August 24, 2013 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Syrian civil war:
- Médecins Sans Frontières report treating 3,600 cases of "neurotoxic symptoms", with 355 fatalities. (BBC)
Arts and culture
- The United States commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. (CNN)
- The United States Postal Service introduces a commemorative stamp for the event. (USPS)
Disasters and accidents
- 4 people are confirmed killed in Friday's Super Puma L2 crash near Sumburgh Airport in the Shetland Islands. Operation of the helicopter model is globally suspended. (BBC)
- 150 cases of food poisoning are confirmed to be cronuts contaminated with S. aureus at the CNE in Toronto, Ontario. (CBC)
- 2013 Sudan floods: The WHO reports that floods in Sudan have affected 320,000 people and killed almost 50 people. (al Jazeera)
- The Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park is reported as having grown to nearly 200 square miles (~520 square kilometers). (Los Angeles Times)
Law and crime
- 30 people are killed in gang battle in Palmasola prison in Santa Cruz, Bolivia from flame throwers used. (AP via News24)
- A shooting spree in Gainesville, Florida kills 3 people, including the gunman, and injures 2 others. (CBS Sports)
Sports
- The African Diaspora Maritime Corp. withdraws from the America's Cup amid controversy over being denied an opportunity to be the American defender in the competition based on ethnicity. (San Francisco Appeal)