Portal:Current events/2014 August 17

August 17, 2014 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Islamist insurgency in Nigeria:
- Chadian troops rescue 85 hostages from Boko Haram who had been kidnapped in Nigeria and taken over the border into Chad. (CNN)
Iraqi insurgency (2011–present):
- Kurdish forces, supported by U.S. airstrikes, retake control of the Mosul Dam after its capture by IS militants. (BBC)
A suicide bombing at a UN patrol base in Mali results in the deaths of 2 UN peacekeepers and the injury of at least 7 others. (BBC) (CNN)

Disasters and accidents

A tourist boat sinks near the Indonesian island of Sumbawa, with at least 10 foreign tourists and 5 Indonesian crew members missing. (BBC)

Health

2014 West Africa Ebola virus outbreak:
- Protesters loot an Ebola quarantine centre in the Liberian capital of Monrovia, resulting in the escape of 17 patients and the theft of blood-stained bedding and medical equipment. (BBC)

Law and crime

Death of Michael Brown:
- A private autopsy shows that Michael Brown was shot six times as violent protests continue in Ferguson, Missouri. (NBC News)

Sports

Rwandan international footballer Daddy Birori is found to be a Congolese player using a fraudulent passport. Rwanda is disqualified from the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification competition as a result. (CAF)
Sri Lankan cricketer Mahela Jayawardene plays his final test innings for Sri Lanka, scoring 54. Upon retirement, he has a total of 11814 test runs, and is 6th on the all time run-scorer's list. (BBC)