Portal:Current events/2014 October 25
October 25, 2014 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Iraqi insurgency (2011-present)
- Kurdish peshmergas retake the city of Zumar and several nearby villages from ISIS, while Iraqi government forces and Shi'ite militias seize control of Jurf Al Sakhar. (Reuters/Huffington Post)
- Sinai insurgency
- Egypt declares a three month state of emergency for parts of the Sinai Peninsula after at least 31 soldiers are killed in two attacks there. (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
- 2014 shooting of Sacramento police officers
- Luis Enrique Monroy Bracamonte, the prime suspect in the shooting deaths of two Northern California sheriff's deputies, is reported to be an illegal immigrant from Mexico. (Los Angeles Times)
- Sixteen workers are killed after a coal mine collapses in far western Xinjiang region. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Despite an international campaign, Iran hangs Reyhaneh Jabbari, sentenced for the murder of a man she claims was in self-defence. (BBC)
Politics and elections
- The United States Federal Government recognizes same-sex marriage in Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, North Carolina, West Virginia and Wyoming, bringing the total number of states with recognition of gay marriage to 32. (ABC News)
Sports
- In baseball:
- In the World Series, the San Francisco Giants defeat the Kansas City Royals 11–4 at AT&T Park in San Francisco, leveling the series at 2–2. (AP via ESPN)
- The 2014 Japan Series begins with the Hanshin Tigers defeating the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 6–2 in Hanshin's Koshien Stadium. (NHK)