Portal:Current events/2013 February 22

• Syrian civil war:
  • Three missiles launched by the Syrian army crash into residential areas of Syria's northern city of Aleppo, killing at least 29 civilians and injuring 150 others. (Reuters) (BBC)
• Northern Mali conflict:
  • 13 Chadian soldiers and 65 Islamist insurgents are killed in heavy fighting in a remote part of northern Mali. (Reuters) (BBC)
• 2013 Bangladesh protests:
  • At least four people are dead in Bangladesh following clashes between the Islamists and the police. (CNN)

• For the first time ever, Moody's Investors Service downgrades the United Kingdom's bond credit rating from AAA to AA1. (The Wall Street Journal) (BBC)

• Several hours of heavy rain and thunderstorms in the Greek capital Athens flood roads, houses, and causes disruption to train and tram networks. (BBC)

• The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves Kadcyla, a new drug manufactured by Roche, for treating late-stage breast cancer. (Reuters)

• Shinzo Abe, the Prime Minister of Japan, meets with the President of the United States Barack Obama at the White House to discuss trade, economic, and security issues including North Korea and the Senkaku Islands dispute with China. (USA Today) (Reuters)
• North Korea announces plans to allow foreign residents mobile access to the Internet. (AP via ABC News Australia)
• Japan vows to continue its whale hunting despite pressure from environmentalist group Sea Shepherd. (Japan Today)

• The United States Justice Department joins a lawsuit against cyclist Lance Armstrong for allegedly defrauding the United States Postal Service by using money from it to buy performance-enhancing drugs. (The Washington Post)
• Six people are stabbed and wounded in downtown Los Angeles, California. Two suspects are arrested. (AP via The Sacramento Bee)
• Paralympian Oscar Pistorius is released on 1 million rand bail, pending trial for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp. (Reuters) (The Guardian) (The Telegraph)

• UK Independence Party MEP Marta Andreasen announces she is leaving the party to join the Conservatives. (BBC)

• Plans are announced to attempt to intercept 65803 Didymos, a non-threatening near-Earth asteroid, in 2022 using AIDA. (Space.com)
• Koryo Tours and Nosotek release the first North Korean video game, titled Pyongyang Racer. (Fox News)

• In boxing, on the "B" sample of the doping tests for his November 2012 fight with Wladimir Klitschko, Mariusz Wach also tested positive for anabolic steroids. (Boxing Scene)