Portal:Current events/2013 June 15

June 15, 2013 (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

2011–present Libyan factional fighting:
- Clashes between Libyan army forces and armed protesters in the city of Benghazi kill at least six soldiers. (BBC) (Reuters)
A bomb explodes on a bus in the Pakistani city of Quetta, killing at least 11 people and wounding 22 others. (BBC)
A mortar attack on an Iranian dissident camp in Iraq kills 2 people and wounds 27 others (Reuters), (Daily Star)
A bombing at a tea shop kills seven people, including soldiers, in the Somali town of Wanlaweyn. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

More than ten thousand families are evacuated in the Filipino province of Cotabato due to heavy rain. (ABS-CBN News)
A Gulfstream IV aircraft carrying former President George W. Bush from Philadelphia International Airport to Dallas Love Field is diverted safely to Louisville International Airport when the pilot smells smoke; Bush arrived safely in Dallas early Sunday. (CNN)
The City of Piedras Negras, Mexico was devastated by the June 14-15, 2013 flood affecting an estimated 40,000-50,000 residents, approximately 30-35% of its city residents, with more than 62 residential subdivisions (Colonias) flooded. (Eagle Pass Business Journal)

International relations

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi cuts diplomatic ties with Syria and orders the Egyptian embassy in Damascus to close. (Sky News)
The National Defense Commission, North Korea's top government body, proposes high-level nuclear and security talks with the United States, days after a planned meeting with South Korea failed. (NBC)

Law and crime

Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF) escorts an Egyptair Boeing 777 bound for New York to Glasgow Prestwick Airport in Scotland following an onboard incident. (AFP via News24)
A man goes on a shooting spree in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S., killing two people and wounding two others, before being fatally shot by police. (CNN)