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Current events of January 17, 2015 (2015-01-17) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Terrorism in Yemen
- Gunmen abduct the chief of staff to Yemen's president in the center of the capital, Sanaa. It is uncertain if Shiite Houthi rebels or al-Qaida militants kidnapped Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak. (AP)

Arts and culture

2015 Papal visit to Sri Lanka and the Philippines
- Pope Francis celebrates mass at Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda)-hit city of Tacloban with an audience of half-a-million people. (BBC)
- The Pope cuts his Tacloban trip short as an approaching typhoon threatened the city in the Philippines. This cyclone may also affect Francis's scheduled closing Mass on Sunday in the capital, Manila.(CNN) (AP via U-T San Diego)

Disasters and accidents

The rescue and recovery efforts at the wreckage of the January 15 capsized tugboat on China's Yangtze River near the city of Jingjiang finds that twenty-one people are dead while three are rescued. (Straits Times)
2015 Newcastle sharks attack on 17 january 2015 sharks attack boy, kill dolphins in Newcastle Australia.

Law and crime

A murder and suicide in a Melbourne, Florida mall leaves one person dead and another wounded followed by the suicide of the gunman. (FOX News)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/01/17/shark-attacks-australia/21919469/

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