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In sports car racing, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, won by Tom Kristensen, Allan McNish and Loïc Duval, is marred by the death of Allan Simonsen.
Flooding in Alberta, Canada, results in at least three deaths and the evacuation of thousands (central Calgary pictured).
Flash floods and landslides in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh in India kill more than 1000 people and traps more than 20,000.
In basketball, the Miami Heat defeat the San Antonio Spurs to win the NBA Finals.
Smoke from slash-and-burn cultivation in Indonesia causes the worst haze ever recorded in Singapore.
Protests, initially against rising public transportation fares, intensify across Brazil, with demonstrations in dozens of cities.

Recent deaths: James Gandolfini – Slim Whitman

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June 24, 2013 (Monday)

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Syrian civil war spillover in Lebanon:
- Clashes between the Lebanese Army and supporters of the Salafist cleric Ahmed Al-Assir continue for a second day around the Ain el-Hilweh camp near Sidon. The government reports at least 15 soldiers killed and 38 others injured in the violence, as it promises crack down on ethnic strife across the country. (Al Jazeera)
Israeli Air Force planes attack the Gaza Strip after two rockets were fired into southern Israel on Sunday night. (BBC) (The Times of Israel)

Disasters and accidents

2013 North India floods:
- North India braces for more rain in what is believed to be the worst monsoon season in 50 years. (BBC)

Law and Crime

The U.S. Supreme Court decides Fisher v. University of Texas, tightening constitutional scrutiny of the consideration of race in the college admissions process. (Opinion)
A former policeman reveals a vast Special Demonstration Squad operation to spy on and smear murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence, his family, campaigners bothered by Lawrence's questionable death and the friend who witnessed it. (The Journal) (The Guardian)
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is found guilty of abusing his power and having sex with an underage prostitute, and is sentenced to seven years in prison. (CNN)

International relations

Edward Snowden, seeking asylum from Ecuador, successfully evades the glare of international media. (Reuters) (The Guardian)

June 24, 2013 Wikinews articles

Toowoomba, Brisbane City take out Roller Derby wins on Australia's Sunshine Coast

June 23, 2013 (Sunday)

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Syrian civil war spillover in Lebanon:
- Six Lebanese Army soldiers are killed and several others injured in clashes at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Sidon. (Al Jazeera)
Gunmen storm a hotel in Northern Pakistan, killing nine tourists and a Pakistani tour guide. (BBC)
16 people are killed and more than 20 others wounded in tribal violence in Kenya. (Muscatine Journal)
2013 protests in Brazil: Police again fire tear gas at demonstrators participating in nationwide protests across Brazil. (The Guardian)
Al-Qaeda-linked gunmen kidnap two sisters working on a film in the Philippines (Sky News)

Arts and culture

Several places in North Korea are named as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. (ABC)

Disasters and accidents

2013 North India floods:
- The death toll from the disaster soars to more than 6,500, as units of the Indian Army struggle to reach thousands of people stranded in country's northwest. (Al Jazeera)
At least 18 Romanians were killed and 32 were injured after a bus crash, in Montenegro. (Huffington Post)

International relations

After a failed U.S. extradition request Hong Kong says does not fully comply with the law, U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden leaves Hong Kong for Moscow. (Al Jazeera) (The Guardian)

Politics and elections

Voters in Albania go to the polls for a parliamentary election. Activist Gjon Pjeter Gjoni is shot dead and three other people are wounded in a shoot out near a polling station in the town of Laç. (Al Jazeera) (BBC), (AFP via Yahoo New Zealand)
Mahmoud Abbas, the President of the Palestinian National Authority, accepts the resignation of Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah who had offered his resignation on Thursday. (Reuters)
Nelson Mandela, former President of South Africa, is in a critical condition after his lung infection takes a turn for the worse. (ABC News)

Sport

In cricket, India narrowly defeats England by 5 runs to win the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy at Edgbaston Cricket Ground in the English city of Birmingham. (AFP via Yahoo! Sports Australia)
American daredevil Nik Wallenda becomes the first person to complete a high wire walk across a Little Colorado River Gorge near the Grand Canyon. (Canadian Press via CBC)

June 23, 2013 Wikinews articles

Questions raised over Mosquito device ahead of New South Wales trial

June 22, 2013 (Saturday)

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2013 protests in Turkey:
- Police use water cannon, tear gas and rubber bullets on thousands of civilians gathered in Istanbul's Taksim Square for a memorial to the 4 protestors killed in previous days. (The Guardian)
Syrian Civil War:
- The Friends of Syria Group agrees to give urgent assistance to the rebels. (Reuters)

Arts and culture

Mount Fuji is named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. (The Japan Times)

Business and economics

100,000 workers and unemployed march against record unemployment in Rome, the first major demonstration since Enrico Letta's government took power earlier this year. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

100,000 residents are displaced on the third day of flooding in Alberta. (CBC)
The worst flooding in 20 years affects the Canterbury Region of New Zealand, with the towns of Leeston and Lyttelton amongst the worst affected. (3 News)
Two die in a plane crash in Dayton, Ohio. (whiotv.com)

Politics and elections

A petition about pardoning Edward Snowden reaches 100,000 signatures. (The Daily Dot)
U.S. president Barack Obama is accused of anti-Catholicism at home and in Northern Ireland for his remarks on Protestant and Catholic segregation of schools while visiting for the G8 summit earlier this week. (Irish Central)

Science and technology

2013 Korean crisis: Anonymous claims that it managed to steal military documents from North Korea. The documents are due to be released on 25 June, the anniversary of the start of the Korean War. (The Diplomat)

Sport

In car racing, Tom Kristensen, Allan McNish, and Loïc Duval in an Audi win the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans, while Danish driver Allan Simonsen dies from injuries suffered when his car leaves the track at high speed and crashes. (The Guardian) (Speed Channel)

June 22, 2013 Wikinews articles

June 21, 2013 (Friday)

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A suicide bomber kills 15 and injures 20 in a Shi'ite mosque in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar. (Bangkok Post)
A Jewish Israeli man is shot dead near Jerusalem's Western Wall after a guard mistakes him for a Palestinian militant after hearing him shout "Allahu Akbar". (BBC)
A gunman opens fire at a law firm and a Walmart in Greenville, North Carolina, U.S., injuring four people. The gunman is later shot by the police and brought into custody after being wounded. (USA Today) (CBS News)

Business and economy

The People's Bank of China intervenes to alleviate a cash crunch as it continues to act to reduce over-leveraging in the People's Republic of China. (Financial Times)

Disasters and accidents

2013 Riga Castle fire:
- Latvian authorities say the overnight fire has extensively damaged Riga Castle, the medieval fortress that houses the Baltic nation's National History Museum, and presidental residence. (EuroNews)
- Latvian President Andris Bērziņš describes the fire as a "national disaster" during a morning visit to inspect the damage. (Russia Today)
A three-story building collapses in the Indian town of Mumbra in Maharashtra state, with at least two deaths and many people reported trapped. (IBN Live), (Hindustan Times)
2013 North India floods: Nearly 14,000 people are believed to be missing in Uttarakhand state, with another 60,000 stranded and 150 killed. (NDTV)
75,000 people are evacuated from their homes during flooding in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (CNN)

Health

Taiwan reports the first human case of the H6N1 virus. (Focus Taiwan)

Law and crime

Edward Snowden is charged by the United States with espionage. (The Washington Post)

June 21, 2013 Wikinews articles

Scientists create micro-battery using 3D printing

June 20, 2013 (Thursday)

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Israeli–Palestinian conflict: The Committee on the Rights of the Child accuses Israeli soldiers of torturing Palestinian children and using them as human shields. (Reuters)

Business and economics

Instagram announces that users will be able to upload videos to the service. (ABC News)
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 record their worst day of 2013, with the Dow Jones dropping 353 points (2.3 percent) and S&P 500 dropping 2.5 percent. (CNNMoney)

Disasters and accidents

Riga Castle fire: A major fire breaks out at the Riga Castle, the Latvian presidential palace. (BBC)
2013 Atlantic hurricane season: Tropical Storm Barry is due to make landfall in the Mexican state of Veracruz bringing heavy rain and the risk of flooding. (AccuWeather)
2013 North India floods: Bad weather hampers rescue efforts in Uttarakhand state where nearly 150 people have died. (BBC News)
2013 Southeast Asian haze: Haze from Indonesian forest fires in Sumatra increase air pollution in Singapore and Malaysia to hazardous levels. (AP)
Two people have died in an explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec, Canada. (CBC)
New Zealand's South Island is lashed by wild weather. Dunedin and Christchurch have roads cut off and flights cancelled as conditions worsen. Heavy snow and flooding is reported in parts of Canterbury, Otago and Southland. (Stuff NZ)

Law and crime

Argentinian football star Lionel Messi and his father are summoned to appear before a Spanish court on tax charges in September. (News Limited)

Sport

In basketball, the Miami Heat defeat the San Antonio Spurs to win the NBA Finals 4–3, successfully defending their title from last season. Season MVP LeBron James is named Finals MVP for the second straight year. (AP via ESPN)
Alexander Georgiev wins the 2013 Draughts World Championship.
In football, Abby Wambach of the USA breaks the international record for career goals by scoring four goals against South Korea in a friendly match played in Harrison, New Jersey. Wambach's career total stands at 160, passing the 158 of fellow American Mia Hamm. (AP via Yahoo News Canada)

June 20, 2013 Wikinews articles

Two divers' bodies found in Scapa Flow, Scotland

June 19, 2013 (Wednesday)

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Nigerian Sharia conflict:
- Boko Haram gunmen kill nine children in an attack on a school in Maiduguri. (BBC)
War in Somalia:
- An al-Shabaab-led assault on the UNDP base in Mogadishu leaves 22 dead, including militants, security personnel, and civilians. (Reuters)
Armed bandits and robbers riding motorbikes kill 48 people in Nigeria's Zamfara State. (BBC), (Ventura County Star)

Arts and culture

American actor James Gandolfini, best known for portraying Tony Soprano in The Sopranos, dies of a heart attack at the age of 51. (ABC News)

Disasters and accidents

The Indian Army is deployed to help rescue people in the flood-hit northern states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, where the number of confirmed deaths has reached 130. (BBC)
A man is killed and more than 6,000 people are evacuated following an explosion at an arms depot in the Samara Oblast in central Russia. (Sky News)
Flash flooding in southwest France claims two victims and causes the shrine at Lourdes to be closed. (AFP via Channel News Asia)

Law and crime

Nigel Evans, Deputy Speaker of the UK House of Commons, is arrested on suspicion of three counts of indecent assault. (BBC)
An Italian court rejects an appeal by former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi against his conviction for tax fraud. (The Telegraph)
An Italian court convicts fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana of tax evasion, giving them suspended sentences and heavy fines. (Reuters via The Globe and Mail)

Science and technology

After receiving negative feedback, Microsoft decides to change many features of its upcoming Xbox One. (Xbox Wire)
Alaska has a record breaking heat wave.(NBC)

June 19, 2013 Wikinews articles

June 18, 2013 (Tuesday)

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Several Mozambican soldiers are killed following an attack on an armoury in Dondo, Mozambique. (BBC)
War in Afghanistan (2001–present):
- A bomb explodes in the Afghan capital of Kabul killing three people and wounding six. (BBC)
- Four United States troops are killed near Bagram Airfield. (AP via News 9)
Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal):
- Twin suicide bombings kill 31 and wound another 60 in al-Qahira, Baghdad. (BBC)
War in North-West Pakistan:
- A suicide blast kills 27 and wounds over 30 others at a funeral in Sher Garh, Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Al Jazeera)
Nigerian Sharia conflict:
- Seven students and two teachers are killed in a suspected Boko Haram attack on a secondary school in Damaturu, Nigeria. (allAfrica)
The Malian government and Tuareg rebels sign a ceasefire agreement. (Xinhua)

Arts and culture

President of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan announces a N3 billion fund to "intervene" in Nollywood. (allAfrica)
American journalist Michael Hastings dies in a car crash at age 33. (USA Today)

Business and economics

Boeing launches the biggest version of its Dreamliner plane, the 787-10, at the Paris Air Show with over 100 orders worth about US$30 billion. (AFP vis News24)
The Indian Rupee falls to a new record low against the US dollar. (Business Standard)
Chrysler agrees to recall 1.56 million Jeeps in the United States. (USA Today)

Disasters

2013 North India floods:
- The death toll from several days of heavy rain, flooding, and landslides in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and Himachal Pradesh, hits 99. (Times of India)
- More than 73,000 religious pilgrims and 1,700 tourists are stranded. (Times of India)

International relations

The Malian government announces it has reached an agreement with the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad that allows the Malian Army to return to Kidal in anticipation of upcoming elections. (Al Jazeera), (AP via Washington Post)
The G8 summit ends with the nations agreeing to a "7-point plan" for peace in Syria. (ABC Online)
Ethiopia and Egypt meet to work out a disagreement over Ethiopia's diversion of the Nile River to build the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. (VOA)

Law and crime

Australian Football League player Stephen Milne of the St Kilda Football Club is charged with four counts of rape dating from 2004. (Sydney Morning Herald)
98-year-old László Csatáry is charged in Hungary and Slovakia with participation in Nazi war crimes. (BBC)
The Eiffel Tower is evacuated for two hours after a man threatens to throw himself off, in the latest of a string of suicide bids from the Paris landmark. (AFP via News24)
Russian smugglers carrying 213 bear paws are arrested in China. (Global Times)

Politics and elections

A Greek court decrees that ERT can resume transmission, following a truncation of broadcast due to direct order from Antonis Samaras. (BBC)
As many as 200,000 people march through Brazil's cities, with protestors having scaled the National Congress in Brasilia. (BBC)
U.S. government surveillance programs (including PRISM):
- Several Federal officials, including National Security Agency (NSA) Director Keith Alexander, testify at a hearing held by the U.S. House Intelligence Committee over government surveillance programs whose existence was leaked earlier this month. (CNN)
- The NSA states its surveillance efforts have stopped more than 50 terror plots. (Fox News)
Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum resigns following fraud and corruption charges; he had replaced Gérald Tremblay who resigned because of similar allegations. (CBC)
Russia's Duma unanimously passes a law banning foreign same-sex couples from adopting Russian children. (Fox News)

Science and Technology

Huawei unveils the world's slimmest smartphone, the Ascend P6. (BBC)
Tianhe-2 is named the world's fastest supercomputer per the TOP500. (China Daily)
New data suggests that as many as 280 previously unknown craters exist on The Moon. (International Business Times)
A news study finds that chickens possess numeracy skills and self-control. (Herald Sun)

Sports

Iran, South Korea and Australia qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. (BBC Sport)
In tennis, five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams announces she will skip the 2013 event. (ESPN)

June 18, 2013 Wikinews articles

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Recent deaths
June 23: Bobby Bland 22: Allan Simonsen 20: Jeffrey Smart 19: Vince Flynn 19: James Gandolfini 19: Michael Hodgman 19: Gyula Horn 19: Slim Whitman 18: Michael Hastings 18: David Wall 17: James Holshouser 16: Bernard Sahlins 16: Kenneth G. Wilson 15: Dennis O'Rourke 15: Syd Young 14: Gene Mako 13: Edmund D. Pellegrino 12: Scott Winkler 12: Jiroemon Kimura 12: Jason Leffler 11: Kristians Pelss 11: Miller Barber 11: Henry Cecil 11: Robert Fogel 11: Stephen Porter 11: Vidya Charan Shukla 10: Barbara Vucanovich 9: Iain Banks 9: Niels Diffrient 8: Yoram Kaniuk 7: Pierre Mauroy 7: Richard Ramirez 6: Jerome Karle 6: Esther Williams 6: Tom Sharpe 6: Maxine Stuart 5: Ruairí Ó Brádaigh 4: Joey Covington 3: Will D. Campbell 3: Deacon Jones 3: Farid Khan 3: Jiah Khan 3: Frank Lautenberg 2: Chen Xitong 2: Mandawuy Yunupingu edit sidebar

Ongoing conflicts
Global War on Terror Terrorist incidents Operation Active Endeavour Operation Enduring Freedom War on Drugs Africa Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Maghreb insurgency OEF - Horn of Africa OEF - Trans Sahara DR Congo: M23 rebellion Egypt Egyptian protests Libya: Libyan factional fighting Nigeria: Nigerian Sharia conflict Niger Delta conflict Somalia: Civil War Sudan and South Sudan: Sudan internal conflict South Sudan internal conflict Americas Colombian conflict Mexican Drug War Asia Afghanistan War: Military operations Taliban insurgency Pakistan: North-West War Sectarian violence India: Naxalite–Maoist insurgency Islamic insurgency in the Philippines: Operation Enduring Freedom – Philippines Korea: Korean maritime border conflict Southeast Asia: Cambodian–Thai border dispute Kachin conflict Papua conflict South Thailand insurgency Territorial disputes in the South China Sea Europe North Caucasus insurgency War in Ingushetia Dissident Irish Republican campaign Middle East Arab–Israeli conflict Gaza–Israel conflict Israeli–Palestinian conflict Israeli–Lebanese conflict Israel–Iran proxy conflict Iraqi insurgency Kurdistan: Kurdish–Iranian conflict Syrian civil war Yemen: al-Qaeda crackdown South Yemen insurgency Shia insurgency edit sidebar

Elections
Recent: May 5: Malaysia, General 11: Pakistan, General 12: Bulgaria, Parliament 13: Philippines, House of Representatives, Senate (one half) 26: Equatorial Guinea, Parliament Recent: June 14: Iran, President, Local Upcoming: June 23: Albania, Parliament 26: Mongolia, President edit sidebar

Trials
Recently concluded Canada: Michael Rafferty Croatia: Ivo Sanader Egypt: Hosni Mubarak, Alaa Mubarak, Gamal Mubarak Germany: Breno Borges Indonesia: Abu Bakar Bashir Italy: Silvio Berlusconi Netherlands: Ante Gotovina (ICTY), Mladen Markač (ICTY), Momčilo Perišić (ICTY) Norway: Anders Behring Breivik Russia: Leonid Khabarov, Vladimir Kvachkov, Pussy Riot Sierra Leone: Charles Taylor (SCFSL) South Africa: Chris Mahlangu Ukraine: Yulia Tymoshenko United Kingdom: Levi Bellfield, Robert Black, Vincent Tabak, Ali Dizaei, Antoni Imiela, Brian Regan, Donna Air, Ched Evans, Clayton McDonald, Titus Bramble, Dan Penteado, John Terry, Iftikhar and Farzana Ahmed, Asil Nadir, Justin Lee Collins, Kweku Adoboli, Tony McCluskie, Kevin Hutchinson-Foster, Chris Huhne, Nicola Edgington, Vicky Pryce, Derek Rose, Mick Philpott, Mairead Philpott, Paul Mosley, Kevin Liverpool, Junior Bradshaw, Aggro Santos, Stuart Hall, Stuart Hazell, Mark Bridger, Andrew Lancel, Dale Cregan United States: Noshir Gowadia, Buju Banton, Barry Bonds, Raj Rajaratnam, Casey Anthony, Conrad Murray, George Huguely, Allen Stanford, Roger Clemens, Jerry Sandusky, Jared Lee Loughner, Lauryn Hill, Kermit Gosnell Ongoing Cambodia: Khmer Rouge Tribunal Canada: Luka Magnotta China: Organized crime in Chongqing France: Church of Scientology Germany: Beate Zschape Iraq: Supreme Criminal Tribunal Malaysia: Anwar Ibrahim Netherlands: Thomas Lubanga (ICC), Radovan Karadžić (ICTY), Ratko Mladic (ICTY) Palau: Tommy Remengesau Philippines: Andal Ampatuan, Jr., Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Russia: Platon Lebedev South Africa: Oscar Pistorius Sudan: Lubna al-Hussein Thailand: Thaksin Shinawatra Turkey: Ergenekon network, Kenan Evren United Kingdom: Koo Stark, Liam Adams United States: Jodi Arias, Bradley Manning, Robert Bales, George Zimmerman Upcoming Czech Republic: Václav Klaus France: Éric Raoult Libya: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi Ivory Coast: Laurent Gbagbo South Africa: Oscar Pistorius United Kingdom: Dane Bowers, Max Clifford, Rebekah Brooks, Andy Coulson, Ian Watkins, Neville Neville United States: Nidal Malik Hasan, Javaris Crittenton, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Peter Madoff, Christian Gerhartsreiter, Crystal Mangum, Dylan Quick, Richie Farmer, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, James Eagan Holmes, Ariel Castro edit sidebar

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