September 1, 2013, Secretary of State John Kerry asserts the United States now has evidence of sarin gas use in Syria from hair and blood samples. (AP via News24)
September 2, 2013, Diana Nyad successfully completes a swim from Cuba to Florida, the first person to do so without a shark cage. (BBC)
September 2, 2013, Verizon Communications agrees to acquire Vodaphone's stake in Verizon Wireless for US$130 billion, the third largest M&A deal ever.(Reuters)
September 2, 2013, The Hemisphere Project, through which AT&T gives data about telephone calls to the DEA and other law enforcement agencies, is made public. (New York Times)
September 3, 2013, Series Premiere of Cold Justice
September 3, 2013, Season 2 Premiere of BrickleBerry
September 3, 2013, Release of Diablo 3
September 3, 2013, Release of Rayman Legends
September 3, 2013, Series Premiere of Cold Justice
September 3, 2013, Season 2 Premiere of BrickleBerry
September 3, 2013, Release of Diablo 3
September 3, 2013, Release of Rayman Legends
September 3, 2013,
September 3, 2013, Ariel Castro, the Cleveland, Ohio kidnapper, hangs himself in his prison cell. (CNN)
September 3, 2013, Microsoft purchases Nokia's mobile device division for $7.2 billion. (MarketWatchPulse)
September 4, 2013, Season 9 Premiere of Always Sunny in Philadelphia
September 4, 2013, Season 5 Premiere of The League
September 4, 2013,
September 4, 2013, Syrian civil war: The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee approves a resolution authorizing a limited US military intervention in Syria, setting the stage for a debate in the full Senate next week on the use of military force. (Reuters)
September 5, 2013,
September 5, 2013, Syrian civil war: According to Turkey, almost all G20 summit leaders support operations against Syria. (Reuters)
September 5, 2013, Rochus Misch, the last witness to Adolf Hitler’s suicide in the Führerbunker dies at the age of 96. (Washington Post)
September 6, 2013, Release of Riddick
September 6, 2013, Release of Hell Baby
September 6, 2013, Release of Touchy Feely
September 6, 2013, Release of Winnie Mandela
September 6, 2013, Release of Riddick
September 6, 2013, Release of Hell Baby
September 6, 2013, Release of Touchy Feely
September 6, 2013, Release of Winnie Mandela
September 6, 2013,
September 6, 2013,
September 6, 2013, The elusive Australian Central Rock Rat, not seen since 1960, is rediscovered in Central Australia. (9 News National)
September 7, 2013, During the 125th IOC Session, the IOC announces the winning bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics to be held in Tokyo, Japan. (National Post)
September 7, 2013,
September 7, 2013, Sacro GRA, directed by Gianfranco Rosi, wins the Golden Lion at the 70th Venice International Film Festival. (France 24)
September 7, 2013, A man is arrested on suspicion of burglary, trespass and criminal damage after scaling a fence to get into Buckingham Palace. (BBC)
September 8, 2013, Season 4 Premiere of Boardwalk Empire
September 8, 2013, Season 4 Premiere of Boardwalk Empire
September 9, 2013,
September 9, 2013, Israel's Hebrew University of Jerusalem announces the discovery of a 1,400-year-old golden treasure trove at the foot of the Temple Mount. (Haaretz)
September 9, 2013, The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam identifies a new Vincent Van Gogh painting, Sunset at Montmajour. (AP)
September 9, 2013, In tennis, Rafael Nadal wins the Men's Singles at the 2013 US Open defeating Novak Djokovic 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1. (The New York Times)
September 10, 2013, Season 6 Premiere of Sons of Anarchy
September 10, 2013, Release of NHL 14
September 10, 2013,
September 10, 2013, Season 6 Premiere of Sons of Anarchy
September 10, 2013, Release of NHL 14
September 10, 2013,
September 10, 2013, Barack Obama, the President of the United States, gives a televised address to the nation, saying that he has asked the United States Congress to postpone a vote on the use of force while he pursues a diplomatic solution. (AFP via the Australian)
September 10, 2013, Apple unveils the iPhone 5c and 5s (CNN)
September 10, 2013,
September 10, 2013, Alcoa, Hewlett-Packard, and Bank of America will be dropped from the Dow Jones Industrial Average from next week to be replaced by Visa Inc., Nike, Inc and Goldman Sachs. (Wall Street Journal)
September 10, 2013, The legislature of the US state of California passes a bill banning new sales of semi-automatic rifles with removable magazines. (Reuters)
September 10, 2013, John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the United States, appoints Judge William Curtis Bryson as presiding judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review. (Secrecy News)
September 11, 2013, Season 3 Premiere of The X-Factor
September 11, 2013, Syrian civil war: The UN accuses both the Syrian government and, to a lesser extent, the rebels of war crimes. Out of 9 massacres they investigated, 8 were attributed to the Syrian Army. The remaining massacre was attributed to insurgents. (The New York Times)
-Russia gives the alleged proof of chemical weapons use by militants in Syria to United Nations Security Council. (Russia Beyond the Headlines)
September 11, 2013,
September 11, 2013, Hundreds of thousands of Catalans link up in a human chain for the independence of Catalonia. (The Washington Post)
September 12, 2013, NASA announces the Voyager 1 space probe has left the solar system becoming the first man-made object to reach interstellar space. (BBC)
September 12, 2013, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, leaves the Royal Air Force to devote his energies to Royal and community work. (The Australian)
September 12, 2013,
September 12, 2013, A massive fire burns parts of the boardwalk in Seaside Park, New Jersey. Numerous decades-old buildings are destroyed. (USA Today)
September 13, 2013, Release of The Family
September 13, 2013, Release of Insidious 2
September 13, 2013, Release of Jayne Mansfield Car
September 13, 2013, Season 4 Premiere of Haven
September 12, 2013, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, leaves the Royal Air Force to devote his energies to Royal and community work. (The Australian)
September 12, 2013,
September 12, 2013, A massive fire burns parts of the boardwalk in Seaside Park, New Jersey. Numerous decades-old buildings are destroyed. (USA Today)
September 13, 2013, Release of The Family
September 13, 2013, Release of Insidious 2
September 13, 2013, Release of Jayne Mansfield Car
September 13, 2013, Season 4 Premiere of Haven
September 13, 2013, At least three people are dead and thousands have been evacuated following heavy floods in the US state of Colorado. (Fox News)
September 13, 2013,
September 13, 2013,
September 13, 2013,
September 14, 2013, Syrian civil war: The United States and Russia reach a deal on Syrian chemical weapons. (Washington Times)
September 14, 2013,
September 14, 2013, Japan's Epsilon rocket makes its maiden flight, carrying the Hisaki satellite from the Uchinoura Space Centre (AFP)
September 14, 2013, Floyd Mayweather defeats Canelo Álvarez in a Las Vegas championship superfight. (BBC)
September 14, 2013,
September 14, 2013, Japan's Epsilon rocket makes its maiden flight, carrying the Hisaki satellite from the Uchinoura Space Centre (AFP)
September 14, 2013, Floyd Mayweather defeats Canelo Álvarez in a Las Vegas championship superfight. (BBC)
September 15, 2013,
September 15, 2013,
September 15, 2013, Japan switches off its last working nuclear reactor for a scheduled inspection with no restart in sight. (Al Jazeera)
September 15, 2013,
September 15, 2013, Japan switches off its last working nuclear reactor for a scheduled inspection with no restart in sight. (Al Jazeera)
September 16, 2013, Series Premiere of Sleepy Hollow
September 16, 2013, Season 9 Premiere of Bones
September 16, 2013, At least one gunman opens fire at Washington, D.C.'s Naval Yard;
the city's mayor said at least 13 have been killed. One of the gunmen
is dead, while the police chief states that another suspect is at large.
(NBC)
September 16, 2013, The Costa Concordia is pulled completely upright from the place where it sunk in early 2012 off the coast of Tuscany in Italy. (Courier-Mail))
September 16, 2013, The United States and Russia agree to a deal to eradicate chemical weapons in Syria. The government of President Bashar al-Assad agrees to the deal but the opposition does not. (AFP/Reuters via ABC News Australia)
September 16, 2013, Rain continues in the American state of Colorado as more than 1,200 people remain unaccounted for in the current floods. (Los Angeles Times)
September 16, 2013, The United Nations confirms the use of sarin gas in the Ghouta Attacks. (The Guardian)
September 16, 2013, Hurricane Ingrid is due to make landfall in Mexico as the remnants of Tropical Storm Manuel causes heavy rain on the Pacific coast. So far, 21 people have died as a result of the two storms including 14 people in Guerrero state. (AP via ABC News America)
September 16, 2013, The deadly pathogenic amoeba Naegleria fowleri, which has a fatality rate of at least 98% even with treatment (two people have died and one has lived, recently) has been found for the first time in U.S. tap water near New Orleans (in St. Bernard Parish; it has happened before, in Australia; both cases were likely due to inadequate chlorination of warm water). It is spread only by nasal inhalation. (NBC)
September 16, 2013, The Costa Concordia is pulled completely upright from the place where it sunk in early 2012 off the coast of Tuscany in Italy. (Courier-Mail))
September 16, 2013, The United States and Russia agree to a deal to eradicate chemical weapons in Syria. The government of President Bashar al-Assad agrees to the deal but the opposition does not. (AFP/Reuters via ABC News Australia)
September 16, 2013, Rain continues in the American state of Colorado as more than 1,200 people remain unaccounted for in the current floods. (Los Angeles Times)
September 16, 2013, The United Nations confirms the use of sarin gas in the Ghouta Attacks. (The Guardian)
September 16, 2013, Hurricane Ingrid is due to make landfall in Mexico as the remnants of Tropical Storm Manuel causes heavy rain on the Pacific coast. So far, 21 people have died as a result of the two storms including 14 people in Guerrero state. (AP via ABC News America)
September 16, 2013, The deadly pathogenic amoeba Naegleria fowleri, which has a fatality rate of at least 98% even with treatment (two people have died and one has lived, recently) has been found for the first time in U.S. tap water near New Orleans (in St. Bernard Parish; it has happened before, in Australia; both cases were likely due to inadequate chlorination of warm water). It is spread only by nasal inhalation. (NBC)
September 17, 2013, Series Premiere of Dads
September 17, 2013, Series Premiere of Brooklyn Nine-Nine
September 17, 2013, Series Premiere of Brooklyn Nine-Nine
September 17, 2013, Season 2 Premiere of The Mindy Project
September 17, 2013, Season 3 Premiere of New Girl
September 17, 2013, Release of Grand Theft Auto V
September 17, 2013, Release of Grand Theft Auto V
September 17, 2013,
September 17, 2013, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani confirmed he had contacted U.S. President Barack Obama via letters. Both countries cut all diplomatic relations after the Iranian Hostage Crisis in 1980. (Reuters)
September 18, 2013, Release of Enough Said
September 18, 2013, Season 3 Premiere of Key and Peele
September 18, 2013, Season 27 Premiere of Survivor
September 17, 2013, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani confirmed he had contacted U.S. President Barack Obama via letters. Both countries cut all diplomatic relations after the Iranian Hostage Crisis in 1980. (Reuters)
September 18, 2013, Release of Enough Said
September 18, 2013, Season 3 Premiere of Key and Peele
September 18, 2013, Season 27 Premiere of Survivor
September 18, 2013, The United States Federal Reserve announces that it will continue its stimulus program due to concerns about weakening growth. (The Age)
September 18, 2013,
September 18, 2013, Cygnus 1 (also known as Orbital Sciences COTS Demo Flight) launches the first planned flight of the Orbital Sciences' unmanned resupply spacecraft Cygnus, its first flight to the International Space Station and the second launch of the company's Antares launch vehicle. The flight is under contract to NASA as Cygnus' demonstration mission in the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program. The launch site is MARS on the Delmarva Peninsula in Virginia. (NASA)
September 18, 2013, iOS 7, the seventh iteration of Apple Inc.'s iOS mobile operating system, is officially released. The new OS includes major changes to the user interface. (Huffington Post)
September 18, 2013, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani releases 11 political prisoners. He will visit the United States tomorrow. (The New York Times)
September 19, 2013,
September 19, 2013,
September 19, 2013, Imperial Petroleum is indicted in the largest instance of tax and securities fraud in Indiana state history. (Inside Indiana Business)
September 19, 2013, JPMorgan Chase is fined $920 million for illegal practices (misleading investors and government regulators) related to trading losses in 2012. (FOXBusiness)
September 19, 2013,
September 19, 2013, Imperial Petroleum is indicted in the largest instance of tax and securities fraud in Indiana state history. (Inside Indiana Business)
September 19, 2013, JPMorgan Chase is fined $920 million for illegal practices (misleading investors and government regulators) related to trading losses in 2012. (FOXBusiness)
September 20, 2013, Release of Prisoners
September 20, 2013, Release of Rush
September 20, 2013, Release of Battle of the Year
September 20, 2013, Release of Wizard of Oz 3D
September 20, 2013, Season 2 Premiere of The Neighbors
September 20, 2013, Season 3 Premiere of Last Man Standing
September 20, 2013, Season 2 Premiere of The Neighbors
September 20, 2013, Season 3 Premiere of Last Man Standing
September 20, 2013,
September 20, 2013, Syrian civil war: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says Iran is "ready to facilitate talks between the Syrian government and opposition". (The Guardian)
September 20, 2013, Syrian civil war: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says Iran is "ready to facilitate talks between the Syrian government and opposition". (The Guardian)
September 21, 2013, Aftermath of Operation Linda Nchi:
A gun battle breaks out in a shopping mall in the Kenyan capital Nairobi with "at least 39 dead and 150 wounded". A hostage situation is evolving. Al-Shabaab claims responsibility. (France 24)
September 22, 2013,
September 22, 2013, Westgate centre shooting: The death toll from the Westgate centre shooting in Nairobi, Kenya reaches 59 with 175 injured. (BBC)
-Kenyan troops launch an assault on cornered Somali militants holding hostages inside the shopping mall to end the deadly siege. (AFP via News24)
-Kenyan troops launch an assault on cornered Somali militants holding hostages inside the shopping mall to end the deadly siege. (AFP via News24)
September 22, 2013, The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards are held in the US city of Los Angeles, California with Breaking Bad winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series and Modern Family winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. (CBS)
September 23, 2013, Series Premiere of Mom
September 23, 2013, Series Premiere of Hostages
September 23, 2013, Series Premiere of The Blacklist
September 23, 2013, Season 3 Premiere of 2 Broke Girls
September 23, 2013, Season 5 Premiere of The Voice
September 23, 2013, Season 5 Premiere of The Voice
September 23, 2013, Season 6 Premiere of Castle
September 23, 2013, Season 9 Premiere of How I Met Your Mother
September 23, 2013, Westgate shopping mall shooting: Explosions and gunfire are reported from the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi where Al-Shabaab gunmen are still holed up. (BBC)
-The Kenyan Interior Minister says that three terrorists were killed and that his troops are in control of all five floors of the building. (Euronews)
-The Kenyan Interior Minister says that three terrorists were killed and that his troops are in control of all five floors of the building. (Euronews)
September 23, 2013, In his first public statement since his resignation, former Pope Benedict XVI denies that he covered up child sexual abuse cases involving priests during his tenure. (Reuters)
September 24, 2013, Series Premiere of Marvel Avengers
September 24, 2013, Series Premiere of The Goldbergs
September 24, 2013, Series Premiere of Lucky 7
September 24, 2013, Series Premiere of Trophy Wife
September 24, 2013, Season 2 Premiere of Chicago Fire
September 24, 2013, Series Premiere of Trophy Wife
September 24, 2013, Season 2 Premiere of Chicago Fire
September 24, 2013, Season 3 Premiere of Person of Interest
September 24, 2013, Season 5 Premiere of NCIS: Los Angelos
September 24, 2013, Season 11 Premiere of NCIS
September 24, 2013, Release of Fifa 14
September 24, 2013, The General debate of the 68th UN General Assembly opens. (United Nations)
September 24, 2013,
September 25, 2013, Series Premiere of Back in the Game
September 25, 2013, Season 2 Premiere of Revolution
September 25, 2013, Season 2 Premiere of Nashville
September 25, 2013, Season 5 Premiere of Modern Family
September 25, 2013, Season 5 Premiere of The Middle
September 25, 2013, Season 9 Premiere of Criminal Minds
September 25, 2013, Season 15 Premiere of Law and Order: SUV
September 25, 2013, Season 17 Premiere of South Park
September 25, 2013, In sailing, Oracle Team USA wins the America's Cup by defeating Team New Zealand 9-8 after a remarkable comeback. (AAP via The Australian)
September 25, 2013,
September 25, 2013,
September 25, 2013, A three-day national mourning period begins in Kenya for the victims of a four-day siege that began on September 21 when heavily armed Al-Shabaab militants stormed the Westgate shopping mall in the capital, Nairobi, killing 61 civilians and 6 soldiers. (BBC)
September 25, 2013, Season 2 Premiere of Revolution
September 25, 2013, Season 2 Premiere of Nashville
September 25, 2013, Season 5 Premiere of Modern Family
September 25, 2013, Season 5 Premiere of The Middle
September 25, 2013, Season 9 Premiere of Criminal Minds
September 25, 2013, Season 15 Premiere of Law and Order: SUV
September 25, 2013, Season 17 Premiere of South Park
September 25, 2013, In sailing, Oracle Team USA wins the America's Cup by defeating Team New Zealand 9-8 after a remarkable comeback. (AAP via The Australian)
September 25, 2013,
September 25, 2013,
September 25, 2013, A three-day national mourning period begins in Kenya for the victims of a four-day siege that began on September 21 when heavily armed Al-Shabaab militants stormed the Westgate shopping mall in the capital, Nairobi, killing 61 civilians and 6 soldiers. (BBC)
September 26, 2013, Series Premiere of Crazy Ones
September 26, 2013, Series Premiere of The Michael J. Fox Show
September 26, 2013, Season 2 Premiere of Elementary
September 26, 2013, Season 5 Premiere of Parenthood
September 26, 2013, Season 5 Premiere of Glee
September 26, 2013, Season 6 Premiere of Parks and Recreation
September 26, 2013, Season 7 Premiere of Big Bang Theory
September 26, 2013, Season 10 Premiere of Grey's Anatomy
September 26, 2013, Season 11 Premiere of Two and a Half Men
September 26, 2013, Interpol issues a red notice arrest warrant for Briton Samantha Lewthwaite at Kenya's request. (BBC)
September 26, 2013,
September 26, 2013, Authorities in the U.S. arrest Paul Konigsberg, an accountant, charging him with complicity in the Ponzi scheme of former New York financier Bernard Madoff, a scheme that unraveled in 2008. (Reuters)
September 26, 2013, The United States and Russia agree on a draft United Nations Security Council resolution aiming to rid Syria of its chemical weapons. (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
September 27, 2013, Release of Don Jon
September 27, 2013, Release of Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2
September 27, 2013, Release of Baggage Claim
September 27, 2013, Release of Metallica Through the Never
September 27, 2013, Release of We Are What We Are
September 27, 2013, Season 4 Premiere of Blue Bloods
September 27, 2013, Season 4 Premiere of Hawaii 5-0
September 27, 2013, President Barack Obama revealed he talked with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, marking the first time leaders from the U.S. and Iran have directly communicated since the Iranian revolution. (NBCnews)
September 27, 2013, In golf, Tiger Woods is named as the PGA TOUR's Player of the Year for a record 11th time. (Reuters)
September 26, 2013, Series Premiere of The Michael J. Fox Show
September 26, 2013, Season 2 Premiere of Elementary
September 26, 2013, Season 5 Premiere of Parenthood
September 26, 2013, Season 5 Premiere of Glee
September 26, 2013, Season 6 Premiere of Parks and Recreation
September 26, 2013, Season 7 Premiere of Big Bang Theory
September 26, 2013, Season 10 Premiere of Grey's Anatomy
September 26, 2013, Season 11 Premiere of Two and a Half Men
September 26, 2013, Interpol issues a red notice arrest warrant for Briton Samantha Lewthwaite at Kenya's request. (BBC)
September 26, 2013,
September 26, 2013, Authorities in the U.S. arrest Paul Konigsberg, an accountant, charging him with complicity in the Ponzi scheme of former New York financier Bernard Madoff, a scheme that unraveled in 2008. (Reuters)
September 26, 2013, The United States and Russia agree on a draft United Nations Security Council resolution aiming to rid Syria of its chemical weapons. (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
September 27, 2013, Release of Don Jon
September 27, 2013, Release of Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2
September 27, 2013, Release of Baggage Claim
September 27, 2013, Release of Metallica Through the Never
September 27, 2013, Release of We Are What We Are
September 27, 2013, Season 4 Premiere of Blue Bloods
September 27, 2013, Season 4 Premiere of Hawaii 5-0
September 27, 2013, President Barack Obama revealed he talked with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, marking the first time leaders from the U.S. and Iran have directly communicated since the Iranian revolution. (NBCnews)
September 27, 2013, In golf, Tiger Woods is named as the PGA TOUR's Player of the Year for a record 11th time. (Reuters)
September 27, 2013,
September 27, 2013,
September 27, 2013, The first part of the 5th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is released in Stockholm, Sweden. (Radio National ABC Australia)
September 27, 2013, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif meets with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry during P5+1 and Iran talks, the highest-level direct contact between the United States and Iran in six years. (Yahoo! News)
September 28, 2013, Series Premiere of Atlantis
September 29, 2013, Series Premiere of Hello Ladies
September 29, 2013, Season 3 Premiere of Once Upon A Time
September 28, 2013, Series Premiere of Atlantis
September 28, 2013,
September 28, 2013, A 6.8-magnitude earthquake strikes the Pakistani province of Balochistan, four days after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake killed at least 515 people in the same region. (AP via Fox News)
September 28, 2013, Nikolaos Michaloliakos, the leader of the Greek far-right party Golden Dawn, is arrested on charges of forming a criminal organization. (BBC)
September 29, 2013, Series Premiere of Betrayal
September 29, 2013, Series Premiere of Masters of Sex
September 28, 2013, A 6.8-magnitude earthquake strikes the Pakistani province of Balochistan, four days after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake killed at least 515 people in the same region. (AP via Fox News)
September 28, 2013, Nikolaos Michaloliakos, the leader of the Greek far-right party Golden Dawn, is arrested on charges of forming a criminal organization. (BBC)
September 29, 2013, Series Premiere of Betrayal
September 29, 2013, Series Premiere of Masters of Sex
September 29, 2013, Series Premiere of Hello Ladies
September 29, 2013, Season 3 Premiere of Once Upon A Time
September 29, 2013, Season 3 Premiere of Revenge
September 29, 2013, Season 3 Premiere of Homeland
September 29, 2013, Season 4 Premiere of Bob's Burgers
September 29, 2013, Season 4 Premiere of East Bound and Down
September 29, 2013, Season 5 Premiere of The Good Wife
September 29, 2013, Season 3 Premiere of Homeland
September 29, 2013, Season 4 Premiere of Bob's Burgers
September 29, 2013, Season 5 Premiere of The Good Wife
September 29, 2013, Season 6 Premiere of The Mentalist
September 29, 2013, Season 9 Premiere of American Dad
September 29, 2013, Season 12 Premiere of Family Guy
September 29, 2013, Season 9 Premiere of American Dad
September 29, 2013, Season 12 Premiere of Family Guy
September 29, 2013, Season 25 Premiere of The Simpsons
September 29, 2013, Award-winning American television series Breaking Bad airs its final episode on AMC, concluding the series after five seasons and 62 episodes. (Associated Press via NPR)
September 30, 2013, Series Premiere of We are Men
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