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This Week in World Affairs: A Recap

It's been an eventful week in world affairs, as civilization's dramatic descent into chaos continues at a rapid clip. Here's a recap:

July 26 – U.S. embassy in Libya evacuated amid violent clashes

"Due to the ongoing violence resulting from clashes between Libyan militias in the immediate vicinity of the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli, we have temporarily relocated all of our personnel out of Libya," the State Department said in a statement.

July 27 – Anti-war protest in Tel Aviv interrupted by war

Demonstrations were "cut short when Hamas unilaterally ended a humanitarian truce with Israel and resumed rocket-fire from Gaza."

July 28 – Bodies pile up Baghdad

Iraqi police "found the corpses of 15 people, including three women shot in the head in militia-style killings," as Muslims marked the end of Ramadan.

July 29 – Martha Stewart acquires drone technology

July 30 – Argentina defaults

Standard & Poor’s declared the South American country in default after the government failed to make interest payments on $13 billion worth of restructured bonds.

July 30 – Plane diverted after drunk passenger assaults airline crew with prosthetic leg

A 48-year-old Edinburgh woman described as being "off her face on drink" was kicked off a flight from Tunisia after slapping a young girl, throwing her prosthetic leg at crew members, and shouting "I want cigarettes."

July 30 – Organizing for Action urges followers to wish President Obama a happy birthday

July 31 – Stocks plummet

July 31 – Russian military official mocks Obama on Twitter

Meanwhile, Russian forces continue to mass on the Ukrainian border.

July 31 – Obama attends Katy Perry concert at the White House

Following the concert, a White House pool reporter was forced to issue a crucial correction: "Obama said 'I love Katy Perry.' He does not merely 'like' Katy Perry."

August 1 – U.S. unemployment rate climbs to 6.2 percent after monthly jobs reports misses estimates, stocks fall further

August 1 – World Health Organization warns that deadly Ebola outbreak is "moving faster than our efforts to control it"

August 1 – Israel-Gaza ceasefire collapses after 90 minutes

Rawr (AP)