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August 24, 2012 (Friday)

Armed conflict and attacks

Syrian civil war:
- Three people, including a 28-year-old anti-Assad sheikh, are killed in combat between pro-Assad and anti-Assad groups in the Lebanese city of Tripoli. (AFP via Yahoo! News)
- Syriaonline.sy reminds of the fate of captured Syrian TV journalist Mohammed al-Saeed. (Syria Online)
War on terror:
- Afghanistan: Insurgents kill four men including three soldiers in the Afghan Army in Paktia Province. (AP via ABC News)^{[permanent dead link]}
- Pakistan: A drone attack conducted by the United States kills 18 alleged Taliban militants in North Waziristan. (USA Today)

Disasters

Typhoon Tembin makes landfall on Taiwan. (AP via Yahoo! News)
Tropical Storm Isaac hits the island of Hispaniola containing Haiti and the Dominican Republic. A hurricane watch threat level is set for Haiti. (BBC) (NHC)
Heavy monsoon rain and floods kill 26 people in Pakistan. (Daily Times)
The newly-built Yangmingtan Bridge in Harbin City in China collapses, killing three and injuring five people. (BBC)

International relations

The House of Representatives of Japan passes a resolution criticising the President of South Korea Lee Myung-bak's recent visit to the disputed Liancourt Rocks. (Kyodo News)

Law and crime

Two U.S. government employees are ambushed and wounded by gunshots near Huitzilac, Morelos, by Mexican Federal Police officers. Details are still unclear. (BBC News)
A court in Oslo, Norway, deems Anders Behring Breivik sane and sentences him to 21 years' imprisonment for intentionally killing 77 people in two terror attacks in July 2011. (BBC)
A South Korean court rules that Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics infringed each other's patents on mobile computing technology. (The Wall Street Journal)
A jury in the U.S. state of California rules that Samsung Electronics owes Apple Inc. over US$1 billion for patent infringement. (Gizmodo)
The High Court of Australia quashes the conviction of former Bundaberg, Queensland surgeon Jayant Patel on manslaughter charges due to a miscarriage of justice with a fresh trial to be held. (The Australian)
A gunman shoots and kills a former coworker near the Empire State Building in New York City. Following the initial shooting, police kill the gunman, and nine other people are wounded. (CNN)
The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, in the case Sony BMG v. Tenenbaum, awards Sony BMG US$675,000 in statutory damages against Joel Tenenbaum, who shared 30 MP3 files through the defunct Kazaa network. (Decrypted Tech)
A court in Romania, at the request of the Romanian Intelligence Service, expels 8 Palestinians suspected of being involved with Hamas and Hezbollah. (Antena 3)

Politics and elections

Mir-Hossein Mousavi, leader of the Iranian opposition and former Prime Minister, returns home from a hospital after a heart attack. (Tabnak)

Sports

The United States Anti-Doping Agency says it will ban former professional road racing cyclist Lance Armstrong for life and recommend he be stripped of his record seven Tour de France titles. (The Washington Post)

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 ;Armed conflict and attacks
 *[[Syrian civil war]]:
-**Three people, including a 28-year-old anti-Assad [[sheikh]], are killed in [[2011-2012 sectarian conflict in Lebanon|combat]] between [[Syria|pro-Assad]] and [[Syrian opposition|anti-Assad]] groups in the [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] city of [[Tripoli, Lebanon|Tripoli]]. [http://news.yahoo.com/sunni-sheikh-killed-north-lebanon-clashes-060459040.html (AFP via Yahoo! News)]
+**Three people, including a 28-year-old anti-Assad [[sheikh]], are killed in [[2011-2012 sectarian conflict in Lebanon|combat]] between [[Syria|pro-Assad]] and [[Syrian opposition|anti-Assad]] groups in the [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] city of [[Tripoli, Lebanon|Tripoli]]. [https://news.yahoo.com/sunni-sheikh-killed-north-lebanon-clashes-060459040.html (AFP via Yahoo! News)]
+**Syriaonline.sy reminds of the fate of captured Syrian TV journalist [[Al-Nusra Front to Protect the Levant|Mohammed al-Saeed]]. [http://www.syriaonline.sy/?f=Details&pageid=3306&catid=21 (Syria Online)]
 *[[War on Terror|War on terror]]:
-**[[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|Afghanistan]]: [[Taliban insurgency|Insurgents]] kill four men including three soldiers in the [[Afghan National Army|Afghan Army]] in [[Paktia Province]]. [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/police-insurgents-kidnap-kill-afghan-soldiers-17070410#.UDcaqqMsBx4 (AP via ABC News)]
+**[[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|Afghanistan]]: [[Taliban insurgency|Insurgents]] kill four men including three soldiers in the [[Afghan National Army|Afghan Army]] in [[Paktia Province]]. [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/police-insurgents-kidnap-kill-afghan-soldiers-17070410#.UDcaqqMsBx4 (AP via ABC News)]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
-**[[War in North-West Pakistan|Pakistan]]: A [[Drone attacks in Pakistan|drone attack]] [[Extrajudicial killing|conducted by the United States kills 18 alleged]] [[Taliban insurgency|Taliban militants]] in [[North Waziristan|North Waziristan]]. [http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-08-24/pakistan-drone/57267080/1 (''USA Today'')]
+**[[War in North-West Pakistan|Pakistan]]: A [[Drone attacks in Pakistan|drone attack]] [[Extrajudicial killing|conducted]] by the United States kills 18 alleged [[Taliban insurgency|Taliban militants]] in [[North Waziristan]]. [https://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-08-24/pakistan-drone/57267080/1 (''USA Today'')]
 ;Disasters
-*[[Typhoon Tembin (2012)|Typhoon Tembin]] makes landfall on [[Taiwan]]. [http://news.yahoo.com/typhoon-batters-southern-taiwan-winds-rain-012101246.html (AP via Yahoo! News)]
+*[[Typhoon Tembin (2012)|Typhoon Tembin]] makes landfall on [[Taiwan]]. [https://news.yahoo.com/typhoon-batters-southern-taiwan-winds-rain-012101246.html (AP via Yahoo! News)]
-*[[Tropical Storm Isaac (2012)|Tropical Storm Isaac]] hits the island of [[Hispaniola]] containing [[Haiti]] and the [[Dominican Republic]]. A hurricane watch threat level is set for [[Haiti]]. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19365052#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa (BBC)] [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT4+shtml/ (NHC)]
+*[[Tropical Storm Isaac (2012)|Tropical Storm Isaac]] hits the island of [[Hispaniola]] containing [[Haiti]] and the [[Dominican Republic]]. A hurricane watch threat level is set for [[Haiti]]. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19365052#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa (BBC)] [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT4+shtml/ (NHC)]
 *Heavy [[monsoon]] rain and [[flood]]s kill 26 people in [[Pakistan]]. [http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2012\08\24\story_24-8-2012_pg1_2 (''Daily Times'')]
-*The newly-built Yangmingtan Bridge in [[Harbin City]] in [[China]] collapses, killing three and injuring five people. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-19365154 (BBC)]
+*The newly-built [[Yangmingtan Bridge]] in [[Harbin City]] in [[China]] collapses, killing three and injuring five people. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-19365154 (BBC)]
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 ;Law and crime
-*Two U.S. government employees were ambushed and wounded by gunshots in [[Mexico City]] by unknown assailants. [http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Two-U-S-government-employees-injured-in-Mexico-3813200.php (Houston Chronicle)]
+*Two U.S. government employees are ambushed and wounded by gunshots near [[Huitzilac, Morelos]], by [[Mexican Federal Police]] officers. Details are still unclear. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19372427 (BBC News)]
-*A court in [[Oslo, Norway]], deems [[Anders Behring Breivik]] sane and sentences Breivik to 21 years' imprisonment for intentionally [[2011 Norway attacks|killing 77 people in two terror attacks]] in July 2011. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19365616 (BBC)]
+*A court in [[Oslo, Norway]], deems [[Anders Behring Breivik]] sane and sentences him to 21 years' imprisonment for intentionally [[2011 Norway attacks|killing 77 people in two terror attacks]] in July 2011. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19365616 (BBC)]
 *A [[South Korea]]n court rules that [[Apple Inc.]] and [[Samsung Electronics]] infringed each other's patents on mobile computing technology. [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444812704577608242792921450.html (''The Wall Street Journal'')]
+*A jury in the U.S. state of [[California]] rules that [[Samsung Electronics]] owes [[Apple Inc.]] over US$1 billion for patent infringement. [https://gizmodo.com/5937781/samsung-owes-apple-105-billion-in-damages-so-far (Gizmodo)]
 *The [[High Court of Australia]] quashes the conviction of former [[Bundaberg, Queensland]] surgeon [[Jayant Patel]] on [[manslaughter]] charges due to a miscarriage of justice with a fresh trial to be held. [http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/patel/story-e6frg6n6-1226457333848 (''The Australian'')]
-*A gunman [[2012 Empire State Building shooting|kills]] a former co-worker before [[2012 Empire State Building shooting|exchanging gunfire]] [[New York Police Department|with the police]] in front of the [[Empire State Building]] in [[New York City]], wounding eight people; the perpetrator is shot dead by police. [http://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/24/justice/new-york-empire-state/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 (CNN)]
+*A gunman shoots and [[2012 Empire State Building shooting|kills]] a former coworker near the [[Empire State Building]] in [[New York City]]. Following the initial shooting, police kill the gunman, and nine other people are wounded. [http://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/24/justice/new-york-empire-state/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 (CNN)]
-*A U.S. court maintains that [[Joel Tenenbaum]], who shared 30 MP3 files through the defunct [[Kazaa]] network, has to pay a fine of 675,000 US$. [http://www.decryptedtech.com/news/joel-tenenbaum-675000-dollar-fine-upheld-in-latest-round-with-the-riaa (Decrypted Tech)]
+*The [[U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts]], in the case ''[[Sony BMG v. Tenenbaum]]'', awards Sony BMG  US$675,000 in statutory damages against Joel Tenenbaum, who shared 30 MP3 files through the defunct [[Kazaa]] network. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120830191539/http://www.decryptedtech.com/news/joel-tenenbaum-675000-dollar-fine-upheld-in-latest-round-with-the-riaa (Decrypted Tech)]
+*A court in [[Romania]], at the request of the [[Romanian Intelligence Service]], expels 8 [[Palestinian people|Palestinians]] suspected of being involved with [[Hamas]] and [[Hezbollah]]. [http://www.antena3.ro/romania/opt-persoane-acuzate-de-terorism-prinse-in-romania-sri-cere-declararea-lor-ca-indezirabile-181362.html (Antena 3)]
 ;Politics and elections
-*[[Mir-Hossein Mousavi]], [[Iranian reform movement|leader]] of the [[Iranian Green Movement|Iranian opposition]] and former [[Prime Minister of Iran|Prime Minister]], returns home from hospital after a heart attack. [http://www.tabnak.ir/fa/news/267311/حال-میر-حسین-موسوی-مساعد-است (Tabnak)]
+*[[Mir-Hossein Mousavi]], [[Iranian reform movement|leader]] of the [[Iranian Green Movement|Iranian opposition]] and former [[Prime Minister of Iran|Prime Minister]], returns home from a hospital after a heart attack. [http://www.tabnak.ir/fa/news/267311/حال-میر-حسین-موسوی-مساعد-است (Tabnak)]
 ;Sports
-*The [[United States Anti-Doping Agency]] says it will ban former professional [[road bicycle racing|road racing cyclist]] [[Lance Armstrong]] for life and recommend he be stripped of his record seven [[Tour de France]] titles. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/othersports/lance-armstrong-faces-lifetime-ban-from-usada-tour-de-france-titles-in-jeopardy/2012/08/24/053a2320-ed98-11e1-9ddc-340d5efb1e9c_story.html (''The Washington Post'')]
+*The [[United States Anti-Doping Agency]] says it will ban former professional [[road bicycle racing|road racing cyclist]] [[Lance Armstrong]] for life and recommend he be stripped of his record seven [[Tour de France]] titles. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/othersports/lance-armstrong-faces-lifetime-ban-from-usada-tour-de-france-titles-in-jeopardy/2012/08/24/053a2320-ed98-11e1-9ddc-340d5efb1e9c_story.html (''The Washington Post'')]
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