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Current events of
January 16, 2013
(
2013-01-16
)
(Wednesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Syrian civil war
:
Three car bombs explode near military checkpoints and government buildings in
Idlib Governorate
, Syria, leaving 24 people dead. Two other bombs were defused by government forces.
(Reuters)
In Aménas hostage crisis
:
Suspected Islamic militants take over a
BP
facility in
In Aménas
,
Algeria
, killing at least 2 workers and taking up to 40 others hostage, including 13
Norwegians
, a number of
Americans
, as well as nationals from
Ireland
,
Japan
,
France
and the
United Kingdom
. A previously unknown group allied to
al-Qaeda's regional branch
says the attack is in revenge for
Algeria
's support of the
French operation against Islamic rebels
in
Mali
.
(Fox News)
(BBC)
(Reuters)
Northern Mali conflict (2012–present)
:
Battle of Diabaly
: French troops are reported to be fighting rebels in the
Malian
town of
Diabaly
alongside Malian troops.
(BBC)
War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
:
The Afghan
National Directorate of Security
headquarters in
Kabul
are attacked by a team of suicide bombers, leaving a security guard dead and 17 others injured.
(BBC)
Business and economy
Boeing 787
aircraft are grounded worldwide over concerns about the safety of their
lithium-ion batteries
.
(BBC)
(Reuters)
(
Time
)
(NBC)
(
The New York Times
)
Canadian
Cirque du Soleil
cuts 400 jobs as strong
loonie
and surging costs bite.
(
Financial Post
)
(
The Globe and Mail
)
(
The Guardian
)
Disasters and accidents
2013 Vauxhall helicopter crash
: A
helicopter
crashes into a
crane
atop a building in central
London
, killing two people and injuring 13 others.
(BBC)
(Sky News)
An apartment block collapses in the
Egyptian
city of
Alexandria
, killing at least 25 people.
(
The Daily Star
)
(RIA Novosti)
Law and crime
Russian mafia
boss
Aslan Usoyan
is killed in
Moscow
.
(RIA Novosti)
(
The Washington Post
)
Carlos Castillo Medrano, the mayor of
Jutiapa
,
Guatemala
, is shot and killed by unidentified assailants.
(BBC)
Politics and elections
US Interior Secretary
Ken Salazar
announces that he is to leave the office in March.
(CNN)
Sport
Bayern Munich
confirms
Pep Guardiola
will become the club's new manager in the summer 2013.
(ESPN)
(BBC)
(AP via USA Today)
Saudi Arabia
sacks
Frank Rijkaard
as coach of the
national football team
after 18 months in charge due to bad results in the
2013 Gulf Cup of Nations
.
(ESPN)
(Goal.com)
(
Saudi Gazette
)
In
basketball
,
Miami Heat
forward
LeBron James
becomes the youngest player in
NBA
history to score
20,000 career points
.
(USA Today)
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