Portal:Current events/2011 August 14

August 14, 2011 (Sunday)

Armed conflict and attacks

2011 Syrian uprising: Syrian Navy gunboats fire heavy machine guns targeting waterfront districts in Latakia, as ground troops and security agents backed by armor storm several neighborhoods. Up to 26 people are killed. (Haaretz) (Ynet News)
Iran confirms the arrest of the second-in-command of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Murat Karayılan, by the country's intelligence agency. (PressTV)
Anti-Muammar Gaddafi rebels make major progress in the 2011 Libyan civil war, advancing into Zawiya, only 50 km west of the capital city, Tripoli. (Reuters)

Law and crime

Egyptian activist Asmaa Mahfouz is charged with inciting violence in what seems to be a clear violation of human rights. (Al-Ahram) (Almasry Alyoum) (Associated Press) (Washington Post)
Six people are killed in a stabbing incident on the Channel Island of Jersey (BBC)
2011 England riots
- A third person is charged with the murder of three men hit by a car in Birmingham. (BBC)

Politics

Former Governor of Minnesota Tim Pawlenty announces the end of his campaign for the Republican Party nomination in the 2012 United States presidential election following a poor result in the Ames Straw Poll. (Washington Post)
Jhala Nath Khanal resigns as the Prime Minister of Nepal due to the failure of Nepalese political parties to adopt a constitution or end infighting. (AP via Houston Chronicle)

Sport