Sunday

November 23, 2014

Armed conflicts and attacks

War in Afghanistan:

A suicide bomber kills 45 people and injures 50 more at a volleyball game in Paktika province. (Reuters)

Islamist insurgency in Nigeria:

Boko Haram militants kill 48 fish traders near the border with Chad. (BBC)

Somali Civil War (2009–present)

Kenyan security forces cross into Somalia and kill 100 members of Al-Shabaab in response to the terrorist group hijacking a bus and killing 28 people. (CNN)

Disasters and accidents

The death toll from yesterday's earthquake in China's Sichuan province rises to four with 54 injured. (AP via Fox News)

Volcano eruption on Fogo island, Cape Verde is among the strongest ever recorded on the island and is forcing the evacuation of the Chã das Caldeiras village. (OceanPress)