Portal:Current events/2013 October 27
October 27, 2013 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 8 bomb blasts rock the city of Patna in the Indian state of Bihar killing 5 and injuring over 70 people.(Firstpost)
- Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal)
- A series of car bombings around the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, kills at least 38 people. (BBC)
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021):
- A roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan kills 18 people. (Reuters)
Arts and culture
- Lou Reed, lead singer of the band The Velvet Underground, dies at the age of 71. [citation needed]
Disasters and accidents
- The United Kingdom braces itself for the St Jude storm, the worst since 1987, which is due to make landfall tonight. (BBC)
Law and crime
- A 37-year-old woman and four children are stabbed to death in Brooklyn, New York City, New York. A man is arrested in connection with the murders. (CNN)
Politics and elections
- Voters in Georgia go to the polls for a presidential election with Giorgi Margvelashvili winning a landslide victory. (BBC), (AFP via NineMSN)[permanent dead link]
- Voters in Argentina go to the polls for mid-term elections, where races for one third of the Senate and half the Chamber of Deputies will be decided. The governing Front for Victory maintained an absloute majority in both chambers (adding one Senator and five Deputies); but the new Renewal Front won by 12% in the largest district, the Province of Buenos Aires. (New York Times)