Portal:Current events/2013 September 8
September 8, 2013 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Syrian civil war:
- The Islamist al-Nusra Front captures the historic Christian town of Ma'loula from the Syrian Army; Russia calls for protection of the town. (CNN) (Interfax)
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021):
- The Taliban kills four Afghan National Army troops in an attack on an intelligence office near Kabul. (AP via Fox News)
- A group of men in a car opens fire in a town on the outskirts of Guatemala City, Guatemala, with 11 killed and 18 others injured. (AP via San Francisco Chronicle)
Disasters
- Eleven people were killed after a collision between a minibus and a train near Iași, Romania. (Xinhua)
- Six people were killed and nine injured after a collision between car and minibus in Jakarta, Indonesia. (The Jakarta Globe)
Politics and elections
- Russian elections:
- Results indicate that Sergei Sobyanin will be elected as Mayor of Moscow with over 50 per cent of the vote. (Reuters) (BBC)
- Voters in Russia go to the polls for regional and local government elections. (RIA Novosti)
- Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is reelected for a third term as Mayor of Tehran. (Tabnak)
- The President of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari has a farewell ceremony after the completion of his five year term. He will be replaced by Mamnoon Hussain. (AP)
Sport
- In hurling, Clare (0-25) and Cork (3-16) draw in the Championship Final, marking the second straight time that the Final has been drawn. (RTÉ)
- The International Olympic Committee votes to reinstate wrestling as an Olympic sport at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. (ESPN)
- In Formula One, Sebastian Vettel wins the 2013 Italian Grand Prix for Red Bull Racing.
- American tennis player Serena Williams wins her fifth Women's Singles at the US Open over Victoria Azarenka. (ESPN)