Current events of 13 February 2008 (2008-02-13) (Wednesday) edit history watch

The United States Senate passes legislation to ban the Central Intelligence Agency from using certain interrogation methods including waterboarding. (AFP) Former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens testifies to the United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform regarding performance enhancing drugs. (ESPN) The Iraqi Parliament adopts an accord on the budget, detainees and federalism, setting provincial elections for late 2008. (AP via Google News) The Swedish government rejects the Nord Stream underwater natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany. (The Local) Hezbollah commander Imad Mugniyah is killed by a bomb attack in Damascus, Syria. (Reuters) Prime Minister Kevin Rudd issues a formal apology to the Indigenous Stolen Generation on behalf of the Parliament of Australia. (ABC News Australia) Ch K-Run's Park Me In First, a.k.a. Uno wins Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, the first beagle to win the show. (ESPN) An explosion in Vancouver, British Columbia destroys a Starbucks and Taco Del Mar. Police report arson, originating in the taco restaurant. (Canadian Press) Malaysian Parliament dissolved for The 13th Malaysian general election. (BBC News)