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Current events of
January 19, 2014
(
2014-01-19
)
(Sunday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
War in North-West Pakistan
:
A bomb attack on an army convoy in the city of
Bannu
kills at least 20 soldiers
.
(BBC)
2013–14 Thai political crisis
:
A blast at an anti-government protest at
Victory Monument
in
Bangkok
injures 28 protesters, seven of them seriously.
(
Melbourne Age
)
Gaza–Israel conflict
:
The
Israeli Air Force
carries out an air strike seriously injuring one
Palestinian Islamic Jihad
operative in the
Gaza Strip
and wounding two others.
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Euromaidan
:
New violent clashes erupt in Ukraine as a reaction to new strict anti-protest laws.
(BBC News)
Disasters
Residents of the historic
Norwegian
village of
Lærdalsøyri
are evacuated due to a fire that has destroyed at least 10 homes.
(BBC)
Politics and elections
Voters in
Hungary
will go to the polls for a
parliamentary election
on April 6.
(AFP via GlobalPost)
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
, Prime Minister and Vice President of the
United Arab Emirates
announces mandatory military service for males aged 18-30.
(ArabianBusiness.com)
Sports
In the American
National Football League
, the
Denver Broncos
and
Seattle Seahawks
win their respective playoff matches and will meet in
Super Bowl XLVIII
on February 2.
(Q13 Fox)
,
(NWI TImes)
Former
world number one
and
2008 French Open
champion
Ana Ivanovic
defeats
reigning world number one, five-time
Australian Open
champion and tournament favourite
Serena Williams
in the fourth round of the
2014 Australian Open
.
(ABC News Australia)
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