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Twelve killed in China after firecracker store explodes, cause of blast under investigation
The incident occurred at an unnamed retailer in the central Chinese city of Xiangyang, according to the report. The cause of the blast was under investigation, CCTV said.
Frederick Wiseman, social institution documentary filmaker, dies at 96
Jesse Jackson, US civil rights leader and two-time candidate, dies at 84
Godfather actor Robert Duvall dies aged 95
Human remains found by children in Jerusalem woods may solve year-long mystery of missing tourist
Children walking in the woods outside of Pisgat Ze'ev on Friday before Shabbat found the bones and showed them to one of their fathers, who called the police.
Israeli tourist, 51, found dead in Paris hotel room, ZAKA says
According to ZAKA, the man was discovered unconscious in his room, and local emergency teams pronounced him dead at the scene.
At least 32 killed in northwest Nigeria villages over armed assailants attack
The attacks on villages in the Borgu Local Government Area, near the border with the Benin Republic, are part of a surge in attacks blamed on "bandits," who have carried out deadly assaults.
Zapotec tomb from 600 CE marks Mexico’s most ‘significant archaeological discovery’ in last decade
The Zapotecs were a major pre-Hispanic civilization that flourished in Oaxaca from circa 700-500 BC until the Spanish conquest.
Death of Saif al-Islam Gadhafi deepens Libya’s political fragmentation - analysis
Whether Libya moves toward a unified state or renewed fragmentation now depends on whether a new mediator emerges to replace the one that is gone.
China orders retrial for Canadian on death row after Canada ties improve
The breakthrough came less than a month after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney made a four-day visit to China.
Iranian takes own life after urging US against deal with Islamic regime - report
“To make a deal with this regime is to betray all those people who died. So please, I beg you, do whatever you can to stop this deal,” said Pouria Hamidi.
Unvaccinated baby dies of measles in 15th case since outbreak began, Health Ministry says
Out of the previous 13 deaths, the majority were otherwise healthy babies with no underlying conditions who had not been vaccinated.
Jewish proprietor of Grossinger’s Catskill Resort Hotel dies at 98
Etess, who died at her home in Florida, was the daughter of Jennie and Harry Grossinger, the couple who grew the resort from a small boarding house to a 35-building, 600-room luxury complex.
Jerusalem daycare tragedy: Why make the story worse than it is? - opinion
We have many problems to solve in Israel, but we can’t afford to be blindsided by our own prejudices or by those of persons seeking any excuse to demonize our country.
