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Politics and elections Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, a member of the House of Saud and the governor of the Riyadh Province, dies at the age of 72 in Riyadh. (Al Arabiya) Sport The International Olympic Committee drops wrestling from the 2020 Summer Olympics. (BBC) (AP via The Washington Post) Juan Ramón López Caro is named the new coach of Saudi Arabia's national football team ...
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Law and crime A US federal grand jury issues a thirty count indictment against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev for his alleged role in the Boston Marathon bombings. (New York Times) Politics and elections Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj is reelected as President of Mongolia. (Associated Press via The Globe and Mail) Kevin Rudd is sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Australia with Anthony Albanese as the Deputy ...
International relations American National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden is granted a one-year temporary political asylum in Russia and leaves Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport. (RT) (CNN) In talks in Manila, the Philippines and Vietnam agree to work together on a framework for resolving maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea. (Voice of America) Law and crime Russian ...
On June 7, 2013, a spree shooting occurred in Santa Monica, California. Its catalyst was a domestic dispute and subsequent fire at a home, followed by a series of shootings near and on the Santa Monica College campus. Six people were killed, including the suspect, and four injured.
Disasters and accidents The wreckage of LAM Mozambique Airlines Flight 470 that went missing Friday is found in Namibia in the Bwabwata National Park with all 33 people on board having died. (Reuters) 2013 Glasgow helicopter crash: Eight people are confirmed dead following Friday's crash, with a further 14 seriously injured. (Sky News) Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond describes the ...
Politics and elections Croatian constitutional referendum, 2013: Voters in Croatia go to the polls for a referendum on a proposal to outlaw same-sex marriage with 65 per cent voting yes. (Sky News) Science and technology Comet ISON breaks up into a cloud of debris after skimming the Sun. (NBC) China launches the Chang'e 3 lunar probe incorporating a robotic lander and Jade Rabbit rover ...
9,907 wildfires burned at least 601,625 acres (2,434.69 km 2) of land in the state of California during 2013. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The wildfires injured at least 125 people and killed at least 1. They also caused over $218.15 million (2013 USD) in damage. [ 2 ]