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September 28, 2014
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2014-09-28
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Armed conflicts and attacks
2014 military intervention against ISIS
: The
al-Nusra Front
threatens retaliation against nations participating in air strikes against
Islamic State
.
(Al Jazeera)
War in North-West Pakistan
:
At least 21 militants are killed in airstrikes and a gunfight in
Pakistan
's northwestern tribal areas.
(Sky News)
A
Buddhist
monk accused of inciting violence against
Muslims
in
Burma
says he is joining forces with the
Bodu Bala Sena
group in
Sri Lanka
in order to combat a "serious threat from jihadist groups".
(Al Jazeera)
Disasters and accidents
2014 Mount Ontake eruption
:
Dozens of people are rescued from
Japan
's
Mount Ontake
following a volcanic eruption, with at least 30 feared dead. This is the first deadly eruption in Japan since 1991.
(BBC)
Three people are killed in a
monster truck accident
in
Haaksbergen
in the
Netherlands
.
(Sky News)
Politics and elections
2014 Hong Kong protests
:
Benny Tai
announces that
Occupy Central
is launched as
Hong Kong
's government headquarters is being occupied by thousands of protesters.
(
The Guardian
)
Hong Kong police
resort to
tear gas
to disperse protesters but thousands remain.
(Reuters UK)
A student protester hurls the book
Formosa Betrayed
at President
Ma Ying-jeou
of
Taiwan
and hits the president; the
Presidential Office
condemns the act of violence.
(AFP via Rappler)
(Focus Taiwan)
António Costa
, mayor of
Lisbon
, wins a landslide in the
Portuguese Socialist Party prime ministerial primary
against the incumbent
António José Seguro
.
Sports
Dennis Kimetto
sets a new world record at the
Berlin Marathon
.
(
Daily Mail
)
The European team wins the
Ryder Cup
, for the third straight time.
(Associated Press)
In the
NASCAR
Chase for the Sprint Cup
's first ever elimination round,
Jeff Gordon
wins the
2014 AAA 400
at
Dover International Speedway
while
Kurt Busch
,
A. J. Allmendinger
,
Greg Biffle
and
Aric Almirola
are eliminated from championship contention.
(ESPN)
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