Sandstorm blankets Harbin, China, plunging city into darkness as visibility drops to 100 meters. Winds rip off roofs, topple bus stops, down power lines.

Fireworks factory explosion in Malta injures two

Eyewitness video captures a fireworks factory explosion in Malta. Two people sustained minor injuries.

Explosion and fire at a weapons factory in Tula, Russia, kill three people, emergency ministry says, as 250 sq m blaze is extinguished.

Three people were killed in an explosion and fire at a weapons factory in Tula, according to the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry and reported by the outlet Myslo.

Iran refused nuclear talks in Islamabad, source says. First phase of negotiations failed due to Iran's unwillingness to discuss nuclear issues, per a member of Tehran's media team.

Iran's refusal to enter nuclear negotiations caused the failure of the first phase of Islamabad talks, a source from the Tehran negotiating team's media team said, according to reports.

Iran refused nuclear talks leading to failure of first phase of Islamabad negotiations, state-linked Fars reports citing source

Iran's Fars news agency, citing a member of the media team within Tehran's negotiating team, reports that the first phase of the Islamabad talks failed because Iran refused to enter nuclear negotiations.