Portal:Current events/2014 January 10
January 10, 2014 (Friday)
Arts and culture
- Spain invites Sephardic Jews to return after 500 years of exile. (BBC News)
- François Hollande's photo with actress Julie Gayet is removed from the tabloid magazine Closer after an injuction by Gayet's lawyer. (The Daily Mail)
Attacks and armed conflicts
- Central African Republic crisis
- Amidst pressure for failing to resolve ongoing conflict, President of the Central African Republic Michel Djotodia resigns nine months after Séléka toppled François Bozizé. Alexandre-Ferdinand Nguendet becomes acting president. (IB Times)
- A car bombing in Karachi, Pakistan, kills Chaudhry Aslam Khan, a senior police investigator known for pursuing Pakistani Taliban militants; two other officers with him were also killed. (The Australian)
- The Kenyan Air Force bombs a suspected militant camp in Garbahaareey, Somalia, killing 30 militants. (AP via Fox News)
Business and economy
- Volkswagen's luxury brands Porsche, Audi and Bentley have each posted record sales for 2013. (BBC News)
- Google allows users to communicate with each other on Google Plus even if they are not friends. (BBC News)
- The number of people with their personal information stolen from Target stores is up from 40 million to 70 million. (CNN)
International relations
- China imposes a "fishing permit" rule in the South China Sea, much to the chagrin of the United States, the Philippines, and Vietnam. (Fox News) (The Guardian)
Politics and elections
- Devyani Khobragade, an Indian diplomat whose arrest sparked an international incident involving India and the United States, is indicted for allegedly lying to obtain a work visa for her housekeeper, and is asked to leave the United States under the rules of diplomatic immunity. (BBC News) (USA Today)