Portal:Current events/2014 September 30
September 30, 2014 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- War in Donbass
- The Ukrainian military say they have repelled a renewed assault by the pro-Russian forces on the Donetsk International Airport. The airport has been under sustained assaults for over 2 weeks despite an official ceasefire. (The Wall Street Journal)
Art and culture
- Burmese hard-line monk, Ashin Wirathu, and a hardline group in Sri Lanka, Bodu Bala Sena, say they would work together to rally other Buddhist groups and defend their faith against militant Islamists. (Fox News)
Health
- Ebola Virus in the United States
- A case of Ebola Virus is being treated in the American city of Dallas, Texas. (AP via The Olympian)[permanent dead link]
Law and crime
- A student is shot and wounded at Fern Creek Traditional High School in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. A suspect, also a student at the school, has been arrested. (Yahoo News) (WDRB-TV)
- A student is shot and wounded at Albemarle High School in Albemarle, North Carolina, U.S. A student is arrested. (USA Today)