Portal:Current events/2013 June 10

June 10, 2013 (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Bombs explode across Iraq, killing at least 70 people and wounding many more, following a month of attacks bloodier than any the country has experienced since June 2008. (BBC) (Al Jazeera)
The Venezuelan government arrests nine Colombian right-wing paramilitaries over a plot to assassinate President Nicolás Maduro. (BBC)
Syrian civil war:
- A fierce battle has gone on over the last 24 hours as rebels launch another attack against the Menagh Air Base, the last remaining Syrian government controlled airbase in Aleppo. (Al Jazeera)
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021):
- Seven heavily armed Taliban militants launch a coordinated attack near the main international airport of the Afghan capital, Kabul, and seize a five-story building under construction nearby. Afghan security forces retake the building, killing all seven militants and sustaining no military or civilian casualties. (BBC)

Disasters and accidents

2013 European floods:
- The swollen Elbe River breaches its banks forcing German authorities to evacuate 10 villages. So far, 21 people have died across Central Europe. (CBC)
- Floodwaters subside in Budapest after the Danube reaches record levels. (Al Jazeera)
A residential block collapses during heavy monsoon rains in Mumbai. (Al Jazeera)

International relations

U.S. government surveillance programs (including PRISM):
- William Hague answers parliamentary questions on Britain's role in the U.S. surveillance scandal, though MPs and activists express dissatisfaction with his answers on whether Britain is similarly spying on its own citizens. (The Independent) (The Guardian) (Press TV) (Al Jazeera)

Politics and elections