Saturday

December 3, 2016

Armed conflicts and attacks

Somali Civil War (2009-present)

Seven insurgents are killed in clashes northern Somalia. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

An Indonesian police plane, reportedly carrying 13 people, goes missing near Singapore en route to Batam. (AP via Fox News) (Koran Tempo)

At least 17 are killed in a coal mine explosion in China. (Fox News)

At least three first responders are injured battling a 10-alarm fire that's spread to seven buildings in Cambridge, Massachusetts (US). (CBS News)

A house fire in Akron, Ohio (US), kills four people, including two young girls. One woman safely fled her attic bedroom. A seriously injured 12-year-old girl is revived and rescued. (AP) (Akron Beacon Journal)

2016 Oakland warehouse fire

Recovery efforts continue in the US city of Oakland, California, after a fire at a music party in a converted warehouse kills at least nine people with dozens missing. (NBC News) (East Bay Times)