April 17, 2014 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- The Pakistani Taliban announces that it will not extend a ceasefire with the Pakistani government. (CNN)
Disasters and accidents
- 2014 South Korean ferry capsizing:
- Republic of Korea Coast Guard and Navy divers resume the search for 290 missing people from yesterday's ferry capsizing off the coast of the island of Jindo. (Reuters via Yahoo!)
International relations
- 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine:
- Russia and Ukraine together with the United States and the European Union sit down for emergency talks in Geneva. All four agree that "illegal military formations in Ukraine" must be dissolved, and that everyone occupying buildings must be disarmed and leave them. There would be an amnesty for all anti-government protesters under the agreement. (The Guardian) (Sky News Australia)
- A skirmish on the Ukrainian military base in Mariupol by pro-Russian militants results in the deaths of 3 of the militants, the wounding of another 13, and the capture of 63 others. (BBC News)
- The Ukrainian Army unit whose armoured vehicles were seized by pro-Russian forces is disbanded and its members charged with crimes. (Ukrainian News Agency)
- Russian President Vladimir Putin admits having sent Russian forces to Crimea last month to protect its military equipment there. (Washington Post)
- Jews in Donetsk are ordered to register with the government of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic via leaflets dropped by an unknown party. The Jewish community in Donetsk dismissed it as a "provocation". (USA Today) (CNN)
Law and crime
- Two former Anglo Irish Bank chiefs, Pat Whelan and William McAteer, are found guilty of making loans designed to illegally prop up the bank's share price. (BBC News)
- Bankruptcy judge Steven W. Rhodes says that the court may maintain supervision over the finances of the city of Detroit, Michigan, even after the city emerges from bankruptcy protection. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- Algerian presidential election, 2014:
- Voters in Algeria go to the polls for a presidential election with incumbent President Abdelaziz Bouteflika standing for a fourth term. (AP via Fox News)
- Indian general election, 2014:
- Voters in twelve states of India go to the polls for the biggest day of voting during the election process. (BBC News)
- Mike Baird becomes the 44th Premier of the Australian state of New South Wales. ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Science and technology
- Scientists announce creation of cloned human stem cells derived from adult cells. (Time)