Armed conflicts and attacks
War in Donbass
The President of Russia Vladimir Putin announces the third peace agreement. (AP) (Euronews)
Yemeni Civil War
Fighters from the Al-Qaeda affiliated Ansar al-Sharia take control of an army base in southern Yemen. (Reuters via Daily Times)
Arts and culture
Reporters without Borders's annual review finds "(t)here was a drastic decline in freedom of information in 2014" because of information wars and action by non-state groups. (Reporters without Borders) (The Daily Star (Lebanon))