Portal:Current events/2014 July 27

July 27, 2014 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

2014 Israel–Gaza conflict:
- Israel extends a humanitarian ceasefire on the Gaza Strip but Hamas refuses to do so unless Israel withdraws its tanks. Fighting has resumed. (PTI via Business Standard)
- An Israel Defence Force soldier dies from mortar fire as Hamas fires more rockets at Israel. The Israeli ceasefire ends early due to continued Hamas attacks. (Haaretz) (NBC News)
Post-civil war violence in Libya:
- Intense fighting in Benghazi between the Libyan Army and local Islamist militias leaves 38 dead, mostly soldiers. (AFP via Yahoo! News)
- A rocket attack in Libya's capital Tripoli kills 23 Egyptian workers amid increased fighting in the city for control of an airport. (Independent Online)
Islamist insurgency in Nigeria:
- Gunmen believed to be members of Boko Haram abduct the wife of Deputy Prime Minister of Cameroon Amadou Ali. (CNN)

Arts and culture

Cardinal Francesco Marchisano, formerly a priest of the Archdiocese of Turin, dies at the age of 85. With the cardinal's death, there are now 212 members of the College of Cardinals, of whom 118 are eligible to take part in the election of a pope. (Vatican Radio)

Law and crime

Five family members are shot dead in a home in Saco, Maine, U.S. (AP via SFGate)

Science

Sports