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Current events of
June 16, 2013
(
2013-06-16
)
(Sunday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
A series of
car bombings
by
insurgents
across central and southern
Iraq
kill at least twenty people.
(BBC)
The
Quaid-e-Azam Residency
, a heritage site in
Ziarat
,
Pakistan
, is badly damaged in an
attack
by
Assailants
, killing a police officer.
(CNN)
Gunmen kill two polio vaccinators in northwest
Pakistan
.
(
The Guardian
)
Four men, including a
police officer
, are stabbed at a
mosque
in
Birmingham
,
England
.
(AFP via News24)
Colombian police rescue two kidnapped Spanish tourists.
(AFP via Google)
Arts and culture
Man of Steel
sets an all-time June record by grossing an estimated US$113 million in its opening weekend in the United States and Canada.
(Reuters)
Kim Kardashian
gives birth to a daughter.
(
USA Today
)
Business and economics
Weyerhaeuser
agrees to buy Longview Timber for US$2.65 billion.
(
Seattle Times
)
Disasters and accidents
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake in southwestern
Mexico
causes power outages in
Mexico City
.
(CNN)
(Reuters)
Heavy rains in
Uttarakhand
, India result in wide-spread flooding, landslides, and at least 3 deaths.
(
Indian Express
)
International relations
Egypt cuts
diplomatic ties
with Syria.
(Bloomberg)
Law and crime
The
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
says Australians lost over AU$93 million to
online scams
in 2012.
(
Herald Sun
)
Three policemen are arrested on charges of
arms smuggling
in
Hamirpur
, India.
(
Indian Express
)
Google
announces a new system aimed at removing
child pornography
from the internet.
(CNET)
Politics and elections
Robert Mugabe
, president of Zimbabwe, agrees to delay elections amidst pressure from regional leaders.
(
Financial Times
)
U.S. President
Barack Obama
chooses a
Washington, D.C.
lawyer, Clifford Sloan, with experience in all three branches of government to be the
U.S. State Department
's
Special Envoy
for closing the military-run prison at the
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
.
(NBC)
Kuwait's Constitutional Court dissolves the nation's parliament and orders new elections.
(BBC News)
The prime minister of the
Czech Republic
,
Petr Nečas
, announces his resignation.
(Yahoo News)
Religion
Pope Francis
blesses thousands of
Harley Davidson
motorcycle enthusiasts on the company's 110th anniversary.
(
The Australian
)
Sport
In
golf
,
Justin Rose
of
England
wins the
2013
U.S. Open
.
(ABC Online)
In motorsport,
Greg Biffle
wins the
Quicken Loans 400
earning
Ford
its 1000th
NASCAR
victory.
(AP via ESPN)
In tennis,
Roger Federer
wins the
Gerry Weber Open
for his 77th career victory and first in 10 months.
(CNN International)
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