Portal:Current events/2013 June 25

Current events of June 25, 2013 (2013-06-25) (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• War in Afghanistan:
  • Taliban forces attack near the Presidential Palace in Kabul. (BBC)

Arts and culture

• American R&B singer Puff Johnson dies from cervical cancer at age 40. (Independent Online)
• The Under the Dome TV series premieres to 13.5 million viewers in the United States, the largest summertime premiere for a drama since 1992. (Newsday)

Business and economics

• Gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson reports record sales for its fourth quarter and full year sales reports. (NBC News)
• Men's Wearhouse fires its founder and longtime spokesperson George Zimmer. (Newsday)

Disasters and accidents

• 2013 North India floods: A rescue helicopter crashes in Uttarakhand; 19 people are feared dead. (FirstPost)
• A gold mine collapses in the Central African Republic killing at least 37 people. (Reuters)

International relations

• South Korea issues a cyber alert after a hacking attack on a number of Government websites including the presidential Blue House site. (AFP via Fox News)

Law and crime

• Italian police search more than thirty Italian football clubs including SS Lazio and Juventus FC searching for evidence of criminal conspiracy, international tax evasion, money laundering and invoice falsification. (Reuters)
• Russian president Vladimir Putin confirms that Edward Snowden is currently in a Moscow airport's international area; Russia rejects United States extradition demands. (Fox News)
• Nine people are killed in a gun battle between police and drug dealers in a favela in Rio de Janeiro. (BBC)
• French anti-terror police arrest six people in Paris who were said to have been planning a terrorist attack on well known figures. (France 24)
• Four Nigerian prisoners are hung in the nation's first execution since 2006. (BBC)

Politics and elections

• Massachusetts holds a special election to elect a senator to finish John Kerry's term after he resigned in February to become Secretary of State. Democratic Party candidate Ed Markey wins a comfortable victory over Republican Party candidate Gabriel Gomez. (New York Times)
• The Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani abdicates in favour of his son Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. (France24), (Reuters)
• The Prime Minister of Greece, Antonis Samaras, reshuffles his cabinet giving more positions to his Panhellenic Socialist Movement coalition partner, appointing its leader Evangelos Venizelos as Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. (The Guardian)
• FICCI calls on the government of India to legalize sports betting. (Times of India)
• The United States Supreme Court strikes down a portion of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. (Washington Post)

Science and technology

• China's Shenzhou 10 spacecraft returns to Earth after its crew complete a 15-day mission. (CBS News)

Sport

• In college baseballUCLA wins the 2013 College World Series for the first time. (USA Today)

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