Portal:Current events/2012 July 20

Current events of July 20, 2012 (2012-07-20) (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks Syrian uprising (2011–present): Major General Hisham Ikhtiyar, the head of Syrian national security, dies of wounds he received from a bombing in the capital Damascus on July 18. (BBC) Thousands of people flee the country. (Financial Times) Fighting continues in Damascus and other cities. (Al Jazeera) The United Nations Security Council extends the United Nations Supervision Mission in Syria for 30 days. (Al Jazeera) A gunman opens fire at a movie premiere of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, Colorado, killing at least 12 people and injuring 59 others. (BBC) (CNN) South Thailand insurgency: Bomb and shooting attacks kill two people and wound four in southern Thailand. (Naharnet) At least 13 people are killed in clashes in Duékoué and a camp for displaced people in Ivory Coast. (IOL) Amnesty International says Muslim Rohingyas in western Burma have been subject to attacks and arbitrary arrests. (BBC) Arts and culture The Olympic Torch arrives in London for the final stages of the UK-wide relay ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics. (BBC) Business and economy DirecTV and Viacom agree to a long-term deal for DirecTV to carry Viacom channels. (CNN) Disasters and accidents 21 people were killed and 29 others were injured in bus accident in the Mexican state of Nayarit. (Fox News) Law and crime The custody of three anti-Putin protesters from the Pussy Riot group is extended for another six months before their trial begins. (RIA Novosti) (AP via Google News) David Burgess, already serving life imprisonment on two counts of murder, is given a fresh life sentence after being convicted of the 1966 murder of Yolande Waddington, a nanny from Berkshire, England. (BBC)