Portal:Current events/2013 August 4

August 4, 2013 (Sunday)

Armed conflict and attacks

Worldwide embassy closings
- The United States closes 22 embassies in the Middle East and North Africa due to intelligence of an Al-Qaeda attack. (CNN)
- Canada closes its embassy in Bangladesh amid terror threats. (Toronto Sun)
- Britain, France and Germany close their embassy in Yemen amid terror threats. (BBC)
Tunisia kills one suspected terrorist and captures another six in an early morning raid in Tunis' El Ouardia neighbourhood. (AP via Philly)

Arts and culture

Scottish actor Peter Capaldi is announced to portray the twelfth incarnation of the Doctor on the long-running British science fiction show Doctor Who. (The Guardian)

Politics and elections

Hassan Rouhani is officially inaugurated as President of Iran in the House of the Parliament and announces the members of his cabinet to the parliament. (Aljazeera) (Dailystar) (Reuters)
Voters in Australia will go to the polls on September 7 for a federal election. (The Age)