Portal:Current events/2014 April 13

April 13, 2014 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

War in North-West Pakistan:
- Seventy-three people are released from captivity by the Taliban, a day after they were kidnapped. (The News International)
2014 pro-Russian protests in Ukraine:
- Ukraine launches a "full-scale anti-terrorist operation" against pro-Russian protesters who have captured police and security forces buildings in the town of Sloviansk. (Reuters)
- Acting President Oleksandr Turchynov says that Ukrainian Ground Forces will conduct a similar operation in the eastern part of the country against armed protesters. (BBC News)
Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal):
- A suicide truck bomber detonates at a police station in Kirkuk Governorate, Iraq killing eight policemen. (Xinhua)

Disasters and accidents

A bus en route from Villahermosa to Mexico City crashes into a tractor-trailer and catches fire, killing at least 36 people. (AP via Washington Post)

Law and crime

Overland Park Jewish Community Center shooting. Two shootings occur at Jewish facilities on the Kansas side of the Kansas City area. The first occurs at a Jewish Community Center in Overland Park, and the second takes place at a retirement center in Leawood. Three people are killed. A gunman is arrested. (CNN)

Natural disasters

A massive forest fire in Valparaíso, Chile destroys thousands of homes and leaves 11 people dead. (BBC News)
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake strikes 204 miles southeast of Honiara, Solomon Islands with no reported casualties or damage. (AP via Fox News)

Politics and elections

Prime Minister of Libya Abdullah al-Thani resigns, citing that he and his family were attacked. (Time)
Macedonian general election, 2014
- Voters in Macedonia go to the polls for the first round of voting in a presidential election. (Deutsche Welle)

Sports

In running, Wilson Kipsang of Kenya wins the 2014 London Marathon setting a new race record. (AP vis WPXI)^{[permanent dead link‍]}
2014 Masters Tournament
- American golfer Bubba Watson wins the US Masters for the second time in three years. (AAP via SBS)
In boxing, Manny Pacquiao regains his WBO welterweight title after defeating Timothy Bradley. (CNN)