Portal:Current events/2013 June 15
June 15, 2013 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2011–present Libyan factional fighting:
- Clashes between Libyan army forces and armed protesters in the city of Benghazi kill at least six soldiers. (BBC) (Reuters)
- A bomb explodes on a bus in the Pakistani city of Quetta, killing at least 11 people and wounding 22 others. (BBC)
- A mortar attack on an Iranian dissident camp in Iraq kills 2 people and wounds 27 others (Reuters), (Daily Star)
- A bombing at a tea shop kills seven people, including soldiers, in the Somali town of Wanlaweyn. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- More than ten thousand families are evacuated in the Filipino province of Cotabato due to heavy rain. (ABS-CBN News)
- A Gulfstream IV aircraft carrying former President George W. Bush from Philadelphia International Airport to Dallas Love Field is diverted safely to Louisville International Airport when the pilot smells smoke; Bush arrived safely in Dallas early Sunday. (CNN)
- The City of Piedras Negras, Mexico was devastated by the June 14-15, 2013 flood affecting an estimated 40,000-50,000 residents, approximately 30-35% of its city residents, with more than 62 residential subdivisions (Colonias) flooded. (Eagle Pass Business Journal)
International relations
- Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi cuts diplomatic ties with Syria and orders the Egyptian embassy in Damascus to close. (Sky News)
- The National Defense Commission, North Korea's top government body, proposes high-level nuclear and security talks with the United States, days after a planned meeting with South Korea failed. (NBC)
Law and crime
- Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF) escorts an Egyptair Boeing 777 bound for New York to Glasgow Prestwick Airport in Scotland following an onboard incident. (AFP via News24)
- A man goes on a shooting spree in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S., killing two people and wounding two others, before being fatally shot by police. (CNN)