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
.@Time published an article about my love of drones! Great article- see it here http://t.co/BhEE5hijyH
— Martha Stewart (@MarthaStewart) July 30, 2014
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
Celebrate the President's birthday by signing OFA's card: http://t.co/FPTrPhTmDv
— OFA (@OFA) July 30, 2014
July 31 – Stocks plummet
BREAKING: Dow Jones Industrial Average drops 313 points, erasing gains for the year
— Bloomberg News (@BloombergNews) July 31, 2014
July 31 – Russian military official mocks Obama on Twitter
We have different values and allies pic.twitter.com/aJ1312jJNx
— Dmitry Rogozin (@DRogozin) July 31, 2014
Meanwhile, Russian forces continue to mass on the Ukrainian border.
July 31 – Obama attends Katy Perry concert at the White House
Katy Perry singing "Roar" at the White House tonight. That's Obama on the lower left. She was awesome. pic.twitter.com/imhCB4VifL
— jennifer bendery (@jbendery) August 1, 2014
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
U.S. created 209,000 jobs in July vs. 233,000 estimate; jobless rate at 6.2% vs. 6.0% estimate: http://t.co/Xg6ExuUrVT
— CNBC (@CNBC) August 1, 2014
August 1 – World Health Organization warns that deadly Ebola outbreak is "moving faster than our efforts to control it"
Ebola moving faster than control efforts, WHO warns http://t.co/khQp2RO14l pic.twitter.com/RMe4ZIzCHj
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 1, 2014
August 1 – Israel-Gaza ceasefire collapses after 90 minutes
Israeli soldier captured; 72 hour cease-fire collapses in 90 minutes http://t.co/pincCPkC0W
— Vaughn Sterling (@vplus) August 1, 2014
