Saturday

July 11, 2015

Armed conflicts and attacks

Boko Haram insurgency

A suicide bomber attacks the Nigerian city of Maiduguri killing at least one person. (Reuters)

A suicide bomber in a burqa kills 14 people in Chad's capital of N'Djamena. (Reuters) (Chron via AP)

South Thailand insurgency

At least seven people have been killed and dozens injured in a series of attacks in southern Thailand. (AFP via The Daily Star)

2015 Bombing of the Cairo Italian Consulate

A car bomb explodes outside the Italian consulate in the Egyptian capital Cairo, resulting in at least one death and four people injured; ISIS claims responsibility. (The Daily Star) (BBC), (CNN)

Somali Civil War (2009–present)

At least six civilians and four militants are killed in attacks on two hotels in the Somali capital of Mogadishu. (Reuters)

Yemeni crisis, Saudi-led intervention in Yemen (2015-present)

A truce brokered by the United Nations due to last for the remainder of Ramadan is broken within an hour with both sides exchanging blame. (AP via US News and World Report)

Business and economy

Steve Huffman is re-appointed as the CEO of Reddit as Ellen Pao steps down over a dispute with the website's users over the firing of a popular employee. (Irish Times)

Satoru Iwata, the CEO and President of Nintendo, dies due to a bile duct growth.

Greek government-debt crisis

The Hellenic Parliament passes a package of economic reforms to end the current stage of the debt crisis. (BBC)