August 4, 2013 (Sunday)
Armed conflict and attacks
- Worldwide embassy closings
- The United States closes 22 embassies in the Middle East and North Africa due to intelligence of an Al-Qaeda attack. (CNN)
- Canada closes its embassy in Bangladesh amid terror threats. (Toronto Sun)
- Britain, France and Germany close their embassy in Yemen amid terror threats. (BBC)
- Tunisia kills one suspected terrorist and captures another six in an early morning raid in Tunis' El Ouardia neighbourhood. (AP via Philly)
Arts and culture
- Scottish actor Peter Capaldi is announced to portray the twelfth incarnation of the Doctor on the long-running British science fiction show Doctor Who. (The Guardian)
Politics and elections
- Hassan Rouhani is officially inaugurated as President of Iran in the House of the Parliament and announces the members of his cabinet to the parliament. (Aljazeera) (Dailystar) (Reuters)
- Voters in Australia will go to the polls on September 7 for a federal election. (The Age)