Portal:Current events/2013 June 30
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June 30, 2013 (Sunday)
Armed conflict and attacks
- 175 prisoners in the southern Nigeria town of Akure are freed by armed gunmen who also kill two civilians during the raid. (Reuters)
- War in North-West Pakistan:
- A bomb attack on a security convoy in northwest Pakistan kills at least 11 people while injuring 19. (AP via Fox News)
Disasters and accidents
- At least 30 are killed when a fuel truck explodes on a busy highway outside the Ugandan capital of Kampala. (Reuters)
- US heatwave:
- A heatwave hits the southwestern United States with a death recorded in the state of Nevada and record or near-record days. (AP via Fox News)
- 19 firefighters die controlling a wildfire in Yarnell, Arizona. (Associated Press via ABC) (KSAZ)
Politics and elections
- Former President of the Philippines Joseph Estrada is sworn-in as the newly elected Mayor of Manila, the nation's capital. (Rappler)
- Hassan Rouhani, President-elect of Iran, criticizes the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) over its news censorship of the Syrian civil war and the 2009–10 election protests. He also says Iran needs a cautious approach in its foreign policy. (Al Jazeera)
- The President of the European Parliament demands an explanation from the U.S. for allegations of spying, while new sources hint that the NSA could gather information from several European countries and had placed microphones in the Embassy of Italy to the U.S.. Many European leaders declare themselves greatly disappointed and the issue may bring serious political and economical consequences. (The Guardian)
- Egyptians flood the streets in mass protests on the anniversary of the inauguration of President Mohamed Morsi demanding his resignation. (Reuters)
- 90,000 people attended the 'Concert per la llibertat' (Concert for freedom) for the independence of Catalonia, organized by Òmnium Cultural and the Assemblea Nacional Catalana in Camp Nou in Barcelona, Catalonia. (Vilaweb)
Sport
- In golf:
- Korean Inbee Park wins the U.S. Women's Open, becoming only the fourth woman to win three major championships in a season. (AP via ESPN)
- American Kenny Perry wins the Champions Tour's Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship for his first senior major win. (AP via ESPN)
- In football, Brazil defeats Spain 3-0 in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. (BBC Sport)
- In ice hockey, Nathan MacKinnon, a Canadian centre with the Halifax Mooseheads of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, is chosen by the Colorado Avalanche as the first pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. (AP via ESPN)