Portal:Current events/2014 February 5
February 5, 2014 (Wednesday)
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 News)
Arts and culture
- Archaeologists decrypt the jötunvillur runic code found on 13th century tablets. (Sciencenordic)
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 News)
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 News)
- 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 News)
- 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)