Monday

January 12, 2015

Armed conflicts and attacks

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Apparent ISIL computer hackers attack the feeds for the United States Central Command for Twitter and YouTube. (Reuters)

Boko Haram

Cameroon kills 143 Boko Haram fighters in clashes. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

The eruption of the Hunga Tonga volcano disrupts flights to and from Tonga. (Radio New Zealand)

A school bus plunges off of a cliff on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent leaving at least five people dead and two missing. (AP)

An electrical malfunction causes a fire in the Washington, D. C.'s Metro subway system near L'Enfant Plaza Station resulting in one death with 84 people taken to hospitals, mostly from smoke inhalation. (AP)

In Rovinari, Romania, a father and 6 siblings, aged from 6 months to 7 years, die after a gas water boiler emits carbon monoxide. (Nation.com)