Portal:Current events/2014 February 10
February 10, 2014 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021):
- A car bomb detonates in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing two contractors working with ISAF. (AP via CBS)
- A car bomb detonates prematurely in Baghdad, Iraq, killing 21 militants. In a separate event, a car bomb hits a convoy transporting Usama al-Nujayfi with a bodyguard being wounded. (AFP)
Disasters and accidents
- At least 50 people are killed in flooding and landslides in Bujumbura, Burundi. (BBC News)
International relations
- North Korea-United States relations:
- North Korea withdraws an invitation to a United States envoy to discuss the release of Kenneth Bae. (AP via USA Today)
- India-United States relations:
- The United States files a complaint with the World Trade Organization, accusing Indian laws of discriminating against US solar panel manufacturers. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC), Ireland's police Ombudsman, is revealed to have been bugged, with emails, wi-fi and phone systems at its Dublin headquarters also accessed illegally and internationally. (The Journal) (Mirror)
Politics and elections
- A presidential panel in Yemen agrees to transform the country into a federation of six regions. (Al Jazeera)