Portal:Current events/2014 October 16

Current events of October 16, 2014 (2014-10-16) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks War in North-West Pakistan The Pakistan Air Force claims to have killed at least 27 militants in overnight airstrikes. (AFP via Hindustan Times) International relations New Zealand, Malaysia, Angola, Spain and Venezuela have been elected to sit on the United Nations Security Council for two years from 2015. (Reuters via ABC News Australia) Law and crime Brazilian police arrest Thiago Henrique Gomes da Rocha who they claim has killed at least 39 people over a three year period targeting homeless people, women and gays. (BBC) Politics and elections The Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy (EFDD) group in the European parliament, set up by Eurosceptic parties after the European elections, is dissolved after Latvian MEP Iveta Grigule left the group. (Guardian), (EP Media Spokesman) 2014 Hong Kong protests There are overnight scuffles between members of the Hong Kong Police Force and Occupy Central with Love and Peace protesters for a second night. (BBC)