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Current events of
December 13, 2014
(
2014-12-13
)
(Saturday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Taliban insurgency
Gunmen assassinate Atiqullah Rawoofi, the head of the Secretariat of the
Supreme Court of Afghanistan
, in the outskirts of
Kabul
.
(AP)
Twenty-one people die in attacks across
Afghanistan
including two
American soldiers
.
(AP via
Washington Post
)
Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant
Iraqi
officials claim that ISIL have shot down a military helicopter near
Samarra
, killing both pilots.
(AP)
Arts and culture
Germany
's most successful television show,
Wetten, dass..?
, ends after a 33-year-run.
(AP)
Disasters and accidents
Landslides
caused by heavy rain in
Java
,
Indonesia
,
kill
at least 17 people with a hundred still unaccounted for.
(AP)
,
(AFP via Channel News Asia)
,
(BBC)
International relations
Philippines v. China
Vietnam
files an intervention in the arbitration case about the
South China Sea
with Vietnam rejecting
China
's claims.
(Bloomberg)
India and Russia
sign deals on infrastructure, nuclear energy, and defence.
(Reuters)
Law and crime
The wife of
Thailand
's crown prince
Maha Vajiralongkorn
,
Princess Srirasmi
, resigns her royal status following a corruption probe of her relatives. The
King of Thailand
Bhumibol Adulyadej
grants her a divorce.
(AFP via ABC News Australia)
,
(AAP via SBS)
Science and technology
The
Geminids
meteor shower
reaches its peak this weekend.
(Boing Boing)
Sport
In
American football
,
Marcus Mariota
of the
University of Oregon
football team
wins the 2014
Heisman trophy
for the best player in
college football
.
(Fox News)
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