Portal:Current events/2014 January 6
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January 6, 2014 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- War in North-West Pakistan:
- A bomb detonates in a tribal elder's home in Khyber Agency, Pakistan, killing 10 people and injuring another nine. (Global Post)
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021):
- A suicide car bomber detonates at a police checkpoint in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, killing three police officers. (AP via Washington Post)
- Islamist insurgency in Nigeria:
Disasters and accidents
- 2014 North American cold wave
- Record low temperatures are predicted for parts of the United States with wind chill temperatures expected to drop as low as −51 °C (−60 °F). (Los Angeles Times) (CBS News) (Washington Post)
International relations
- The Czech Foreign Minister Jan Kohout uses strong words to condemn the discovery of illegal weapons at the Palestinian embassy complex where a possible booby-trapped safe killed the ambassador Jamal al-Jamal on January 1, saying it is "a serious violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations." (Miami Herald)
Law and crime
- American-born Colleen LaRose, who calls herself Jihad Jane, is sentenced to 10 years in prison for a failed al Qaeda-linked plot to kill Swedish artist Lars Vilks who had depicted the head of the Muslim Prophet Mohammad on a dog. (BBC News)
- Venezuelan beauty queen Mónica Spear and her British ex-husband are murdered during a carjacking in Caracas. (Al Jazeera)
Politics
- The US Senate confirms Janet Yellen as the new chair of the Federal Reserve; Yellen will be the first woman to hold this post. (Washington Post)
Sport
- In college football, the Florida State Seminoles defeat the Auburn Tigers to win the 2014 BCS National Championship Game. (WFAA)
- In golf, Zach Johnson wins the 2014 Hyundai Tournament of Champions. (ESPN)