Portal:Current events/2013 August 22
August 22, 2013 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- War in North-West Pakistan:
- 5 Taliban militants are killed in bomb attack in South Waziristan. (The News Pakistan)
- Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal):
- Five civilians are wounded by mortar fire in the Congo city of Goma. (ABC News)
Business and economy
- The American electronic stock exchange NASDAQ shuts down for 3 hours due to a computer problem. (FOXBusiness)
Disasters and accidents
- Severe tropical storm Trami arrives in southern China after killing seventeen people in the Philippines. (AP via Charlotte Observer)[permanent dead link]
- At least 50 are injured in bus crash in Monterey Park, California. (NBC)
- The Rim Fire, in Yosemite National Park forces evacuations. (NBC)
Law and crime
- The UK government's independent reviewer of terrorism laws is to probe the arrest of David Miranda. (BBC)
Politics and elections
- Tunisian Islamists agree in principle with a transition plan to hold new elections. (Reuters)
- Former Egyptian President Hosni Mobarak is released from Tora prison and transferred to a military hospital. (Los Angeles Times)
Sports
- Russian adventurer and priest Fyodor Konyukhov announces plans to cross the Pacific Ocean in a rowing boat from Valparaíso, Chile to Australia’s eastern coast. (Voice of Russia)
- Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez is indicted for the murder of 27-year-old Odin Lloyd. (ESPN)