Portal:Current events/2014 April 18

April 18, 2014 (Friday)

Syrian civil war:
- The death toll of children in the entire conflict reaches nearly 15,000. (Turkish Press)
Dozens of civilians sheltering in a UN base in the South Sudan town of Bor are killed in an attack by armed men. (BBC)
2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine:
- Pro-Russian separatists in Donetsk say they will not leave the government buildings, defying the Kiev authorities and threatening a new international deal on Ukraine. (BBC)
Post-coup unrest in Egypt (2013–14):
- A police officer is killed and another is wounded after a bomb detonates in a busy square in Cairo's Mohandessin district. (The Guardian)

Arts and crafts retailer Michaels announces that 3 million customers were affected by the 8-month long security breach that resulted in the theft of their customers' personal information. (CNN)

2014 South Korean ferry capsizing:
- The death toll of the accident rises to 28. (Yonhap)
- South Korean prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for the captain, Lee Joon-seok, and are seeking the arrest of two other crew members of the Sewol in the wake of the ferry capsizing. (CNN)
12 people are killed in an avalanche on Mount Everest. (The Guardian)
A 7.5-magnitude earthquake hits near Petatlán, Guerrero, Mexico. (USGS)

Pollution in China:
- An official study released by the Chinese government reveals that about one-fifth of China's soil is contaminated. (BBC)

Sino-Vietnamese border incidents:
- Seven people are killed in border clash between illegal Chinese migrants and Vietnamese security forces at Quang Ninh province. (Wall Street Journal)
- Just hours later, Vietnamese security forces intercepted 21 illegal migrants at Móng Cái in Quảng Ninh province attempting to cross from China by sea. (The Wall Street Journal)

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