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Portal:Current events/2013 February 10

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;Armed conflicts and attacks

  • Northern Mali conflict (2012–present):
  • Firefights between Islamists and the Malian Army break out in Gao, Mali. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21401202 (BBC)] [http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5im2QmAnm9XIsYHp-UMmoXgXKn99A (AFP via Google)] [https://web.archive.org/web/20130212075111/http://www.voanews.com/content/malian-forces-islamist-rebels-clash-in-gao/1600787.html (Voice of America)]
  • South Thailand insurgency:
  • A roadside bombing in Thailand's southern Yala Province kills 5 soldiers and injures three others. [http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/se-asia/story/car-bomb-kills-five-soldiers-thai-south-wounds-one-20130210 (Straits Times)]
  • Nigerian Sharia conflict:
  • Suspected Boko Haram militants kill three doctors in the northeastern Nigerian region of Yobe. Their nationality is disputed, with reports suggesting they are South Korean, North Korean or Chinese. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21400330 (BBC)] [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2013/02/201321095257350730.html (Al Jazeera)]
  • War in Afghanistan (2001–2021):
  • American general Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. takes over command of NATO forces in Afghanistan, replacing John R. Allen. [http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-02-10/joseph-dunford-takes-over-nato-led-mission-in-afghanistan/4510938 (AFP via ABC News)] [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/10/joseph-dunford-nato-commander-afghanistan (The Guardian)] [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/02/10/us-dunford-afghanistan-allen/1906209/ (USA Today)]

;Arts and culture

;Disasters and accidents

  • 2013 Kumbh Mela stampede: A stampede of people at the Allahabad railway station, India, coming back from bathing in the Ganges River during the Kumbh Mela festival, kills 36 and injures 39 many others. [https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/11/kumbh-mela-stampede-allahabad-update-idINDEE91907I20130211 (Reuters)] [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-21395425 (BBC)] [http://edition.cnn.com/2013/02/10/world/asia/india-stampede-deaths (CNN)] [http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/other-states/at-least-10-dead-in-allahabad-railway-station-stampede/article4400418.ece (The Hindu)]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} [http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/4-feared-dead-in-rail-overbridge-collapse-in-Allahabad-PM-assures-all-possible-help/Article1-1009641.aspx (Hindustan Times)]
  • 2013 Hattiesburg, Mississippi tornado: A tornado causes significant damage to the American town of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. [http://www.foxnews.com/weather/2013/02/10/tornado-touches-down-in-mississippi-town-causing-damage-officials-say/ (AP via Fox News)]
  • A lifeboat falls off of a cruise ship MS Thomson Majesty while it was docked in the port of Santa Cruz de La Palma in the Canary Islands, killing 5 people. [http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57568581/officials-5-dead-in-canary-islands-cruise-ship-accident/ (AP via CBS)] [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21403536 (BBC)] [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/10/falling-lifeboat-thomson-ship-canary-islands (The Guardian)]
  • Three crew members are killed when a Bell 206 helicopter crashes at the Polsa Rosa Movie Ranch in Acton, California, United States, while filming a documentary. [https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/11/business/media/helicopter-crash-kills-3-tv-crew-members.html (The New York Times)] [http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/10/us/california-helicopter-crash (CNN)]
  • Cruise ship Carnival Triumph suffers a fire in the aft engine room. The fire is automatically extinguished, but it results in a loss of power and propulsion. There are no casualties or injuries to passengers or crew. [http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/lifestyle/2013/02/carnival-cruise-ship-stranded-near-mexico/ (ABC News)] [https://www.usatoday.com/story/cruiselog/2013/02/10/carnival-triumph-cruise-fire/1907187/ (USA Today)]

;Law and crime

  • Authorities say that there will be a reward for providing information that will lead to the capture of Christopher Dorner, the suspect in the 2013 Southern California shootings. [http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2013/02/dorner-manhunt-reward-to-be-offered.html (Los Angeles Times)] [https://web.archive.org/web/20130213103135/http://www.sbsun.com/ci_22556555 (The Sun)]

;Politics and elections

  • Prime Minister of Tunisia Hamadi Jebali says he will resign if a new "technocratic" government cannot be formed in a few days. Amid protests one policeman dies and tens of protesters are injured. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21394031 (BBC)] [https://web.archive.org/web/20130212212534/http://www.tunisia-live.net/2013/02/09/tunisian-pm-reaffirms-commitment-to-technocratic-government/ (Tunisia Live)]

;Science and technology

  • Boeing conducts the first test flight of the Dreamliner since it was taken out of service for battery problems. [https://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthesky/2013/02/10/dreamliner-test-flight/1906307/ (USA Today)] [http://www.slashgear.com/boeing-completes-first-787-test-flight-following-battery-investigation-10268746/ (Slash Gear)] [http://www.upi.com/Business_News/2013/02/09/Dreamliner-undergoes-test-flight/UPI-18951360465087/ (UPI)]

;Sport

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