Editing 2013 (section)

===October===
* [[October 10]] &ndash; Delegates from some 140 countries and territories sign the [[Minamata Convention on Mercury|Minamata Treaty]], a [[United Nations Environment Programme|UNEP]] treaty designed to protect human health and the environment from emissions and releases of [[mercury (element)|mercury]] and mercury compounds.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/pollution/Minamata-mercury-treaty-signed-at-UN-conference/articleshow/23918246.cms|title=Minamata mercury treaty signed at UN conference|date=2013-10-10|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=2013-10-11}}
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* [[October 15]] &ndash; A [[Moment magnitude scale|magnitude]] 7.2 [[earthquake]] [[2013 Bohol earthquake|struck]] [[Bohol]], [[Philippines]], leaving 222 dead, 8 missing, and 976 people injured.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/1108/NDRRMC%20Update%20SitRep%20no.%2035%20re%20Effects%20of%20M7.2%20Bohol%20EQ,%203Nov2013,%206AM.pdf |title=SitRep No. 35 re Effects of Magnitude 7.2 Sagbayan, Bohol Earthquake |publisher=[[National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council]] |date=November 3, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214193612/http://www.ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/1108/NDRRMC%20Update%20SitRep%20no.%2035%20re%20Effects%20of%20M7.2%20Bohol%20EQ%2C%203Nov2013%2C%206AM.pdf |archive-date=December 14, 2013}}</ref>
* [[October 12]] &ndash; Twelve people are killed when an [[Collapse of the Space Building|apartment building collapses]] in [[Medellín|Medellín, Colombia]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-09-23 |title=Medellin tower blocks demolished after collapse |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-29324660 |access-date=2024-09-20 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>
* [[October 16]] &ndash; [[Lao Airlines Flight 301]] crashes on approach to [[Pakse Airport]], Laos, killing all 49 people on board.
* [[October 17]] &ndash; [[Microsoft]] releases [[Windows 8.1]].
* [[October 18]] &ndash; [[Saudi Arabia]] rejects a seat on the [[United Nations Security Council]], making it the first country to reject a seat on the Security Council. [[Jordan]] takes the seat on [[December 6]].<ref name="aawsat">{{cite news|url=http://www.aawsat.net/2013/10/article55319608|title=Saudi Arabia declines UN Security Council seat|work=Asharq Al-Awsat|date=2013-10-18|access-date=2013-10-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019022009/http://www.aawsat.net/2013/10/article55319608|archive-date=2013-10-19}}</ref>