Portal:Current events/2013 August 25

August 25, 2013 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Syrian civil war:
- The Syrian government allows UN inspectors to visit the site of suspect chemical weapons attack outside the outskirt of Damascus. (BBC)
Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal):
- A wave of bomb attacks kill 41 people in Iraq. (BBC)
A bomb explodes in a bus carrying Yemeni Air Force personnel to a base near the capital Sana'a, killing at least one officer and injuring others. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) begins an investigation into a 6:30 AM EST crash of a small plane that caught fire in Taunton, Massachusetts, that is believed to have killed two people. (NBC)
Four people die and 35 are injured when the notorious tren de la muerte train derails in Huimanguillo, Tabasco, Mexico. (Russia Today) (El Universal)
The Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park is now estimated to have grown to the size of Chicago. (CBS News)