January 14, 2019 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- A suicide bomber kills four people and injures over 100 others in a car bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Al Jazeera)
Disasters and accidents
- 2019 Saha Airlines Boeing 707 crash
- A Boeing 707 cargo plane crashes into a building in Karaj, Iran, after overshooting the runway during its landing. Officials confirm that of 16 people on board, 15 are killed and one is injured. No casualties are reported on the ground. (BBC News)
Law and crime
- Paweł Adamowicz, the Mayor of Gdańsk, Poland, dies in hospital of stab wounds after an attack at a charity event the night before. (The Guardian)
- Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, a Canadian in China, is sentenced to death after a one-day retrial for attempting to smuggle over 222 kilograms (489.4 pounds) of methamphetamine through the country. Schellenberg's new sentence comes amid increasing tensions between Canada and China. (CNN) (Fox News)
Politics and elections
- Over 31,000 teachers, nurses, counselors and librarians in Los Angeles, who have been without a contract for more than a year, go on a strike to demand higher pay after negotiations for improved compensation and work conditions failed. (CBS News) (Al Jazeera)