Monday

October 17, 2016

Armed conflicts and attacks

Clashes between rival gangs in at least two prisons in Brazil, leave at least 18 people killed. (Reuters)

Iraqi Civil War

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announces the start of the Battle of Mosul, backed by the U.S.-led coalition, to retake ISIL-held Mosul, the self-declared caliphate's capital in Iraq. (Reuters), (Reuters²)

War in Afghanistan

South Sudanese Civil War

Clashes between government troops and rebels in South Sudan, leave at least 56 people killed. (The Chicago Tribune), (The Wire)

Disasters and accidents

Two buses collide near the city of Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan, killing at least 30 people and injuring 69 others. (ITV News)

An explosion and fire in Ludwigshafen, at the largest production site of BASF in Germany, kills at least two people and injures six more with two people still missing. BASF is the world's biggest chemical producer. (Reuters)

A fire breaks out at a hospital in the East Indian city of Bhubaneswar, Odisha, killing at least 20 people. (BBC)

2016 Pacific typhoon season

Floods in Central Vietnam, triggered by Typhoon Sarika's heavy rains, kill at least 24 people with 4 others missing. Sarika has killed at least two people and displaced more than 150,000 in the Philippines. (AP)