## [2017-12-29](/feed/2017/12/29/index.md)

##### Government
### [In a surprising event, Malian Prime Minister Abdoulaye Idrissa Maïga and his government resign without providing a reason. ](/feed/2017/12/29/in-a-surprising-event-malian-prime-minister-abdoulaye-idrissa-maiga-and-his-government-resign-without-providing-a-reaso.md)
##### 2017 Iranian protests
### [Anti-government demonstrators have taken to the streets of Iran for a second day, with protests being held in a number of cities. ](/feed/2017/12/29/anti-government-demonstrators-have-taken-to-the-streets-of-iran-for-a-second-day-with-protests-being-held-in-a-number-o.md)
##### Kamala Mills fire
### [At least 15 people are killed in a rooftop restaurant fire in Mumbai, India. ](/feed/2017/12/29/at-least-15-people-are-killed-in-a-rooftop-restaurant-fire-in-mumbai-india.md)
##### Venezuelan communications director
### [Venezuelan communications director Jorge Rodríguez announces that the country's Petro cryptocurrency, backed by 5.3 billion barrels of oil worth $267 billion, will launch shortly. ](/feed/2017/12/29/venezuelan-communications-director-jorge-rodriguez-announces-that-the-country-s-petro-cryptocurrency-backed-by-53-bill.md)
##### Saint Menas church attack
### [Nine people are killed in two coordinated attacks targeting Coptic Christians in Egypt. Two of the victims are killed by a gunman in a Coptic-owned appliance store in the Helwan area of Cairo. The gunman then moves to a church where he kills a further six civilians and a policeman before being arrested. ](/feed/2017/12/29/nine-people-are-killed-in-two-coordinated-attacks-targeting-coptic-christians-in-egypt-two-of-the-victims-are-killed-by.md)
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