Portal:Current events/2013 July 13
July 13, 2013 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- War in Darfur
- 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. (Reuters)
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
- 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)
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