Portal:Current events/2014 December 29

Current events of December 29, 2014 (2014-12-29) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• War in Somalia
  • In the latest advance in Operation Indian Ocean, Somali government forces assisted by AMISOM troops capture seven towns in the central Hiran province from Al-Shabaab. (Garowe Online)
• Boko Haram
  • Cameroon launches its first airstrikes against Boko Haram in a successful operation to reclaim several villages and a military base briefly seized by the militant group in the Far North Region. (BBC)

Disasters and accidents

• The MS Norman Atlantic ferry fire death toll rises to ten as the evacuation ends. (BBC)
• Ebola outbreak:
  • Glasgow's Gartnavel Hospital diagnoses a woman, who arrived from Sierra Leone, as the first case of Ebola in the UK. (BBC)
• A fire in a Pakistan shopping mall kills at least 13 people. (AP)

Politics and elections

• Snap elections are to be called after the Hellenic Parliament fails to elect a new Greek president. (Reuters)
• The Chinese government blocks some of Google's Gmail services. (Reuters)