September 21, 2013


 * Armed conflict and attacks
 * Islamic insurgency in the Philippines:
 * Battle of Zamboanga City: Six people die in the Philippines city of Zamboanga as fighting continues between the Army and Moro National Liberation Front insurgents. (AP via The Sun Herald)
 * Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal):
 * Over 100 people are killed in a series of attacks across Iraq, most of them in a twin suicide bombing at a Shiite funeral in Baghdad's Sadr City neighborhood. (BBC)
 * Aftermath of Operation Linda Nchi:
 * A gun battle breaks out in a shopping mall in the Kenyan capital Nairobi with “at least 39 dead and 150 wounded”. A hostage situation is evolving. Al-Shabaab claims responsibility.


 * Business and economy
 * Exxon Mobil, BP and BG decline to take part in the upcoming international bidding for rights to explore Brazil's deep-water Libra oil field, one of the largest pre-salt fields yet to be explored in that country. (Xinhuanet) (GloboNews)


 * Disasters and accidents
 * Typhoon Usagi hits the northern Philippines causing flooding and landslides and disrupting transport, communications and power supplies. (Reuters)


 * International relations
 * Pakistan frees Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, a cofounder of the Taliban in Afghanistan. (BBC)
 * The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons reports that Syria has handed over data on its chemical weapons program. (BBC)


 * Law and crime
 * Police in the Indian city of Mumbai charge several people in connection with a cricket match fixing scandal, including umpire Asad Rauf, former Chennai Super Kings principal Gurunath Meiyappan, Bollywood actor Vindoo Dara Singh and 15 bookies. (Hindustan Times)


 * Politics and elections
 * Voters in Sri Lanka go to the polls for provincial elections with the Tamil National Alliance doing well in the north. (AAP via SBS)

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