Monday

June 1, 2015

Armed conflicts and attacks

Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017):

An Islamic State suicide bombing kills 37 at an Iraqi police base. (Yahoo)

War in Afghanistan (2001–2021):

Nine Afghan employees of a Czech charity People In Need have been killed in an attack by unknown gunmen in Zari District in the north of the country. (Al Jazeera), (BBC), (Radio Prague)

Disasters and accidents

A ship carrying 458 people capsizes on Yangtze River in China's Hubei province. So far, just seven have been rescued. (Xinhua via Twitter), (News Limited)