Portal:Current events/2014 October 9

Current events of October 9, 2014 (2014-10-09) (Thursday)

Armed conflict and attacks al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen A suicide bomb attack kills at least 20 people in Tahrir Square in the Yemeni capital Sana'a. (Daily Star) War in North-West Pakistan American drone strikes kill at least five militants in North Waziristan. (AP via SFGate) A hand grenade explodes in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur killing one person and injuring 13. (Wall Street Journal) Iraqi insurgency (2011–present) A car bombing in a busy street in Baghdad's largest Shi'ite neighbourhood kills at least 12 people. (AFP via Al-Arabiyah) Arts and culture 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature The French novelist Patrick Modiano is awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature. (Telegraph) Law and crime Alleged Mexican drug lord Vicente Carrillo Fuentes is captured in the city of Torreon. (Los Angeles Times) Politics and elections Former Slovenian prime minister Alenka Bratušek withdraws her candidacy as Vice-President of the European Commission and as European Commissioner for Energy after having been rejected by the European Parliament. (EU Observer) Estonia becomes the first former Soviet republic to legalize gay partnerships and grant equal rights to same-sex couples.(EU Observer) (Instinct Magazine) 2014 Hong Kong protests Hong Kong government says it has called off a meeting on 10 October 2014 with student leaders of the pro-democracy movement. (BBC) At least 12 people are killed in demonstrations across Turkey. (Al Jazeera)