3 August 2013 Current Affairs
- Armed conflict and attacks
- War in Afghanistan (2001–present):
- Nine children die in a suicide bombing near the Indian consulate in the Afghan city of Jalalabad. (CNN)
- Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal):
- At least eight people have been killed in violence across Iraq. (AFP via Al-Aribya)
- Syrian civil war:
- Syrian rebels capture an ammunition depot with anti-tank missiles and rockets north of Damascus. (Reuters)
- Disasters and accidents
- A man crashes his car into a crowd of pedestrians in Venice Beach, California, U.S., injuring 11 people and killing 1. The driver fled the scene and is being sought by authorities. (CNN) (CBS Los Angeles)
- Politics and elections
- Hassan Rouhani receives his presidential precept and enters to the Sa’dabad Palace to begin his work as President of Iran. (BBC)(theGuardian) (CNN)
- Zimbabwean general election, 2013:
- Robert Mugabe is declared the run-away winner of Zimbabwe’s controversial presidential election by a 61% majority, extending his 33-year rule. (AFP via News24)
- Opposition candidate Morgan Tsvangirai promises legal challenges to the results and the refusal of the MDC-T party to cooperate with Mugabe’s Zanu-PF. (The Independent)
- A commissioner of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission resigns, citing the conduct of the election process. (AllAfrica)
- Sport
- In rugby union, the Chiefs win the 2013 Super Rugby Final, defeating the Brumbies 27-22 at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton, New Zealand.(Bleacher Report) (Sky News Australia)
