Portal:Current events/2014 February 15

Current events of February 15, 2014 (2014-02-15) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks A mass grave of Christians is discovered in a neighborhood in Bangui, Central African Republic, formerly occupied by the Muslim Seleka rebels. (Reuters) Syrian Civil War: Talks in Geneva end without an agreement. (The Washington Post) Arts and culture Academy Award-nominated actress Ellen Page comes out as lesbian at a Human Rights Campaign conference. (CNN) Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyễn Tấn Dũng initiates the construction of Tân Vũ-Lạch Huyện Bridge in Haiphong which will become the longest sea bridge in Vietnam as well as Southeast Asia. (The Wall Street Journal) Business and economy A North Korean cargo ship is allowed to leave the Panama Canal. (ABC News) Disasters and accidents A portion of the The National Archives of the United Kingdom burns down. (BBC) Winter storms of 2013–14 in the United Kingdom: A man is killed after a monster wave strikes the Marco Polo cruise ship in the English Channel. (The Independent) A minicab driver is killed in London when her car is crushed by falling masonry. (BBC) Prime Minister David Cameron warns the floods may get worse because of the recent excessive amount of rainfall that has saturated the ground. (Belfast Telegraph) Rescuers are searching for seven missing Japanese divers in Bali. (The Guardian) Law and crime A U.S. federal judge overturns a ban on same-sex marriage in Virginia. (The New York Times) Politics and elections A new government is formed in Lebanon after 10-months of gridlock, Tammam Salam is elected to be Prime Minister. (Reuters) Judicial reforms are passed in the Turkish parliament after 20 hours and a brawl in the chamber. (BBC) Sports French pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie breaks Sergey Bubka's 21-year-old record with a 6.16 metres leap in Donetsk. (BBC)