Portal:Current events/2013 May 24

May 24, 2013 (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Afghanistan War:
- Afghan security forces battle Taliban insurgents in central Kabul. An Afghan policeman, a Nepalese soldier, and numerous insurgents are killed. (BBC)
War in North-West Pakistan:
- A suicide bombing in the Pakistani city of Peshawar kills at least three people and leaves several injured. (Dawn)
Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen:
- Attackers blow up Yemen's main oil pipeline, halting the flow of crude oil. (The Star)

Disasters and accidents

A collision between a hotel shuttle bus and a tractor-trailer occurs near the Atlanta airport, injuring eighteen people. (AP via News24)
An 8.3 magnitude earthquake in East Russia leads to widespread evacuations, but no casualties. (New York Times)
Five mountain climbers are missing and feared dead on Kanchenjunga. (AP via USA Today)

Health and environment

A study of more than 10,000 people finds a correlation between cesarean section birth and childhood obesity. (Reuters)
Main Street Family Pharmacy of Newbern, Tennessee, US voluntarily recalls a steroid injection (preservative-free methylprednisolone acetate), used for arthritis and allergy relief in at least 11 states. No serious infections are reported. (CNN)

Law and crime

As part of "a policy of reducing the impact of rough sleepers on the community" London's Metropolitan police seize belongings including sleeping bags from homeless people. (The Guardian)
Malaysian police arrest four people for sedition including opposition politician Chua Tian Chang, the Vice-President of Parti Keadilan Rakyat. (Radio Australia)
The 2013 Stockholm riots enter their fifth night. (UPI)
A necklace worth €1.9 million is stolen during the Cannes film festival. (BBC)
Police arrest two men on suspicion of endangering an aircraft, after British fighter jets escort a Pakistan International Airlines passenger plane to London Stansted Airport. (Reuters via News24)

Politics and elections

Rafael Correa is sworn in as President of Ecuador for an unprecedented third term. (BBC)
President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni removes Aronda Nyakairima as head of the military and names him as Minister of the Interior. (Reuters)

Sport

In association football, Gibraltar is accepted as a full UEFA member at the organization's XXVIII congress. (Panorama)
In cycling, 2007 Giro d'Italia winner Danilo Di Luca of Italy tests positive for Erythropoietin (EPO). (Cycling Weekly)