Portal:Current events/2017 November 14

November 14, 2017 (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état
- Soldiers directing traffic and at least six APCs have been spotted around Harare, a day after General Constantino Chiwenga intervened in attempt to prevent a purge within the ruling ZANU-PF party. The party has accused the general of treason. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

2017 Iran–Iraq earthquake
- Thousands of Iranians are forced to spend a second night outdoors in near-freezing temperatures after an earthquake hit the country's western border with Iraq. (BBC)

Law and crime

Seminole Heights serial killer
- Police in Florida link a fourth unsolved murder to an unknown serial killer targeting the Seminole Heights area of Tampa, Florida. (CNN)
Rancho Tehama shootings
- Five people, including the gunman, are killed and several others injured following a shooting at an elementary school and other locations on Rancho Tehama, California. The alleged gunman was shot and killed by police. (Los Angeles Times) (NPR)