Portal:Current events/2014 January 10

January 10, 2014 (Friday)

Arts and culture

Spain invites Sephardic Jews to return after 500 years of exile. (BBC News)
François Hollande's photo with actress Julie Gayet is removed from the tabloid magazine Closer after an injuction by Gayet's lawyer. (The Daily Mail)

Attacks and armed conflicts

Central African Republic crisis
- Amidst pressure for failing to resolve ongoing conflict, President of the Central African Republic Michel Djotodia resigns nine months after Séléka toppled François Bozizé. Alexandre-Ferdinand Nguendet becomes acting president. (IB Times)
A car bombing in Karachi, Pakistan, kills Chaudhry Aslam Khan, a senior police investigator known for pursuing Pakistani Taliban militants; two other officers with him were also killed. (The Australian)
The Kenyan Air Force bombs a suspected militant camp in Garbahaareey, Somalia, killing 30 militants. (AP via Fox News)

Business and economy

Volkswagen's luxury brands Porsche, Audi and Bentley have each posted record sales for 2013. (BBC News)
Google allows users to communicate with each other on Google Plus even if they are not friends. (BBC News)
The number of people with their personal information stolen from Target stores is up from 40 million to 70 million. (CNN)

International relations

China imposes a "fishing permit" rule in the South China Sea, much to the chagrin of the United States, the Philippines, and Vietnam. (Fox News) (The Guardian)

Politics and elections

Devyani Khobragade, an Indian diplomat whose arrest sparked an international incident involving India and the United States, is indicted for allegedly lying to obtain a work visa for her housekeeper, and is asked to leave the United States under the rules of diplomatic immunity. (BBC News) (USA Today)

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