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February 14, 2015 (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

War in Donbass
- Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko warns of a threat to a planned ceasefire tonight from heavy fighting today and accuses Russia of "significantly increasing" its offensive. In a live interview he ordered all Ukrainian forces to cease fire after midnight. (BBC)
Internal conflict in Burma
- Myanmar launches air strikes against rebels in the Kokang area as dozens of soldiers have been killed and dozens more wounded in fightings in recent weeks. (AFP via France 24)
2015 Copenhagen shootings
- Danish Police seek a gunman who fired an automatic weapon at a free speech seminar in Copenhagen, Denmark, killing documentary maker Finn Nørgaard and injuring Swedish artist Lars Vilks known for controversial drawings of the prophet Mohammed. Among the injured are also three police officers who had been guarding the seminar. (BBC News) (The Guardian) (CBC)

Politics

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is sworn in at Government House in Brisbane after officially winning minority government in the Queensland state election, 2015.

Arts and culture

Pope Francis appoints twenty new cardinals resulting in a majority of members of the College of Cardinals being from outside Europe for the first time ever. (BBC)
At the 65th Berlin International Film Festival, the film Taxi by Iranian director Jafar Panahi wins the Golden Bear. (BBC)
French film and television actor Louis Jourdan (Gigi) dies at the age of 93. (People)

Disasters and accidents

A blizzard warning is in place for eastern Massachusetts in the northeastern United States. (Boston.com)

Health

Twelve people die of swine flu in the Indian state of Gujarat taking the death toll to 136 since January with 130 new cases reported. (IBN live)

International relations

Yemeni Crisis (2011–present)
- The United Arab Emirates suspends its embassy operations in Yemen due to security concerns surrounding the recent Shiite Houthi rebel take over of the country. (AFP via France 24)

Law and crime

The Prime Minister of Australia Tony Abbott issues a last-minute plea for Bali Nine drug smugglers Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran facing the death penalty in Indonesia. (The Australian)^{[permanent dead link‍]}
Former President of Chad Hissène Habré will stand trial in Senegal for alleged war crimes, torture and crimes against humanity. (BBC)
A motorcycle gunman shoots and kills a journalist in the Philippines who had been critical of local officials' alleged involvement in the illegal drug trade. The murder of the journalist is the 34th since the regime of Benigno Aquino III began in 2010. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Canadian Police foil a planned Valentines Day massacre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. (Reuters via News24) (CBC)

Sport

The 2015 Cricket World Cup begins with New Zealand playing Sri Lanka at Christchurch's Hagley Oval and Australia playing England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. (The Guardian) (ABC News Australia)
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announces the first five members of its 2015 induction class. Louie Dampier and John Isaacs will be inducted as players, Lindsay Gaze and Tom Heinsohn as coaches, and George Raveling as a contributor. Heinsohn, already a member as a player, will become the fourth person enshrined as both a player and a coach. Other members of the induction class will be announced on April 6. (ESPN)

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 ;Armed conflicts and attacks
-*[[War in Donbass]]
+*[[War in Donbas (2014–2022)|War in Donbass]]
-**Ukrainian President [[Petro Poroshenko]] warns of a threat to a planned ceasefire tonight from heavy fighting today and accuses [[Russia]] of "significantly increasing" its offensive. In a live interview he ordered all Ukrainian forces to cease fire after midnight. [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31463007 (BBC)]
+**Ukrainian President [[Petro Poroshenko]] warns of a threat to a planned ceasefire tonight from heavy fighting today and accuses [[Russia]] of "significantly increasing" its offensive. In a live interview he ordered all Ukrainian forces to cease fire after midnight. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31463007 (BBC)]
 *[[Internal conflict in Burma]]
-**[[Myanmar]] launches air strikes against rebels in the [[Kokang]] area as dozens of soldiers have died in fighting in recent weeks. [http://www.france24.com/en/20150214-myanmar-fresh-airstrikes-against-northern-rebels/ (AFP via France 24)]
+**[[Myanmar]] launches air strikes against rebels in the [[Kokang]] area as dozens of soldiers have been killed and dozens more wounded in [[2015 Kokang offensive|fightings]] in recent weeks. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150215070122/http://www.france24.com/en/20150214-myanmar-fresh-airstrikes-against-northern-rebels/ (AFP via France 24)]
-*[[2015 Copenhagen attacks]]
+*[[2015 Copenhagen shootings]]
-**Danish Police seek at least two gunmen who fired automatic weapons at a free speech seminar in [[Copenhagen, Denmark|Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]], killing one civilian and injuring three police officers who had been guarding the seminar and the [[Swedish people|Swedish]] artist [[Lars Vilks]] known for [[Apostasy in Islam|controversial]] [[Depictions of Muhammad|drawings of the prophet]] [[Mohammed]]. [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31472423 (''BBC News'')], [http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/14/copenhagen-blasphemy-lars-vilks-prophet-muhammad-krudttonden-cafe (''The Guardian'')],[http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/copenhagen-caf%C3%A9-attack-target-was-me-says-artist-lars-vilks-1.2957802 (''CBC'')]
+**Danish Police seek a gunman who fired an automatic weapon at a free speech seminar in [[Copenhagen, Denmark|Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]], killing documentary maker [[Finn Nørgaard]] and injuring [[Swedish people|Swedish]] artist [[Lars Vilks]] known for [[Apostasy in Islam|controversial]] [[Depictions of Muhammad|drawings of the prophet]] [[Mohammed]]. Among the injured are also three police officers who had been guarding the seminar. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31472423 (BBC News)] [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/14/copenhagen-blasphemy-lars-vilks-prophet-muhammad-krudttonden-cafe (''The Guardian'')] [http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/copenhagen-caf%C3%A9-attack-target-was-me-says-artist-lars-vilks-1.2957802 (CBC)]
-**A second shooting leaves one dead. [http://bigstory.ap.org/article/4b7df13ebb9b4858a1d4a4cbcc289d35/reports-shots-fired-copenhagen-cafe-free-speech-event (AP)]
+;Politics
+* Premier [[Annastacia Palaszczuk]] is sworn in at Government House in Brisbane after officially winning minority government in the [[Queensland state election, 2015]].
 ;Arts and culture
-*[[Pope Francis]] appoints twenty new [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|cardinals]] resulting in a majority of members of the [[College of Cardinals]] being from outside [[Europe]] for the first time ever. [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31471419 (BBC)]
+*[[Pope Francis]] appoints twenty new [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|cardinals]] resulting in a majority of members of the [[College of Cardinals]] being from outside [[Europe]] for the first time ever. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31471419 (BBC)]
+*At the [[65th Berlin International Film Festival]], the film ''[[Taxi (2015 film)|Taxi]]'' by Iranian director [[Jafar Panahi]] wins the [[Golden Bear]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-31475783 (BBC)]
+*[[French people|French]] film and television actor [[Louis Jourdan]] (''[[Gigi (1958 film)|Gigi]]'') dies at the age of 93. [http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20089688,00.html (''People'')]
 ;Disasters and accidents
-*There is a [[blizzard]] warning in place for eastern [[Massachusetts]] in the [[northeastern United States]]. [http://www.boston.com/news/weather/weather_wisdom/2015/02/snowiest_february_on_record_ab.html (Boston.com)]
+*A [[blizzard]] warning is in place for eastern [[Massachusetts]] in the [[northeastern United States]]. [http://www.boston.com/news/weather/weather_wisdom/2015/02/snowiest_february_on_record_ab.html (Boston.com)]
-;Heath
+;Health
 *Twelve people die of [[swine flu]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Gujarat]] taking the death toll to 136 since January with 130 new cases reported. [http://ibnlive.in.com/news/swine-flu-claims-12-more-lives-in-gujarat-toll-rises-to-136/528507-3-238.html (IBN live)]
 ;International relations
 *[[Yemeni Crisis (2011–present)]]
-**The [[United Arab Emirates]] suspends its embassy operations in [[Yemen]] due to security concerns surrounding the recent Shiite Houthi rebel take over of the country. [http://www.france24.com/en/20150214-uae-evacuates-embassy-staff-yemen-capital/ (AFP via France 24)]
+**The [[United Arab Emirates]] suspends its embassy operations in [[Yemen]] due to security concerns surrounding the recent Shiite Houthi rebel take over of the country. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150216134125/http://www.france24.com/en/20150214-uae-evacuates-embassy-staff-yemen-capital/ (AFP via France 24)]
 ;Law and crime
-*The [[Prime Minister of Australia]] [[Tony Abbott]] issues a last-minute plea for [[Bali Nine]] drug smugglers [[Andrew Chan]] and [[Myuran Sukumaran]] facing the [[death penalty]] in [[Indonesia]]. [http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/foreign-affairs/tony-abbott-issues-plea-for-bali-nine-pair-andrew-chan-and-myuran-sukumaran/story-fn59nm2j-1227219525312?nk=bcb20b4490987eedeba1f6c36af1a978 (''The Australian'')]
+*The [[Prime Minister of Australia]] [[Tony Abbott]] issues a last-minute plea for [[Bali Nine]] drug smugglers [[Andrew Chan (drug smuggler)|Andrew Chan]] and [[Myuran Sukumaran]] facing the [[death penalty]] in [[Indonesia]]. [http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/foreign-affairs/tony-abbott-issues-plea-for-bali-nine-pair-andrew-chan-and-myuran-sukumaran/story-fn59nm2j-1227219525312?nk=bcb20b4490987eedeba1f6c36af1a978 (''The Australian'')]{{Dead link|date=May 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
-*Former [[President of Chad]] [[Hissene Habre]] will stand trial in [[Senegal]] for alleged war crimes, torture and crimes against humanity. [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-31465670 (BBC)]
+*Former [[President of Chad]] [[Hissène Habré]] will stand trial in [[Senegal]] for alleged war crimes, torture and crimes against humanity. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-31465670 (BBC)]
-*A motorcycle gunman shoots and kills a [[journalist]] in the [[Philippines]] who had been critical of local officials' alleged involvement in the illegal drug trade. The murder of the journalist is the 34th since the regime of [[Benigno Aquino III]] began in 2010. [http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/672939/radio-broadcaster-killed-in-tagbilaran (''Philippine Daily Inquirer'')]
+*A motorcycle gunman shoots and kills a journalist in the [[Philippines]] who had been critical of local officials' alleged involvement in the illegal drug trade. The murder of the journalist is the 34th since the regime of [[Benigno Aquino III]] began in 2010. [http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/672939/radio-broadcaster-killed-in-tagbilaran (''Philippine Daily Inquirer'')]
-*[[Royal Canadian Mounted Police|Canadian Police]] foil a planned [[Valentines Day]] massacre in [[Halifax, Nova Scotia]]. [http://www.news24.com/news24/World/News/Canadian-misfits-planned-Valentines-Day-massacre-20150214 (Reuters via News24)], [http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/randall-steven-shepherd-lindsay-kantha-souvannarath-charged-in-halifax-shooting-plot-1.2957685 (CBC)]
+*[[Royal Canadian Mounted Police|Canadian Police]] foil a planned [[Valentines Day]] massacre in [[Halifax, Nova Scotia]]. [http://www.news24.com/news24/World/News/Canadian-misfits-planned-Valentines-Day-massacre-20150214 (Reuters via News24)] [http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/randall-steven-shepherd-lindsay-kantha-souvannarath-charged-in-halifax-shooting-plot-1.2957685 (CBC)]
 ;Sport
-*The [[2015 Cricket World Cup]] begins with [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] playing [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] at [[Christchurch]]'s [[Hagley Oval]] and [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] playing [[England national cricket team|England]] at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]]. [http://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2015/feb/13/new-zealand-v-sri-lanka-cricket-world-cup-live (''The Guardian'')] [http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-14/bailey-wants-aggressive-australia-againts-england/6097788 (ABC News Australia)]
+* The [[2015 Cricket World Cup]] begins with [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] playing [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] at [[Christchurch]]'s [[Hagley Oval]] and [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] playing [[England national cricket team|England]] at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]]. [https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2015/feb/13/new-zealand-v-sri-lanka-cricket-world-cup-live (''The Guardian'')] [http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-14/bailey-wants-aggressive-australia-againts-england/6097788 (ABC News Australia)]
+* The [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]] announces the first five members of its 2015 induction class. [[Louie Dampier]] and [[John Isaacs]] will be inducted as players, [[Lindsay Gaze]] and [[Tom Heinsohn]] as coaches, and [[George Raveling]] as a contributor. Heinsohn, already [[List of players in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|a member as a player]], will become the fourth person enshrined as both a player and a coach. Other members of the induction class will be announced on April 6. [http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/12324504/john-calipari-dikembe-mutombo-basketball-hall-fame-finalists (ESPN)]
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