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September 1, 2013 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Syrian civil war:
- The Arab League discusses the ongoing crisis in Syria at a closed-door meeting in Cairo. (Al Jazeera)
- Secretary of State John Kerry asserts the United States now has evidence of sarin gas use in Syria from hair and blood samples. (AP via News24)
Armed militants stage an unsuccessful attack on a container ship passing through the Suez Canal in an attempt to disrupt the flow of ships through the waterway. (Al Jazeera)
War in North-West Pakistan:
- A roadside bomb targeting a passing Pakistani army convoy kills nine soldiers in North Waziristan near Pakistan's border with Afghanistan. (ABC) (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

A 5.9-magnitude earthquake kills at least four people in southwestern China. (CNN)

Law and crime

The controversial spiritual guru Asaram Bapu is arrested on a rape charge filed by a teenage girl in northwest India. (AP via News24)

Politics and elections

Former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela is discharged from hospital in the capital Pretoria. (BBC)

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 **The Arab League discusses the ongoing crisis in [[Syria]] at a closed-door meeting in Cairo. [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/08/2013831225922651174.html (Al Jazeera)]
 **Secretary of State [[John Kerry]] asserts the [[United States]] now has evidence of [[sarin gas]] use in Syria from hair and blood samples. [http://www.news24.com/World/News/Kerry-US-has-sarin-gas-proof-20130901 (AP via News24)]
-*Armed militants stage an unsuccessful attack on a container ship passing through the [[Suez canal]] in an attempt to disrupt the flow of ships through the waterway. [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/08/2013831213627513411.html (Al Jazeera)]
+*Armed militants stage an unsuccessful attack on a container ship passing through the [[Suez Canal]] in an attempt to disrupt the flow of ships through the waterway. [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/08/2013831213627513411.html (Al Jazeera)]
 *[[War in North-West Pakistan]]:
 **A roadside bomb targeting a passing [[Pakistan|Pakistani]] [[Pakistan Army|army]] convoy kills nine soldiers in [[North Waziristan]] near Pakistan's border with [[Afghanistan]]. [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/bomb-kills-soldiers-northwest-pakistan-20129489 (ABC)] [http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/09/01/uk-pakistan-bomb-idUKBRE98008620130901 (Reuters)]