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Portal:Current events/2013 February 4

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;Armed conflicts and attacks

  • Syrian civil war
  • At least 20 people die in Aleppo, Syria, after an apartment complex is struck by a rocket belonging to the forces of Bashar Assad. [http://photoblog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/04/16835047-report-syrian-airstrike-kills-20-in-rebel-held-aleppo (NBC News)] [https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/02/03/at_least_20_civilians_killed_in_syria_as_rocket_levels_apartment.html (Toronto Star)]
  • Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal):
  • A suicide bomber attacks a government building in Taji, 15 kilometres north of the capital Baghdad, killing 22 and injuring 44 others. Nineteen of the dead are members of the Sahwa militia opposed to al-Qaeda in Iraq, who were waiting for their monthly salaries. [https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/04/us-iraq-violence-idUSBRE91308T20130204 (Reuters)] [https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/05/world/middleeast/suicide-bomber-kills-members-of-a-militia-in-iraq.html (The New York Times)]
  • Senkaku Islands dispute
  • The Japan Coast Guard claims that two government ships from the People's Republic of China have entered waters near the disputed Senkaku Islands. [http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/world/chinese-ships-in-disputed-waters-japan/story-e6frfkui-1226570067955 (AAP via News Limited)]

;Arts and culture

;Disasters and accidents

  • Eight people are killed and thirty others are injured after a bus is struck by two vehicles and flips over in Yucaipa, California, United States. [http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0204-bus-crash-20130204,0,4493066.story (Los Angeles Times)] [http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Scapadas-Magicas-Tour-Bus-Crash-Los-Angeles-189648841.html (NBC San Diego)] [https://archive.is/20130411052909/http://ktla.com/2013/02/04/witnesses-bus-driver-appeared-to-be-speeding-riding-brakes-before-crash/ (KTLA)]
  • A collision between a truck and a bus carrying Bangladeshi workers kills 22 people and injures 24 others in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. [https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/04/us-emirates-traffic-collision-idUSBRE9130JU20130204 (Reuters)] [http://www.travelerstoday.com/articles/4529/20130204/22-killed-collision-uae-truck-carrying-gravel.htm (Travelers Today)] [http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/asian-workers-killed-in-uae-bus-crash/story-fn3dxix6-1226570438123 (The Australian)]

;International relations

;Law and crime

;Politics and elections

;Sport

  • Europol announces that a total of 680 football matches are under investigation for match fixing. Of these, 380 are in Europe, including World Cup and European Championship qualifying matches as well as Champions League matches in England. [http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/04/sport/football/match-fixing-champions-league-football (CNN)] [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21319807 (BBC)] [http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1326556/investigation-unveils-scale-of-match-fixing (ESPN)] [http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/feb/04/europol-investigation-football-matchfixing (The Guardian)]
  • Italian football club Palermo fires coach Gian Piero Gasperini following a disappointing run of form in the 2012–13 Serie A. [http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1326732/gian-piero-gasperini-given-the-chop-by-palermo-after-latest-defeat (ESPN)] [https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=2001157.html (FIFA)] [http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/seriea/story/palermo-fires-second-coach-gasperini-malesani-rumored-replacement-020413 (AP va Fox Sports)]
  • Former Sevilla coach Míchel appointed as new manager of Greek football club Olympiacos. [https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=2000674.html (AP via FIFA)] [https://sports.yahoo.com/news/1-soccer-olympiakos-appoint-michel-first-league-defeat-191222964--sow.html (Reuters via Yahoo!)]

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