Portal:Current events/2011 July 30
July 30, 2011 (Saturday)
Armed conflict and attacks
- Libyan Civil War:
- At least thirteen people are killed when gunmen open fire at passengers near a bus stop in Quetta, Pakistan. (Xinhua)
- Suspected Communist Party of the Philippines New People's Army forces attack a police station in Agusan del Sur killing a civilian and wounding two police officers. (Xinhua)
Arts and culture
- Zara Phillips, granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, marries England rugby union international Mike Tindall in a ceremony at Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh, Scotland. (BBC)
Disasters
- At least 17 people are killed in a fire at a shoe factory in the Vietnamese city of Hai Phong. (BBC)
Law and crime
- News International phone hacking scandal
- The Metropolitan Police launches Operation Tuleta to investigate allegations of computer hacking by News International journalists. (BBC)
- The Mexican media reports that hitman José Antonio Acosta Hernández, associated with the La Línea gang, is arrested in Chihuahua in connection to killing United States consular official and murders at a Juarez birthday party. (El Paso Times)[permanent dead link]
- Four people are shot and one killed after a George Clinton concert in the US city of Cleveland, Ohio. (19 Action News)
Sports
- In mixed martial arts, Dan Henderson defeats fellow former Pride Fighting Championships title holder Fedor Emelianenko via knockout in the first round of their bout at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson. (Sherdog)
- In Round 19 of the Australian Football League season, Geelong defeats Melbourne by a near-record 186 points; the loss results in Dean Bailey being sacked as coach of the latter team the following day. The Australian