A group invaded the Tuileries Palace, where Louis XVI stayed during the French revolution.
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In Tanzania, people attempted to siphon petrol from an overturned fuel tanker which exploded.
The Paluweh volcano in Indonesia erupted and claimed six lives.
The 14th IAAF World Championships opened in Moscow, Russia.
After a 15-month-long journey from earth, NASA's Magellan went into orbit around Venus and began to map the planet.
Protesting and riots began in Missouri following the death of African American man, Michael Brown.
