Portal:Current events/2014 May 21

May 21, 2014 (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

2014 Libyan uprising:
- General Khalifa Belqasim Haftar calls on the government to hand over power to the country's top judges amid heavy fighting in the capital Tripoli. (Reuters)
- Prime Minister Ahmed Maiteeq refuses to step down while the Ministry of Defense issues a statement calling for the arrest of any soldiers who join Gen. Haftar’s campaign. (The Washington Post)
War in North-West Pakistan:
- Pakistan Air Force fighter jets bomb suspected militant hideouts in North Waziristan, killing approximately 60 militants and injuring another 30. (Reuters)
The Taliban launch attacks in Badakhshan and Laghman provinces in Afghanistan, killing 10 policemen and 3 civilians. (AP via ABC)
Boko Haram attacks the village of Alagarno, in Nigeria's Borno State, killing 17 people. (BBC News)
The Republic of Korea Navy fires warning shots at three Korean People's Navy patrol boats after they violated South Korean waters. (CNN)
Israeli-Palestinian conflict:
- Defence for Children International publishes a video showing two Palestinians allegedly killed by Israeli soldiers during a demonstration that became violent.(The Guardian) (New York Times)
2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine:
- Graham Phillips, a British national and reporter for the Russian TV network RT, is detained in Mariupol by the SBU. (BBC News)

Business and economics

General Motors announces that it is recalling 218,000 older model Chevrolet Aveos due to a fire hazard. (Reuters)
eBay forces its users to change their passwords after a database containing encrypted user passwords and other non-financial data is compromised by a cyber-attack. (BBC News)

International relations

Sino-Russian relations:
- Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin sign a massive 30-year natural gas export contract worth $400 billion. (USA Today)
2014 Vietnam anti-China protests:
- The death toll has risen to six as anti-China riots continue in Vietnam over oil rich islands in the South China Sea. China has sent ships to evacuate 3000 citizens from Vietnam. (Reuters)

Law and crime

2014 Taipei Metro Attack:
- A knife attack on a Taipei Metro train leaves at least four dead and 21 passengers injured. (Focus Taiwan) (AP via Washington Post)
An Egyptian court sentences 155 members of the Muslim Brotherhood to prison, including 54 life sentences. (Reuters)
Former President of Egypt Hosni Mubarak is sentenced to three years in jail for embezzlement. (BBC News)
Six Iranians that were arrested have been released in Tehran after releasing a fan video set to Pharrell Williams' "Happy", sparking outcries over the internet. (CNN)
Ten men convicted for producing poisoned alcohol that killed more than 30 people in 2012 have been sentenced to prison by a court in the Czech Republic, including two life sentences. (BBC News)

Politics and elections

Sport