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August 9, 2013 (Friday)

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Armed conflict and attacks

An American drone strike kills five suspected Al Qaeda terrorists in eastern Yemen. (Reuters)
The United States withdraws diplomats from its consulate in the Pakistani city of Lahore due to terrorist threats. (CNN)
Gunmen open fire at a Sunni mosque in the city of Quetta killing at least eight people and injuring 24. (Al Jazeera)
Two Turkish Airlines pilots are abducted by a previously unknown Shiite militia, Zuwwar al-Imam Rida, in Beirut, Lebanon. (BBC News)
An Israeli drone strike coordinated with the Egyptian Army kills five suspected Al Qaeda militants in the Sinai Peninsula. (AP via ABC News)
Clashes erupted between two communities after Eid prayers, in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, India, leaving two dead and several other injured. (The Hindu)

Disasters and accidents

Taiwan's Control Yuan investigatory agency reports that the Taiwan Power Company's Jinshan Nuclear Power Plant has been leaking radioactive water for three years. (Reuters)
Three people are missing after a Rockwell Turbo Commander turboprop plane crashes into two homes in East Haven, Connecticut, United States. (NBC News)
An Ethiopian Air Force cargo plane carrying ammunition for international forces fighting Islamist militants in Somalia crashes and catches fire on landing at the Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu, killing four of the six crewmembers. (BBC News), (Xinhua)

Law and crime

Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who was convicted for the 1985 murder of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Enrique Camarena, is ordered released from prison. (The Guardian)
Liu Tienan, the deputy head of China's National Development and Reform Commission, is expelled from the Communist Party for corruption. (BBC)
A 31-year-old Florida man kills his wife and posts a picture of her corpse with a confession onto Facebook. The picture is removed and the man is arrested. (CNN)

Politics and elections

President Boni Yayi of Benin dismisses his entire Cabinet. (Reuters)
Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change files papers with the Constitutional Court in Harare arguing that the recent elections be annulled because of widespread allegations of illegalities and intimidation of voters by Robert Mugabe's ZANU–PF party. (Reuters via News24)

Sports

At the FIBA Asia Championship, the Chinese Taipei national basketball team knocks defending champion China out during a quarterfinal match. (Yahoo! Sports)

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 ;Armed conflict and attacks
-*A drone kills five suspected [[Al Qaeda]] terrorists in eastern [[Yemen]]. [http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/08/09/uk-yemen-drones-qaeda-idUKBRE9780W520130809 (Reuters)]
+*An American drone strike kills five suspected [[Al Qaeda]] terrorists in eastern [[Yemen]]. [http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/08/09/uk-yemen-drones-qaeda-idUKBRE9780W520130809 (Reuters)]
-*The [[United States]] withdraws [[diplomat]]s from its consulate in the [[Pakistan]]i city of [[Lahore]] due to terrorist threats. [http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/08/world/asia/pakistan-us-consulate-evacuated/?hpt=hp_t1 (CNN)]
+*The [[United States]] withdraws diplomats from its consulate in the [[Pakistan]]i city of [[Lahore]] due to terrorist threats. [http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/08/world/asia/pakistan-us-consulate-evacuated/?hpt=hp_t1 (CNN)]
-*Gunmen open fire at a [[Sunni]] [[mosque]] in the city of [[Quetta]] [[9 August 2013 Quetta shooting|killing at least eight people and injuring 24]]. [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2013/08/201388112836903870.html (Al-Jazeera)]
+*[[9 August 2013 Quetta shooting|Gunmen open fire]] at a [[Sunni]] mosque in the city of [[Quetta]] killing at least eight people and injuring 24. [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2013/08/201388112836903870.html (Al Jazeera)]
-*Two pilots of [[Turkish Airlines|the Turkish Airlines]] are abducted by a previously unknown [[Shiite]] group, [[Zuwwar al-Imam Rida]], in [[Beirut]], [[Lebanon]]. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23629301 (BBC)]
+*Two [[Turkish Airlines]] pilots are abducted by a previously unknown [[Shiite]] militia, Zuwwar al-Imam Rida, in [[Beirut]], [[Lebanon]]. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23629301 (BBC News)]
-*An [[Israel|Israeli]] drone strike carried out with the Egyptian Army kills five suspected [[Al Qaeda]] militants in the [[Sinai Peninsula]]. [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/officials-israeli-drone-strike-kills-egypt-19915788 (AP via ABC News)]
+*An [[Israel]]i drone strike coordinated with the [[Egyptian Army]] kills five suspected [[Al Qaeda]] militants in the [[Sinai Peninsula]]. [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/officials-israeli-drone-strike-kills-egypt-19915788 (AP via ABC News)]
-*[[Kishtwar clashes|Clashes]] erupted between two communities after Eid prayers, in the [[Kishtwar]] district of [[Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]], leaving two dead and several other injured.[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/curfew-in-kishtwar-as-riot-toll-rises-to-two/article5009062.ece?homepage=true (Hindu)]
+*[[Kishtwar clashes|Clashes erupted between two communities]] after [[Eid al-Fitr|Eid]] prayers, in the [[Kishtwar]] district of [[Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]], leaving two dead and several other injured. [http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/curfew-in-kishtwar-as-riot-toll-rises-to-two/article5009062.ece?homepage=true (''The Hindu'')]
 ;Disasters and accidents
-*[[Taiwan]]'s [[Control Yuan]] [[watchdog]] reports that the [[Taiwan Power Company]]'s First Nuclear Power Plant has been leaking radioactive water for three years. [http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/09/us-taiwan-nuclear-idUSBRE97803Y20130809 (Reuters)]
+*[[Taiwan]]'s [[Control Yuan]] investigatory agency reports that the [[Taiwan Power Company]]'s [[Jinshan Nuclear Power Plant]] has been leaking radioactive water for three years. [http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/09/us-taiwan-nuclear-idUSBRE97803Y20130809 (Reuters)]
 *Three people are missing after a [[Aero Commander 500 family|Rockwell Turbo Commander]] [[turboprop]] plane crashes into two homes in [[East Haven, Connecticut|East Haven]], [[Connecticut]], United States. [http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/08/09/19949138-two-children-pilot-missing-after-plane-crashes-into-connecticut-homes?lite (NBC News)]
-*An [[Ethiopian Air Force]] cargo plane carrying ammunition for international forces fighting Islamist militants crashes and catches fire on landing in [[Aden Adde International Airport|Mogadishu airport]] killing four of the six crewmen. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23628549 (BBC)], [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/africa/2013-08/09/c_132617255.htm (Xinhua)]
+*An [[Ethiopian Air Force]] cargo plane carrying ammunition for international forces fighting Islamist militants in [[Somalia]] crashes and catches fire on landing at the [[Aden Adde International Airport]] in [[Mogadishu]], killing four of the six crewmembers. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23628549 (BBC News)], [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/africa/2013-08/09/c_132617255.htm (Xinhua)]
 ;Law and crime
-*Mexican [[drug lord]] [[Rafael Caro Quintero]], responsible for the 1985 assassination of U.S. agent [[Enrique Camarena (DEA agent)|Enrique Camarena]], is ordered to be released from prison. [http://news.yahoo.com/mexico-drug-kingpin-caro-quintero-ordered-released-153016003.html (Yahoo News!)]
+*Mexican [[drug lord]] [[Rafael Caro Quintero]], who was convicted for the 1985 murder of U.S. [[Drug Enforcement Administration]] [[Enrique Camarena (DEA agent)|Enrique Camarena]], is ordered released from prison. [http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/09/mexican-druglord-rafael-caro-quintero-released (''The Guardian'')]
-*Liu Tienan, the deputy head of [[People's Republic of China|China]]'s [[National Development and Reform Commission]], is expelled from the [[Communist Party of China|Communist Party]] for corruption. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-23628085#TWEET849998 (BBC)]
+*Liu Tienan, the deputy head of [[China]]'s [[National Development and Reform Commission]], is expelled from the [[Communist Party of China|Communist Party]] for corruption. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-23628085 (BBC)]
-*A 31-year-old [[Florida]] man kills his wife and posts a picture with a confession onto [[Facebook]]. The picture goes viral and is taken down. [http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/09/us/florida-facebook-confession/index.html (CNN)]
+*A 31-year-old [[Florida]] man kills his wife and posts a picture of her corpse with a confession onto [[Facebook]]. The picture is removed and the man is arrested. [http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/09/us/florida-facebook-confession/index.html (CNN)]
 ;Politics and elections
 *[[President of Benin|President]] [[Boni Yayi]] of [[Benin]] dismisses his entire Cabinet. [http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/09/us-benin-government-idUSBRE9780HR20130809 (Reuters)]
-*[[Zimbabwe]]'s [[Movement for Democratic Change]] (MDC) files papers with the Constitutional Court in [[Harare]] arguing the [[Zimbabwean general election, 2013]] be annulled because of widespread alleged illegalities and intimidation of voters by [[Robert Mugabe]]'s [[Zanu-PF]]. [http://www.news24.com/news24/Africa/Zimbabwe/MDC-challenges-Mugabe-win-in-court-20130809 (Reuters via News24)]
+*[[Zimbabwe]]'s [[Movement for Democratic Change]] files papers with the Constitutional Court in [[Harare]] arguing that the [[Zimbabwean general election, 2013|recent elections]] be annulled because of widespread allegations of illegalities and intimidation of voters by [[Robert Mugabe]]'s [[Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front|ZANU–PF]] party. [http://www.news24.com/news24/Africa/Zimbabwe/MDC-challenges-Mugabe-win-in-court-20130809 (Reuters via News24)]
 ;Sports
-* In [[2013 FIBA Asia Championship|FIBA Asia Championship]], [[Chinese Taipei national basketball team| Chinese Taipei]]  ousts defending FIBA Asia champion [[China national basketball team|China]].[http://ph.sports.yahoo.com/news/-it-s-a-magical-day---chinese-taipei-ousts-china-in-fiba-asia-shocker-122328490.html (Yahoo! Sports)]
+* At the [[2013 FIBA Asia Championship|FIBA Asia Championship]], the [[Chinese Taipei national basketball team]] knocks defending champion [[China national basketball team|China]] out during a quarterfinal match. [http://ph.sports.yahoo.com/news/-it-s-a-magical-day---chinese-taipei-ousts-china-in-fiba-asia-shocker-122328490.html (Yahoo! Sports)]
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