Portal:Current events/2014 January 15

• Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal)
  • At least 26 people are killed in a series of attacks in central Iraq. (BBC News)
• Internal conflict in Burma:
  • A Thailand-based women's rights group accuses Myanmar of using rape as a weapon of war. (Reuters)
• Syrian Civil War:
  • Western and Arab countries pledge to give an additional US$1.4 billion for United Nations aid. (Reuters)

• The United States returns 11th-12th century sculptures stolen by art thieves from temples in India. (BBC News)

• The World Bank says that the economies affected by the Great Recession are starting to recover. (The Guardian)

• Asiana Airlines Flight 214:
  • A graphic video showing the death of a 16-year-old Chinese girl is released after firefighters ran her over in the wake of the plane crash. (TIME)

• An anti-LGBT rights law that makes gay marriage punishable by up to 14 years in prison is passed in Nigeria. (Voice of America)
• Italy says that it will use the Italian Army against the mafia who are accused of dumping toxic waste in Naples. (BBC News)
• A Danish tourist is gang-raped in Delhi, India after she gets lost from her hotel. (The Guardian)
• The National Security Agency uses radio waves to spy on computers. (The New York Times)

• Egyptian constitutional referendum, 2014:
  • Egyptians vote on a constitution that will ban political parties based on religion, give women equal rights and protect the status of minority Coptic Christians. (Fox News)
• 2013–14 Thai political crisis:
  • Thai protesters continue to shutdown Bangkok in order to force Yingluck to step down. (Australia Network News)

• Australia warns of bushfires due to a 40C (104F) heatwave affecting the country. (BBC News)