Portal:Current events/2013 June 16
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June 16, 2013 (Sunday)
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)