Portal:Current events/2013 August 5
Armed conflicts and attacks
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021):
- Nigerian Sharia conflict:
- 35 people - mostly Boko Haram militants - are killed in separate attacks on security forces in Borno State. (Reuters)
- A bomb rigged to a vehicle kills eight people in Cotabato, Philippines. (ABC News via AP)
Disasters and accidents
- Okinawa, killing 4 people and injuring 3 others. (NHK World)
- More than 160 people are killed in
- 55 people are hospitalized following a truck fire 3.5km into the Gudvanga Tunnel in Norway. (AP via News24)
Law and crime
- Two people are killed and five are wounded in a shooting outside a taco restaurant in U.S. It is believed to be gang-related. (San Francisco Chronicle)
- Three people are killed and five are wounded in a shooting at a U.S. (CNN)
Media
- Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos purchases The Washington Postfor $250 million.
Politics and elections
- Opposition leader Enele Sopoaga is sworn in as Prime Minister of Tuvalu by Governor-General Iakoba Italeli after winning a secret ballot held in parliament. (Islands Business)
Science
- The world's first bovine
Sports
- In Biogenesis baseball scandal with 12 other players given bans of 50 games. (Reuters via the Sydney Morning Herald)