Portal:Current events/2013 June 9

June 9, 2013 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

A Lebanese man protesting against Hezbollah's role in the Syrian civil war is shot dead outside the Iranian embassy in Beirut. (BBC)
War in North-West Pakistan:
- Thirty-five militants and one soldier are killed in fighting in the Khyber Agency tribal region of northwest Pakistan in an operation. (The Times of India)
Nigerian Sharia conflict:
- Suspected Islamist insurgents kill 13 people in Maiduguri, Nigeria after hiding their weapons in a coffin. (ABS-CBN News)

Arts and culture

The Tony Awards, honoring excellence in Broadway theatre, are held in New York City. Kinky Boots takes home the most awards, with six, including Best Musical. (Los Angeles Times)
Scottish author Iain Banks dies of cancer at age 59. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

Health and environment

An outbreak of Hepatitis A linked to a fruit juice product made by Townsend Farms sickens 79 people in the United States. (RTT News)

Law and crime

U.S. government surveillance programs (including PRISM):
- A former CIA employee named Edward Snowden comes forward as the source of recent NSA leaks in the United States. Fearful of prosecution for his actions, he defects to Hong Kong. (Washington Post)
300 Muslims are arrested in Moscow, Russia while they pray at a mosque in an apparent crackdown on radical Islam. (Fox News)

Politics and elections

2013 protests in Turkey: Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called protestors "a handful of looters". (Fox News)

Sports

In tennis, Rafael Nadal wins a record-extending eighth French Open title by defeating fellow Spaniard David Ferrer. The event is marred by two protesters, one of whom ignites a flare on court, evoking memories of the 1993 Monica Seles stabbing in Germany. (Reuters via News24)
In professional golf:
- Inbee Park wins the 2013 LPGA Championship, defeating Catriona Matthew on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff. The Korean wins her second major championship of the season and third of her career, and also collects her fourth tournament win this season. (AP via ESPN)
- South African David Frost wins the 2013 Regions Tradition, holding off Fred Couples for a one-shot win and his first major championship on the Champions Tour. (AP via ESPN)