Portal:Current events/2014 October 18
October 18, 2014 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Suspected Ugandan rebels kill more than 20 people near the Democratic Republic of the Congo town of Beni in their second attack in 48 hours. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- Cyclone Hudhud
- Days of heavy rainfall in Nicaragua lead to at least 22 deaths including 9 people killed in the capital Managua by a wall collapse. (BBC)
Environment
- A male of critically endangered northern white rhinoceros died in reservation Ol Pejeta in Kenya. It was one of only two known males of the northern subspecies of white rhinoceros capable of natural mating. The Dvůr Králové Zoo said that he was one of seven northern white rhinos left. (ABC), (Sydney Morning Herald)
Law and crime
- A McKeesport, Pennsylvania fire leaves family with a loss of six lives. (WPXI)