Portal:Current events/2014 September 26
September 26, 2014 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- The People's Republic of China says that 50 people died in recent violence in the western province of Xinjiang. (Voice of America)
- Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
- The Parliament of the United Kingdom is recalled to discuss British participation in 2014 military intervention against ISIS. (Daily Mail) (Telegraph.uk)
- The Parliament approves air strikes against ISIS in Iraq by 524 votes to 43. (BBC)
- The Parliament of the United Kingdom is recalled to discuss British participation in 2014 military intervention against ISIS. (Daily Mail) (Telegraph.uk)
- Taliban insurgency
- The Taliban gains control of the Ajristan District in Afghanistan's Ghazni Province after a week of battle. (BBC)
- An act of arson at an air traffic control facility in Aurora, Illinois causes close to 2000 airline flights to be grounded.(ABC News)
Business and economy
- Pacific Solution:
- The small Pacific state of Nauru has run out of money following a legal dispute in Australia. (ABC News Australia)
- BlackBerry Limited, the Canadian corporation formerly known as Research in Motion, although continues to operate at a loss overall, posted unexpectedly good second quarter results, including the first adjusted profit for its hardware unit in five quarters. (Reuters)
Health
- Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa
- The World Health Organisation says that the death toll from the Ebola virus is over 2,900. (Nigeria Punch)
Politics and elections
- At least 100 pro-democracy protestors enter the main government compound in Hong Kong. (BBC)
- North Korea acknowledges that Kim Jong-un is suffering from "discomfort", after a three-week absence from state media photographs. (Al Jazeera)
- Fatah and Hamas agree to form a unity government on the Gaza Strip. (EuroNews)