Portal:Current events/2014 June 20

June 20, 2014 (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Syrian civil war:
- Twelve people including nine children are killed when a Syrian army helicopter strikes a refugees camp south of Damascus. (Middle East Eye)
2014 Northern Iraq offensive:
- US sends 300 military advisers to Iraq as battle rages in Baiji over the country's biggest oil refinery. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

2014 Bulgarian floods:
- At least 11 people are killed and an unknown number missing after torrential rains cause flash flooding in northeastern Bulgaria. (ABC News) (Reuters)

Law and crime

2014 Minya court rulings:
- A court in Egypt confirms the death sentences of over 180 Islamists, including Mohamed Badie, the top leader of the Muslim Brotherhood. (ABC News)
Philippine Senator Bong Revilla surrenders to the Sandiganbayan after the court issued a warrant for his arrest in relation to the PDAF scam. (GMANews)

Politics and elections

Italy's Five Star Movement joins the eurosceptic political group Europe of Freedom and Democracy in the European Parliament, a group otherwise dominated by the United Kingdom Independence Party. (EUobserver)

Sport

In basketball, David Blatt, who coached Maccabi Tel Aviv to the Euroleague title this past season, has reportedly reached a deal to become the new head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Blatt is the first Euroleague coach to become an NBA head coach. (ESPN)

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