Portal:Current events/2013 August 8

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;Armed conflicts and attacks

• Balochistan conflict:
• A suicide bombing at a funeral in the Pakistani city of Quetta kills at least 28 people. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23618457 (BBC)]
• War in Afghanistan (2001–2021):
• A bomb explodes at a cemetery in the Afghan province of Nangarhar, killing at least 14 people. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23611581 (BBC)]
• Three U.S. drone strikes in central and southern Yemen kill 12 suspected al-Qaida militants. [http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_YEMEN?SITE=AZTUS&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT (AP via Arizona Daily Star)]
• African Union troops kill 24 militants in a foiled Al-Shabaab planned attack in southern Somalia city of Afmadow. [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/africa/2013-08/08/c_132614524.htm (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. [http://tuoitrenews.vn/society/12041/17-injured-as-bus-falls-into-river-in-quang-tri (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. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23620068 (BBC)]

;Law and crime

• A shooting spree in Dallas, Texas, U.S., kills 4, wounds 4 and the gunman is subsequently arrested. [http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/08/us/texas-shootings/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 (CNN)]

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