Portal:Current events/2013 April 20

April 20, 2013 (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Disasters and accidents

2013 Lushan earthquake: An earthquake of 7.0 magnitude strikes Lushan County, Sichuan province, China, with the latest estimate showing 193 people dead, 24 missing and 11,826 injured. (China Daily) (Reuters) (RT)
Five snowboarders are killed in a backcountry avalanche on Loveland Pass in the U.S. state of Colorado in the deadliest US avalanche since 1962. (AP via ABC News)
In southern California, United States, 200 residents are evacuated due to a brush fire. (AP via San Jose Mercury News)
Five people are killed and 17 are injured in Vail, Arizona, United States, when a car accident occurs during a U.S. Border Patrol pursuit. (Los Angeles Times)

International relations

2013 Korean crisis:
- North Korea rules out denuclearization but says it is open to negotiating an arms reduction. (The Hindu)
Japan is permitted to join the Trans Pacific Partnership trade talks by the 11 other nations participating. (The New Zealand Herald)

Law and crime

3 Doors Down bass player Todd Harrell is charged in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, with vehicular homicide by intoxication after being involved in a car crash which killed another driver. (Reuters)
Former LulzSec hacker Cody Andrew Kretsinger is sentenced to a year in jail for a 2011 cyber-attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment. (Los Angeles Times)

Politics and elections

Giorgio Napolitano is re-elected President of Italy with 738 votes in the sixth ballot amid widespread protests by MPs eager to elect Stefano Rodotà. (BBC)
The Saudi Arabian monarch appoints Fahd bin Abdullah as the nation's new deputy defense minister. (AP via ABC News)

Science and technology

Antares A-ONE: Bad weather delays the first launch of the Antares rocket. (The Washington Post)
A study finds that men who wear kilts and no underwear have higher sperm counts than men who sport underwear. (Science Recorder)

Sport