July 10, 2013 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
Arts and culture
- American country music star Randy Travis suffers a stroke while being hospitalized for congestive heart failure. (MSN)
Business and economy
- A U.S. district court rules that Apple Inc. has conspired to fix the prices of eBooks. The ruling could expose Apple to significant damages. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- A rain-triggered landslide in southern China's Sichuan Province buries between 30-40 people. (Xinhua)
- The death toll from the Lac-Mégantic derailment in the Canadian province of Quebec rises to 20, with 30 people missing presumed dead. (AP via CBS News)
Law and crime
- Boston Marathon bombing
- Suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev makes his first appearance in a U.S. court since his arrest on April 19. (AP via Montreal Gazette)
- Tsarnaev pleads not guilty to 30 counts including using a weapon of mass destruction in his first court appearance. (The Verge), (BBC)
- Egyptian prosecutors seek the arrest of Mohammed Badie, the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, for allegedly instigating the 2013 Republican Guard headquarters clashes. (BBC)
Politics
- President of Mongolia Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj is sworn into office for his second term as President of Mongolia in front of Genghis Khan's monument, the Parliament and public on main Sükhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar. This is the first time Mongolian President took oath in front of public in the country's history. (Montsame News Agency)
- Prominent Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny registers himself to stand in September's vote for Moscow mayor. (BBC)
- The President of Portugal Cavaco Silva calls for a national salvation understanding between the three main parties: the Socialists, and the governing coalition PSD and CDS-PP. In a statement after the President's communication to the country, the Socialists said they will not support such Government and called for early elections. (Reuters)
Sports
- In cricket, the 2013 Ashes series between England and Australia begins at Trent Bridge in the English county of Nottinghamshire. (Daily Mail)
- Host Sweden are held by Denmark in a 1-1 draw with two second half penalties saved in Euro 2013 group stage opener. (BBC Sports)
Science
- With still two years until its closest approach, NASA's New Horizons team releases the spacecraft's first high resolution view of the Pluto/Charon dwarf planet system. (JHUAPL)