1.   A thunderous explosion demolished a popular steakhouse and bar Monday afternoon as workers began preparing for the dinnertime rush.

2.   The explosion demolished the U.S. military housing area at the edge of King Abdulaziz air base, in eastern Saudi Arabia.

3.   The plant, which the explosion demolished, was part of a pharmaceutical business controlled by three brothers, Raymond, Mortimer and Arthur Sackler.

4.   An explosion demolished a farm chemical plant Tuesday, killing at least four workers and leaving only a crater where the seven-story building stood.

5.   Four people were injured Saturday after a suspected gas explosion demolished a house and damaged several neighboring properties, police said.

6.   Twenty-seven people died and seven were injured Thursday when a gas explosion demolished a retirement home in Motta Visconti, just outside Milan, rescue workers said.

7.   The explosions demolished the depot, a nearby customs warehouse and several UN relief agency offices, and damaged dozens of homes and government offices.