2015 Event Italian authorities arrested the captain and a crewman of a vessel that shipwrecked in the Mediterranean, drowning at least 800 people; the passengers were migrating from North Africa to Europe 2014 Event A series of hidden online markets are taken down after raids by U.S. and European authorities and the arrest of 17 people; the markets were used to secretly trade illegal goods 2014 Event Telecom company Vodafone reports that certain nations allow authorities direct access to citizen communications data without a warrant; the company is prohibited from revealing the names of these nations 2014 Event A memorial event was held in Hong Kong in remembrance of lives lost in Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing in 1989; authorities on the mainland tightened security and may be detaining many in order to avoid commemorative protests at the square itself 2014 Event The death toll from a landslide covering Hobo Barik, Afghanistan is estimated to be at least 2,000; though only 350 are confirmed deceased, authorities lack the equipment needed to attempt a full rescue 2013 Event Flooding in New Zealand's district of Whanganui causes authorities to declare a state of emergency 2013 Event Authorities at Los Angeles International Airport investigate the explosion of the second dry ice bomb in two days on the premises; no one was injured and no arrests were made 2013 Event A boat carrying asylum seekers capsizes north of Christmas Island; Australian authorities rescue 88 people and 9 are feared dead 2013 Event German authorities are forced to evacuate 10 villages as heavy rains swell the Elbe River, breaching its banks 2013 Event Sediments found in the reservoir of a major treatment plant in Montreal, Canada, lead authorities to issue a warning to boil the water before drinking it 2013 Event Authorities from North Korea, advise authorities to leave South Korea soon, anticipating a possible conflict 2012 Event Chinese authorities arrest a Tibetan monk and his nephew in Sichuan province, for inciting 8 self-immolation protests against Chinese rule 2011 Event Health authorities begin slaughtering 17,000 chickens after a carcass infected with H5N1 is found at a poultry market in Hong Kong 2011 Event Exiled Tibetans are banned from celebrating the Dalai Lama's birthday; Nepalese authorities fear the gatherings would become anti-Chinese 2011 Event In Egypt, authorities extend the detention of former President Hosni Mubarak for another 15 days 2011 Event Redondo Beach, California authorities investigate the source of a large fish kill at the King Harbor Marino 2011 Event In the People's Republic of China, the call for a 'Jasmine Revolution' spreads online as authorities hunt down political activists 2010 Event Authorities searching two homes near Escondido, California, find the largest cache of homemade explosives ever discovered in the U.S. 2009 Event At a ceremony in eastern Shan State, Burma, authorities burn $93 million in seized narcotic drugs 1990 Event Panama's leader General Manuel Noriega surrenders to U.S. authorities 1986 Event Soviet authorities arrested Nicholas Daniloff (U.S. News World Report) 1985 Event Mexican authorities find body of U.S. drug agent Enrique C. Salaazar 1917 Event Jews are expelled from Tel Aviv and Jaffa by Turkish authorities 1914 Event Jews are expelled from Tel Aviv by Turkish authorities 1899 Event South Africa President Kruger routes British authorities ultimatum 1601 Event Church authorities burn hebrew books in Rome 1265 Event 1st English Parliament formally convened (some authorities)
