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In American football, the Seattle Seahawks defeat the Denver Broncos to win Super Bowl XLVIII.
Academy Award-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman (pictured) dies at the age of 46.
India's first monorail since independence, the Mumbai Monorail, is inaugurated.
Two previously unknown poems written by seventh-century BC Greek poet Sappho are discovered.
Scientists announce a new technique for creating stem cells.
Amidst ongoing anti-government riots, Ukrainian prime minister Mykola Azarov resigns.
At the 56th Grammy Awards, French group Daft Punk wins four awards, including Album of the Year and Record of the Year.

Recent deaths: Maximilian Schell – Arthur Rankin, Jr. – Pete Seeger

February 6, 2014 (Thursday)

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Seven car bombings across Baghdad, Iraq kill at least 13 people. (Reuters)
Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fire rockets towards Hof Ashkelon region in southern Israel; the rockets are intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome defense system. (The Times of Israel)
Fighting between Syrian rebels and government forces rages around the Aleppo Central Prison in the war-torn city of Aleppo, but it is unclear whether rebels control all or part of the facility. (CNN)

Business and economy

Sony says it will sell its PC unit and split its TV division into a separate subsidiary as part of its restructuring programme. (BBC)

Disasters and accidents

The English Environment Agency issues two severe flood warnings where there is a "danger to life" for Somerset in South West England. (BBC)
Rescue workers recover eight bodies from a South African gold mine in Doornkop following a fire on Tuesday night. One worker is missing while another eight were rescued. (BBC)

International relations

Chinese media criticizes Philippine President Benigno Aquino III for his remarks the previous day. (CNN)

Science

A possible new species of giant jellyfish is discovered, washed up on a beach in Australia. (BBC)

February 5, 2014 (Wednesday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal):
- A wave of bombings hits central Baghdad with at least 16 people dead. (AP via Los Angeles Times)
Post-civil war violence in Libya:
- At least 12 people are injured in a grenade attack on a school in Benghazi. (BBC)

Business and economy

Workers on the London Underground commence a 48-hour strike, which is expected to cause disruption for millions of commuters in Greater London. (BBC)

Disasters and accidents

Part of the South Devon Railway sea wall carrying the railway line linking London with the west of England is washed away by a powerful storm that has hit the UK overnight. Thousands of homes are also left without electricity. (BBC)
UK Prime Minister David Cameron announces that an extra £100 million will be spent on dealing with the aftermath of the floods that have hit the UK. (Belfast Telegraph)

International relations

North Korea and South Korea hold meetings to discuss visitation reunions of families separated by the Korean War. (BBC)
Spratly Islands dispute:
- Philippine President Benigno Aquino III compares China's territory claims in the South China Sea to Nazi Germany's invasion of Czechoslovakia. (Telegraph) (The New York Times)

Sports

2014 Winter Olympics
- Amidst concerns over the safety of the slopestyle course, Shaun White withdraws from the event.(CNN)

February 4, 2014 (Tuesday)

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A police officer and seven Islamist militants are killed in a gunfight in Tunis, Tunisia. (Reuters)

Arts and culture

Archaeologists working near the ancient settlement of Edfu in southern Egypt discover the remains of a 4,600 year old step pyramid. (LiveScience via Fox News)

Business and economy

The software company Microsoft internally promotes Satya Nadella to be its next CEO and appoints John W. Thompson as its chairman. (FOX Business)

Disasters and accidents

At least 10 people are dead and 35 injured when a bus falls into a ditch while travelling between the Indian cities of Pune and Satara. (NDTV)

Law and crime

The Scottish Parliament votes overwhelmingly (105–18) in favor of a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in Scotland. (BBC)
The New York City Police Department questions four suspected heroin dealers in connection with Philip Seymour Hoffman's death. (FOX News)
Sixteen missing children are rescued from Super Bowl-associated sex-trade slavery in an FBI sting. (FOX News)

Politics and elections

United States House of Representatives member Rob Andrews announces that he will retire at the end of his current term. (Politico)
Michael McFaul, the United States Ambassador to Russia, announces that he is stepping down from the job after 2 years. (The Guardian)

February 3, 2014 (Monday)

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Fox Broadcasting Company says Super Bowl XLVIII was watched by over 111 million people in the United States, making it the most viewed television event in U.S. history. (Headline)

Business and economy

The Dow Jones Industrial Average loses around 326 points while the NASDAQ and S&P 500 drops around 2.3%. (USA Today)

Disasters and accidents

2013–14 Australian region cyclone season:
- Cyclone Fletcher becomes the third cyclone to form in a week as it crosses the Gulf of Carpentaria into Queensland. (AAP via Yahoo! News Australia)
A winter storm hits the Northeastern United States, resulting in at least two deaths and thousands of flights being disrupted. Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York are amongst the worst affected. (Sky News)

Law and crime

2014 Moscow school shooting. Two people are shot and killed and 29 students are taken hostage at a high school in Moscow, Russia. The suspected shooter, a 15-year-old student at the school, surrenders to authorities. It is one of the first school shootings to occur in Russia. (Reuters)

February 2, 2014 (Sunday)

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Three explosions are reported in the Yemeni capital Sanaa along with heavy gunfire. (Reuters via Daily Star)

Arts and Culture

American actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who won the Academy Award for Best Actor at the 78th Academy Awards in 2006 for Capote, is found dead in his Manhattan apartment at the age of 46. Authorities initially attributed the death to a drug overdose. (NY Post)

Politics and elections

Thai general election, 2014:
- Voters in Thailand go to the polls with concerns about violence between supporters of rival parties. (ABC News Australia)
Costa Rican general election, 2014:
- Voters in Costa Rica go to the polls for a general election. (TicoTimes)
Salvadoran presidential election, 2014:
- Voters in El Salvador go to the polls with a tight race expected. (Los Angeles Times)

Sport

Super Bowl XLVIII:
- In American football, the Seattle Seahawks defeat the Denver Broncos with a final score of 43–8 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Reuters) (Los Angeles Times)
- Bruno Mars and the Red Hot Chili Peppers perform for the halftime show. (Agence France Press)
- Coca-Cola releases a multilingual ad featuring the song "America the Beautiful. (Youtube)

February 1, 2014 (Saturday)

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Attacks and armed conflicts

Syrian Civil War:
- Talks in Geneva end. (BBC)
Moro insurgency in the Philippines:
- 12 people are injured by a bomb attack in Mindanao. (Voice of America)
Euromaidan:
- Activist Dymtro Bulatov reappears after allegedly being tortured by the government. (CNN)

Disaster and accidents

Indonesian Mount Sinabung erupts killing 14 people. (Jakarta Post)

Law and crime

Hundreds of endangered species from Madagascar are found in a South African airport. (BBC)

Politics and elections

Bridgegate scandal:
- A former aide of Chris Christie accuses the governor of having knowledge of the event. (USA Today)

Science and environment

In India, the first 8.9 km of the Mumbai Monorail is inaugurated. (New Delhi Television Limited)

Sports

Ray Guy becomes the first pure punter inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in its 40+ year history.^[1]

January 31, 2014 (Friday)

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Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
- The Israeli Air Force strikes targets in the Gaza Strip in response to ongoing rocket fire from the Palestinian territory. (Jerusalem Post)
Balochistan conflict
- A bomb kills three Pakistan Army soldiers and injures four others in the restive province of Balochistan. (Al-Arabiya)
Moro insurgency in the Philippines
- Fifty-three people die in fighting between the Philippine Army and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters on the island of Mindanao with the dead including 52 rebels and one soldier over the past week. (AFP via Capital FM)
South Yemen insurgency:
- 15 soldiers are killed and four wounded by suspected al Qaeda militants in an attack on an army checkpoint in southeastern Yemen. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

For the first time in its 54-year history the State Water Project announces a zero water allocation for the state of California providing no water to urban residents or farmers this year amid a record setting drought. (LA Times) (Mercury News)

Law and crime

Murder of Meredith Kercher
- Raffaele Sollecito is arrested in Italy near the Austrian border after again being found guilty of the murder of Meredith Kercher. (BBC)
- Amanda Knox tells the American media she refuses to return to Italy to be arrested after again being found guilty of the same murder. (CNN)

More January 2014 events...

Ongoing events
Economic Great Recession Eurozone crisis Greek government-debt crisis Environmental 2014 North Indian Ocean cyclone season 2014 Pacific typhoon season Political Global surveillance disclosures Pro-EU protests in Ukraine (2013–present) Thailand political crisis (2013–present) More details on ongoing conflicts below edit sidebar

Recent deaths
February 6: Ralph Kiner 5: Juthika Roy 4: Keith Allen 3: Louise Brough 3: Richard Bull 3: Óscar González 3: Gloria Leonard 3: Joan Mondale 3: Barry Rubin 2: Tommy Aquino 2: Philip Seymour Hoffman 2: Luis Raúl 2: Bunny Rugs 1: Luis Aragonés 1: Maximilian Schell 1: Gordon Zacks January 31: Anna Gordy Gaye 31: Miklós Jancsó 31: Christopher Jones 30: Jean Babilée 30: Arthur Rankin, Jr. 28: Herb Kirsh 28: Tom Sherak 28: Sue Wallis 27: Pete Seeger 26: Tom Gola 26: José Emilio Pacheco 25: Heini Halberstam 25: John R. Huizenga 25: Gyula Sax 25: Dave Strack 25: Morrie Turner 24: Shulamit Aloni 24: Boyd Oxlade 23: Riz Ortolani 22: Martin S. Bergmann 22: Akkineni Nageswara Rao 20: Claudio Abbado 20: Otis G. Pike 19: Christopher Chataway 19: Steven Fromholz 19: Bert Williams 18: Komla Dumor 18: Dennis Frederiksen 17: Mohammed Burhanuddin 17: Alistair McAlpine, Baron McAlpine of West Green 17: John J. McGinty III 17: Suchitra Sen edit sidebar

Ongoing conflicts
Global War on Drugs War on Terror Operation Active Endeavour Operation Enduring Freedom Terrorist incidents in 2014 Africa Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Maghreb insurgency OEF – Horn of Africa OEF – Trans Sahara Central African Republic Civil conflict Egypt Islamist unrest Sinai insurgency Libya Post-civil war interfactional fighting Nigeria Niger Delta conflict Islamist insurgency in Nigeria Somalia Civil war Sudan and South Sudan Sudan internal conflict South Sudan internal conflict Americas Colombian conflict Mexican Drug War Asia Afghanistan War Military operations Taliban insurgency India Naxalite–Maoist insurgency Korea Korean maritime border conflict Pakistan Balochistan conflict North-West War Sectarian violence Philippines Communist insurgency Moro insurgency Russia North Caucasus insurgency Southeast Asia Cambodian–Thai border dispute Kachin conflict Papua conflict South Thailand insurgency Territorial disputes in the South China Sea Europe Dissident Irish Republican campaign War in Ingushetia Middle East Arab–Israeli conflict Gaza–Israel conflict Israeli–Lebanese conflict Israeli–Palestinian conflict Israel–Iran proxy conflict Iraqi insurgency Kurdistan Kurdish–Iranian conflict Syrian Civil War Yemen al-Qaeda crackdown Shia insurgency South Yemen insurgency edit sidebar

Elections
Recent: January 5: Bangladesh, General 14–15: Egypt, Constitutional referendum Recent: February 2: Costa Rica, President (1st round) and parliament 2: El Salvador, President (1st round) 2: Thailand, General Upcoming: February 9: Switzerland, Referendum 20: Libya, Constituent Assembly edit sidebar

Trials
Recently concluded Canada: Michael Thomas Rafferty China: Bo Xilai Croatia: Ivo Sanader Germany: Breno Borges Indonesia: Abu Bakar Bashir Italy: Silvio Berlusconi Netherlands: Ante Gotovina (ICTY), Mladen Markač (ICTY), Momčilo Perišić (ICTY) Norway: Anders Behring Breivik Russia: Leonid Khabarov, Vladimir Kvachkov, Pussy Riot Sierra Leone: Charles Taylor (SCFSL) South Africa: Chris Mahlangu Ukraine: Yulia Tymoshenko United Kingdom: Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale, Levi Bellfield, Robert Black, Vincent Tabak, Ali Dizaei, Antoni Imiela, Brian Regan, Donna Air, Ched Evans, Clayton McDonald, Titus Bramble, Dan Penteado, John Terry, Iftikhar and Farzana Ahmed, Asil Nadir, Justin Lee Collins, Kweku Adoboli, Tony McCluskie, Kevin Hutchinson-Foster, Chris Huhne, Nicola Edgington, Vicky Pryce, Derek Rose, Mick Philpott, Mairead Philpott, Paul Mosley, Kevin Liverpool, Junior Bradshaw, Aggro Santos, Stuart Hall, Stuart Hazell, Mark Bridger, Andrew Lancel, Dale Cregan, Ray Wilkins, Michael Le Vell, Liam Adams, R v Grillo and Grillo, Ian Watkins, William Roache United States: Noshir Gowadia, Buju Banton, Barry Bonds, Raj Rajaratnam, Casey Anthony, Conrad Murray, George Huguely, Allen Stanford, Roger Clemens, Jerry Sandusky, Jared Lee Loughner, Lauryn Hill, Kermit Gosnell, George Zimmerman, Chelsea Manning, Ariel Castro, Whitey Bulger, Robert Bales, Nidal Malik Hasan, Crystal Mangum Ongoing Brazil: Mensalão scandal Cambodia: Khmer Rouge Tribunal Canada: Luka Magnotta China: Organized crime in Chongqing Egypt: Mohamed Morsi, Hosni Mubarak France: Church of Scientology Germany: Christian Wulff, Beate Zschäpe Hong Kong: Alfredo Lim Iraq: Supreme Criminal Tribunal Malaysia: Anwar Ibrahim Netherlands: Thomas Lubanga (ICC), Radovan Karadžić (ICTY), Ratko Mladic (ICTY) Palau: Tommy Remengesau Philippines: Andal Ampatuan, Jr., Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Jinggoy Estrada, Gregorio Honasan, Janet Lim-Napoles, Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., Imelda Marcos, Nur Misuari, Manny Pacquiao, Jovito Palparan, Juan Ponce Enrile, Bong Revilla Russia: Platon Lebedev Sudan: Lubna al-Hussein Thailand: Thaksin Shinawatra Turkey: Ergenekon network, Kenan Evren United Kingdom: Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson, Eddy Shah, Koo Stark, Dave Lee Travis United States: Jodi Arias Upcoming France: Éric Raoult Germany: Bernie Ecclestone Ivory Coast: Laurent Gbagbo Jordan: Abu Qatada Libya: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi South Africa: Oscar Pistorius United Kingdom: Dane Bowers, Max Clifford, Rolf Harris, Nicholas Jacobs, United States: Paul Anthony Ciancia, Javaris Crittenton, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Peter Madoff, Christian Gerhartsreiter, Dylan Quick, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, James Eagan Holmes, Aaron Hernandez, Graham Spanier, Tim Curley, Gary Schultz, Anas al-Libi, Bob McDonnell edit sidebar

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