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Current events of
March 23, 2013
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2013-03-23
)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
War on Terror
:
Pakistani
Taliban
threaten to assassinate former
President
Pervez Musharraf
if he returns to the country.
(CNN)
An
Australian
man kidnapped in
the Philippines
by an
al-Qaeda
-linked group for ransom has been freed following "joint efforts" by the two countries.
(Al Jazeera)
Northern Mali conflict (2012–present)
:
France
formally confirms death of
Islamist
commander
Abdelhamid Abou Zeid
, a senior
al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
in February, after
DNA tests
.
(BBC)
2012–13 Central African Republic conflict
:
All non-essential
United Nations
staff are removed from
Central African Republic
, as
Seleka
rebels move to within 75km of the capital,
Bangui
.
(Al Jazeera)
Rebels claims to have entered
Bangui
with
Reuters
reporting running battles between the rebels and government forces.
(BBC)
(Reuters)
Business and economy
2012–2013 Cypriot financial crisis
: The
Cyprus Parliament
approves three bills that aim to raise enough money to qualify the
country
for a broader
bailout package
and stave off financial collapse.
(Al Jazeera)
Exiled
Russian
business oligarch
Boris Berezovsky
is found dead at his home in
Surrey
,
England
.
(BBC)
Disasters and accidents
2013 Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh tornado
: At least 20 people are killed and more than 200 injured when a powerful
tornado
rips through the southeastern district of
Brahmanbaria
in
Bangladesh
.
(CNN)
2013 Thailand refugee camp fire
: The death toll from a fire in a
Thai
refugee camp
for
Karen
refugees
from
Myanmar
rises to 37 with more than a hundred injured.
(
Bangkok Post
)
23 people are killed and 30 injured in a road accident in
Pakistan's
Punjab province
.
(
The Times of India
)
International relations
US President
Barack Obama
concludes his
visit
to the
Middle East
with a trip to the famous ruins of the ancient city of
Petra
in
Jordan
.
(BBC)
(CBC)
(CNN)
Law and crime
Brazilian
police
charge 16 people in connection with the
Kiss nightclub fire
last January including the owner of the club which killed 241 people and injured 168.
(
The Daily Telegraph
)
Eleven inmates are missing and two guards injured after gunmen attacked a prison in
Trikala
,
Greece
, less than a week after a hostage siege at a different jail.
(BBC)
Dominican Republic
authorities arrest 35 people including
military
,
police
, and custom officials in a
drugs
bust.
(CNN)
Politics and elections
Sudanese
President
Omar al-Bashir
announces he will step down in 2015 after nearly 25 years in power.
(
The Daily Telegraph
)
(
Daily Mail
)
The
US Senate
approves its first
budget
in four years by a margin of 50–49.
(Fox News)
Religion
Newly elected
Pope Francis
meets his predecessor,
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
for lunch at the
Papal Palace of Castel Gandolfo
, the first time the two are meeting since the change of guard.
(CNN)
Sport
Kyle Dake
of
Cornell University
defeats David Taylor of
Penn State
in the final of the 165-pound (75 kg) weight class at the
NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
in
Des Moines
,
Iowa
, becoming the first
wrestler
to win four individual
NCAA
titles in four different weight classes.
(AP via ESPN)
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