Portal:Current events/2013 June 2
June 2, 2013 (Sunday)
Armed conflict and attacks
- Syrian Civil War:
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021):
- Taliban insurgents attack two checkpoints in the Kamdesh District in eastern Afghanistan killing four Afghan police officers (ABC)
Arts and culture
- Mandawuy Yunupingu, frontman of the Aboriginal band Yothu Yindi dies at 56. (The Guardian)
Disasters and accidents
- A 6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes central Taiwan, killing at least one person. (CNN)
- 2013 European floods:
- Austria, Germany, Switzerland and the Czech Republic are hit by floods after days of heavy rain. (AP via ABC News)
- The Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Petr Necas, declares a state of emergency after two people die and the swollen Vltava River threatens the centre of the capital Prague. (Reuters)
- It is announced that three professional storm chasers who were members of TWISTEX were among those killed by tornadoes in Oklahoma, US, on May 31. (Washington Post)
- Wildfires in Southern California, USA, lead to hundreds of evacuations. (USA Today)
Politics
- Two British Labour Party peers are suspended by their party after allegations they offered to undertake Parliamentary work in exchange for payment. A third peer, from the Ulster Unionist Party resigns the whip following the allegations. (BBC)
- The Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt rules that the country's Islamist dominated Parliament and Constituent Assembly of Egypt were illegally elected. (AP via Fox News)
Science and technology
- New research finds that graphene is the strongest material in the world, even when patched together. (Science Recorder)
Sport
- N. Srinivasan steps aside as the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India in the wake of the 2013 Indian Premier League spot-fixing case to allow an investigation. (AFP via Sydney Morning Herald)
- In a friendly soccer match in Washington, D.C. organized to celebrate the centennial of the United States Soccer Federation, the USA defeats Germany 4–3. (AP via ESPN)