Armed conflicts and attacks
Rob Wainwright, the Director of Europol, tells a British parliamentary committee that up to 5000 European Union citizens have joined jihadist groups in the Middle East. (The New Daily)
Charlie Hebdo shooting
France announces plans to deploy 10,000 troops to protect sensitive sites across the country beginning tonight. (AFP/Reuters via ABC News Australia)
2014–15 Russian military intervention in Ukraine
A passenger bus comes under heavy fire near a check point in eastern Ukraine leading to at least ten civilians killed and many others injured. (ABC News Australia)
Disasters and accidents
The death toll from contaminated beer in the Mozambique rises to at least 72. (AP via Business Week)
Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501
Divers recover the cockpit voice recorder from the crashed jet. The Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee states that by using the now collected recorders a preliminary report on the accident will be produced within a month and a final report after a year. (AFP/Reuters via ABC News Australia)