Cause of fire still unknown, say officials
A fire at a Taiwanese amusement park left 516 people injured on Saturday, government officials said. Media reports said that over 180 people were seriously during during a party where up to 1,000 people were sprayed with coloured powder, which is suspected to have caused an explosion leading to the fire. The incident took place at around 8.30 pm at the Formosa Fun Coast water park on the outskirts of Taipei.
Gunmen attack and kill 12 in Mali
Suspected Islamist militants attacked a town near Mali's border with neighbouring Mauritania on Saturday, officials from the defence ministry said. Twelve people died in the attack, including three soldiers and nine militants. A military official said the attackers mainly belonged to the Peuhl ethnic group and had links to al Qaeda. Earlier this month, suspected Islamist militants had attacked a police base near Mali`s southern border with Ivory Coast.
Iran nuclear deal talks in critical phase
Even as the June 30 deadline to reach a deal between Iran and other world powers regarding the former's nuclear programme approached, a US diplomat said talks have reached a "critical stage" on Sunday. Even after returning to negotiations on the deal on Saturday in Vienna, it was reported US Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Javad Zarif have made little headway. While a framework for the deal had been agreed in April after the countries held negotiations in France, an Iranian diplomat has indicated that a shifting of positions agreed to in the framework has caused talks to falter.
Baghdad rocked by serial blasts
At least 12 people died in Baghdad on Saturday after a series of bombings targeted areas of the city, Iraqi authorities said. Police officials reported the explosion of a car bomb which killed five in the city's southeastern district around noon which was followed by a blast at an outdoor market in the eastern suburbs that killed three as well as an explosion in the western part of the city that killed two. A total of at least 22 people were injured in the attacks. went off at about noon local time on Saturday near shops selling car parts in southeastern Baghdad, killing five people and wounding 13 others. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Saudi soldier killed in Yemeni shelling at border
Houthi rebel attacks on Saudi Arabia's border killed a Saudi soldier, wounding another, Saudi state news agency SPA said on Sunday. The Saturday shelling took place on the southwestern Saudi border area of Jizan. Houthi fighters also fired missiles at storage tanks in the southern Yemeni city of Aden refinery, starting a large fire, while 14 people died during clashes between the Houthis and Saudi-led coalition forces. An alliance of Gulf Arab nations has been conducting airstrikes against the Houthi forces loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh since March 26 in an attempt to restore exiled President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi to power.
A fire at a Taiwanese amusement park left 516 people injured on Saturday, government officials said. Media reports said that over 180 people were seriously during during a party where up to 1,000 people were sprayed with coloured powder, which is suspected to have caused an explosion leading to the fire. The incident took place at around 8.30 pm at the Formosa Fun Coast water park on the outskirts of Taipei.
Gunmen attack and kill 12 in Mali
Suspected Islamist militants attacked a town near Mali's border with neighbouring Mauritania on Saturday, officials from the defence ministry said. Twelve people died in the attack, including three soldiers and nine militants. A military official said the attackers mainly belonged to the Peuhl ethnic group and had links to al Qaeda. Earlier this month, suspected Islamist militants had attacked a police base near Mali`s southern border with Ivory Coast.
Iran nuclear deal talks in critical phase
Even as the June 30 deadline to reach a deal between Iran and other world powers regarding the former's nuclear programme approached, a US diplomat said talks have reached a "critical stage" on Sunday. Even after returning to negotiations on the deal on Saturday in Vienna, it was reported US Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Javad Zarif have made little headway. While a framework for the deal had been agreed in April after the countries held negotiations in France, an Iranian diplomat has indicated that a shifting of positions agreed to in the framework has caused talks to falter.
Baghdad rocked by serial blasts
At least 12 people died in Baghdad on Saturday after a series of bombings targeted areas of the city, Iraqi authorities said. Police officials reported the explosion of a car bomb which killed five in the city's southeastern district around noon which was followed by a blast at an outdoor market in the eastern suburbs that killed three as well as an explosion in the western part of the city that killed two. A total of at least 22 people were injured in the attacks. went off at about noon local time on Saturday near shops selling car parts in southeastern Baghdad, killing five people and wounding 13 others. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Saudi soldier killed in Yemeni shelling at border
Houthi rebel attacks on Saudi Arabia's border killed a Saudi soldier, wounding another, Saudi state news agency SPA said on Sunday. The Saturday shelling took place on the southwestern Saudi border area of Jizan. Houthi fighters also fired missiles at storage tanks in the southern Yemeni city of Aden refinery, starting a large fire, while 14 people died during clashes between the Houthis and Saudi-led coalition forces. An alliance of Gulf Arab nations has been conducting airstrikes against the Houthi forces loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh since March 26 in an attempt to restore exiled President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi to power.
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