35 events found for 2014
The ferry MV Sewol capsized and sank off Donggeochado, South Korea, killing 306 people, mainly students from Danwon High
NASA announced the discovery of Kepler-186f, the first exoplanet with a radius similar to Earth's discovered in the habi
A water crisis began when officials in Flint, Michigan, switched the city's water supply to the Flint River, leading to
A bomb blast in Ürümqi, China, killed three people and injured 79 others
Russo-Ukrainian War: Forty-eight people were killed during a confrontation between pro-Russian protesters and pro-Ukrain
Two mudslides in Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan, killed at least 350 people
The worst mining disaster in Turkish history took place when an explosion caused an underground mine fire at a coal mine
At least 12 people were killed and 70 others injured when two bombs exploded in a market in Nairobi, Kenya
A military plane crash killed 17 people and left one survivor in northern Laos
A Taiwanese man carried out a stabbing spree on a Taipei Metro train, killing four people and injuring 24 others
Prayut Chan-o-cha (pictured), the commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army, launched a coup d'état against the caretake
A gunman involved in Islamic extremism opened fire at the Jewish Museum of Belgium in Brussels, killing four people
The Indian state of Telangana was officially formed, with K
War in Donbas: An Ilyushin Il-76 transport aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force was shot down by forces of the self-procl
German citizen Lars Mittank disappeared from Varna Airport, Bulgaria; his last known movements were widely watched on…
In the 2014 FIFA World Cup semi-final at the Mineirão, Germany defeated Brazil 7–1 (players pictured), breaking…
Germany won the FIFA World Cup final against Argentina, with Mario Götze scoring the game's only goal (pictured) in…
Lightning strikes started four fires in the Methow Valley in the U.S. state of Washington, collectively known as the…
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board.