A gas pipeline has exploded in the Bangladeshi port city of Chittagong, leaving at least seven people dead and eight more injured.
Police said the impact of the explosion blew off walls of a nearby five-storey building.
The injured are being treated at nearby hospitals, with officials adding that the death toll could rise as some were in critical condition.
It was not immediately clear what caused the explosion, but an investigation is under way.
Fresh chaos, arrests on US college campuses as police flatten camp at UCLA
Police forcibly removed scores of defiant pro-Palestinian protesters at several colleges on Thursday, including taking down an encampment at UCLA in a jarring scene that underscored the heightened chaos that has erupted at universities this week.
Mexican authorities search for missing Australian, US tourists
Mexican authorities said on Thursday they were searching at sea and on land for two Australians and one American reported missing in Baja California, one of the country's most violent states.
California police move in to dismantle pro-Palestinian protest camp at UCLA
Hundreds of helmeted police muscled their way into a central plaza of the University of California at Los Angeles early on Thursday to dismantle a pro-Palestinian protest camp attacked the previous night by pro-Israel supporters.
Rebuilding bombed Gaza homes may take 80 years, UN says
Rebuilding homes in the Gaza Strip could drag into the next century if the pace follows the trend of previous conflicts, according to a UNreport released on Thursday.
The UAE has stressed the importance of working to reach a ceasefire in Gaza and avoiding the expansion of conflict in the region.
The UAE and the United States have discussed ways to strengthen the defence partnership between the two countries.
Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced that intercity bus services have returned to normal.
