Portal:Current events/2017 February 13

February 13, 2017 (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

War in North-West Pakistan
- 2017 Lahore suicide bombing
  - At least 13 people, including six police officers, are killed and 85 are injured after a bomb explodes at a protest rally in Lahore, Punjab. The Pakistani Taliban splinter group Jamaat-ul-Ahrar claims responsibility. (Dawn)
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- According to a United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan inquiry, 18 civilians in Helmand Province were killed in coalition air raids last Thursday and Friday, with locals and Afghan officials claiming that the death toll is higher. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

2017 Oroville Dam crisis
- Thousands of people are urged to evacuate in and around the vicinity of Yuba City due to the impending failure of an emergency spillway at Oroville Dam in Northern California. 188,000 people were reported to be evacuated. (CNN) (The Washington Post)
At least four skiers are killed in an avalanche at the Tignes resort in France. (The Guardian)
At least 34 people are killed after a tour bus, carrying mostly local elderly tourists, overturns on a freeway in Taipei, Taiwan. (Focus Taiwan) (BBC)
The U.S. Coast Guard continues to search for the missing F/V Destination, a Seattle-based fishing vessel operating near St. George, Alaska, with a six-member crew. The Coast Guard has discovered a debris field, but no sign of the crew. (KTUU-TV)

Law and crime

A warrant of arrest is to be served on Philippines opposition leader and senator Leila de Lima. (CNN)

Politics and elections

The Islamabad High Court indefinitely bans the celebration of Valentine's Day in Pakistan. (CNN)
Michael T. Flynn resigns as National Security Advisor following controversy over his alleged contacts with Russian officials. Retired United States Army general Keith Kellogg subsequently becomes acting National Security Advisor until a permanent replacement is appointed. (Reuters)
Kim Jong-nam, eldest son of Kim Jong-il, is assassinated in Malaysia after two unidentified women reportedly poisoned him at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. (FOX News)
Cabinet of Donald Trump
- The United States Senate, in a 53–47 vote, confirms Steven Mnuchin to be Treasury Secretary. (NBC News)