15 July 2013 Current Affairs
- Armed conflicts and attacks
- Militants open fire on a bus carrying workers from a cement factory in Arish, Northern Sinai, Egypt, killing three and injuring 17. The gunfire is believed to have been intended for a police vehicle.(AFP via NDTV)
- The M23 rebel movement and the Congolese army are engaged in heavy fighting in the environs of Goma. (BBC)
- A car bomb strikes Deir Atiyeh, north of Damascus, killing 13. (BBC)
- Disasters and accidents
- Two British soldiers die during a training exercise as they take part in a gruelling selection process for the elite SAS unit on the hottest day of the year. (Afp via News24)
- International relations
- Thein Sein, the President of Burma (Myanmar) visits the United Kingdom. (The Telegraph via the Brisbane Times)
- Anthropology
- International linguists announce the discovery of a new language in Australia called Light Warlpiri. (news.com.au)
- Law and crime
- Indonesian police report that at least 18 people were killed and 47 injured following a riot at a boxing match. (Associated Press via Inquirer)(AFP via Yahoo News South Africa)
- A war crimes tribunal finds Bangladeshi ex-politician Ghulam Azam, former leader of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, guilty of war crimesduring the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. (BBC)
