KUCHING, June 30 (Bernama) -- What was meant to be a joyful Christmas Eve turned into a night of panic when a powerful explosion rocked the Tanjung Kidurong industrial area in Bintulu on Dec 25, 1997.
Richard Hiatt explains that Hollywood depictions of exploding shells during the Napoleonic Wars are not entirely accurate.
World War-era shells and mines explode due to abnormal heat and forest fires in Europe. Cases of detonation of old ammunition occurred in France, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. Researchers link ...