Portal:Current events/2013 September 19
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September 19, 2013 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Political violence in Egypt, 2013:
- Syrian civil war:
- Jihadis belonging to the al-Qaida offshoot known as the ISIL overrun the town of Azaz, after driving out the Free Syrian Army. (The Washington Post)
International relations
- Japan reports that two Chinese ships have entered territorial waters off the coast of the disputed Senkaku Islands. (AFP via Google News)
Gaming
- Major MMO Toontown Online Closes
Law and crime
- Singapore police arrest 14 people in Singapore in relation to alleged match fixing in football matches, including alleged financier and organiser Dan Tan Seet Eng. (The Age)
- Thirteen people, including a three-year-old, are shot and wounded in the Back of the Yards neighborhood of the American city of Chicago, Illinois. (Chicago Tribune) (Yahoo News) (The New York Times)
- Imperial Petroleum is indicted in the largest instance of tax and securities fraud in Indiana state history. (Inside Indiana Business)
- A Texas state appelate court overturns the November 2010 money laundering conviction of former United States House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. (FOXNews)
- JPMorgan Chase is fined $920 million for illegal practices (misleading investors and government regulators) related to trading losses in 2012. (FOXBusiness)