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Current events of January 31, 2015 (2015-01-31) (Saturday)

2014–15 Russian military intervention in Ukraine
- Ukraine and Russian-backed separatists conduct peace talks as fighting rages in eastern Ukraine. (Reuters)
The Democratic Republic of the Congo launches a campaign against Hutu rebels. (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
- A monitoring group claims that ISIL has reportedly released a video showing the execution of Japanese hostage Kenji Goto. (Al Jazeera)

Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501
- France orders an official investigation into the crash of AirAsia Flight 8501 which had a French copilot flying the aircraft at the time of its crash. (AFP via France 24)

2015 Australian Open
- In tennis, American Serena Williams defeats Maria Sharapova of Russia in straight sets in the Women's Singles final. It is the sixth Australian Open crown and 19th Grand Slam singles title for the current world #1. (AAP via MSN) (The Guardian)
2015 AFC Asian Cup
- In football, host nation Australia defeats South Korea 2–1 in the final of the Asian Cup. (ABC News Australia), (ABC News)
In golf, Lydia Ko of New Zealand, who does not turn 18 until 24 April, becomes the youngest golfer of either sex to be ranked number 1 in the world, surpassing the previous record of Tiger Woods by nearly four years. (New Zealand Herald)
In American football, The Board of Selectors for Pro Football Hall of Fame announces the induction of eight individuals as the 2015 induction class which will formally enter the Hall in August. The inductees are Junior Seau, Jerome Bettis, Charles Haley, Will Shields, Tim Brown, and Mick Tingelhoff as players, and Bill Polian and Ron Wolf as contributors. (NBC Sports)