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August 7, 2013 (Wednesday)

Syrian civil war:
- The Syrian army launches a scud missile on the southern Damascus neighborhood of Yarmouk, largely inhabited by Palestinian refugees. (Now Lebanon)
Six suspect Al-Qaeda militants are killed in a drone strike in Southern Yemen. (Reuters)
Yemen authorities foil an Al-Qaeda plot to blow up the oil pipelines and seize some of the country's main ports. (BBC), (Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty)
Four Israeli soldiers are wounded by a landmine near the Lebanese border. (Al Jazeera), (Xinhua)
1 person is killed and 62 are injured in clashes between supporters and opponents of ousted President Mohamed Morsi (Xinhua)
A bombing in a market in Karachi, Pakistan kills 11 people, mostly teenagers. (Reuters)

President Obama affirms that the US will attend the upcoming G-20 meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia, despite differences with the Russian government and the cancellation of bilateral talks between Obama and President Putin. (BBC)

North Korea and South Korea agree to resume talks on reopening the Kaesong industrial zone. (BBC), (Sky News)

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 *A bombing in a market in [[Karachi, Pakistan]] kills 11 people, mostly teenagers. [http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/07/us-pakistan-bomb-idUSBRE97607420130807?feedType=RSS&virtualBrandChannel=11563 (Reuters)]
 ;Business and economy
-*President Obama affirms that the US will attend the upcoming G-20 meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia, despite differences with the Russian government and the cancellation of bilateral talks between Obama and President Putin. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/23605507 (BBC)]
+*[[President Obama]] affirms that the US will attend the upcoming [[G-20]] meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia, despite differences with the Russian government and the cancellation of bilateral talks between Obama and [[President Putin]]. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/23605507 (BBC)]
 ;Disasters and accidents
 *A large fire breaks out at [[Jomo Kenyatta International Airport]] in the [[Kenya]]n capital [[Nairobi]]. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23598012 (BBC)]