Fire at Rouen Cuba Libre Club Leaves 13 Dead
A basement birthday party at the Cuba Libre bar in Rouen, France, killed 13 and injured six as candles ignited sound insulation on basement walls. More than 80 firefighters fought the fast-moving, apparently accidental blaze described as very brief by mayor Yvon Robert.
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Paris
France
Rouen
Yvon Robert
Robert
Laurent Labadie
Associated Press
Labadie
Hiroshima 71st anniversary mourns nuclear ban aim
Hiroshima observed the 71st anniversary ceremony with about 50 000 attendees including mayor Kazumi Matsui urging abolition of nuclear weapons and world peace. Leaders from 91 countries attended as Prime Minister Abe discussed constitutional reform while Nagasaki bombing history and casualties were noted. In California, two skydivers died in a tandem jump near Lodi with parachutes failing to deploy.
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Hiroshima
Japan
U.S
Kazumi Matsui
United States
Britain
Russia
France
Matsui
Shinzo Abe
Liberal Democratic Party
Nagasaki
Thai vote could limit democracy in referendum in Bangkok
Thais vote on a new constitution criticized as tailor made for the military to stay in control for years. Opponents cite censorship and jailings while supporters tout a path to stable democracy. Final results expected late Sunday.
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Bangkok
Prayuth
Militants Press Aleppo Siege Battle at Artillery Academy
Syrian insurgents and state media clash over a fresh assault on Aleppo as militants strike the military college in southern Aleppo aiming to break the siege of rebel districts. The UN warns of a humanitarian crisis as civilians remain trapped.
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Beirut
Aleppo
SANA
Syrian Observatory For Human Rights
Coordination Committees
The
Observatory
Military College
Syria
United Nations
U.N
Ahrar al-Sham
Artillery Academy
Levant Conquest Front
al-Qaida
Associated Press
Al-Mayadeen
Islamic State Group
Yemen peace talks paused amid Kuwaiti negotiations
The U N envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed said peace talks in Kuwait will recess for a month. He cited trust issues as the main obstacle while noting the talks lay groundwork for a future agreement. Yemen’s Hadi government seeks full withdrawal of Houthis from cities, while Houthis demand a share of power. The ceasefire has repeatedly breached amid the war between Hadi loyalists and the Iran backed Houthis and Saleh followers.
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Sanaa
Yemen
U.N
Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed
Kuwait
Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi
U.N. Security Council
Hadi
Ali Abdullah Saleh
ANC suffers first major SA city losses in historic election shift
South Africa’s ruling ANC faced its worst setback since the end of apartheid losing Pretoria and Tshwane, while capturing Johannesburg in a tight race. The Democratic Alliance gained in Cape Town and three of the six largest municipalities, prompting coalition questions. Zuma faced protests as corruption scandals lingered amid a stagnant economy. Nelson Mandela Bay also fell from ANC control, marking a historic city loss.
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South Africa
African National Congress
Pretoria
Tshwane
Democratic Alliance
Cape
Jacob Zuma
Zuma
ANC
Africa
Zimbabwe
Robert Mugabe
Nelson Mandela Bay
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