Portal:Current events/2016 October 13

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;Armed conflicts and attacks

• Yemeni Crisis (2011–present)
• The U.S. military launches Tomahawk cruise missiles from the USS Nitze against Houthi-controlled radar sites in Yemen following two incidents in which, according to U.S. military, missiles were fired on United States Navy vessels in the Red Sea. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-security-missiles-idUSKCN12C294 (Reuters)], [http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/u-s-launches-strikes-yemen-after-missiles-aimed-american-ships-n665506?cid=eml_nbn_20161012 (NBC News)]
• Boko Haram
• Negotiations between the Nigerian president's administration and Islamist militants free 21 of the 270 schoolgirls kidnapped in 2014 by Boko Haram in Chibok, Nigeria (leaving 218 victims still unaccounted for). [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-37641101 (BBC)]

;Arts and culture

• American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan wins the Nobel Prize in Literature. [https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/10/13/497780610/bob-dylan-titan-of-american-music-wins-the-2016-nobel-prize-in-literature (NPR)]
• UNESCO declares the Western Wall an "Islamic site" and refrains from mentioning its connection to Jewish culture. Over half the voting countries chose to abstain. [http://www.ibtimes.com/palestine-wins-victory-against-israel-jerusalem-holy-site-declared-muslim-not-jewish-2431205 (The International Business Times)]

;Business and economics

• The Obama administration's Treasury Department, in a move against corporate tax inversions, enacts regulations to combat a key tax-reduction technique known as earnings stripping. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-tax-inversions-idUSKCN12D2YC (Reuters)]

;Disasters and accidents

• 2016 Atlantic hurricane season
• Hurricane Nicole impacts Bermuda at Category 3 strength, making it the strongest hurricane to effect the British Overseas Territory since Hurricane Fabian in 2003. [https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/major-hurricane-nicole-atlantic-bermuda (The Weather Channel)], [http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2016/10/hurricane_nicole_path_update_b.html (The Alabama Media Group)]
• Hurricane Matthew
• The death toll in North Carolina rises to 22 as flood waters continue to rise. Governor Pat McCrory says places that had a foot of water in the morning, were under 12 feet of water. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-storm-matthew-idUSKCN12D31X (Reuters)]
• A plane crash near Kelowna, BC, kills Canadian politician and former Premier of Alberta Jim Prentice along with three others. [http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/jim-prentice-plane-crash-killed-1.3804941 (CBC)]

;International relations

• The Maldives leaves the Commonwealth of Nations after 34 years, claiming that it has been "unfairly and unjustly" treated by the intergovernmental organization. [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/13/maldives-leaves-commonwealth-as-it-claims-unfair-treatment-in-ro/ (The Telegraph)]
• The United Nations General Assembly officially appoints former Portuguese Prime Minister António Guterres its next Secretary-General. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-37648265 (BBC)], [https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-n-general-assembly-appoints-antonio-guterres-as-next-secretary-general-1476399026 (The Wall Street Journal)]
• Proposed second Scottish independence referendum, Brexit
• Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon will introduce a bill launching a new referendum to determine the final status of the country. [https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-37634338 (BBC)]

;Law and crime

• Cyberthieves inject 5,925 online web retailers with website software malicious code that is stealing the credit card details of customers. [https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37643754 (BBC)]

;Politics and elections

• The King of Thailand Bhumibol Adulyadej dies at the age of 88. He was the world's longest currently serving monarch. [https://web.archive.org/web/20161015123000/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/world/thai-king-bhumibol-adulyadej-dies-at-88-20140826-108vr7.html (The Canberra Times)]
• Colombian peace process
• Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos extends his ceasefire with the FARC rebels through the end of the year. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-colombia-peace-idUSKCN12E01R (Reuters)]

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