RENENS, Switzerland, (APP/AFP) – At least 13 people were killed and six injured in a fire early Saturday during a birthday party at a bar in the northern French city of Rouen, officials said. The blaze was sparked by the candles of a birthday cake, which ignited the polystyrene ceiling of the basement room where […]
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At least 13 killed, 6 injured in France bar fire
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South Sudan accepts deployment of regional force: IGAD
ADDIS ABABA, (APP/AFP) – South Sudan on Friday accepted the deployment of a regional intervention force after escalating violence put a fragile peace deal in danger, the head of the East African bloc IGAD said. “The government of South Sudan accepted,” Mahboub Maalim said after a summit in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, adding that […]
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Small aid ships play big role in Europe’s migrant crisis
ROME, (APP/AFP) – Two years ago, a small, privately-run ship set out to lend a hand to military operations in the Mediterranean rescuing migrants on boats near capsizing off Libya. Today, there are a dozen such aid ships engaged in over 20 percent of the life-saving missions. The first step was taken by Christopher and […]
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Man charged with US tourist murder after London knife attack
LONDON, (APP/AFP) – A man has been charged with the murder of a US tourist after a knife attack in central London earlier this week, police in Britain’s capital said Friday. Zakaria Bulhan, 19, was charged with the murder of 64-year-old Darlene Horton plus five counts of attempted murder following the incident which took place […]
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Indonesia foils plot to fire rocket at Singapore
JAKARTA, (APP/AFP) – Indonesian police Friday arrested six suspected militants over a plot to fire a rocket at an upmarket Singapore waterfront district from a nearby island, prompting the city-state to tighten security. The men, aged between 19 and 46, were detained by elite anti-terror police on the Indonesian island of Batam, which lies just […]
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Gunmen kill 12 in attack on market in northeast India
GUWAHATI, India, (APP/AFP) – Gunmen on Friday opened fire on a busy market in a restive area of northeast India, killing 12 people and wounding several others, police said. One of the men was killed by security forces after the attack, said Mukesh Sahay, director general of police for Assam state, where the attack took […]