May 2013 Current Events: Business News. Here are the key events in business and science news for the month of May 2013. *. Spring Economic Slowdown Is Avoided (May 3):According to the Labor Department, 165,000 jobs are added in April, exceeding the 140,000 jobs predicted by economists. It is also a big improvement over March's numbers. The Labor Department also provides more good news, revising the number of jobs added in February and March. Their latest data adds 114,000 jobs to totals from February and March. However, unemployment drops only slightly from 7.6 percent in March to 7.5 percent in April.

May 2013 Current Events: Disasters & Science News. Here are the key events in Science and Disasters news for the month of May 2013. *. Death Toll Increases in Bangladesh Factory Building Disaster (May 9):The number of casualties in the Bangladeshfactory building collapse rises to at least 900 workers. The building, Rana Plaza, had more than 3,000 employees. The building's collapse is considered the deadliest accident in the garment industry's history. More than 2,500 people have been rescued from the building.(May 14):With rescue operations at Rana Plaza ending, the death toll rises to 1,127 people. *. Mile-Wide Category 4 Tornado Hits Oklahoma (May 20):An enormous category 4 tornado hits Oklahoma City, Moore, and Newcastle. Moore is hardest hit. The city's Plaza Towers Elementary School is flattened. At least 24 people are killed in the storm. The tornado, stretching about a mile wide, is on the ground for 40 minutes.

June 2013 Current Events: Disasters & Science News. Here are the key events in Science and Disasters news for the month of June 2013. *. Several Wildfires Burn through Colorado (June):Several wildfires erupt in Coloradodue to dry and dead evergreen trees. The trees are particularly vulnerable this year from drought and a spruce beetle outbreak. The fire causing the most damage is in a suburb near Colorado Springs. That fire destroys more than 500 homes and kills two people. The largest fire, about 70,000 acres in size, burns through southern Colorado. Even though it forces the evacuation of at least 1,000 people, it causes less damage than the suburban Colorado Springs fire due to its location. *. Elite Firefighters Killed in Arizona (June 30):Members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots are killed fighting the Yarnell Hill Fire. The wind suddenly changed direction, giving the firefighters little time to escape its path. The fire consumed 8,000 acres. It was the worst single loss of firefighters since the 2001 terrorist attacks.

June 2013 Current Events: Business News. Here are the key events in business and science news for the month of June 2013. *. Job Growth Increases in May (June 7):According to the Labor Department, 175,000 jobs are added in May, ten thousand more jobs than were added in April. However, unemployment increases slightly as well, from 7.5 percent in April to 7.6 in May.

May 2013 Current Events: World News. Here are the key events in world news for the month of May 2013. *. Israel Takes Responsibility for Airstrikes in Syria (May 5): Israelmakes two airstrikes on Damascus. The first happens on Friday, May 3, and the second two days later. Israeli officials maintain that the airstrikes are not meant as a way for Israel to become involved in Syria's ongoing civil war. Instead, the strikes focus on military warehouses in an effort to prevent Hezbollahfrom getting more weapons. Hezbollah is a Lebanese Shiite militia group with strong ties to Iran. *. Soldier Killed on London Street (May 22):Two men approach and murder a uniformed soldier on the street in London. The men are armed with knives and a meat cleaver. After they kill the soldier, police shoot and arrest them. The United Kingdomtreats the incident as an act of terror. *. Civil War in Syria Spills over into Lebanon (May 25):Hezbollah and Syrian forces bomb the rebel-controlled town of Al-Qusayr, Homs. Dozens are killed.(May 26):Multiple rockets strike Beirut, mainly hitting Shiite suburbs, which are also strongholds of Hezbollah.(May 27):The ban against arming the Syrian rebels is lifted by the European Union.(May 28):U.S. Senator John McCaintravels to Syria and meets with rebels in a show of support. With them, he discusses the possible future involvement of the U.S. in Syria's civil war. *. Huge Turnout for Anti-Gay Marriage Rally in France (May 26):An estimated 150,000 people protest gay marriage during a rally in Paris, France. At least 100 people are arrested. An additional 50 people are arrested before the rally begins. *. Anti-Government Protests Spread Throughout Turkey (May 31):A sit-in protesting government plans to raze Istanbul's Gezi Park in Taksim Square to build a shopping mall grow into enormous anti-government demonstrations after police begin spraying protesters with tear gas and water cannons. The demonstrations spread to dozens of cities throughout Turkey.