Portal:Current events/2014 August 11
August 11, 2014 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict
- Iraqi insurgency (2011–present)
- Iraq's embattled Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says that he will file a legal complaint against President Fuad Masum for opposing Maliki's reappointment. (AP)
- War in Donbass:
- Five artillery shells fired by Ukrainian government forces hit a high-security prison in outskirts of Donetsk, sparking a riot in which 106 inmates escape; the shelling also resulted in the death of one prisoner and the injury of five other prisoners and two guards. (BBC)
- The State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine issues a statement confirming the shelling, and also states that 34 of the 106 escaped inmates were returned to the prison. (BBC) (State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine)
- Five artillery shells fired by Ukrainian government forces hit a high-security prison in outskirts of Donetsk, sparking a riot in which 106 inmates escape; the shelling also resulted in the death of one prisoner and the injury of five other prisoners and two guards. (BBC)
Arts and culture
- Oscar-winning American comedic actor Robin Williams is found dead at age 63 by asphyxiation. (MSN) (CNN) (New York Times)