Following are complete list of 2014 world major events from January 2014 to december 2014.
The Freezing Experience: Polar Vortex of 2014 - 3 Jan
Massive protests in Ukraine continue throughout January 2014 - Jan. 16, 2014
Sunni Militants Claim Falluja, parts of Ramadi - Jan. 3, 2014
Another Bombing and Suspicious Deaths Heighten Fears Ahead of Olympics - Jan. 8, 2014
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon Dies - Jan. 11, 2014
UN-Led Negotiations Begin in Geneva - Jan. 22, 2014
Li, Wawrinka Win the Australian Open - Jan. 25–26, 2014
Thailand General Election 2014 - Feb 2, 2014
The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Begin - Feb. 7, 2014
Second Round of UN-Led Negotiations Begin in Geneva - Feb. 10, 2014
China and Taiwan Officials Hold First Meeting in 65 Years - Feb. 11, 2014
Protest Becomes Violent in Venezuela - Feb. 12, 2014
UN Releases Stunning North Korea Report - Feb. 17, 2014
Facebook's Largest Acquisition - Facebook Buys WhatsApp for 19 Billion USD on Feb 19, 2014
Ukraine Protests Take Violent Turn - Feb. 20, 2014
Seattle Seahawks Win First Super Bowl in Franchise History - Feb. 2, 2014
Arizona Governor Vetoes Anti-Gay Bill - Feb. 27, 2014
Russia Dispatches Troops to Crimea - Mar. 1, 2014
Group Knife Attack Kills 29 in China - Mar. 1, 2014
Missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 - Mar 8, 2014
North Korea Has Legislative Election - Mar. 10, 2014
Israel Passes Landmark Military Service Legislation - Mar. 12, 2014
Violent Protests Continue in Venezuela - Mar. 13, 2014
Nearly 97% of voters in Crimea choose to secede from Ukraine in the referendum. - Mar. 17, 2014
Syrian Army Recaptures City from Rebels - Mar. 17, 2014
Matteo Renzi: youngest Prime Minister of Italy - Feb 22, 2014
Egypt court sentences 528 Morsi supporters to death - Mar. 24, 2014
North Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles; Exchanges Fire with South Korea - Mar. 26, 2014:
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his cabinet approve a measure that lifts Japan's ban on weapons export - April 1, 2014
India Holds Largest Election Ever - April 7, 2014
Pro-Russian Movement Continues in Ukraine - April 12, 2014
Islamist militant group Boko Haram is accused of kidnapping about 280 girls from a school in northeast Nigeria with the intention of making the girls sex slaves - April 14, 2014
Iraq Shuts Down Abu Ghraib Prison - April 15, 2014
Palestinian Unity Deal Threatens Peace Talks - April 23, 2014
Tensions increase between Vietnam and China over oil rig on May 4, 2014
Turkey Mine Accident - May 13, 2014
Fifty soldiers have been killed with dozens more injured in fresh clashes between the army and rebels in northern Mali - May 17, 2014
U.S. Charges Five in Chinese Military With Hacking - May 19, 2014
Military Stages a Coup in Thailand - May 20, 2014
South Korea Ferry Disaster May 21, 2014
Billionaire Businessman Wins Presidential Election in Ukraine - May 25, 2014
Voter Turnout Is Unexpectedly Low for Egypt's Presidential Election - May 27, 2014
U.S. Completes Prisoner Swap with Taliban for Sgt. Bergdahl - May 31, 2014
New Palestinian Unity Government Includes Hamas - June 2, 2014
In Spain, King Juan Carlos announces that he will abdicate after 39 years at the throne - June 2, 2014
In Syria's presidential elections, Bashar al-Assad is re-elected to a third seven-year term, taking about 89% of the vote on June 3, 2014
Maria Sharapova and Rafael Nadal Win French Open Again - June 7-8, 2014
Taliban Attacks Pakistan's Largest Airport - June 9, 2014
Members of ISIS take control of Mosul - June 11, 2014
U.S. Catches Suspect in Consulate Attack. U.S. special operations troops captured Ahmed Abu Khattala in a secret raid in Benghazi on June 15, 2014
Ukraine's president talks with Russia's Putin, declares unilateral cease-fire - June 20, 2014
Hong Kong Holds Unofficial Referendum - June 30, 2014
ISIS Declares Territory in Iraq - July 1, 2014
Kvitova and Djokovic Take Wimbledon Titles - July 5-6, 2014
Germany Wins FIFA World Cup 2014 - July 13, 2014
New Parliament Speaker and President Elected in Iraq - July 15, 2014
U.S., EU Place New Sanctions on Russia - July 16, 2014
A Malaysia Airlines MH17 en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, crashes in eastern Ukraine near the Russian border killing all 298 passengers and crew members - July 17, 2014
2014 Commonwealth Games, Glasgow, Scotland - July 23 to Aug 3, 2014
Prime Minister Yatsenyuk of Ukraine Resigns - July 24, 2014
Argentina Defaults Again on Debt for second time - July 30, 2014
U.S. Launches Limited Airstrikes on ISIS - Aug.7, 2014
Egypt Mediates Israel Hamas Cease-Fire - Aug. 5, 2014
U.S. General Killed in Afghanistan - Aug. 5, 2014
Spain picks up almost 1,000 migrants in two days as people flee violence in Africa - Aug. 11-12, 2014
ISIS Members Kill American Journalist James Foley - Aug. 19, 2014
US Protests at Ferguson Aug 19, 2014 - Ongoing
China Denies Democratic Elections to Hong Kong - Aug. 31, 2014
Ebola Outbreak in Western Africa, kills thousands
ISIS Members Kill Second American Journalist - Sept. 2, 2014
Houthis Take Advantage of Instability in Yemen - Sept. 2, 2014
Ukraine Cease-Fire Begins - Sept. 5, 2014
Scottish independence referendum, voters opt, 55% to 45%, to remain part of the United Kingdom on Sept. 18, 2014
Kashmir Floods from Sept 2–26 September, 2014
The 17th Asian Games or XVIIth Asiad will be held in Incheon, South Korea from September 19th to October 4th, 2014
The Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan) successfully entered Mars' orbit. 24 September 2014
Hong Kong: Massive anti-government protests after attempted police crackdown - Sept. 28, 2014
U.S. Launches Airstrikes on Kobani,Syria - Oct. 14, 2014
President Evo Morales Wins Third Consecutive Term in Bolivia - Oct. 12, 2014
Britain's Parliament votes 274-12 to give diplomatic recognition to Palestine - Oct. 13, 2014
Gunman Attacks Canada's Parliament - Oct. 22, 2014
Four security guards for the private security company Blackwater Worldwide are convicted by a jury on Oct. 22, 2014
Militant Group Pledges Allegiance to ISIS - Nov. 10, 2014
China and U.S. Reach Landmark Agreement on Climate Change - Nov. 11, 2014
Alibaba Breaks Sales Record $9 billion Singles' Day - Nov 11, 2014
European Spacecraft Rosetta Landed on Comet on Nov 12, 2014
Five Killed at Synagogue in Jerusalem - Nov. 18, 2014:
Missing 43 College Students Spark Protests in Mexico - Nov. 16, 2014
Hong Kong Protests Intensify - on a court order, police begin dismantling the barricades in Hong Kong on Nov. 25, 2014
Australian Cricketer Phil Hughes Death - November 27, 2014
Court Drops Charges Against Mubarak - Nov. 29, 2014
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fires two senior Cabinet ministers and calls for early elections. - Dec 2, 2014
An armed man holds 17 employees and customers hostage for more than 16 hours in a downtown cafe in Sydney, Australia. - Dec 15, 2014
The Taliban attacks the Army Public School and Degree College in Peshawar, Pakistan. At least 145 people are killed - Dec 16, 2014
Cuba Releases American Prisoner - Dec. 17, 2014