Portal:Current events/2013 June 2

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;Armed conflict and attacks

• Syrian Civil War:
• A car bomb explodes near a police station in the Damascus suburb of Jobar, killing at least eight members of the security forces and injuring civilians. [http://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/02/world/meast/syria-civil-war/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 (CNN)]
• War in Afghanistan (2001–2021):
• Taliban insurgents attack two checkpoints in the Kamdesh District in eastern Afghanistan killing four Afghan police officers [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/afghan-taliban-kill-police-checkpoint-attacks-19308383#.Uat229L2aSo (ABC)]

;Arts and culture

• Mandawuy Yunupingu, frontman of the Aboriginal band Yothu Yindi dies at 56. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/03/yothu-yindis-music-singer-alive (The Guardian)]

;Disasters and accidents

• A 6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes central Taiwan, killing at least one person. [http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/02/world/asia/taiwan-quake/ (CNN)]
• 2013 European floods:
• Austria, Germany, Switzerland and the Czech Republic are hit by floods after days of heavy rain. [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/central-europe-hit-floods-days-rain-19307397 (AP via ABC News)]
• The Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Petr Necas, declares a state of emergency after two people die and the swollen Vltava River threatens the centre of the capital Prague. [http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/06/02/us-czech-floods-idINBRE95109020130602 (Reuters)]
• It is announced that three professional storm chasers who were members of TWISTEX were among those killed by tornadoes in Oklahoma, US, on May 31. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/3-veteran-storm-chasers-killed-while-pursuing-storm-as-it-swept-into-oklahoma-city-area/2013/06/02/862e1594-cbf1-11e2-8573-3baeea6a2647_story.html (Washington Post)]
• Wildfires in Southern California, USA, lead to hundreds of evacuations. [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/06/02/wildfires-california-mexico-evacuation/2381805/ (USA Today)]

;Politics

• Two British Labour Party peers are suspended by their party after allegations they offered to undertake Parliamentary work in exchange for payment. A third peer, from the Ulster Unionist Party resigns the whip following the allegations. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-22742327 (BBC)]
• The Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt rules that the country's Islamist dominated Parliament and Constituent Assembly of Egypt were illegally elected. [http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/06/02/egypt-court-rules-legislature-illegally-elected/ (AP via Fox News)]

;Science and technology

• New research finds that graphene is the strongest material in the world, even when patched together. [https://archive.is/20130630070205/http://www.sciencerecorder.com/news/graphene-even-if-stitched-together-is-strongest-material-in-the-world/ (Science Recorder)]

;Sport

• N. Srinivasan steps aside as the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India in the wake of the 2013 Indian Premier League spot-fixing case to allow an investigation. [http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/indian-cricket-boss-to-step-aside-amid-fix-claims-20130602-2nkat.html (AFP via Sydney Morning Herald)]
• In a friendly soccer match in Washington, D.C. organized to celebrate the centennial of the United States Soccer Federation, the USA defeats Germany 4–3. [http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1466756/dempsey-us-stun-germany-7-goal-thriller?cc=5901 (AP via ESPN)]

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