Portal:Current events/2013 October 16

• Syrian civil war:
  • At least 21 civilians are killed when their minibus hits a land mine in southern Syrian town of Nawa, with opposition activists blaming the Syrian army. (Reuters), (BBC)

• United States debt-ceiling crisis of 2013:
  • The United States Senate reaches a bipartisan deal to avoid default and end the 16-day US government shutdown. The House passes the legislation by 285–144. The bill now goes to the president, who is expected to sign it. (AFP via Sydney Morning Herald), (CNBC)

• Lao Airlines Flight 301 crashes in the Mekong River near Pakse International Airport, killing 44 passengers and 5 crew members. (BBC)
• Typhoon Wipha hits Japan resulting in at least 14 deaths. (The Australian)
• A Panamanian registered ship sinks off the coast of South Korea, killing 9 sailors and leaving 2 others missing. Coast Guard officials rescue another 8 crew members. (Yonhap)

• Solberg's Cabinet is appointed as the 61st cabinet of Norway by the King following the parliamentary election on 9 September. (BBC)

• Malala Yousafzai will be awarded with Honorary Canadian citizenship. (CBC)
• A terminal at Miami International Airport was briefly evacuated after a bomb-sniffing dog discovers "a possible explosive device". (Miami Herald)

• Divers in Russia recover a 570kg (1,255lb) portion of the Chelyabinsk meteor that landed on February 15, 2013. It is one of the largest meteorite fragments found to date. (BBC)