Portal:Current events/2014 October 20

October 20, 2014 (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

2014 investigation of suspected foreign underwater activity in the Stockholm archipelago:
- The investigation continues as the Russian Oil-tanker NS Concord maintains its criss-crossing outside Stockholm. (TT via The Local)
2014 Libyan conflict
- Pro-government forces launch an attack on Islamist militants resulting in 75 deaths in five days. (AFP via Business Standard)
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
- Turkey will allow Turkish Kurds to join in the fight against ISIL in Kobane. (BBC)
- At least 43 Shi'ites are dead in Baghdad and the holy city of Karbala in a wave of suicide and car bombings. (AP)
War in Donbass
- A huge explosion occurs in a rubber factory in the rebel held city of Donetsk with the Russian media claiming it was caused by a missile. The Government of Ukraine denies the charges. (The Independent)

Disasters and accidents

2014 Atlantic hurricane season
- The remnants of Hurricane Gonzalo are due to make landfall in the United Kingdom causing heavy rains and gale force winds. (The Independent)
A collision between two buses on the Dhaka-Rajshahi highway leaves at least 30 people dead in northwestern Bangladesh. (AAP via The Australian)
The Chief Executive Officer of Total S.A., Christophe de Margerie, dies in a plane crash in Moscow together with three members of the flight crew. (BBC)

Politics and elections

Joko Widodo is sworn in as President of Indonesia. (BBC)
Two members of Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe's cabinet, Trade Minister Yūko Obuchi and Justice Minister Midori Matsushima, resign over a scandal involving alleged misuse of political funds. (AFP via NZ Stuff)