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Current events of
January 15, 2014
(
2014-01-15
)
(Wednesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal)
At least 26 people are killed in a series of attacks in central
Iraq
.
(BBC)
Internal conflict in Burma
:
A Thailand-based
women's rights
group accuses
Myanmar
of using
rape as a weapon of war
.
(Reuters)
Syrian Civil War
:
Western
and
Arab
countries pledge to give an additional
US$
1.4 billion for United Nations aid.
(Reuters)
Arts and culture
The
United States
returns
11th
-
12th century
sculptures stolen by art thieves from
temples
in
India
.
(BBC)
Business and economy
The
World Bank
says that the economies affected by the
Great Recession
are starting to recover.
(
The Guardian
)
Disasters and accidents
Asiana Airlines Flight 214
:
A graphic video showing the death of a 16-year-old
Chinese
girl is released after
firefighters
ran her over in the wake of the plane crash.
(
TIME
)
Law and crime
An anti-
LGBT rights
law that makes
gay marriage
punishable by up to 14 years in prison is passed in
Nigeria
.
(Voice of America)
Italy
says that it will use the
Italian Army
against the
mafia
who are accused of dumping
toxic waste
in
Naples
.
(BBC)
A
Danish
tourist is
gang-raped
in
Delhi
,
India
after she was lost from her hotel.
(
The New York Times
)
The
National Security Agency
uses
radio waves
to spy on
computers
.
(
The New York Times
)
Politics and elections
Egyptian constitutional referendum, 2014
:
Egyptians
vote on a constitution that will ban
political parties based on religion
, give
women equal rights
and protect the status of
minority Coptic Christians
.
(Fox News)
2013–14 Thai political crisis
:
Thai protesters continue to shutdown
Bangkok
in order to force
Yingluck
to step down.
(Australia Network News)
Science and technology
Australia
warns of
bushfires
due to a 40C (104F)
heatwave
affecting the country.
(BBC)
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