Wedding party

At least 100 killed in blaze at wedding party in Nineveh

The bride and the groom are reported to be among the victims, according to local media.

The fire happened in the district of Al-Hamdaniya in Iraq's northern Nineveh province late on Tuesday evening.

It is not yet clear what caused the blaze, but early reports say it broke out after fireworks were lit.

A photo posted by Iraqi news agency Nina showed firefighters battling the blaze, and pictures from local journalists on social media show the charred-out remains of the event hall.

Saudi Arabia denies striking Yemen wedding party

Brig. Gen. Ahmed Asiri tells The Associated Press Wednesday that "we did not conduct any operations in that area two days ago," referring to Monday's incident, in which more than 130 people were killed in the deadliest single event of Yemen's civil war.

Asiri says there is no evidence of what caused the deaths, and that ordinary civilians cannot distinguish between airstrikes, missiles, cannon fire or local explosions.

Yemen officials: Death toll from strikes on wedding at 131

The U.N. says at least 2,355 civilians have been killed in fighting since March, when the coalition began launching airstrikes against Shiite Houthi rebels and allied army units, who control the capital and are at war with the internationally recognized government as well as southern separatists, local militias and Sunni extremists.