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October 16, 2016 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Turkey–ISIL conflict
- A suicide bomber kills three police officers and wounds at least nine people in the southern Turkish city of Gaziantep during a police raid on a suspected ISIL safehouse. (Reuters)
Syrian Civil War
- Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army rebels seize control of the symbolic town of Dabiq, Aleppo Governorate, following clashes with ISIL militants. (NBC News)
War in Donbass
- A bomb placed in an elevator shaft kills Pro-Russian, high-ranking officer of the Donetsk People's Republic's special forces, Arseny Pavlov, also known as "Motorola", in Donetsk. (TASS), (The Kyiv Post)

Arts and culture

The Simpsons, the longest-running American, prime time, scripted television series, airs its 600th episode. (CNN)
Pope Francis declares seven new saints. (Vatican Radio)

Disasters and accidents

The collapse of a footbridge connecting the islands of Lembongan and Ceningan, near Bali, Indonesia, leaves 9 dead and 30 injured. (The New York Times)

International relations

Yemeni Crisis
- The United States and the United Kingdom call for, "within hours," an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Yemen to end the violence following last week's Saudi airstrikes, based on bad information, that killed around 140 people. (Reuters), (The Guardian)

Law and crime

An arsonist firebombs a Republican Party office in Hillsborough, North Carolina, and leaves a graffiti message reading, "Nazi Republicans get out of town or else." (CNN)

Politics and elections

Montenegrin parliamentary election, 2016
- With over 95 percent of votes counted, Prime Minister Milo Đukanović's Democratic Party of Socialists receives the most votes in this quadrennial election, but, by five seats, fails to gain an absolute majority. Djukanovic says he will seek a coalition with parties of national minorities. (Reuters)

Science and technology

ExoMars project
- The European Space Agency-Roscosmos operated Schiaparelli EDM lander successfully separates from the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter spacecraft, beginning a three-day descent to the surface of Mars. (Reuters)

Sports

Anthony Foley, coach of Irish rugby union team Munster, dies suddenly at the age of 42 in a hotel near Paris. Officials postpone Munster's European Rugby Champions Cup match against Racing 92. (BBC)

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 ;Armed conflicts and attacks
 *[[Turkey–ISIL conflict]]
-**A suicide bomber kills three [[Turkish National Police|police officers]] and wounds at least nine people in the southern [[Turkey|Turkish]] city of [[Gaziantep]] during a police raid on a suspected [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|ISIL]] safehouse. [http://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-blast-idUSKBN12G0C8 (Reuters)]
+**A suicide bomber kills three [[Turkish National Police|police officers]] and wounds at least nine people in the southern [[Turkey|Turkish]] city of [[Gaziantep]] during a police raid on a suspected [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|ISIL]] safehouse. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-blast-idUSKBN12G0C8 (Reuters)]
 *[[Syrian Civil War]]
 **[[Turkish Armed Forces|Turkish]]-backed [[Free Syrian Army]] rebels seize control of the symbolic town of [[Dabiq, Syria|Dabiq]], [[Aleppo Governorate]], following clashes with [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|ISIL]] militants. [http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/syria-rebels-capture-dabiq-where-isis-promised-final-battle-west-n667131 (NBC News)]
-*[[War in Donbass]]
+*[[War in Donbas (2014–2022)|War in Donbass]]
-**Pro-[[Russia]]n commander of the [[Donetsk People's Republic]]'s [["Sparta" Battalion|special forces]], [[Arseny Pavlov]], also known as "Motorola", is killed in an explosion in [[Donetsk]]. The DPR's leader [[Alexander Zakharchenko]] calls the assassination "a declaration of war" by [[Ukraine]]. [http://tass.com/world/906799 (TASS)] [https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/russian-mercenary-arseniy-pavlov-war-crimes-suspect-known-motorola-reportedly-killed.html (''Kyiv Post'')]
+**A bomb placed in an elevator shaft kills Pro-[[Russia]]n, high-ranking officer of the [[Donetsk People's Republic]]'s [["Sparta" Battalion|special forces]], [[Arseny Pavlov]], also known as "Motorola", in [[Donetsk]]. [http://tass.com/world/906799 (TASS)], [https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/russian-mercenary-arseniy-pavlov-war-crimes-suspect-known-motorola-reportedly-killed.html (''The Kyiv Post'')]
+;Arts and culture
+*''[[The Simpsons]]'', the longest-running American, [[prime time]], scripted television series, airs its 600th episode. [http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/16/entertainment/simpsons-600th-episode/ (CNN)]
+*[[Pope Francis]] declares seven new [[Saint|saints]]. [http://en.radiovaticana.va (Vatican Radio)]
 ;Disasters and accidents
-*The collapse of a [[footbridge]] connecting the islands of [[Nusa Lembongan|Lembongan]] and [[Nusa Ceningan|Ceningan]], near [[Bali, Indonesia]], leaves nine dead and 30 injured. [http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/10/16/world/asia/ap-as-indonesia-bridge-collapses.html?_r=0 (''The New York Times'')]
+*The collapse of a [[footbridge]] connecting the islands of [[Nusa Lembongan|Lembongan]] and [[Nusa Ceningan|Ceningan]], near [[Bali, Indonesia]], leaves 9 dead and 30 injured. [https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/10/16/world/asia/ap-as-indonesia-bridge-collapses.html?_r=0 (''The New York Times'')]
 ;International relations
-*[[Yemeni Crisis (2011–present)]]
+*[[Yemeni Crisis (2011–present)|Yemeni Crisis]]
-**The [[United States]] and the [[United Kingdom]] call for, “within hours,”  an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in [[Yemen]] to end the violence following last week's [[Saudi Arabia|Saudi]] [[October 2016 Sana'a air raid|airstrikes]], based on bad information, that killed around 140 people. [http://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-security-britain-usa-idUSKBN12G0MX (Reuters)] [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/16/britain-and-us-call-for-yemen-ceasefire-within-hours (''The Guardian'')]
+**The [[United States]] and the [[United Kingdom]] call for, "within hours," an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in [[Yemen]] to end the violence following last week's [[Saudi Arabia|Saudi]] [[October 2016 Sana'a air raid|airstrikes]], based on bad information, that killed around 140 people. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-security-britain-usa-idUSKBN12G0MX (Reuters)], [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/16/britain-and-us-call-for-yemen-ceasefire-within-hours (''The Guardian'')]
 ;Law and crime
-* A [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] office in [[Hillsborough, North Carolina]], is fire-bombed overnight, destroying the office. The [[arson|arsonist]] left a death threat to conservative voters on an adjacent building reading "[[Nazi]] Republicans get out of town or else". [http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/16/politics/north-carolina-gop-office-vandalized/index.html (CNN)]
+*An [[arson|arsonist]] firebombs a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] office in [[Hillsborough, North Carolina]], and leaves a graffiti message reading, "[[Nazi]] Republicans get out of town or else." [http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/16/politics/north-carolina-gop-office-vandalized/index.html (CNN)]
+;Politics and elections
+*[[Montenegrin parliamentary election, 2016]]
+**With over 95 percent of votes counted, [[Prime Minister of Montenegro|Prime Minister]] [[Milo Đukanović]]'s [[Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro|Democratic Party of Socialists]] receives the most votes in this quadrennial election, but, by five seats, fails to gain an absolute majority. Djukanovic says he will seek a coalition with parties of national minorities. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-montenegro-election-idUSKBN12F0TN (Reuters)]
 ;Science and technology
 *[[ExoMars|ExoMars project]]
-**The [[European Space Agency]]-[[Roscosmos State Corporation|Roscosmos]] operated [[Schiaparelli EDM lander]] successfully separates from the [[ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter]] spacecraft, beginning a three-day descent to the surface of [[Mars]]. [http://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-space-mars-idUSKBN12F0U7 (Reuters)]
+**The [[European Space Agency]]-[[Roscosmos State Corporation|Roscosmos]] operated [[Schiaparelli EDM lander]] successfully separates from the [[ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter]] spacecraft, beginning a three-day descent to the surface of [[Mars]]. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-space-mars-idUSKBN12F0U7 (Reuters)]
 ;Sports
-*[[Anthony Foley]], coach of Irish rugby union team [[Munster Rugby|Munster]], dies suddenly at age 42 in a Paris hotel. Their [[European Rugby Champions Cup]] match against [[Racing 92]] is postponed as a mark of respect. [http://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/37672703 (BBC)]
+*[[Anthony Foley]], coach of Irish rugby union team [[Munster Rugby|Munster]], dies suddenly at the age of 42 in a hotel near Paris. [[European Professional Club Rugby|Officials]] postpone Munster's [[2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage|European Rugby Champions Cup]] match against [[Racing 92]]. [https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/37672703 (BBC)]
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