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September 1, 2013 (Sunday)

Syrian Civil War
- The Arab League has discussed the ongoing crisis in Syria at a closed-door meeting in Cairo. (Aljezeera)
- 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. (Aljazeera)
War in North-West Pakistan:
- A roadside bombs targeting a passing Pakistani army convoys kills 9 soldiers North Waziristan near Pakistan border with Afghanistan. (ABC), (Rreuters)

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

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

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 **Secretary of State [[John Kerry]] asserts the [[United States]] now has evidence of [[sarin gas]] use in Syria from hair and blood samples. [http://mwww.ews24.com/news24/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 (Aljazeera)]
+*[[War in North-West Pakistan]]:
-*A roadside bombs targeting a passing [[Pakistan|Pakistani]] [[Pakistan Army|army]] convoys kills 9 soldiers [[North Waziristan]] near Pakistan 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 (Rreuters)]
+**A roadside bombs targeting a passing [[Pakistan|Pakistani]] [[Pakistan Army|army]] convoys kills 9 soldiers [[North Waziristan]] near Pakistan 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 (Rreuters)]
 ;Disasters and accidents