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;Armed conflicts and attacks

  • 2013 protests in Turkey:
  • Turkey's Ahmet Davutoğlu announces an investigation into police attacks on civilians with tear gas and water cannon in cities nationwide. [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2013/06/201365151623201431.html (Al Jazeera)]
  • An image known as "The Lady in the Red Dress" showing a policeman in a gas mask hosing a woman with pepper spray becomes the defining image of Turkey's pro-democracy demonstrations thus far. [http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/06/05/turkey-uprising-ceyda-sungur_n_3388712.html?utm_hp_ref=uk (The Huffington Post)] [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/05/turkey-lady-red-dress-ceyda-sungur (The Guardian)] [http://www.thenational.ae/news/world/europe/ceyda-sungur-the-woman-in-red-becomes-iconic-image-of-turkey-protests (The National)]
  • Following Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's denunciation of Twitter as a "menace to society", police arrest 25 people on charges relating to the use of social media to speak ill of the government. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/05/turkish-police-arrests-social-media-protest (The Guardian)]
  • Kandahar massacre: U.S. staff sergeant Robert Bales avoids the death penalty by pleading guilty to the murder of 16 Afghan civilians, including 9 children. [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2013/06/201365172441270933.html (Al Jazeera)] [https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/06/us/sergeant-robert-bales-testimony.html (New York Times)]
  • After a long-running battle, Britain announces a compensation fund of £2,600 each for more than 5,000 survivors of the prison camps it operated across Kenya in the 1950s. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/05/kenyan-mau-mau-payout-uk-regret-abuse (The Guardian)]
  • Syrian civil war:
  • The Syrian Army regains control of the strategic town of Al-Qusayr, as rebels pull out. [https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/05/us-syria-crisis-idUSBRE9530VE20130605 (Reuters)] [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22778035 (BBC)]
  • In an official statement, the Iranian government congratulates the Syrian army and people for capturing Al-Qusayr. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/05/syria-army-seizes-qusair (The Guardian)]
  • Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal):
  • Fourteen people are killed at a fake security checkpoint manned by gunmen in western Iraq. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22782763 (BBC)]

;Arts and culture

  • Actor Stephen Fry reveals that he nearly died after taking a cocktail of drugs and alcohol last year. [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/stephen-fry-reveals-he-tried-to-commit-suicide-last-year-and-tv-producer-saved-his-life-8646378.html (The Independent)] [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/10102024/Stephen-Fry-I-attempted-to-kill-myself-in-2012.html (The Daily Telegraph)]
  • Novelist Turki al-Hamad, who was jailed in December for six months without trial over his calls for reform in Saudi Arabia, is released. [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/06/20136523278390742.html (Al Jazeera)]
  • An 84-year-old woman from the U.S. state of Florida comes forward as the sole winner of the record-breaking $590 million Powerball lottery drawing in May. [http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/06/05/usa-lottery-idINL1N0EH1MM20130605 (Reuters)]
  • Bangladesh lifts a ban on YouTube that had been in effect since September 2012. [http://www.insidebayarea.com/breaking-news/ci_23392427/bangladesh-lifts-ban-youtube-blocked-after-anti-islam (Tri-Valley Herald)]
  • Prince Philip is admitted to a London hospital for an exploratory operation. [http://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/06/world/europe/uk-prince-philip-hospital/index.html (CNN)]
  • Paris Jackson, Michael Jackson's daughter, tries to commit suicide by cutting her wrists and overdosing on pills. [https://web.archive.org/web/20130611232123/http://wonderwall.msn.com/music/paris-jackson-moves-to-childrens-hospital-after-suicide-attempt-has-been-bonding-with-family-1755134.story (MSN Music Wonderwall)]

;Business and economics

  • The Australian dollar hits a 20-month low against the United States dollar. [http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/business/australian-dollar/dollar-hits-20month-low/story-fni0d3av-1226658247294 (Daily Telegraph)]
  • The United States International Trade Commission rules that Apple is infringing on a Samsung patent and bans the import of several popular Apple products. [http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/06/05/apple-samsung-patent-idINL1N0EG1YJ20130605 (Reuters)]
  • The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it underestimated the damage austerity would do to Greece. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/jun/05/imf-underestimated-damage-austerity-would-do-to-greece (The Guardian)]
  • Online retailer Amazon.com begins operations in India. [http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/internet/amazon-debuts-in-india-with-marketplace-model-fierce-competition-ahead/articleshow/20453002.cms (Economic Times)]

;Disasters and accidents

  • At least 44 people are killed by lightning in the Indian state of Bihar during a severe storm. [http://www.iol.co.za/news/world/44-killed-by-lightning-in-india-1.1527661 (Independent Online)]
  • 22nd and Market building collapse. A building collapse in Philadelphia in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania kills 6, wounds 13, and traps at least 10. [http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/05/us/pennsylvania-philadelphia-building-collapse/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 (CNN)] [http://jacksonville.com/news/national/2013-06-05/story/2-likely-dead-13-rescued-philly-building-collapse (Jacksonville.com)]
  • A fire in the Moscow Metro leads to large-scale evacuations and 47 injuries. [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/10100124/Moscow-metro-fire-causes-chaos.html (The Telegraph)]
  • The Chinese government pledges to upgrade workplace safety in the aftermath of the Jilin Baoyuanfeng Poultry Plant fire which killed 120 people. [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-06/05/c_132433524.htm (Xinhua)]

;Health and environment

  • A second case of Legionnaires' Disease in less than a week is confirmed in Australia, leading to fears of a possible outbreak of the rare disease. [http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/hundreds-of-patients-face-anxious-wait-following-rare-legionnaires-outbreak-at-brisbanes-wesley-hospital/story-fnii5v70-1226658116104 (Herald Sun)]

;Law and crime

  • United States v. Bradley Manning:
  • The judge disallows discussion of Bradley Manning's motives for leaking classified material to WikiLeaks at this time. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/05/bradley-manning-boss-trial-fort-meade (The Guardian)]
  • Brian Madrid, who trained Manning, testifies that he ordered him to undergo "corrective training" for an unauthorized use of the phrase "top secret". [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/05/bradley-manning-boss-trial-fort-meade (The Guardian)]
  • The jailing for two years of former Met Police officer Paul Flattley, who sold information to News International daily tabloid The Sun about Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Paul Gascoigne and a 15-year-old girl who died of an overdose, is revealed for the first time today, "legal reasons" having prevented its disclosure until now. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/jun/05/met-police-officer-sun (The Guardian)] [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/former-met-police-officer-paul-flattley-jailed-for-selling-information-about-kate-middleton-and-john-terry-to-the-sun-8646046.html (The Independent)]

;Politics and elections

;Science and technology

  • A newly discovered fossil species, Archicebus achilles, is described as the oldest known primate. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22770646 (BBC)]

;Sport

  • In tennis, Maria Sharapova beats Jelena Jankovic to advance to the semi-finals of the French Open; Serena Williams wins her match, setting up a showdown between her and Sharapova. [http://espn.go.com/espnw/more-sports/9344329/2013-french-open-maria-sharapova-victoria-azarenka-advance (ESPN)]

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