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December 4, 2016 10:08 AM

Iraq: Car Bomb Kills 6 in Baghdad

In Iraq, at least six people were killed and over a dozen injured when a car bomb exploded in central Baghdad. An Iraqi interior ministry source told The New Arab media outlet late night that six people were killed and 15 others wounded after an explosives-laden vehicle was detonated in the central ...

December 4, 2016 10:07 AM

Brazil: Thousands of fans pay tribute to Chapecoense soccer

In Brazil, thousands of fans have gathered at Chapecoense stadium in Chapeco to pay tribute to those killed when the football team's plane crashed. <br/><br/>Bodies of the victims arrived at the stadium in a procession through Chapeco after arriving from Colombia. Seventy-one people...

December 4, 2016 9:43 AM

Italy to vote in constitutional referendum

Italians vote today in a referendum on constitutional reform which will decide the political future of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, who has promised to resign if he loses. <br/><br/>Financial markets and Europe's politicians fear victory for the opposition 'No' camp could ...

December 4, 2016 7:39 AM

59 people killed in two coal mine explosions in China

In China, at least 59 people have been killed in two separate Chinese coal mine blasts. According to state media reports, an explosion yesterday at a colliery in the northern Inner Mongolia region killed 32. A total of 181 people were working underground when the gas explosion struck the mine in the...

December 4, 2016 7:30 AM

40 people feared dead in blaze at California warehouse party

In the United States, 40 people are feared dead in a huge fire at a rave party in a warehouse in Oakland, California. Authorities have confirmed nine deaths and said the toll is likely to go up as many people are missing. <br/><br/>Fire officials said, most of those who perished in the b...

December 3, 2016 8:32 PM

Egypt: Top court rules against controversial protest law

Egypt's top court has struck down part of a law(2013) that allowed only officially sanctioned protests to be held in the country and required demonstrators to inform the interior ministry that they were planning a protest. It was constantly used against activists to jail them. <br/><br...

December 3, 2016 8:21 PM

China: 17 people died in coal mine explosion in Chifeng

In China, at least 17 people are dead and ten others trapped after an explosion at a coal mine in Chifeng city in north Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region today. <br/><br/>The explosion happened around midday at a mine. 136 people were working underground when the disaster happened. 109 mi...

December 3, 2016 8:18 PM

Indonesian police plane missing, feared crashed

An Indonesian police plane on its way from Pangkal Pinang, Bangka Belitung province, to Batam in the Riau Islands carrying thirteen people went missing today and feared to have crashed. <br/><br/>The M28 Skytruck plane lost contact with air traffic control during what was supposed to be ...

December 3, 2016 2:36 PM

Syrian army clears town near capital of rebels

In Syria, about 31,500 people, including rebel fighters and their families, have left the opposition-held town of Al-Tal, under a deal with the government. Britain based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that the people were taken in buses out of town and transported to Idlib province.<br/...

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