Portal:Current events/2014 February 15
February 15, 2014 (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 News)
- 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 News)
- 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 News)
Sports
- French pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie breaks Sergey Bubka's 21-year-old record with a 6.16 metres leap in Donetsk. (BBC Sport)