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| **] President ] says that he is ready to order a limited strike, but will seek approval from Congress. | |||
| **] President ] challenged the US to present to the UN evidence that Syria attacked rebels with chemical weapons and has urged U.S. President ] not to attack Syrian forces. , | |||
| **The UN inspectors leave Damascus after concluding their inspection. | **The UN inspectors leave Damascus after concluding their inspection. | ||
| **Several countries advise their citizens against traveling to Lebanon as regional tensions grow over a possible US military strike on Syria. | |||
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| *Veteran ] broadcaster ] – who famously ] former ] ] – dies on board the {{MS|Queen Elizabeth}} of a heart attack, aged 74. | |||
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| *At least 15 people die after liquid ] leaks from a refrigeration unit at a cold storage plant in ]. | |||
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| ⚫ | *A teenager is found guilty of taking part in the ] of a woman on a ] bus last year and is sentenced to three years in juvenile detention. | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:38, 10 March 2022
August 31, 2013 (2013-08-31) (Saturday) Armed conflicts and attacks- Syrian civil war:
- American President Barack Obama says that he is ready to order a limited strike, but will seek approval from Congress. (CNN)
- The UN inspectors leave Damascus after concluding their inspection. (Los Angeles Times)
- Several countries advise their citizens against traveling to Lebanon as regional tensions grow over a possible US military strike on Syria. (Jerusalem Post)
Arts and culture
- Veteran British broadcaster Sir David Frost – who famously interviewed former U.S. President Richard Nixon – dies on board the MS Queen Elizabeth of a heart attack, aged 74. (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
- At least 15 people die after liquid ammonia leaks from a refrigeration unit at a cold storage plant in Shanghai. (AP via News24)
Law and crime
- A teenager is found guilty of taking part in the fatal gang rape of a woman on a Delhi bus last year and is sentenced to three years in juvenile detention. (BBC) (Reuters)