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Current events of July 2, 2013 (2013-07-02) (Tuesday)

Naxalite-Maoist insurgency: Six policemen in the eastern India state of Jharkhand are killed in an attack by Naxalites. (NDTV)
War in Afghanistan (2001–present):
- Militants attack NATO headquarters in the north of Kabul resulting in at least two deaths. (Reuters), (AP via Newsday)
Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal):
- A wave of market bomb attacks mostly targeting Shi'ite Muslims kills 46 people (Herald Sun)
At least seven people are killed in Pakistan after an American drone strike targets a militant compound near the border with Afghanistan. (IBN Live)

Pending approval from Pope Francis, reports that Pope John Paul II may be canonized at the end of the year are confirmed after approval by the Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints of an alleged second miracle. (CBS News)

At least eleven have been killed and dozens of people are injured in Indonesia's Aceh Province after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake. (Xinhua)

68 Islamist accused of overthrowing the government overthrowing the United Arab Emirates government are jailed for up to 15 years. (BBC)
Two married Russian spy couples are found guilty by a German court of spying for Russia (BBC)
Authorities in Senegal charge former Chadian president Hissène Habré for war crimes, crimes against humanity, torture and appears in a court. (BBC), (Euro news), (Deutsche Welle)

July 2013 Egyptian protests:
- Mohamed Kamel Amr resigns as the Foreign Minister of Egypt as five other Ministers also submit their resignations after Sunday protests. (Reuters via MSN)
- The President of Egypt Mohammed Morsi vows to stay in office despite the protests. (The Telegraph)
- At least 16 people are killed and over 200 injured in clashes near Cairo University. (AHram Online)
Wales becomes the first country in the UK to adopt a presumed consent system of organ donation after members of its legislative assembly vote in favour of the system. (BBC)
Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs Paulo Portas quits after after disagreeing with the prime minister's choice for finance minster, Maria Luís Albuquerque. (Euro news), (BBC)

A Russian Proton-M rocket carrying three GLONASS navigation satellites loses control and crashes shortly after launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.(Spaceflightnow.com)