Portal:Current events/2011 August 14
Armed conflict and attacks
- 2011 Syrian uprising: Syrian Navy gunboats fire heavy machine guns targeting waterfront districts in Latakia, as ground troops and security agents backed by armor storm several neighborhoods. Up to 26 people are killed. (Haaretz) (Ynet News)
- the country's intelligence agency. (PressTV)
- Anti-
Law and crime
- Egyptian activist Asmaa Mahfouz is charged with inciting violence in what seems to be a clear violation of human rights. (Al-Ahram) (Almasry Alyoum) (Associated Press) (Washington Post)
- Six people are killed in a stabbing incident on the Channel Island of Jersey (BBC)
- 2011 England riots
- A third person is charged with the murder of three men hit by a car in Birmingham. (BBC)
Politics
- Former Ames Straw Poll. (Washington Post)
- Jhala Nath Khanal resigns as the Prime Minister of Nepal due to the failure of Nepalese political parties to adopt a constitution or end infighting. (AP via Houston Chronicle)
Sport
- American golfer Keegan Bradley wins the United States 2011 PGA Championship at the Atlanta Athletic Club, defeating Jason Dufner in a playoff. (Atlanta Journal Constitution)[permanent dead link], (CBS Sports)