Portal:Current events/2014 November 14

Current events of November 14, 2014 (2014-11-14) (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Iraqi forces expel ISIS from the refinery town of Baiji in northern Iraq. (Al Arabiya) Arts and culture Russia plans an "alternative Wikipedia". (BBC) International relations Swedish submarine incidents: Sweden releases a sonar image it says is proof that a foreign submarine entered its waters in October. The grainy image shows underwater tracks allegedly left by the vessel. (BBC) Politics Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is preparing to dissolve the Lower House of the Diet on Tuesday and call a snap election on December 14th in order to seek a public mandate on whether to delay a scheduled increase in the consumption tax. (NHK World)