Portal:Current events/2013 August 8
< Portal:Current events
August 8, 2013 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Balochistan conflict:
- A suicide bombing at a funeral in the Pakistani city of Quetta kills at least 28 people. (BBC)
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021):
- Three U.S. drone strikes in central and southern Yemen kill 12 suspected al-Qaida militants. (AP via Arizona Daily Star)
- African Union troops kill 24 militants in a foiled Al-Shabaab planned attack in southern Somalia city of Afmadow. (Xinhua)
Disasters and accidents
- A bus carrying 31 passengers, while crossing the Truc Khe Bridge that was under repair in Cam Lộ (Quảng Trị, Viet Nam), falls into a river, leaving 17 passengers injured. (Tuoitrenews)
International relations
- The Republic of China lifts sanctions imposed on the Philippines after president Benigno Aquino apologized to the family of a Taiwanese fisherman shot dead in disputed waters. (BBC)
Law and crime