Portal:Current events/2013 June 16

June 16, 2013 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

A series of car bombings by insurgents across central and southern Iraq kill at least twenty people. (BBC)
The Quaid-e-Azam Residency, a heritage site in Ziarat, Pakistan, is badly damaged in an attack by Assailants, killing a police officer.(CNN)
Gunmen kill two polio vaccinators in northwest Pakistan. (The Guardian)
Four men, including a police officer, are stabbed at a mosque in Birmingham, England. (AFP via News24)
Colombian police rescue two kidnapped Spanish tourists. (AFP via Google)

Arts and culture

Man of Steel sets an all-time June record by grossing an estimated US$113 million in its opening weekend in the United States and Canada. (Reuters)
Kim Kardashian gives birth to a daughter. (USA Today)

Business and economics

Weyerhaeuser agrees to buy Longview Timber for US$2.65 billion. (Seattle Times)

Disasters and accidents

A 5.8-magnitude earthquake in southwestern Mexico causes power outages in Mexico City. (CNN) (Reuters)
Heavy rains in Uttarakhand, India result in wide-spread flooding, landslides, and at least 3 deaths. (Indian Express)

International relations

Law and crime

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says Australians lost over AU$93 million to online scams in 2012. (Herald Sun)
Three policemen are arrested on charges of arms smuggling in Hamirpur, India. (Indian Express)
Google announces a new system aimed at removing child pornography from the internet. (CNET)

Politics and elections

Robert Mugabe, president of Zimbabwe, agrees to delay elections amidst pressure from regional leaders. (Financial Times)
U.S. President Barack Obama chooses a Washington, D.C. lawyer, Clifford Sloan, with experience in all three branches of government to be the U.S. State Department's Special Envoy for closing the military-run prison at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. (NBC)
Kuwait's Constitutional Court dissolves the nation's parliament and orders new elections. (BBC News)
The prime minister of the Czech Republic, Petr Nečas, announces his resignation. (Yahoo News)

Religion

Pope Francis blesses thousands of Harley Davidson motorcycle enthusiasts on the company's 110th anniversary. (The Australian)

Sport

In golf, Justin Rose of England wins the 2013 U.S. Open. (ABC Online)
In motorsport, Greg Biffle wins the Quicken Loans 400 earning Ford its 1000th NASCAR victory. (AP via ESPN)
In tennis, Roger Federer wins the Gerry Weber Open for his 77th career victory and first in 10 months. (CNN International)