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Current events of
February 13, 2013
(
2013-02-13
)
(Wednesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Syrian civil war
:
Rebels
clash with the
Syrian military
at an army base protecting
Aleppo
's
international airport
. The opposition claims that 40 Syrian soldiers were killed in the fighting, as large parts of the base are overrun.
(AP via USA Today)
South Thailand insurgency
:
16
Muslim
insurgents are killed during an attack on a military base in the
Thai
province of
Narathiwat
.
(Reuters)
War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
:
Afghan officials say that a
NATO
airstrike in the
Kunar Province
of
Afghanistan
kills 10 civilians and injures more including 3 children.
(BBC)
Business and economy
Iranian
officials say that they are beginning to install advanced
centrifuges
in their main
uranium enrichment plant
which they say will help create better
fuel
.
(Fox News)
Apple Inc.
is denied their request to sell their phones under the name "
iPhone
" in
Brazil
after regulators voted in favor of
IGB Electronica
who won the rights to use the name in 2008.
(Bloomberg)
Disasters and accidents
South Airlines Flight 8971
: An
Antonov An-24
aircraft carrying 44 passengers and 8 crew members
crash lands
near the
Eastern
Ukrainian
city of
Donetsk
, killing 4 people on board and injuring 8 others.
(RIA Novosti)
A
Tibetan monk
sets himself
on
fire
near
Boudhanath
in
Nepal
in
protest
of the
Chinese
occupation of
Tibet
.
(
The Indian Express
)
Health and environment
The
European Union
urges member states to conduct random tests to tackle an ongoing
horse meat contamination scandal
.
Simon Coveney
,
Ireland
's
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine
, says that the scandal is a "Europe-wide issue that needs a Europe-wide solution".
(BBC)
International relations
The
International Atomic Energy Agency
begins a new round of talks with
Iran
over their
nuclear program
.
(
The New York Times
)
Law and crime
Former
President of the Maldives
Mohamed Nasheed
takes refuge in the
Indian
embassy in the city of
Malé
,
Maldives
saying that his trial for political abuse and corruption is a "politically motivated sham".
(Channel News Asia)
A lawyer representing
Barry Bonds
appeals
his obstruction of justice charge
to the
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
.
(
Los Angeles Times
)
After a 12-mile (19 km) chase, a man was caught for shooting a woman and her
stepfather
near a
South Carolina
courthouse.
(Fox News)
Israel
confirms that in 2010 it secretly imprisoned an
Australian–Israeli
man, known as
Prisoner X
, and that he committed
suicide
in custody.
(BBC)
Politics and elections
The
U.S.
administration's nominee to become next
Treasury Secretary
,
Jack Lew
, testifies before the financial committee of the
United States Senate
at the start of his confirmation hearing.
(United States Senate Finance Committee)
Sport
International Olympic Committee
president
Jacques Rogge
is meeting with the head of
wrestling's
governing body
in an attempt to
revive the sport
for the
2020 Summer Olympics
.
(AP via ABC News)
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