September 9, 2013


 * Armed conflicts and attacks
 * Aftermath of the Central African Republic conflict (2012–13):
 * At least 60 people are killed in Central African Republic during clashes between pro-Séléka rebels and forces loyal to ousted President François Bozizé. (BBC)
 * Nigerian Sharia conflict:
 * Fighting between Boko Haram and government-backed vigilantes in Borno State leaves 18 dead. (Reuters)
 * Islamic insurgency in the Philippines:
 * Followers of Muslim separatist leader Nur Misuari launch an attack on the southern Philippines port of Zamboanga City, forcing the closure of businesses and schools. (AP via Fox News)
 * Political violence in Egypt, 2013:
 * Mahmoud Badr, the founder of the Tamarod grassroots movement that helped spark the July 2013 Egyptian protests, reportedly survives an assassination attempt. (Al-Arabiya)
 * A senior Russian diplomat is gunned down in Sukhumi, the capital of Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia. (RFE/RL)
 * A man calls the police that he has an AK-47 in both Santa Fe Middle School in Monrovia, California and the "Citrus Medical Center" in West Covina, California. (KTLA5)


 * Arts and culture
 * The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam identifies a new Vincent Van Gogh painting, Sunset at Montmajour. (AP)
 * Israel's Hebrew University of Jerusalem announces the discovery of a 1,400-year-old golden treasure trove at the foot of the Temple Mount. (Haaretz)
 * Iconic American car dealer Cal Worthington, known for his eccentric television commercials that were broadcast across the West Coast, dies at 92. (The New York Times)
 * Disasters and accidents
 * At least 44 people are dead and 45 injured after a bus crashes into a ravine in northern Guatemala. (AP via ABC News America)
 * Two buses collide and catch fire in Iran, killing at least 44 people. (Global Post)
 * Politics
 * The centre-right parties win a majority in the Norwegian parliamentary elections, with the Conservative Party's Erna Solberg defeating incumbent Jens Stoltenberg (Labour) for the position of Prime Minister. (BBC) (AAP via SBS)

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