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<b>We've unleashed a Wikipedia-mining, quiz-making franken-robot</b> on the encyclopedia's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013" target="_blank">August 2013 current events page</a>. Without any human intervention, it has plucked out important bits from the 100 event descriptions below, and jumbled them with three plausible(<i>ish</i>) replacements. Can you beat the bot?

We've unleashed a Wikipedia-mining, quiz-making franken-robot on the encyclopedia's August 2013 current events page. Without any human intervention, it has plucked out important bits from the 100 event descriptions below, and jumbled them with three plausible(ish) replacements. Can you beat the bot?

How Well Do You Remember Last August?

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [rt.com](http://rt.com/news/snowden-entry-papers-russia-902/), [cnn.com](http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/01/us/nsa-snowden/index.html?hpt=hp_t1)

August 1, 2013: American \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ whistleblower Edward Snowden is granted a one-year temporary political asylum in Russia and leaves Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [voanews.com](http://www.voanews.com/content/philippines-vietnam-agree-to-cooperate-on-resolving-maritime-dispute-with-china/1714462.html)

August 1, 2013: In talks in Manila, the Philippines and \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ agree to work together on a framework for resolving maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [vancouverdesi.com](http://www.vancouverdesi.com/news/eight-held-in-greece-for-sending-weapons-to-turkey/599165/)

August 1, 2013: Eight people are arrested in Greece for allegedly trying to smuggle weapons into \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [nbcnews.com](http://www.nbcnews.com/id/52633860/ns/local_news-providence_ri/t/same-sex-marriage-law-take-effect-ri/#.Ufnf9m37CXs)

August 1, 2013: The U.S. states of Minnesota and \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com](http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/italy-court-confirms-jail-term-berlusconi-181637708.html)

August 1, 2013: Italy's top court confirms that former Prime Minister \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ will serve a prison sentence for a tax fraud conviction. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [nbcnews.com](http://www.nbcnews.com/health/fda-names-taylor-farms-source-parasite-outbreak-6C10833090)

August 2, 2013: The United States Food and Drug Administration names Taylor Farms as the source of cyclospora parasite tainted salads that sickened 223 diners in the US states of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ and Iowa. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [online.wsj.com](http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20130802-711021.html)

August 2, 2013: The UK Foreign Office has warned its embassy staff in Southwest Asia to be vigilant as \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ approaches. British embassies remained open. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [bbc.co.uk](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23554443)

August 2, 2013: The \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Electoral Commission says that Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party has won 142 seats of 210 seats in the general election. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [sci-news.com](http://www.sci-news.com/biology/science-lavasoa-dwarf-lemur-new-lemur-species-madagascar-01266.html)

August 2, 2013: A new primate, the Lavasoa dwarf lemur, is discovered in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [cnn.com](http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/03/us/california-venice-beach-crash/index.html?hpt=hp_t2), [losangeles.cbslocal.com](http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/08/03/2-seriously-hurt-2-critical-after-car-plows-into-venice-boardwalk-crowd/)

August 3, 2013: A man crashes his car into a crowd of pedestrians in Venice Beach, \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, U.S., injuring eleven people and killing one. The driver fled the scene and was being sought by authorities, but later turned himself in. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [bleacherreport.com](http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1723678-super-15-final-2013-complete-predictions-for-chiefs-vs-brumbies-clash), [skynews.com.au](http://www.skynews.com.au/sport/article.aspx?id=893124)

August 3, 2013: In rugby union, the Chiefs win the 2013 Super Rugby Final, defeating the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ 27-22 at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton, New Zealand. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [theguardian.com](http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/aug/04/peter-capaldi-doctor-who)

August 4, 2013: Scottish actor Peter Capaldi is announced to portray the twelfth incarnation of the Doctor on the long-running British science fiction show \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [aljazeera.com](http://www.aljazeera.com/video/middleeast/2013/08/2013843428202796.html), [dailystar.com.lb](http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2013/Aug-04/226206-irans-rowhani-takes-oath-after-vowing-to-ease-sanctions.ashx), [reuters.com](http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/04/iran-rouhani-cabinet-idUSL6N0G509G20130804)

August 4, 2013: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is officially inaugurated as President of Iran in the House of the Parliament and announces the members of his cabinet to the parliament. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [theage.com.au](http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/federal-election-2013/prime-minister-kevin-rudds-election-statement-20130804-2r790.html)

August 4, 2013: Voters in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ will go to the polls on September 7 for a federal election. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [abcnews.go.com](http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/die-bomb-blast-south-philippines-19868955)

August 5, 2013: A bomb rigged to a vehicle kills eight people in Cotabato, \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [independent.co.uk](http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/160-killed-and-hundreds-left-stranded-by-flooding-across-afghanistan-and-pakistan-8746566.html)

August 5, 2013: More than 160 people are killed in flash floods across \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ and Pakistan. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [news24.com](http://www.news24.com/news24/World/News/Norway-tunnel-fire-55-hospitalised-20130805)

August 5, 2013: 55 people are hospitalized following a truck fire 3.5km into the Gudvanga Tunnel in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [cnn.com](http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/05/us/pennsylvania-town-hall-shooting/index.html)

August 5, 2013: Three people are killed and five are wounded in a shooting at a town hall meeting in Ross Township, \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, U.S. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013)

August 5, 2013: Amazon CEO \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ purchases The Washington Post for $250 million.

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [islandsbusiness.com](http://www.islandsbusiness.com/news/tuvalu/2210/opposition-leader-is-tuvalus-new-prime-minister/)

August 5, 2013: Opposition leader \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is sworn in as Prime Minister of Tuvalu by Governor-General Iakoba Italeli after winning a secret ballot held in parliament. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [smh.com.au](http://www.smh.com.au/sport/baseball-star-alex-rodriguez-banned-for-211-games-20130806-2rao2.html)

August 5, 2013: In Major League Baseball, \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of the New York Yankees is banned for 211 games for his role in the Biogenesis baseball scandal with 12 other players given bans of 50 games. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [trust.org](http://www.trust.org/item/20130806093203-owuni/?source=hpbreaking)

August 6, 2013: Danish police evacuate part of central \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ after a parked car is found with wires attached to it. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [reuters.com](http://www.reuters.com/article/comments/idUSBRE97507620130806)

August 6, 2013: Four suspected \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ militants are killed in a drone strike. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [washingtonpost.com](http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trial-of-nidal-hasan-accused-fort-hood-gunman-to-begin-tuesday-after-delays/2013/08/06/dae4dfe6-fe9b-11e2-96a8-d3b921c0924a_story.html)

August 6, 2013: The trial of Major \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, a former United States Army Medical Corps officer and the Gunman during the Fort Hood shooting, begins. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [reuters.com](http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/07/us-yemen-security-strike-idUSBRE9760C320130807)

August 7, 2013: Six suspect Al-Qaeda militants are killed in a drone strike in Southern \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [news.xinhuanet.com](http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-08/07/c_132610802.htm)

August 7, 2013: One person is killed and 62 are injured in clashes between supporters and opponents of ousted President \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [reuters.com](http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/07/us-pakistan-bomb-idUSBRE97607420130807?feedType=RSS&virtualBrandChannel=11563)

August 7, 2013: A bombing in a market in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, Pakistan, kills eleven people, mostly teenagers. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [bbc.co.uk](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23598012)

August 7, 2013: A large fire breaks out at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in the Kenyan capital \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [bbc.co.uk](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23586026), [news.sky.com](http://news.sky.com/story/1125548/koreas-agree-to-talks-complex-may-re-open)

August 7, 2013: North Korea and \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ agree to resume talks on reopening the Kaesong industrial zone. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [chinadaily.com.cn](http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/xinhua/2013-08-08/content_9797842.html)

August 7, 2013: The Prime Minister of the Czech Republic \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ announces his resignation after his caretaker government loses a vote of confidence. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [reuters.com](http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/07/portugal-secretary-idUSL6N0G82PW20130807)

August 7, 2013: Portugal's treasury secretary Joaquim Pais Jorge resigns after media reports and opposition politicians questioned his previous role at \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [hosted.ap.org](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_YEMEN?SECTION=HOME&SITE=AZTUS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT)

August 8, 2013: Three U.S. drone strikes in central and southern \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ kill 12 suspected al-Qaida militants. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [news.xinhuanet.com](http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/africa/2013-08/08/c_132614524.htm)

August 8, 2013: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ troops kill 24 militants in a foiled Al-Shabaab planned attack in southern Somalia city of Afmadow. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [uk.reuters.com](http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/08/09/uk-yemen-drones-qaeda-idUKBRE9780W520130809)

August 9, 2013: An American drone strike kills five suspected Al Qaeda terrorists in eastern \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [edition.cnn.com](http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/08/world/asia/pakistan-us-consulate-evacuated/?hpt=hp_t1)

August 9, 2013: The United States withdraws diplomats from its consulate in the Pakistani city of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ due to terrorist threats. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [bbc.co.uk](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23629301)

August 9, 2013: Two \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ pilots are abducted by a previously unknown Shiite militia, Zuwwar al-Imam Rida, in Beirut, Lebanon. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [usnews.nbcnews.com](http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/08/09/19949138-two-children-pilot-missing-after-plane-crashes-into-connecticut-homes?lite=)

August 9, 2013: Three people are missing after a Rockwell Turbo Commander turboprop plane crashes into two homes in East Haven, \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, United States. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [bbc.co.uk](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-23628085)

August 9, 2013: Liu Tienan, the deputy head of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_'s National Development and Reform Commission, is expelled from the Communist Party for corruption. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [edition.cnn.com](http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/09/us/florida-facebook-confession/index.html)

August 9, 2013: A 31-year-old \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ man kills his wife and posts a picture of her corpse with a confession onto Facebook. The picture is removed and the man is arrested. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [reuters.com](http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/09/us-benin-government-idUSBRE9780HR20130809)

August 9, 2013: President Boni Yayi of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ dismisses his entire Cabinet. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [uk.reuters.com](http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/08/10/uk-nigeria-kidnapping-idUKBRE97904820130810)

August 10, 2013: Gunmen kidnap four Thai tourists traveling in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_'s Rivers State. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [abcnews.go.com](http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/bomb-park-central-iraq-kills-19924271)

August 10, 2013: A bomb kills four people and wounds 16 in a park south of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, Iraq. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [bbc.co.uk](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23653488)

August 10, 2013: An American drone strike kills two suspected Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula militants in southern \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [bbc.co.uk](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23646467), [bigstory.ap.org](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/indonesia-volcano-erupts-kills-5-people)

August 10, 2013: The volcano Paluweh erupts on Palu'e island in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ killing at least six people. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [bbc.co.uk](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23649743)

August 10, 2013: A bus accident in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, Morocco, kills at least 16 Royal Guardsmen. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [cnn.com](http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/10/us/weather/index.html)

August 10, 2013: Floods and mudslides in Manitou Springs, \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, United States leave at least three people missing and one dead. 

August 10, 2013: The 2013 World Championships in Athletics start in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_'s Luzhniki Stadium.

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [bbc.co.uk](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23655421)

August 11, 2013: Suspected \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ militants kill five Yemeni soldiers in an attack on a gas terminal in Southern Yemen. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [bbc.co.uk](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23657280)

August 11, 2013: Flash floods in Afgahanistan's \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ province kill 22 people. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [euronews.com](http://www.euronews.com/2013/08/11/two-killed-in-tourist-bus-accident-in-france/)

August 11, 2013: A coach crash in southern \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ kills two tourists and injures 30. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [bbc.co.uk](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23653740)

August 11, 2013: Voters in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ go to the polls for the second round of a presidential election. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [bbc.co.uk](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23654148)

August 11, 2013: Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Leader of the Opposition \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ participate in the first of three televised leaders debates ahead of September's federal election. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [buenosairesherald.com](http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/138283/massa-wins-ba-province), [online.wsj.com](http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323585604579007060462632046.html)

August 11, 2013: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ held the first round of legislative elections to renew half the Chamber of Deputies and one third of the Senate. The final round will be held October 27. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [theaustralian.com.au](http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/golf/james-dufner-in-pole-position-in-pga/story-fnaxw0m2-1226695278365)

August 11, 2013: American golfer Jason Dufner wins the 2013 PGA Championship played at the Oak Hill Country Club in Pittsford, \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [timesofindia.indiatimes.com](http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-launches-first-indigenous-aircraft-carrier-INS-Vikrant/articleshow/21774409.cms)

August 12, 2013: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ launches its first indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [bbc.co.uk](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23668589)

August 12, 2013: The UK government threatens \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ with legal action over the imposition of additional border checks in Gibraltar. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [bbc.co.uk](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23677124)

August 12, 2013: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is elected as President of Mali. Although results have not yet been made official, his opponent Soumaïla Cissé has conceded defeat in the election. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [g1.globo.com](http://g1.globo.com/jornal-hoje/noticia/2013/08/imagens-ineditas-mostram-tribo-que-ainda-vive-isolada-na-amazonia.html)

August 13, 2013: Footage of the isolated and previously unseen Kawahiva tribe is recorded for the first time in the Amazon rainforest, in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [cnn.com](http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/13/us/airline-merger-antitrust-lawsuit/index.html?hpt=hp_t2)

August 13, 2013: The United States Department of Justice and six states file an antitrust lawsuit to block the proposed merger of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ and US Airways. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [bbc.co.uk](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23692102), [theguardian.com](http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/aug/14/eurozone-recession-germany-france-crisis)

August 14, 2013: The Eurozone moves out of 18 months of recession because of Germany and \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. There was a growth rate of 0.3% in the June quarter. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [alabamas13.com](http://www.alabamas13.com/story/23132151/east-birmingham-plane-crash), [reuters.com](http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/14/us-crash-ups-urgent-idUSBRE97D0JW20130814)

August 14, 2013: A UPS cargo plane crashes at \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in Alabama, killing both the pilot and co-pilot. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [aljazeera.com](http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/08/2013815152140188564.html)

August 15, 2013: At least 20 people are killed and 200 injured in an explosion in southern Beirut near a complex used by Lebanon's militant group \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in Lebanon. A previously unknown Syrian Sunni group claims responsibility in an online video. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [wwe.com](http://www.wwe.com/inside/wwe-releases-statement-on-darren-young-26140515)

August 15, 2013: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ comes out as the first Openly gay wrestler in WWE. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [yemenpost.net](http://www.yemenpost.net/Detail123456789.aspx?ID=3&MainCat=3&SubID=7132)

August 16, 2013: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ changes its weekend from Thursday and Friday to Friday and Saturday. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [stuff.co.nz](http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/9051982/Earthquakes-rock-central-New-Zealand)

August 16, 2013: A magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes near Seddon, \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, causing moderate damage in the wider Marlborough region and national capital Wellington. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [thehindu.com](http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/world/brazil-rejects-kerry-explanation-on-nsa-surveillance/article5022748.ece)

August 16, 2013: The Ministry of External Relations of Brazil rejects John Kerry´s official statement concerning that the electronic surveillance by the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ was part of a strategy to “combat terrorism”. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [www3.sari.irna.ir](http://www3.sari.irna.ir/en/News/80775590/Politic/President_appoints_Salehi_as_Nuclear_Energy_Organization_Chief)

August 16, 2013: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, former Iranian foreign minister, is appointed as head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [edition.cnn.com](http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/15/us/area-51-documents/index.html?sr=fb081613area51930a)

August 16, 2013: The infamous \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is officially acknowledged by the United States. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [edition.cnn.com](http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/17/us/idaho-fire/index.html?hpt=hp_t3)

August 17, 2013: Residents evacuated from Greenhorn Gulch area in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ from the Beaver Creek fire. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [bbc.co.uk](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23729996)

August 17, 2013: 31 people dead and at least 170 are missing as a ferry sinks after colliding with a cargo ship in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [deccanherald.com](http://www.deccanherald.com/content/351789/seven-injured-bengal-bomb-blast.html)

August 18, 2013: Six people are injured in a bomb explosion on a bus in the eastern Indian state of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [bbc.co.uk](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-23745515)

August 18, 2013: Bo Xilai, a former member of Politburo of the Communist Party of China, charged with bribery and corruption, will go on trial on August 22 in the city of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [timesofindia.indiatimes.com](http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Train-runs-over-35-pilgrims-in-Bihar-angry-locals-set-coaches-on-fire-attack-railway-officials/articleshow/21912084.cms), [bbc.co.uk](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-23751270), [reuters.com](http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/19/us-india-train-idUSBRE97I05M20130819)

August 19, 2013: A train accident in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ kills at least 37 pilgrims and injures over a dozen. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [bbc.co.uk](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23751191)

August 19, 2013: The 500th eruption this year of Mount Sakurajima in Southern \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ covers the major city of Kagoshima in a cloud of ash. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [itar-tass.com](http://www.itar-tass.com/en/c32/844961.html)

August 19, 2013: Russia and \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ begin discussing the main starting points and modality of the upcoming talks on a peace treaty. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [reuters.com](http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/19/us-spain-gibraltar-idUSBRE97I07L20130819)

August 19, 2013: The British warship HMS Westminster arrives in Gibraltar amid tensions with \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [bbc.co.uk](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23747242)

August 19, 2013: The first same-sex marriages take place in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, following the passage of the Marriage Equality Bill in April. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [radionz.co.nz](http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/217417/further-eruptions-on-white-island-possible)

August 20, 2013: The Whakaari / White Island volcano in the Bay of Plenty off \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_'s North Island erupts. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [washingtonpost.com](http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/turkeys-erdogan-says-israel-behind-egyptian-leaders-ouster-says-has-evidence-to-prove-it/2013/08/20/9da8d9b8-0984-11e3-89fe-abb4a5067014_story.html), [timesofisrael.com](http://www.timesofisrael.com/us-pans-turkish-pm-for-saying-israel-ousted-morsi/)

August 20, 2013: Turkey’s Prime Minister \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ accuses American and Israeli influence of being the ouster of Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi; which are denied by both. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [washingtonpost.com](http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/fromer-pakistani-army-chief-musharraf-charged-in-2007-bhutto-assassination/2013/08/20/1ee21296-094f-11e3-89fe-abb4a5067014_story.html?wpisrc=al_national)

August 20, 2013: A Pakistani court indicts former President Pervez Musharraf for his alleged involvement in the 2007 assassination of former Prime Minister \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [bbc.co.uk](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23770301), [theguardian.com](http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/aug/20/guardian-editor-alan-rusbridger-nsa)

August 20, 2013: Alan Rusbridger, the editor of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, reveals that the British authorities forced the newspaper to destroy computer hard disk drives containing material leaked by Edward Snowden. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [bbc.co.uk](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23763518)

August 20, 2013: Egyptian authorities arrest Muhammad Badie, the Supreme Guide of the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, in Cairo. Mahmoud Ezzat, deputy leader of the Brotherhood, becomes temporarily the new Supreme Guide. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [washingtonpost.com](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/08/20/what-ted-cruz-actually-needs-to-do-to-renounce-canadian-citizenship/)

August 20, 2013: United States Senator Ted Cruz of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ announces that he wants to renounce his Canadian citizenship, fueling speculation about a presidential run in 2016. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [twitter.com](https://twitter.com/ReutersIndia/status/369996569359036416)

August 21, 2013: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ upgrades the recent leak of radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear disaster site to Level 3, a "serious incident," on the International Nuclear Event Scale. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [theglobeandmail.com](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/deaths-reported-as-bus-plunges-into-ravine-near-malaysian-resort/article13890786/)

August 21, 2013: 37 killed, 16 injured in a bus crash in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, near the Chin Swee Temple. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [usatoday.com](http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/08/21/kansas-bus-crash-bonner-springs/2681647/)

August 21, 2013: 18 schoolgirls from Pembroke Hill School, and driver injured in bus crash near Bonner Springs, \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [theglobeandmail.com](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/boko-haram-leader-may-be-dead-nigerian-army-claims/article13872889/)

August 21, 2013: The Nigerian army officially claims the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ leader Abubakar Shekau, is dead from a gunfight, although others claim Shekau is alive. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [charlotteobserver.com](http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/08/22/4254324/storm-lashes-china-after-killing.html)

August 22, 2013: Severe tropical storm Trami arrives in southern China after killing seventeen people in the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [voiceofrussia.com](http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2013_08_22/Russian-famous-traveler-Konyukhov-plans-to-cross-Pacific-ocean-on-new-boat-6307/)

August 22, 2013: Russian adventurer and priest Fyodor Konyukhov announces plans to cross the Pacific Ocean in a rowing boat from Valparaíso, \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ to Australia’s eastern coast. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [espn.go.com](http://espn.go.com/boston/nfl/story/_/id/9591709/aaron-hernandez-former-new-england-patriots-tight-end-indicted-murder-charge)

August 22, 2013: Former New England Patriots tight end \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is indicted for the murder of 27-year-old Odin Lloyd. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [cbsnews.com](http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57599816/israel-launches-air-strikes-in-lebanon-in-response-to-rocket-attack/)

August 23, 2013: Israeli warplanes strike Na'ameh, \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in response to rocket attacks. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [online.wsj.com](http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324165204579030611858818656.html)

August 23, 2013: Microsoft CEO \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ announces that he will retire within the next 12 months. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [latimes.com](http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-san-diego-mayor-bob-filner-resigns-20130823,0,401188.story)

August 23, 2013: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, mayor of San Diego, California, due to resign on August 30 over sexual harassment allegations. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [bbc.co.uk](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23843578)

August 26, 2013: All 25,000 applicants to the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ fail their entrance exams. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [scpr.org](http://www.scpr.org/news/2013/08/27/38900/rim-fire-yosemite-wildfire-now-7th-largest-in-cali/)

August 27, 2013: The \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ near Yosemite National Park has now grown to about 281 square miles. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [news.ke.msn.com](http://news.ke.msn.com/national-news/41-killed-in-bus-accident-along-nairobi-narok-highway)

August 29, 2013: A bus accident kills 41 people and injures 33 in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [theguardian.com](http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/aug/30/seamus-heaney-dies-74-poet)

August 30, 2013: Poet \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ from Northern Ireland, recipient of the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature, dies aged 74. 

via [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2013) and [huffingtonpost.com](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/30/alaska-earthquake_n_3844284.html)

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