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The dwarf planet Ceres is observed to be releasing water vapour.
Scientists in Brazil identify a new species of river dolphin.
Amidst civil unrest, Catherine Samba-Panza is chosen as interim president of the Central African Republic.
Ukrainian police clash with rioters (aftermath pictured) protesting against new anti-protest laws.
Scientists measure the optical spectrum of ball lightning for the first time.
Egypt approves a new constitution.
Archaeologists discover the tombs of Sobekhotep I and the previously unknown Abydos Dynasty pharaoh, Seneb Kay.
During heavy fighting over Malakal, South Sudan, a Nile ferry carrying refugees sinks, drowning more than 200 people.

Recent deaths: Claudio Abbado – Suchitra Sen – Hiroo Onoda

January 25, 2014 (Saturday)

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January 24, 2014 (Friday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

Islamist unrest in Egypt (2013–present):
- Three bombs explode in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, killing about five people. (BBC)

Law and Crime

Prominent conservative political pundit Dinesh D'Souza pleads "not guilty" to charges that he violated U.S. election financing laws. (Reuters)
In the third U.S. school shooting in one week (all on college campuses; this one follows incidents at Widener University, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Monday, January 20, and at West Lafayette, Indiana's Purdue University on Tuesday, January 21) an unidentified student, condition unknown, is shot and wounded at Orangeburg, South Carolina's South Carolina State University, now on lockdown, four suspects are sought. (CNN)

Politics and elections

The Scottish Labour Party's Alex Rowley retains the Scottish Parliament's Cowdenbeath seat for Labour following yesterday's by-election. (BBC)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Euromaidan:
- Unrest in the Ukraine spreads to the cities of Khmelnitsky, Zhytomyr, Cherkasy, Lviv (Lvov), Ternopil, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lutsk, Rivne and Chernivtsi. In Rivne and Lviv, the offices of the governors were broken into; the Lviv regional governor was forced to sign a letter of resignation. (New York Times, National Post)

January 23, 2014 (Thursday)

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Business and economy

A prominent currency trading platform launched by and for banks, ParFX, opens its doors to hedge fund participation. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

A fire breaks out in a L'Isle Verte, Quebec elderly home, killing 5 people and 30 are still missing. (The Toronto Sun)

Law and Crime

Pop star Justin Bieber is arrested for drunken driving and resisting arrest.(CNN)
Former Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos visits the detained ex-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and criticizes the current President Benigno Aquino III as "cruel, unjust". (Inquirer)
Swedish sex club owner Mille Markovic is shot dead in Stockholm. (Aftonbladet)
Supreme Court of Russia releases Platon Lebedev, a business partner of Russian magnate and former head of Yukos Mikhail Khodorkovsky, after he spent more than 10 years in jail. (BBC News)

Politics and elections

Voters go to the polls in a by-election in the Scottish Parliament constituency of Cowdenbeath to elect a new MSP for the seat left vacant by the death of Labour's Helen Eadie. (The Dundee Courier)

Science

A bright type-Ia supernova SN 2014J is discovered in the starburst galaxy Messier 82. (AAVSO)
First recorded snowfall in Kỳ Sơn district, western Nghệ An, Vietnam. (Dan Tri)

January 22, 2014 (Wednesday)

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2013–14 Thai political crisis:
- Kwanchai Praipana, a leader of the pro-government United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship, is shot in the city of Udon Thani as protesters gather in Bangkok despite the declaration of a state of emergency. (BBC News)
Euromaidan:
- Ukrainian security forces start dismantling protest camps in Kiev with two protesters feared dead after clashes with police. (AP via Montreal Gazette), (Reuters)

Arts and culture

A blue diamond is found in Cullinan, Gauteng, South Africa. (BBC)

Business and economy

Mohamed El-Erian, CEO and co-CIO of bond fund manager PIMCO, leaves the two posts without offering a reason. (Reuters)

Law and crime

A Delhi magistrate orders an inquiry into the death of Sunanda Pushkar, the wife of Indian cabinet minister Shashi Tharoor. (BBC)

Science and technology

New data published independently by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration show that the global warming trend is continuing. (ABC News)
Scientists from the European Space Agency and other institutions detect the presence of water vapour on Ceres. (Nature)

January 21, 2014 (Tuesday)

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Euromaidan:
- Violent clashes occur for a second day between protesters and police in Kiev, Ukraine. (BBC)
Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon:
- A bomb detonates at a Hezbollah building in Beirut, Lebanon killing 4 people and wounding 35. (AP via USA Today)
War in North-West Pakistan:
- Pakistani military aircraft bomb suspected Taliban hideouts killing 25 militants in North Waziristan. (India Today)
- A bomb rips through a bus full of Shi'ite pilgrims in western Pakistan killing at least 22 people. (Reuters)

Business and economy

First time in the history of digital currency, two Las Vegas casinos begin to accept Bitcoin. (Forbes)

Disasters and accidents

A polar vortex bears down on the east coast of the United States cancelling thousands of flights and creating dangerously cold conditions. (USA Today) (USA Today)

Law and crime

26 people convicted of terrorism charges are hanged in Iraq. (AP via USA Today)
A man is killed in a shooting at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S. A suspect is in custody. (CNN)
One of the founders of Los Zetas drug cartel, Rogelio González Pizaña, is sentenced to 16 years in prison. (La Jornada)
Former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell and his wife are indicted on federal corruption charges for allegedly receiving various financial benefits from a businessman seeking favors from the state government. (Fox News)

Politics and elections

The Government of Thailand declares 60-day state of emergency in Bangkok and surrounding provinces from tomorrow as anti-government protests continue. (BBC)

Science and technology

The US National Academy of Sciences found that pollution from China’s manufacturing industry drifts across the Pacific Ocean and affects US cities. (ABC Online)

Sport

Australian cyclist Simon Gerrans wins the first stage of Tour Down Under in Adelaide, Australia. (ABC)

January 20, 2014 (Monday)

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War in North-West Pakistan
- A suicide bomber blows himself up near Pakistan's military headquarters in Rawalpindi killing at least 13 people. (AP via MyFoxAL)
December 2013 Volgograd bombings
- An Islamist group claims responsibility for the bombings and threatens attacks on the 2014 Winter Olympic Games to be held in Sochi. (Reuters)
Euromaidan
- Violence spreads in Kiev as protesters clash with police. (ABC News)
The United Kingdom rejects its involvement in combat drone attacks by the United States in Pakistan. (BBC News)
Syrian Civil War:
- Two car bombs hit a rebel-held post on the Syrian border with Turkey, killing at least 16 people amidst continuing fighting between Turkey-supported rebels and Saudi-supported rebels. (Reuters)

Business and economy

More than 20 million South Koreans' credit cards are hacked. (BBC News)
Trial begins in London over a claim by investment bank JPMorgan that the public transit provider of the city of Berlin owes it more than $204 million. (Reuters)
World leaders are meeting in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum. (ABC News)
China's 2013 economy figures show the slowest rate of growth since 1999. However, the 7.8% growth figure was higher than the predicted number of 7.5%. (The Australian)

Disasters

A 6.2 magnitude earthquake occurs on the lower North Island of New Zealand near the capital Wellington. (New Zealand Herald)
Monsoon rains cause flooding in the Indonesian capital Jakarta causing the evacuation of more than 30,000 people. (Reuters via Trust)
A small plane carrying medics makes a forced landing in a remote mountain area in Transylvania, Romania, and is found after a 4 and a half hour massive search. The accident leaves the pilot and a passenger dead with several others being injured. (NewsDaily) (Romania-Insider.com) (ABC News)

International relations

The United States rejects the invitation of Iran by the United Nations in peace talks involving Syria. (The New York Times)
Certain sanctions against Iran are lifted by the European Union and the United States through a nuclear deal. (The Washington Post)
Global surveillance disclosures (2013–present)
- Mike Rogers accuses Edward Snowden of collaborating with Russia. (BBC News)
Kenneth Bae, an American prisoner in North Korea, releases a message to the United States for help. (The Huffington Post)

Law and crime

Hong Kong arrests an employer for abusing an Indonesian maid which resulted in protests by migrant workers from Indonesia and the Philippines in the Chinese territory. (Fox News)
Revenge porn becomes illegal in Israel. (SBS Australia)
Police in India are investigating the death of Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Shashi Tharoor, after she had accused her husband of committing adultery with Pakistani journalist Mehr Tarar. (NBC)
30 people are to be executed in Vietnam for smuggling drugs. (BBC News)

Politics and elections

The transitional National Assembly of the Central African Republic chooses Catherine Samba-Panza as the interim President, making her the country's first female head of state. (Reuters)
Bridgegate scandal
- Kim Guadagno denies accusations that she withheld funds for the victims of Hurricane Sandy. (CBS News)
President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe makes his first public appearance in several weeks. (Reuters)

Science and technology

India launches the Agni-IV missile today. (The Hindu)
The Rosetta begins to 'wake up' from hibernation on its mission to rendezvous and land a probe on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. (BBC News)
Dolphin hunting in the Japanese town of Taiji is criticized by US Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy after protests by environmental groups. (Japan Daily Press)

Sport

Jérôme Champagne, a former French diplomat and advisor to multiple football federations, announces his candidacy to become FIFA President in 2015. (The Guardian)
The Hong Kong Football Association is fined for not preventing an alleged racist incident against fans of the Philippine national football team in 2013. (Goal.com)

January 19, 2014 (Sunday)

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War in North-West Pakistan:
- A bomb attack on an army convoy in the city of Bannu kills at least 20 soldiers. (BBC)
2013–14 Thai political crisis:
- A blast at an anti-government protest at Victory Monument in Bangkok injures 28 protesters, seven of them seriously. (Melbourne Age)
Gaza–Israel conflict:
- The Israeli Air Force carries out an air strike seriously injuring one Palestinian Islamic Jihad operative in the Gaza Strip and wounding two others. (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Euromaidan:
- New violent clashes erupt in Ukraine as a reaction to new strict anti-protest laws. (BBC News)

Disasters

Residents of the historic Norwegian village of Lærdalsøyri are evacuated due to a fire that has destroyed at least 10 homes. (BBC)

Politics and elections

Voters in Hungary will go to the polls for a parliamentary election on April 6. (AFP via GlobalPost)
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates announces mandatory military service for males aged 18-30. (ArabianBusiness.com)

Sports

In the American National Football League, the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks win their respective playoff matches and will meet in Super Bowl XLVIII on February 2. (Q13 Fox), (NWI TImes)
Former world number one and 2008 French Open champion Ana Ivanovic defeats reigning world number one, five-time Australian Open champion and tournament favourite Serena Williams in the fourth round of the 2014 Australian Open. (ABC News Australia)

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Ongoing events
Economic Great Recession Eurozone crisis Greek government-debt crisis Environmental 2014 North Indian Ocean cyclone season 2014 Pacific typhoon season Political Global surveillance disclosures Pro-EU protests in Ukraine (2013–present) Thailand political crisis (2013–present) More details on ongoing conflicts below edit sidebar

Recent deaths
January 24: Shulamit Aloni 22: Akkineni Nageswara Rao 20: Claudio Abbado 20: Otis G. Pike 19: Christopher Chataway 19: Steven Fromholz 19: Bert Williams 18: Komla Dumor 18: Dennis Frederiksen 17: Mohammed Burhanuddin 17: Alistair McAlpine, Baron McAlpine of West Green 17: John J. McGinty III 17: Suchitra Sen 16: Ruth Duccini 16: Russell Johnson 16: Dave Madden 16: Hiroo Onoda 16: José Sulaimán 15: Curtis Bray 15: John Dobson 15: Roger Lloyd-Pack 14: Juan Gelman 14: Mae Young 13: Anjali Devi 12: Neal Barrett, Jr. 12: Alexandra Bastedo 12: John Button 12: Halet Çambel 11: Chai Trong-rong 11: Vugar Gashimov 11: Ariel Sharon 10: Zbigniew Messner 10: Donald Morton 10: Ian Redford 10: Larry Speakes 9: Amiri Baraka 9: Roy Campbell, Jr. 9: Josep Maria Castellet 9: Lorella De Luca 9: Luis García 9: Dale T. Mortensen 8: Edward N. Ney 7: Run Run Shaw 6: Aitzaz Hasan 6: Larry D. Mann 6: Mónica Spear 5: Jerry Coleman 5: Eusébio 5: Simon Hoggart 5: Rod Searle 3: Phil Everly 3: Alicia Rhett 3: Saul Zaentz 2: Elizabeth Jane Howard 1: Pete DeCoursey 1: Michael Glennon 1: Patrick Karegeya 1: Juanita Moore edit sidebar

Ongoing conflicts
Global War on Drugs War on Terror Operation Active Endeavour Operation Enduring Freedom Terrorist incidents in 2014 Africa Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Maghreb insurgency OEF – Horn of Africa OEF – Trans Sahara Central African Republic Civil conflict Egypt Islamist unrest Sinai insurgency Libya Post-civil war interfactional fighting Nigeria Niger Delta conflict Islamist insurgency in Nigeria Somalia Civil war Sudan and South Sudan Sudan internal conflict South Sudan internal conflict Americas Colombian conflict Mexican Drug War Asia Afghanistan War Military operations Taliban insurgency India Naxalite–Maoist insurgency Philippines Communist insurgency Moro insurgency Korea Korean maritime border conflict Pakistan Balochistan conflict North-West War Sectarian violence Southeast Asia Cambodian–Thai border dispute Kachin conflict Papua conflict South Thailand insurgency Territorial disputes in the South China Sea Europe Dissident Irish Republican campaign North Caucasus insurgency War in Ingushetia Middle East Arab–Israeli conflict Gaza–Israel conflict Israeli–Lebanese conflict Israeli–Palestinian conflict Israel–Iran proxy conflict Iraqi insurgency Kurdistan Kurdish–Iranian conflict Syrian Civil War Yemen al-Qaeda crackdown Shia insurgency South Yemen insurgency edit sidebar

Elections
Recent: January 5: Bangladesh, General 14–15: Egypt, Constitutional referendum Upcoming: February 2: Costa Rica, President and parliament 2: El Salvador, President (1st round) 2: Thailand, General 9: Switzerland, Referendum edit sidebar

Trials
Recently concluded Canada: Michael Thomas Rafferty China: Bo Xilai Croatia: Ivo Sanader Germany: Breno Borges Indonesia: Abu Bakar Bashir Italy: Silvio Berlusconi Netherlands: Ante Gotovina (ICTY), Mladen Markač (ICTY), Momčilo Perišić (ICTY) Norway: Anders Behring Breivik Russia: Leonid Khabarov, Vladimir Kvachkov, Pussy Riot Sierra Leone: Charles Taylor (SCFSL) South Africa: Chris Mahlangu Ukraine: Yulia Tymoshenko United Kingdom: Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale, Levi Bellfield, Robert Black, Vincent Tabak, Ali Dizaei, Antoni Imiela, Brian Regan, Donna Air, Ched Evans, Clayton McDonald, Titus Bramble, Dan Penteado, John Terry, Iftikhar and Farzana Ahmed, Asil Nadir, Justin Lee Collins, Kweku Adoboli, Tony McCluskie, Kevin Hutchinson-Foster, Chris Huhne, Nicola Edgington, Vicky Pryce, Derek Rose, Mick Philpott, Mairead Philpott, Paul Mosley, Kevin Liverpool, Junior Bradshaw, Aggro Santos, Stuart Hall, Stuart Hazell, Mark Bridger, Andrew Lancel, Dale Cregan, Ray Wilkins, Michael Le Vell, Liam Adams, R v Grillo and Grillo, Ian Watkins United States: Noshir Gowadia, Buju Banton, Barry Bonds, Raj Rajaratnam, Casey Anthony, Conrad Murray, George Huguely, Allen Stanford, Roger Clemens, Jerry Sandusky, Jared Lee Loughner, Lauryn Hill, Kermit Gosnell, George Zimmerman, Chelsea Manning, Ariel Castro, Whitey Bulger, Robert Bales, Nidal Malik Hasan, Crystal Mangum Ongoing Brazil: Mensalão scandal Cambodia: Khmer Rouge Tribunal Canada: Luka Magnotta China: Organized crime in Chongqing Egypt: Mohamed Morsi, Hosni Mubarak France: Church of Scientology Germany: Christian Wulff, Beate Zschäpe Hong Kong: Alfredo Lim Iraq: Supreme Criminal Tribunal Malaysia: Anwar Ibrahim Netherlands: Thomas Lubanga (ICC), Radovan Karadžić (ICTY), Ratko Mladic (ICTY) Palau: Tommy Remengesau Philippines: Andal Ampatuan, Jr., Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Jinggoy Estrada, Gregorio Honasan, Janet Lim-Napoles, Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., Imelda Marcos, Nur Misuari, Manny Pacquiao, Jovito Palparan, Juan Ponce Enrile, Bong Revilla Russia: Platon Lebedev Sudan: Lubna al-Hussein Thailand: Thaksin Shinawatra Turkey: Ergenekon network, Kenan Evren United Kingdom: Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson, William Roache, Eddy Shah, Koo Stark, Dave Lee Travis United States: Jodi Arias Upcoming France: Éric Raoult Germany: Bernie Ecclestone Ivory Coast: Laurent Gbagbo Jordan: Abu Qatada Libya: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi South Africa: Oscar Pistorius United Kingdom: Dane Bowers, Max Clifford, Rolf Harris, Nicholas Jacobs, Neville Neville United States: Paul Anthony Ciancia, Javaris Crittenton, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Peter Madoff, Christian Gerhartsreiter, Dylan Quick, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, James Eagan Holmes, Aaron Hernandez, Graham Spanier, Tim Curley, Gary Schultz, Anas al-Libi, Bob McDonnell edit sidebar

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