Portal:Current events/2013 July 26

Current events of July 26, 2013 (2013-07-26) (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks Aftermath of the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état: Mass rival demonstrations are held across Egypt three weeks after Mohamed Morsi was deposed as president in a military coup d'état. At least eight people die and hundreds are injured in violence during the rallies. (Reuters) (BBC) (Times of Israel) (Al-Jazeera) At least 57 people are killed in a marketplace bombing in Parachinar, Pakistan. (BBC) Business and economy A general strike is called in Tunisia following the assassination of opposition leader Mohamed Brahmi on July 25. (AP via Fox News) Disasters and accidents Landslides caused by heavy rain kill at least nine people and trap eight others south of Dingxi, China. (AP via Fox News) A state of emergency is declared in Ireland as torrential rain floods a hospital in the north-west of the country and shuts roads and other transport links in the east. (RTÉ) Qatar Airways grounds one of its Boeing 787 Dreamliners following a "minor" technical issue, as pressure mounts on Boeing over possible new electrical problems with the newly released jet. (Reuters) Law and crime Police in Spain formally detain the driver of a high-speed train that derailed and crashed in Santiago de Compostela, killing 78, on July 24. The driver is accused of manslaughter and reckless driving. (BBC) (The Guardian) Ariel Castro, a 53-year-old man charged with the kidnappings of three women from Cleveland, Ohio, between 2002 and 2004, is sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole after accepting a plea deal with prosecutors. (BBC) Swiss bank UBS AG pays $885m in a settlement with American regulators over allegations that the bank misrepresented mortgage-backed bonds during the pre-2007 housing bubble, paving the way for billions more to be paid by other banks. (Reuters) A gunman kills six people in Hialeah, Florida, and gets fatally shot by police. (Los Angeles Times) Sports Large-scale athletic events are held in London on the anniversary of the 2012 Summer Olympics. (Daily Telegraph)