October 13, 2013 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Syrian civil war:
- Gunmen kidnap seven workers from the International Committee of the Red Cross from northern Syria. (Fox News)
- Opposition activists say Syrian army tanks killed 11 civilians including 3 children in a crossfire incident during the battle for the city center of Daraa. (Haaretz)
Arts and culture
- The Statue of Liberty reopens for the first time after being closed October 1 due to the 2013 United States federal government shutdown. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- Indian authorities commence rescue efforts in the aftermath of Cyclone Phailin, with initial reports of at least 20 casualties and widespread damage along the landfall area. (First Post)
- A stampede breaks out on a bridge near the Ratangarh Mata Temple in Datia district, Madhya Pradesh, India during the Hindu festival Navratri, killing 115 people and injuring more than 110. (BBC)
Law and crime
- Five people are injured during a shooting at a Hmong New Year's celebration in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. Two men, 19 and 21 years old, are arrested. (CNN)
- Over 380 people are detained after an anti-migrant Russian nationalist riot in southern Moscow. (Russia News)[permanent dead link]
Politics and elections
- Bill Shorten is elected as the head of the federal Australian Labor Party, defeating Anthony Albanese in a leadership ballot. (Yahoo! News)
- Vietnamese independence hero General Võ Nguyên Giáp is buried after an elaborate two-day state funeral. (BBC)
Sports
- In Bathurst, New South Wales, Mark "Frosty" Winterbottom, driving for Ford, wins his maiden Bathurst 1000 V8 Supercars race. (V8supercars)
- Novak Djokovic wins the Shanghai Masters Tennis Competition for the second straight year. (The Telegraph)
- Frederik Van Lierde wins the 2013 edition of the Ironman Triathlon. (NY Times)