter killed in gas line blast next to home in San Francisco suburb

Small blast in Spain’s Basque region causes minor damage; no injuries

Report: 12 killed in blast aboard minibus in southeast Turkey

Gov. Schwarzenegger gets close look at Northern California gas line blast site

Obama administration proposes tougher pipeline oversight after Calif. explosion, Mich. spill

After blast, DOT seeks tougher pipeline oversight

Danish police: Suspect in hotel blast suspect is one-legged Chechen boxer who lives in Belgium

Danish police: Blast suspect is Chechen boxer

Danish police: Blast suspect is Chechen boxer who lives in Belgium

Danish police: Blast suspect is Chechen

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Danish police say they believe they have pinned down the identity of the one-legged man suspected of setting off a small explosion in a Copenhagen hotel.

Investigators probing delay in shutting down Calif. pipe to check if PG&E followed procedures

Feds probe time it took to shut down gas pipe

First responders to CA gas pipe blast initially thought jetliner crashed, or terrorists struck

Calif blast responders first thought jet crashed

6 hurt, 3 critically, in explosion at southwest Tenn. plant that makes military flares

6 injured in explosion at Tenn. flare plant

Coroner confirms 81-year-old woman was 4th fatality in Northern California gas line explosion

Coroner confirms ID of 4th death in Calif. blast

NTSB finishes on-site probe, questions witnesses to deadly California gas pipe blast

NTSB interview witnesses to Calif. gas pipe blast

Injuries reported in explosion at southwest Tenn. plant that makes military flares

Injuries reported in Tenn. flare plant explosion

Family: Woman, 81, among those killed in Calif gas line blast; 3 relatives hospitalized

Family: Woman, 81, killed in Calif gas line blast