Portal:Current events/2013 December 28

December 28, 2013 (Saturday)

Conflicts and attacks

Islamist protests in Egypt (July 2013–present)
- Supporters of the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood clash with police at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt. One person is killed and two campus buildings are set on fire. (BBC)
Syrian Civil War:
- A Syrian army airstrike in a market in the northern city of Aleppo kills 25 people. (Reuters), (CNN)
2013 Thai political crisis
- Unidentified gunmen open fire on peaceful protesters in Thailand, leaving one dead and three wounded. (CNN)

Disasters and accidents

An express train catches fire in India, leaving at least 23 dead. The train was traveling from Bangalore to Nanded in the western state of Maharashtra. (AP via FOX News)
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake strikes in the Mediterranean Sea, 50 miles (80 kilometers) south southwest of Avsallar, Turkey. (USGS) (CNN)
The Chinese icebreaker Xuě Lóng, or "Snow Dragon", was only six nautical miles away from the Russian-flagged vessel Akademik Shokalskiy when it too became obstructed by heavy ice in Antarctica. (CNN)

Science and Technology

Russia's Soyuz-2-1v rocket makes its maiden flight. (RIA Novosti) (Reuters)
Four new species of sea creatures discovered at a cold seep on the seabed near Rockall (BBC) (Courier)

Sport