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Six people are killed in a passenger train derailment (aftermath pictured) in Brétigny-sur-Orge, France, outside Paris.
A Canadian team wins the Sikorsky Prize for creating a human-powered helicopter.
In Luxembourg, the government of Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker falls following a secret service scandal.
Widespread flooding in China causes at least 46 deaths and the evacuation of more than 220,000 people.
Ten bombs are detonated at one of the holiest sites in Buddhism, the Mahabodhi Temple complex in India, injuring five people.
A runaway fuel train derails in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, killing at least thirty-five people and destroying at least thirty buildings in the town's core.

Recent deaths: Cory Monteith – Pran – Alan Whicker

July 15, 2013 (Monday)

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Militants open fire on a bus carrying workers from a cement factory in Arish, Northern Sinai, Egypt, killing three and injuring 17. The gunfire is believed to have been intended for a police vehicle.(AFP via NDTV)
The M23 rebel movement and the Congolese Army are engaged in heavy fighting in the environs of Goma. (BBC)
A car bomb strikes Deir Atiyah, north of Damascus, killing 13. (BBC)

Business and finance

Asiana Airlines says they will sue Oakland, California television station KTVU for defamation after the station reported the wrong names of the pilots of Asiana Airlines Flight 214. (CNN)

Disasters and accidents

Two British soldiers die during a training exercise as they take part in a gruelling selection process for the elite SAS unit on the hottest day of the year. (AFP via News24)

International relations

Thein Sein, the President of Burma (Myanmar) visits the United Kingdom. (The Telegraph via the Brisbane Times)

Anthropology

International linguists announce the discovery of a new language in Australia called Light Warlpiri. (news.com.au)

Law and crime

Indonesian police report that at least 18 people were killed and 47 injured following a riot at a boxing match. (Associated Press via Inquirer) (AFP via Yahoo News South Africa)
A war crimes tribunal finds Bangladeshi ex-politician Ghulam Azam, former leader of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, guilty of war crimes during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. (BBC)
The House of Lords, the upper house of the United Kingdom, approves the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, meaning it will become law, enabling gay marriage in England and Wales to take place from 2014. (BBC)

July 14, 2013 (Sunday)

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Syrian civil war:
- Syria's opposition claims that 200 civilians are trapped in a mosque in a Damascus suburb while fighting rages outside. (CTV)
Unknown attackers kill six people in and near the city of Mosul in northern Iraq. (Press Association via Independent Ireland)
Four policemen are killed in Russia's restless Dagestan region as gunmen open fire on their car. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

Typhoon Soulik kills three people in China's Guangdong province after having killed two people in Taiwan. (BBC)

Politics and elections

Protests occur in several American cities following the acquittal of George Zimmerman in relation to the shooting of Trayvon Martin. (AAP via News Limited)

Sport

In athletics, six athletes are announced to have failed drug tests including American Tyson Gay and Jamaican Asafa Powell. (The Guardian)

July 13, 2013 (Saturday)

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The African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur confirms that seven peacekeepers were killed and 17 injured in a patrol while returning to their base in Manawashi near Nyala, the capital of Sudan's South Darfur state. (France 24)

Arts and culture

Canadian actor Cory Monteith, of the TV series Glee, is found dead in his Vancouver hotel room. (Canada.com)

Disasters and accidents

9 people are feared dead and 88 are rescued by Australian authorities after a boat carrying asylum seekers capsizes north of Christmas Island. (The Australian)
At least ten people are killed in Brazil's Minas Gerais state after a bus accident. (AP via New Straits Times)
Eighteen people are killed and at least 40 injured after a gravel truck smashes into a bus near Podolsk, Russia. (Rappler)

Law and crime

George Zimmerman is found not guilty in the shooting of Trayvon Martin. (Yahoo! News) (AP via CBC) (USA Today)

Politics and elections

The Bhutanese People's Democratic Party led by Tshering Tobgay wins 32 out of 47 seats in the National Assembly election. (Yahoo! News)

July 12, 2013 (Friday)

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The Moro National Liberation Front kidnaps eight civilians in the Philippines Basilan province later releasing four of them. (Inquirer)
War in Somalia (2009–present):
- A car bomb explodes near an African Union convoy killing three soldiers. (Capital FM Kenya)

Business and economics

Swedish high-quality crystal glassware producer Orrefors closes down. (Svenska Dagladet)
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 close at record highs, with the NASDAQ hitting its highest level in ten years. (CNN)

Disasters and accidents

China issues emergency alerts for the provinces of Fujian and Zhejiang for Typhoon Soulik which is expected to hit the mainland tomorrow after passing through Taiwan. (Xinhua)
The toll of dead and missing people from the 2013 Southwest China floods rises above 40 with Sichuan province worst affected. (Reuters)
A commuter train derails in the Paris suburb of Brétigny-sur-Orge with at least eight people dead. (France24) (ITV)
A third person, a critically injured unidentified girl, dies at San Francisco General Hospital of injuries she sustained as a result of the Saturday, July 6, 2013 crash-landing of Asiana Airlines Flight 214, a Boeing 777 (180 were injured, 16 remain hospitalized, including two critical adults; autopsy results will take about 3 weeks). (NBC)
An empty Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner catches fire eight hours after landing at London Heathrow Airport, closing runways for an hour. Another Boeing 787 Dreamliner (Thomson Airways-owned) was forced to return to Britain's Manchester Airport after an unspecified mechanical problem. (MSN)

International relations

The US calls on the Egyptian Army to free deposed president Mohamed Morsi. (BBC)
Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan visits the UN headquarters in New York City to celebrate her 16th birthday with the UN address. (AP via Yahoo! News)

Law and crime

Authorities in Indonesia search for 70 prison inmates who escaped from the Tanjung Gusta prison in North Sumatra province after a prison riot last night. Twelve of the escapees were convicted of terrorism related offences. (AAP via SBS)
In Ireland, the Dáil votes to approve the controversial Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013 (RTÉ)
Two people are killed and one person is wounded during a shooting in the South of Market neighborhood of San Francisco, California, United States. A suspect is in custody. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Romanian Transport minister Relu Fenechiu is sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for complicity in abuse of power but the decision is not final. (realitatea.net)

Politics and elections

Supporters and opponents of deposed President of Egypt Mohamed Morsi hold rallies on the first Friday of Ramadan. (Sky News)
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announces her resignation to become the President of the University of California. (Los Angeles Times)

July 11, 2013 (Thursday)

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Armed conflict and attacks

Bomb and gun attacks across Iraq kill more than 30 people including members of the Iraqi security forces. (BBC)

Disasters and accidents

2013 Assam floods: Floods in Indian state of Assam force nearly 250,000 people to leave their homes. (BBC)
The death toll from the Lac-Mégantic train disaster is presumed at 50. (Los Angeles Times)
Heavy rain in southwest China causes floods and landslides with at least 9 people dead and 62 missing. (AFP via Channel News Asia)
Taiwan evacuates 2,000 tourists as it prepares for Typhoon Soulik expected later this week. (AFP via France 24)
Eight people are injured (three seriously) in Lower Manhattan as a result of an explosion and partial collapse, of as-yet unknown cause, in a five-storey building, in Chinatown, Manhattan, New York City, on Pike Street, near Henry Street. (NBC)

International relations

An Iranian exile group claims that it has evidence of secret nuclear facilities located in tunnels beneath a mountain near the town of Damavand. (AFP via France 24)
Six women climb western Europe's tallest skyscraper, The Shard, towering over Shell's headquarters in London, to protest against Arctic drilling. (BBC)

Law and crime

A district court in Moscow convicts the late investment fund auditor Sergei Magnitsky of tax evasion in Russia's first posthumous trial. (Russia Today)
An Indian juvenile court is due to deliver its verdict on a seventeen-year old boy accused of participating in the gang rape and murder of a 23 year old woman in the New Delhi surburb of Munirka. (BBC)
Three suspected robbers are killed in a shoot-out in Davao City, Philippines, and one suspected robber is returned to Manila to be imprisoned. (ABS-CBN News Online)
The lower house of the Irish parliament passes the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill, legalising abortion when the woman's life is at risk. (RTE)

Politics and elections

The Prime Minister of Luxembourg Jean-Claude Juncker resigns over a scandal in the Service de Renseignement de l'État (State Intelligence Service), leading to an election being called. (BBC)
The Mali government returns to the northern city of Kidal. (ABC), (Washington Post)

July 10, 2013 (Wednesday)

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Syrian civil war:
- Syrians in Aleppo stage a protest against a rebel siege of government-held areas in the city. (BBC)

Arts and culture

American country music star Randy Travis suffers a stroke while being hospitalized for congestive heart failure. (MSN)

Business and economy

A U.S. district court rules that Apple Inc. has conspired to fix the prices of eBooks . The ruling could expose Apple to significant damages. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

Typhoon Soulik (Huaning) is expected to enter Philippines territory this morning. (News Info)
A rain-triggered landslide in southern China's Sichuan Province buries between 30-40 people. (Xinhua)
The death toll from the Lac-Mégantic derailment in the Canadian province of Quebec rises to 20, with 30 people missing presumed dead. (AP via CBS News)

Law and crime

Boston Marathon bombings:
- Suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev makes his first appearance in a US court since his arrest on April 19. (AP via Montreal Gazette)
- Dzhokhar pleads not guilty to 30 counts including using a weapon of mass destruction in his first court appearance. (The Verge), (BBC)
Egyptian prosecutors seek the arrest of Mohammed Badie, the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, for allegedly instigating the 2013 Republican Guard headquarters clashes. (BBC)

Politics

President of Mongolia Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj is sworn into office for his second term as President of Mongolia in front of Genghis Khan's monument, the Parliament and public on main Sükhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar. This is the first time Mongolian President took oath in front of public in the country's history. (Montsame News Agency)
Prominent Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny registers himself to stand in September's vote for Moscow mayor. (BBC)
Portuguese political crisis, 2013
- The President of Portugal Cavaco Silva calls for a national salvation understanding between the three main parties: the Socialists, and the governing coalition PSD and CDS-PP. In a statement after the President's communication to the country, the Socialists said they will not support such Government and called for early elections. (Reuters)

Sports

In cricket, the 2013 Ashes series between England and Australia begins at Trent Bridge in the English county of Nottinghamshire. (Daily Mail)
Host Sweden are held by Denmark in a 1-1 draw with two second half penalties saved in Euro 2013 group stage opener. (BBC Sports)

July 9, 2013 (Tuesday)

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Syrian civil war:
- Ban Ki-Moon, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, calls for a ceasefire during Ramadan. (Al Jazeera)
- A car bomb targeting the office of the Shia militant group Hezbollah located in the Lebanese capital Beirut injures 53 people. (BBC) (The Independent) (The Guardian)
War in Afghanistan (2001–present):
- An Afghan soldier kills a Slovak soldier and wounds six others. (BBC)
- Seventeen people are killed by a roadside bomb in western Afghanistan. (BBC)

Business and economy

Greece secures an additional 6.2 billion euros from the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund despite warnings that the Greek government is moving too slow to reform the government. (BBC)

Law and crime

Francesco Schettino, former captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, goes on trial in Italy for manslaughter and abandoning ship during the disaster on 13 January 2012. (AP via the Houston Chronicle)

Politics and elections

British Labour Party leader Ed Miliband says he will end the automatic affiliation fee paid to the Party by three million union members after the Unite union was accused of secretly signing up its members in order to get its favoured candidate elected in the Falkirk constituency. (BBC)
Egypt's military-backed interim government selects economist Hazem Al Beblawi as the interim Prime Minister. (New York Times)

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Ongoing events
Economic Great Recession European sovereign-debt crisis Greek economic crisis Cypriot financial crisis Environmental 2012–13 North American drought 2013 extreme weather events 2013 Pacific hurricane season 2013 Atlantic hurricane season 2013 Southeast Asian haze 2013 Southwest China floods Typhoon Soulik (2013) Political 2013 mass surveillance scandal List of ongoing protests More details on ongoing conflicts below edit sidebar

Recent deaths
July 13: Cory Monteith 13: Ottavio Quattrocchi 12: Amar Bose 12: Pran 12: Alan Whicker 10: Philip Caldwell 8: Edmund Morgan 8: Nadezhda Popova 7: Joe Conley 6: Lo Hsing Han 6: Leland Mitchell 5: David Cargo 4: Bernie Nolan 3: Radu Vasile 2: Douglas Engelbart 2: Fawzia Fuad of Egypt 1: William H. Gray June 29: Margherita Hack 29: Jim Kelly 29: Paul Smith 28: Ted Hood 28: Peter Lehmann 28: Matt Osborne 27: Alain Mimoun 26: Justin Miller 26: Marc Rich 26: Bert Stern 25: Sarah Charlesworth 25: Jim Hudson 25: Harry Parker 24: Mick Aston 24: Emilio Colombo 24: William Hathaway 24: Puff Johnson 24: James Martin 24: Alan Myers 23: Bobby Bland 23: Richard Matheson 23: Frank Stranahan 22: Gary David Goldberg 22: Allan Simonsen 20: Philip Slater 20: Jeffrey Smart edit sidebar

Ongoing conflicts
Global War on Terror Terrorist incidents Operation Active Endeavour Operation Enduring Freedom War on Drugs Africa Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Maghreb insurgency OEF - Horn of Africa OEF - Trans Sahara DR Congo: M23 rebellion Egypt Egyptian protests Libya: Libyan factional fighting Nigeria: Nigerian Sharia conflict Niger Delta conflict Somalia: Civil War Sudan and South Sudan: Sudan internal conflict South Sudan internal conflict Americas Colombian conflict Mexican Drug War Asia Afghanistan War: Military operations Taliban insurgency Pakistan: North-West War Sectarian violence India: Naxalite–Maoist insurgency Islamic insurgency in the Philippines: Operation Enduring Freedom – Philippines Korea: Korean maritime border conflict Southeast Asia: Cambodian–Thai border dispute Kachin conflict Papua conflict South Thailand insurgency Territorial disputes in the South China Sea Europe North Caucasus insurgency War in Ingushetia Dissident Irish Republican campaign Middle East Arab–Israeli conflict Gaza–Israel conflict Israeli–Palestinian conflict Israeli–Lebanese conflict Israel–Iran proxy conflict Iraqi insurgency Kurdistan: Kurdish–Iranian conflict Syrian civil war Yemen: al-Qaeda crackdown South Yemen insurgency Shia insurgency edit sidebar

Elections
Recent: July 13: Bhutan, National Assembly (2nd Round) Upcoming: July 21: Japan, House of Councillors (one half) 21: Togo, Parliament 27: Kuwait, Parliament 28: Cambodia, Parliament 28: Mali, President and Parliament 31: Zimbabwe, President and Parliament edit sidebar

Trials
Recently concluded Canada: Michael Rafferty Croatia: Ivo Sanader Egypt: Hosni Mubarak, Alaa Mubarak, Gamal Mubarak Germany: Breno Borges Indonesia: Abu Bakar Bashir Italy: Silvio Berlusconi Netherlands: Ante Gotovina (ICTY), Mladen Markač (ICTY), Momčilo Perišić (ICTY) Norway: Anders Behring Breivik Russia: Leonid Khabarov, Vladimir Kvachkov, Pussy Riot Sierra Leone: Charles Taylor (SCFSL) South Africa: Chris Mahlangu Ukraine: Yulia Tymoshenko United Kingdom: Levi Bellfield, Robert Black, Vincent Tabak, Ali Dizaei, Antoni Imiela, Brian Regan, Donna Air, Ched Evans, Clayton McDonald, Titus Bramble, Dan Penteado, John Terry, Iftikhar and Farzana Ahmed, Asil Nadir, Justin Lee Collins, Kweku Adoboli, Tony McCluskie, Kevin Hutchinson-Foster, Chris Huhne, Nicola Edgington, Vicky Pryce, Derek Rose, Mick Philpott, Mairead Philpott, Paul Mosley, Kevin Liverpool, Junior Bradshaw, Aggro Santos, Stuart Hall, Stuart Hazell, Mark Bridger, Andrew Lancel, Dale Cregan United States: Noshir Gowadia, Buju Banton, Barry Bonds, Raj Rajaratnam, Casey Anthony, Conrad Murray, George Huguely, Allen Stanford, Roger Clemens, Jerry Sandusky, Jared Lee Loughner, Lauryn Hill, Kermit Gosnell, George Zimmerman Ongoing Cambodia: Khmer Rouge Tribunal Canada: Luka Magnotta China: Organized crime in Chongqing France: Church of Scientology Germany: Beate Zschape Iraq: Supreme Criminal Tribunal Malaysia: Anwar Ibrahim Netherlands: Thomas Lubanga (ICC), Radovan Karadžić (ICTY), Ratko Mladic (ICTY) Palau: Tommy Remengesau Philippines: Andal Ampatuan, Jr., Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Russia: Platon Lebedev South Africa: Oscar Pistorius Sudan: Lubna al-Hussein Thailand: Thaksin Shinawatra Turkey: Ergenekon network, Kenan Evren United Kingdom: Koo Stark, Liam Adams, Eddy Shah United States: Jodi Arias, Bradley Manning, Robert Bales, Whitey Bulger Upcoming Czech Republic: Václav Klaus France: Éric Raoult Jordan: Abu Qatada Libya: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi Ivory Coast: Laurent Gbagbo South Africa: Oscar Pistorius United Kingdom: Dane Bowers, Max Clifford, Rebekah Brooks, Andy Coulson, Ian Watkins, Neville Neville, Michael Adebolajo, Michael Adebowale United States: Nidal Malik Hasan, Javaris Crittenton, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Peter Madoff, Christian Gerhartsreiter, Crystal Mangum, Dylan Quick, Richie Farmer, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, James Eagan Holmes, Ariel Castro, Aaron Hernandez edit sidebar

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