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December 29, 2013 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

A suicide bomb attack at the Volgograd-1 railway station in the southern Russian city of Volgograd kills at least 16 people and wounds 40 others. (BBC), (CNN), (Reuters)
Syrian Civil War
- The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says barrels packed with explosives dropped from Syrian Air Force aircraft have killed 517 people in the northern province of Aleppo since 15 December. (BBC)
Israeli–Lebanese conflict
- Two rockets are launched at Israel from Lebanon. Israel fires 20 artillery shells into Lebanon in retaliation. (Reuters), (Sky News), (Financial Times)
Islamist protests in Egypt (July 2013–present)
- A bomb targeting an Egyptian military intelligence building north of Cairo in the village of Anshas wounds four soldiers. (NBC News), (Reuters)
Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal)
- 18 people are killed in attacks across Iraq, including a military general in a bombing in the northern city of Mosul. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

The passenger ferry MS King Seaways, en route from Newcastle, England, to Amsterdam in the Netherlands, catches fire in the North Sea; a man is arrested on suspicion of arson. (Guardian)
The Chaparrastique volcano in El Salvador erupts, forcing 5,000 people to leave their homes. (BBC)

International relations

Saudi Arabia pledges US$3 billion to Lebanon to help strengthen their military. (Houston Chronicle)

Sport

Seven-time Formula One drivers' champion Michael Schumacher is reported to be in critical condition after brain surgery in Grenoble for a head injury suffered while skiing in the French Alps. (AP via ESPN)

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 ;Armed conflicts and attacks
-*A [[Suicide attack|suicide bomber]] on the [[Volgograd railway station|Volgograd-1 railway station]] in the southern [[Russia]]n city of [[Volgograd]] kills at least 16 people and wounds 40 others in an [[2013 Volgograd station bombing|attack]] . [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25541019 (BBC)], [http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/29/world/europe/russia-train-station-explosion/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 (CNN)], [http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/29/us-russia-blast-idUSBRE9BS02S20131229 (Reuters)]
+*[[2013 Volgograd station bombing|A suicide bomb attack]] at the [[Volgograd railway station|Volgograd-1 railway station]] in the southern [[Russia]]n city of [[Volgograd]] kills at least 16 people and wounds 40 others. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25541019 (BBC)], [http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/29/world/europe/russia-train-station-explosion/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 (CNN)], [https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/29/us-russia-blast-idUSBRE9BS02S20131229 (Reuters)]
 *[[Syrian Civil War]]
-**The [[Syrian Observatory for Human Rights]] says barrels packed with explosives dropped from [[Syria|Syrian]] aircraft have killed 517 people in the northern province of [[Aleppo]] since 15 December. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25541726 (BBC)]
+**The [[Syrian Observatory for Human Rights]] says barrels packed with explosives dropped from [[Syrian Air Force]] aircraft have killed 517 people in the northern [[Aleppo Governorate|province of Aleppo]] since 15 December. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25541726 (BBC)]
 *[[Israeli–Lebanese conflict]]
-**Two rockets are  launched at [[Israel]] from [[Lebanon]]. Israel fires  20 artillery shells into Lebanon in retaliation. [http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/29/us-lebanon-israel-rockets-idUSBRE9BS01C20131229 (Reuters)], [http://news.sky.com/story/1188049/israel-fires-shells-in-response-to-rockets (Sky News)], [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f2f79f54-706c-11e3-9ba1-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2os3n14su (Financial Times)]
+**Two rockets are  launched at [[Israel]] from [[Lebanon]]. Israel fires  20 artillery shells into Lebanon in retaliation. [https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/29/us-lebanon-israel-rockets-idUSBRE9BS01C20131229 (Reuters)], [http://news.sky.com/story/1188049/israel-fires-shells-in-response-to-rockets (Sky News)], [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f2f79f54-706c-11e3-9ba1-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2os3n14su (Financial Times)]
+*[[Islamist protests in Egypt (July 2013–present)]]
-*[[Aftermath of the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état]]
 **A bomb targeting  an [[Egypt|Egyptian]] military intelligence building north of [[Cairo]] in the village of [[Anshas]] wounds four soldiers. [http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/12/29/22095100-egypt-unrest-bomb-hits-army-intelligence-building-wounds-four-soldiers (NBC News)], [http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/12/29/egypt-explosion-idINDEE9BS02D20131229 (Reuters)]
 *[[Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal)]]
-**18 people are killed in attacks across [[Iraq]], including a military general in a bombing in the northern city of [[Mosul]]. [http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/29/us-iraq-violence-idUSBRE9BS0BG20131229 (Reuters)]
+**18 people are killed in attacks across [[Iraq]], including a military general in a bombing in the northern city of [[Mosul]]. [https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/29/us-iraq-violence-idUSBRE9BS0BG20131229 (Reuters)]
 ;Disasters and accidents
-*The [[passenger ferry]] ''[[MS King Seaways]]'', en route from [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]], England to [[Amsterdam]] in the [[Netherlands]], catches fire in the [[North Sea]]; a man is arrested on suspicion of [[arson]]. [http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/dec/29/men-arrested-fire-north-sea-ferry (''Guardian'')]
+*The [[passenger ferry]] ''[[MS King Seaways]]'', en route from [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]], England, to [[Amsterdam]] in the [[Netherlands]], catches fire in the [[North Sea]]; a man is arrested on suspicion of [[arson]]. [https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/dec/29/men-arrested-fire-north-sea-ferry (''Guardian'')]
-*The [[Ecuador]]ian volcano [[Chaparrastique]] errupts, forcing 5,000 people to leave their homes. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-25545555 (BBC)]
+*The [[Chaparrastique]] volcano in [[El Salvador]] erupts, forcing 5,000 people to leave their homes. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-25545555 (BBC)]
 ;International relations
-*[[Saudi Arabia]] pledges $3 billion to [[Lebanon]] to help strengthen their [[Military of Lebanon|military]]. [http://www.chron.com/news/world/article/Saudi-to-give-Lebanon-3B-to-strengthen-army-5099649.php (''Houston Chronicle'')]
+*[[Saudi Arabia]] pledges US$3 billion to [[Lebanon]] to help strengthen their [[Military of Lebanon|military]]. [http://www.chron.com/news/world/article/Saudi-to-give-Lebanon-3B-to-strengthen-army-5099649.php (''Houston Chronicle'')]
 ;Sport
-* Seven-time [[Formula One]] [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|drivers' champion]] [[Michael Schumacher]] is reported to be in critical condition after brain surgery in [[Grenoble]] for a head injury suffered while skiing in the French Alps. [http://espn.go.com/racing/f1/story/_/id/10208748/michael-schumacher-critical-condition-skiing-accident (AP via ESPN)]
+*Seven-time [[Formula One]] [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|drivers' champion]] [[Michael Schumacher]] is reported to be in critical condition after brain surgery in [[Grenoble]] for a head injury suffered while skiing in the French Alps. [http://espn.go.com/racing/f1/story/_/id/10208748/michael-schumacher-critical-condition-skiing-accident (AP via ESPN)]
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