Portal:Current events/2014 June 20
June 20, 2014 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Syrian civil war:
- Twelve people including nine children are killed when a Syrian army helicopter strikes a refugees camp south of Damascus. (Middle East Eye)
- 2014 Northern Iraq offensive:
Disasters and accidents
- 2014 Bulgarian floods:
- At least 11 people are killed and an unknown number missing after torrential rains cause flash flooding in northeastern Bulgaria. (ABC News) (Reuters)
Law and crime
- 2014 Minya court rulings:
- A court in Egypt confirms the death sentences of over 180 Islamists, including Mohamed Badie, the top leader of the Muslim Brotherhood. (ABC News)
- Philippine Senator Bong Revilla surrenders to the Sandiganbayan after the court issued a warrant for his arrest in relation to the PDAF scam. (GMANews)
Politics and elections
- Italy's Five Star Movement joins the eurosceptic political group Europe of Freedom and Democracy in the European Parliament, a group otherwise dominated by the United Kingdom Independence Party. (EUobserver)
Sport
- In basketball, David Blatt, who coached Maccabi Tel Aviv to the Euroleague title this past season, has reportedly reached a deal to become the new head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Blatt is the first Euroleague coach to become an NBA head coach. (ESPN)