< Portal:Current events
August 7, 2013 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Syrian civil war:
- The Syrian Army launches a large missile on the southern Damascus neighborhood of Yarmouk, largely inhabited by Palestinian refugees. (Now Lebanon)
- Six suspect Al-Qaeda militants are killed in a drone strike in Southern Yemen. (Reuters)
- Yemen authorities foil an Al-Qaeda plot to blow up the oil pipelines and seize some of the country's main ports. (BBC) (Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty)
- Four Israeli soldiers are wounded by a landmine near the Lebanese border. (Al Jazeera) (Xinhua) (The Times of Israel)
- One person is killed and 62 are injured in clashes between supporters and opponents of ousted President Mohamed Morsi (Xinhua)
- A bombing in a market in Karachi, Pakistan, kills eleven people, mostly teenagers. (Reuters)
Business and economy
- President Barack Obama affirms that the US will attend the upcoming G-20 meeting, despite differences with the Russian government and the cancellation of bilateral talks between Obama and President Putin. (BBC)
- Bank of England governor Mark Carney says the Bank will not consider raising United Kingdom interest rates until the unemployment rate has fallen to 7% or below. (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
- A large fire breaks out at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. (BBC)
International relations
- North Korea and South Korea agree to resume talks on reopening the Kaesong industrial zone. (BBC) (Sky News)
Politics
- The Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Jiří Rusnok announces his resignation after his caretaker government loses a vote of confidence. (China Daily)
- Portugal's treasury secretary Joaquim Pais Jorge resigns after media reports and opposition politicians questioned his previous role at Citigroup. (Reuters)
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