Armed conflicts and attacks
The Democratic Republic of the Congo launches a campaign against Hutu rebels. (AFP via Yahoo! News)
2014–15 Russian military intervention in Ukraine
Ukraine and Russian-backed separatists conduct peace talks as fighting rages in eastern Ukraine. (Reuters)
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
A monitoring group claims that ISIL has reportedly released a video showing the execution of Japanese hostage Kenji Goto. (Al Jazeera)
Disasters and accidents
Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501
France orders an official investigation into the crash of AirAsia Flight 8501 which had a French copilot flying the aircraft at the time of its crash. (AFP via France 24)