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June 5, 2014 (Thursday)

Armed attacks and conflicts

Islamist insurgency in Nigeria:
- Suspected Boko Haram militants launch an attack in a village near the north-eastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, killing approximately 45 people. (BBC News)
An attack on a Yemeni military checkpoint by suspected al-Qaeda militants in Shabwah Governorate, Yemen, leaves 14 people dead. (BBC News)

Business and economy

The European Central Bank cuts the prime interest rate to 0.15% and sets the deposit rate at -0.10% in an attempt to devalue the euro and boost the stagnant Eurozone economy. (New York Times)

Disasters and accidents

An AV-8B Harrier jet crashes in the U.S. city of Imperial, California, resulting in the destruction of three homes. (BBC News)

Health and environment

A study published in The New England Journal of Medicine links MERS to several infected camels. (BBC News)

Law and crime

Tuam mass grave:
- An Irish archbishop claims the Catholic Church has no records on the burial of 796 children in a disused concrete septic tank at a building it runs in Tuam. (BBC News) (CNN) (The Guardian)
The People's Republic of China claims to have arrested 29 people following recent terrorist attacks in the Xinjiang region. (AP via ABC)
Pakistani police arrest multiple people involved in the stoning of Farzana Parveen, bringing the total number of people in custody to 12. (CNN)
Moncton shooting
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police extend a national manhunt for a 24-year-old gunman who killed three police officers and wounded two others in a shootout in Moncton. (Reuters)
Four people are shot with one dead and three injured during a shooting on the campus of Seattle Pacific University. (CNN) (Washington Post)
American hip hop band the Beastie Boys win a $1.7 million copyright violation suit against the makers of Monster Energy drink for unauthorised use of their music in advertising. (AP via The Australian)

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