A fire at a nightclub in Romania's capital, Bucharest, has killed at least 27 people.
As many as 180 others were injured, and authorities say 14 are in a critical condition in hospital.
It is believed that pyrotechnics used during a live rock concert inside the venue misfired because they were poorly fitted.
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15 people have been killed in a fire at a market in the southern Philippines.
The dead include six children, who are reported to have been sleeping there to be up early for the weekend crowds.
13 other vendors were injured in the fire - which lasted for three hours - in Zamboanga city, a port south of the capital Manila.
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SIPTU is calling on the Government to implement rent controls.
The union says it is a common sense approach to dealing with the immediate housing crisis.
The Minister for the Environment's expected to unveil rental certainty measures in the coming weeks - after failing to agree measures before the budget.
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The last British prisoner held at Guantanamo Bay has spent his first night back in the UK after almost 14 years.
Shaker Aamer is now expected to seek compensation from the British government for his time in the US jail.
He was held at the detention camp accused of having links to al Qaeda - despite never facing trial.
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Fire officers are urging people to be safe this Halloween.
Thousands of children and families will take to the streets tonight as part of the festivities.
Bonfires have already caused issues this week, with stones thrown at fire fighters when they attended an incident in Dublin City Centre.
