Portal:Current events/2014 April 18
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April 18, 2014 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Syrian civil war:
- The death toll of children in the entire conflict reaches nearly 15,000. (Turkish Press)
- Dozens of civilians sheltering in a UN base in the South Sudan town of Bor are killed in an attack by armed men. (BBC News)
- 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine:
- Pro-Russian separatists in Donetsk say they will not leave the government buildings, defying the Kyiv authorities and threatening a new international deal on Ukraine. (BBC News)
- Post-coup unrest in Egypt (2013–14):
- A police officer is killed and another is wounded after a bomb detonates in a busy square in Cairo's Mohandessin district. (The Guardian)
Business and economy
- Arts and crafts retailer Michaels announces that 3 million customers were affected by the 8-month long security breach that resulted in the theft of their customers' personal information. (CNN)
Disasters and accidents
- 2014 South Korean ferry capsizing:
- The death toll of the accident rises to 28. (Yonhap)
- South Korean prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for the captain, Lee Joon-seok, and are seeking the arrest of two other crew members of the Sewol in the wake of the ferry capsizing. (CNN)
- Twelve people are killed in an avalanche on Mount Everest. (The Guardian)
- A 7.5-magnitude earthquake hits near Petatlán, Guerrero, Mexico. (USGS)
Health and environment
- Pollution in China:
- An official study released by the Chinese government reveals that about one-fifth of China's soil is contaminated. (BBC News)
Law and crime
- Sino-Vietnamese border incidents:
- Seven people are killed in a border clash between illegal Chinese migrants and Vietnamese security forces at Quang Ninh province. (Wall Street Journal)