Portal:Current events/2013 June 29
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;Armed conflicts and attacks
- Eight Royal Thai Army soldiers are killed during an ambush in Krong Pinang District in Yala Province located in Southern Thailand. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23109476 (BBC)]
- One policeman is killed and 14 are wounded in a clash with the North Caucasian rebels in Chechnya, Russia. [https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/29/us-russia-chechnya-clash-idUSBRE95S04H20130629 (Reuters)]
- Syrian civil war:
- Three German Gruenhelme e.V. aid workers have been missing since May 19 in the town of Harem in northern Syria and are believed to have been kidnapped. [http://bigstory.ap.org/article/german-aid-group-says-3-staff-missing-syria (AP)]
- Syrian government troops launch a major offensive on rebel-held areas in the city of Homs, following the regime’s success in seizing the city of Qusayr with Hezbollah backing.[http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Assads-forces-launch-offensive-in-Homs-city-318116 (The Jerusalem Post)]
;Business and economy
- The Australian Dollar falls to its lowest level against the US Dollar since 2010. [http://www.smh.com.au/business/markets/late-selloff-caps-brutal-quarter-for-dollar-20130627-2oycj.html (Sydney Morning Herald)]
;Disasters and accidents
- Four men including the pilot die in a helicopter crash in southern Switzerland. [http://www.news24.com/news24/World/News/4-dead-in-Swiss-helicopter-crash-20130629 (AP via News24)]
- 2013 North India floods: An Uttarakhand lawmaker claims the actual death toll from the floods is 10,000, ten times the official estimate. [http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NorthIndiaRainFury2013/CM-rubbishes-10-000-deaths-claim-trafficking-epidemics-haunt-Uttarakhand/Article1-1084598.aspx (Hindustan Times)]
- Extreme heat in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, leads to dozens of hospitalizations. [http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-las-vegas-sizzle-sends-scores-to-hospital-20130629,0,5695429.story (LA Times)]
;International relations
- Vice President of the United States Joe Biden asks Ecuador to reject an asylum request by Edward Snowden. [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-vice-president-joe-biden-asks-ecuador-to-refuse-asylum-for-whistleblower-edward-snowden-8680110.html (The Independent)]
;Politics and elections
- Large crowds gather in Cairo, Egypt to protest against the presidency of Mohammed Morsi [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23115821 (BBC)]
- Riot police clash with protesters in Soweto, South Africa, shortly before a visit by United States President Barack Obama. [http://www.news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/News/Police-clash-with-Obama-protesters-20130629 (Reuters)]
- Former South African president F. W. de Klerk cuts short his European trip because of former president Nelson Mandela's ill-health. [http://www.news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/News/De-Klerk-returns-home-for-Mandela-20130629 (SAPA via News24)]
- Dozens of people are arrested at a gay pride parade in the Russian city of St. Petersburg. [http://www.stltoday.com/news/world/dozens-arrested-at-gay-pride-rally-in-russia/article_7f485cdb-62ff-5ffa-af4f-253212324ad3.html (AP via St Louis Today)]
- 2013 protests in Brazil: Brazilian president, Dilma Rousseff, experiences a sharp drop in popularity. Only 30 percent of people asked by the Datafolha's opinion poll considered Rousseff's administration "great" or "good". [https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/29/brazil-protests-rousseff-idUSL2N0F503Y20130629 (Reuters)]
;Sport
- In cycling, the 100th running of the Tour de France gets underway in Corsica. [http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/the-times-sport/a-tour-de-france-win-by-chris-froome-could-benefit-the-historic-race/story-fniiw3ie-1226671830887 (The Australian)]
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