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Current events of September 1, 2016 (2016-09-01) (Thursday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2016 Gabonese protests Large explosions and gunfire are reported in the Gabonese capital Libreville as security forces clash with supporters of opposition presidential candidate Jean Ping protesting the election results indicating a narrow victory by President Ali Bongo Ondimba. (Reuters) Military helicopters bomb the headquarters of Union of Forces for Change, according to opposition leader Jean Ping, killing at least two people. Internet is also cut in the capital, Libreville. (BBC) Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present) Turkish Armed Forces claims that it has killed three Kurdistan Workers' Party fighters in air strikes in southeastern Turkey near the borders with Iraq. (Reuters via Daily Mail) Disasters and accidents 2016 Southeast Asian haze A South Korean palm oil company is accused of causing the wildfires in Indonesia. (The Guardian) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket explodes during a routine firing test at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. SpaceX say there were no injuries, but that an "anomaly" during the static fire test resulted in the loss of the rocket and the Israeli Amos-6 communication satellite it was carrying. (The Telegraph) A 7.1 magnitude earthquake occurs off the north east coast of North Island, New Zealand. A tsunami warning was issued after the earthquake, and waves of 0.3m have been reported near Gisborne. (BBC) (The Independent) Health 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic A pregnant woman is discovered to be infected by the Zika virus after cases jump to over 100 in Singapore. (NBC News) Malaysia confirms its first case of Zika virus. (Channel News Asia) International relations South China Sea disputes Iranian-born Australian politician Sam Dastyari pledges his support for China's position in the dispute. (Sydney Morning Herald) Cambodia–Vietnam relations Cambodia and Vietnam fail to agree on a resolution regarding their border dispute. (Voice of America) Law and crime Burial of Ferdinand Marcos Female victims of the martial law dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos speak at the Philippine Supreme Court about how they endured torture during Marcos' regime. (Rappler) Politics and elections The Parliament of Cambodia plans to strip political immunity for opposition politician Thak Lany of the Cambodia National Rescue Party alliance after she criticized Prime Minister Hun Sen. (The Phnom Penh Post) Current events of September 2, 2016 (2016-09-02) (Friday) Armed conflicts and attacks Sectarianism in Pakistan Islamic militants attack Christian sections of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, leaving 13 dead in the city of Mardan. (CNN) Colombian conflict The President of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos announces that he will sign the peace deal with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia or FARC on September 26. (AP) Moro conflict An explosion at a night market in Davao City, Philippines, kills at least 14 people and injures 60. President of the Philippines and former Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte was in the city at the time. Abu Sayyaf have claimed responsibility for the attack. (Reuters) (ABS-CBN) (ABS-CBN) Business and economics Samsung Electronics recalls all Galaxy Note 7 smartphones that have fire-prone batteries, and halts sales in 10 markets. A Samsung official says phones with the problematic battery account for less than 0.1 percent of those sold. (Reuters) (The Verge) Disasters and accidents 2016 Atlantic hurricane season Residents of the American state of Florida prepare for the impact of Hurricane Hermine which is expected to make landfall today. A state of emergency has been declared in 51 of the 67 counties in the state. (Reuters/AFP via ABC News Australia) Hermine, as a Category 1 storm, kills one person and leaves a quarter-million others without electricity during its trek through Florida. Now a tropical storm over North Carolina, Hermine should re-strengthen when it moves into the Atlantic Ocean tomorrow. Tropical storm warnings and watches are issued from Georgia to Rhode Island. (UPI) (NHC) Politics and elections President Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan dies after 27 years in office. (Reuters via Time) (BBC) Current events of September 3, 2016 (2016-09-03) (Saturday) Armed conflicts and attacks The President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte declares a nationwide "state of lawlessness" after yesterday's bombing in Davao City that has killed at least 14 people. (AP) Disasters and accidents Bees and toxic chemicals Over 3 million bees die in South Carolina after being exposed to pesticides intended for mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus. (NPR) North Korea says that at least fifteen people are missing and thousands left homeless in the city of Hoeryong after the Tumen River floods. (Reuters) 2016 Oklahoma earthquake A magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes Pawnee, Oklahoma, tying the record for the strongest in state history. At least one person was injured. (CNN) (KOKI-TV) State officials order closure of three dozen wastewater disposal wells by oil and gas operators. (The New York Times) Governor Mary Fallin declares a state of emergency for Pawnee County. (KOTV 6) Politics and elections Indian general strike of 2016 Around 180 million people are claimed to be striking in India against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's economic privatization plans. The strike is allegedly the largest in human history. (Al Jazeera) Current events of September 4, 2016 (2016-09-04) (Sunday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2016 Davao City bombing In light of the attacks, the governments of Australia, Canada, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the United States issue travel warnings against going to Mindanao, Philippines. (Rappler) Syrian Civil War Syrian government forces advance around and encircle Aleppo in order to try and impose a siege. (AP) Arts and culture Mother Teresa, known for working with the desperately poor in India, is canonized by Pope Francis in a ceremony at the Vatican. (BBC) Disasters and accidents A 6.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Agusan del Sur province in Mindanao island. (Philippine Daily Inquirer) September 2016 Afghanistan road crash At least 35 people are killed and 25 are injured after a bus crashes into a fuel tanker in Afghanistan's Zabul province. (Ariana News) 2016 Pacific typhoon season The death toll in Japan from Typhoon Lionrock rises to 17 with several people still missing. Typhoon Namtheun is now threatening the main island of Kyushu. (AFP via Straits Times) Health 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic The Zika virus outbreak in Singapore which has infected over 200 people likely evolved from Southeast Asia. (Bloomberg) Politics and elections 2016 United States presidential election The Richmond Times-Dispatch of Virginia is first to endorse Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson for president and the first newspaper media endorsement of a third-party nominee in this election cycle. (ABC) Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election, 2016 Voters in the federal German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern head to the polls in a regional election to elect members to the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The latest polling indicates the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) are expected to gain strongly. (Reuters) Hong Kong legislative election, 2016 Voters in Hong Kong go to the polls for a Legislative Council election, the first major election since the 2014 pro-democracy street protests. Several young pro-independence candidates win seats in the election. (AP), (Reuters) Current events of September 5, 2016 (2016-09-05) (Monday) Armed conflicts and attacks War in Afghanistan (2001–present) Two successive suicide bombers on foot kill at least 24 people and injure 91 others, including senior security and police officials, after striking close to the Afghan Ministry of Defence in Kabul. The Taliban claims responsibility by disclosing the death of 58 officers and commanders. Another bombing took place not long after. (Reuters) (BBC) Today (Singapore) (Sina Corp) Syrian civil war Several bombings kill at least 40 people in government and Kurdish held territory across Syria, including Tartus, Homs, Al-Hasakah and Damascus. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility. (AP via ABC News America) (BBC) Philippine Drug War With 2,400 people dead so far, Rodrigo Duterte, the President of the Philippines, says that "plenty will be killed" in the war against drugs. (Reuters) Arts and culture An asteroid is named in honour of Freddie Mercury on what would have been his 70th birthday. (Rolling Stone) American Conservative icon Phyllis Schafly dies at the age of 92. (NBC) Business and economy Russia–Saudi Arabia relations Russia and Saudi Arabia agree on a plan to manipulate oil output. (USA Today) The Duterte administration suspends more Philippine mines for violating environmental regulations. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents A Tel Aviv, Israel, four story parking lot under construction collapses and kills at least two people and injures 18 others. (Haaretz) 2016 Ethiopian protests At least 23 inmates are killed in a fire and stampede at Kaliti Prison near Addis Ababa in Ethiopia during an attempted jailbreak. (BBC) Health 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic The cases of people infected with the Zika virus in Singapore jumps to 240+. (CNBC) International relations 2016 G20 Hangzhou summit U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin fail to agree on a peace deal regarding the Syrian civil war. (CNN) Philippines–United States relations U.S. President Barack Obama cancels a scheduled meeting with the President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, after Duterte referred to Obama as a "son of a whore", while adding "I am no American puppet", in response to Obama's recent criticism of his war on drugs. (The Washington Post) (CNN) North Korea–South Korea relations South Korea reports that North Korea has fired three ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan. (Reuters via ABC News) Law and crime Philippines v. China Chinese vessels are seen positioned near the disputed Scarborough Shoal off the coast of the Philippines. (The New York Times) Politics and elections Hong Kong legislative election, 2016 Nathan Law becomes the youngest-ever Hong Kong legislator at age 23. (Al Jazeera) 2016 United States presidential election Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson qualifies in Connecticut giving him ballot access to 48 states. (The CT Mirror) Science and technology The European Space Agency's robotic lander Philae is discovered wedged in a crack between some rocks in the shadow of a cliff on 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko by the Rosetta space probe after being lost since 2014. (CNN) Current events of September 6, 2016 (2016-09-06) (Tuesday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2016 Davao City bombing Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte declares a state of emergency in the whole country. In a warning to Abu Sayyaf, Duterte says "I will eat you alive." (Time), (Rappler) War in Afghanistan (2001–present) Gunfire is heard in the Afghan capital Kabul with security forces looking for attackers with at least one person killed and six injured. (AP) A suicide bomber attacks a charity in the Kabul suburb of Shāre Naw with the Taliban claiming responsibility. (BBC) South Thailand insurgency A motorcycle bomb kills a father and daughter outside an elementary school in Narathiwat province. (Reuters) Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant bans burqas in northern Iraq after a series of fatal attacks on its members by veiled women. (International Business Times) Arts and culture Warner Brothers is accused of self-censorship after it tagged its own websites for copyright infringement through the search engine Google. (New York Daily News) Business and economy Bayer reproposes to buy Monsanto at a new exchange of US$65 billion including debt. (The Wall Street Journal) Fox News On The Record host Greta Van Susteren leaves the channel after 14 years. (AP via Breitbart News) Disasters and accidents 2016 Pacific hurricane season Hurricane Newton makes its way towards the resort town of Los Cabos, Mexico. (Mexico News Daily) Typhoon Lionrock (2016) The death toll rises to at least 114 as 60 more people are killed in floods after the typhoon hits North Korea, displacing over 44,000 people. Fifteen people are also missing. (The Indian Express) Health 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic A new infection of the Zika virus spreads to the Philippines. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Isabelle Dinoire, who received the world's first face transplant, is reported to have died from cancer at the age of 49 in April 2016. (BBC) International relations 2016 ASEAN Summit Laos prepares to host the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summit. (CNN) Barack Obama pledges US$90 million to clear Laos of unexploded ordnance dropped by the United States during the Vietnam War. (NBC) Law and crime About 27 years after his abduction, the remains of Jacob Wetterling are discovered. (NPR) 21st Century Fox, the parent company of Fox News, settles a sexual harassment case by Gretchen Carlson for US$20 million. (Vanity Fair) Bill Cosby sexual assault allegations A judge in Pennsylvania schedules the dates for the trial of accused U.S. comedian Bill Cosby. (BBC) Politics and elections Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election, 2016 German Chancellor Angela Merkel defends her stance regarding the European migrant crisis despite her party losing in the key election. (Deutsche Welle) British MP Keith Vaz quits the Home Affairs Select Committee following allegations that he had engaged in sexual activity with male prostitutes. (BBC) Science and technology A study concludes that typhoons in Asia are becoming stronger. (The Guardian)(Nature Geoscience) The giant panda is removed from IUCN's endangered species list but is replaced by the Eastern gorilla. (CNN) Sports San Francisco 49ers football player Bruce Miller is charged with assault. (Sports Illustrated) Current events of September 7, 2016 (2016-09-07) (Wednesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Syrian civil war A chlorine attack in Aleppo on Tuesday injures more than 100 people. The blast from barrel bombs dropped kills one person. (CNN) Mexican Drug War A gang shoots down a police helicopter near Apatzingán, Michoacán, killing four people. The police had been conducting an operation against criminal groups and drug cartels. (The Daily Telegraph) Arts and culture The American pop star Madonna agrees on a settlement with her former husband Guy Ritchie over their son. (BBC) Burial of Ferdinand Marcos The Duterte administration defends its decision to bury the former dictator Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippine heroes' cemetery. (AP via Fox News) Hunters discover a 1000-year-old sword in Iceland. (BBC) The U.S. Yosemite National Park expands by 400 acres. (BBC) Business and economy Apple announces the release of the iPhone 7 along with the Apple Watch 2. (The Telegraph) Air China receives criticism in the United Kingdom after it releases an advertisement warning passengers from visiting areas of London populated by blacks, Indians and Pakistanis. (Sky News) Liberty Media confirms it is buying Formula One for US$4.4 billion; however, Bernie Ecclestone will remain as chief executive. (BBC) Disasters and accidents Flooding in Niger kills at least 38 people and leaves more than 92,000 people displaced. (The New Indian Express) Health 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic Malaysia reports its first pregnant woman infected with the Zika virus. (The Guardian) International relations Philippines v. China The Duterte administration accuses China of building a "secret island" on the Scarborough Shoal. (Rappler) Bahrain–United States relations The Obama administration urges Bahrain to free Nabeel Rajab, a human rights activist. (BBC) Iran–Saudi Arabia relations The top cleric of Saudi Arabia says Iranians "are not Muslims." (The Times of India) Russia–United States relations A Russian Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jet makes an "unsafe close-range intercept" of a United States Navy P-8A Poseidon over the Black Sea in international airspace, coming within 10 feet (3.3 m) of the U.S. aircraft. (Voice of America) (CNN) Law and crime The sheriff's department of Morton County, North Dakota, issues arrest warrants for United States Green Party presidential candidate, Jill Stein, and her running-mate, Ajamu Baraka on charges of criminal trespass and criminal mischief. The county sheriff's department says that Stein and Baraka vandalized equipment at a controversial pipeline construction site. (The Hill) Denmark's government plans to buy the leaked Panama Papers containing Danish citizens. (BBC) Hungarian prosecutors charge a woman who kicked refugees fleeing in Hungary with disorderly conduct. (Al Jazeera) Politics and elections Luis Videgaray Caso resigns as Mexico's finance minister amid fallout over President Enrique Peña Nieto's controversial meeting with U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump in Mexico City. Videgaray is revealed to have been the main advocate of arranging the meeting. (The Washington Post) Gabonese presidential election, 2016 Ali Bongo Ondimba rejects calls for a recount. (Reuters) Science and technology A beachgoer in Australia discovers dinosaur footprints believed to be around 130 million years old while combing the shore for shells. (CNN) Sports The 2016 Summer Paralympic Games, i.e., (parallel Olympic Games), open in Rio de Janeiro. (Al Jazeera) Current events of September 8, 2016 (2016-09-08) (Thursday) Armed conflicts and attacks War in Afghanistan (2001–present) Taliban militants storm the city of Tarinkot, the provincial capital of Afghanistan's Urozgan Province, with fighting reported on multiple fronts throughout the city. Local officials flee to the nearby Tarinkot Airport for shelter. (The Los Angeles Times) Arts and culture The Police Department of Everett, Washington, identifies and returns the American flag from the September 11 attacks to Ground Zero, the World Trade Center site in New York City. (Fox News) Solly Msimanga, newly elected Democratic Alliance mayor of Tshwane, South Africa, rejects a fleet of luxury cars for himself and instead donates it to the city's police. (BBC) Business and economics International banking company Wells Fargo agrees to pay $190 million, including $100 million to the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (largest ever for the agency), to settle a case involving deceptive sales that pushed customers into fee-generating accounts they never requested. The bank fired 5,300 employees over "inappropriate sales conduct." The firings took place over a five-year period. (Reuters) Health German scientists confirm that the cause of the Great Plague of London from 1665–1666 was Yersinia pestis (cause of the Bubonic plague). (BBC) Law and crime Philippine Drug War Budi Waseso, head of Indonesia's National Narcotics Agency (BNN, Badan Narkotika Nasional), says he plans on copying Rodrigo Duterte's hardline tactics against drug traffickers, which have killed almost 3,000 people in the Philippines. (AFP via ABC) 2016 Zimbabwe protests The High Court of Zimbabwe overturns bans on protests in Harare. (Al Jazeera) A court in the Indian city of Mumbai convicts and sentences Ankur Panwar to the death penalty for a fatal acid-throwing attack. (BBC) A female student at Alpine High School in Texas, U.S., shoots herself dead in what appeared to be an "active shooter" event, resulting in a student and police officer being injured. (The Chicago Tribune) 2016 Turkish purges Turkey suspends 11,500 teachers over alleged links to separatist terrorist organization Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) a week before the start of school. (CNN) (Reuters) (BBC) Politics and elections Burial of Ferdinand Marcos The Philippine Supreme Court postpones the burial of former Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos until at least October 18. (The Philippine Star) Hovik Abrahamyan resigns as Prime Minister of Armenia citing civil unrest and a sharp economic downturn. (The Guardian) A high court in the State of Palestine suspends upcoming municipal elections. (Bloomberg) Uzbekistan’s parliament appoints Shavkat Mirziyoyev as interim president after the death of President Islam Karimov. (Newsweek) Newly-revealed secret information, decoded from documents from the Mitrokhin Archive, a collection of handwritten notes by KGB archivist Vasili Mitrokhin, who smuggled his notes out of Russia in the 1990s when he defected to Britain, show that Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas was once a "spy" under the Russian agency the KGB using the codename "Mole". (The Washington Post) The Obama administration chooses retired United States Air Force Brigadier General Gregory Touhill the first federal CISO chief, who reports to the CIO of the U.S. Tony Scott. (Reuters)(White House)(Fortune) Science and technology The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launches its meteorological satellite INSAT-3DR into a geostationary transfer orbit atop its GSLV Mk II launch vehicle from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. (The Times of India) New Frontiers program The United Launch Alliance successfully launches NASA's OSIRIS-REx from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 41 in Florida. The mission is to study asteroid 101955 Bennu and in 2023 to return a sample to Earth for detailed analysis. If successful, OSIRIS-REx will be the first U.S. spacecraft to return samples from an asteroid. (CNN) (The Guardian) The Earth has lost a tenth of its wilderness in the last two decades. (The Washington Post) Genetic tests show that the genus giraffa, previously thought to contain one extant species, actually consists of four. (BBC) Sports American swimmer Ryan Lochte agrees to a 10-month suspension while his other colleagues get four. (USA Today) Current events of September 9, 2016 (2016-09-09) (Friday) Armed conflicts and attacks War in Afghanistan (2001–present) United States Navy SEALs, by high altitude parachuting, fail in a rescue attempt after the team does not find the American and Australian hostages who were kidnapped in Kabul last month. (CNN) Iraqi civil war Twin suicide bombings at the Nakheel Mall in eastern Baghdad kill 12 people and injure more than 40 others. ISIL claims responsibility. (Reuters) Business and economy The Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten accuses Facebook of censorship because of the website's decision to remove the iconic Vietnam War–era photo "napalm girl" as child pornography. (USA Today) General Motors recalls 4.3 million vehicles after a defect in the software for the airbag led to one fatality. (Fortune) An engineer from Volkswagen pleads guilty for his role in the emissions cheating scandal. (The Los Angeles Times) Dakota Access Pipeline A U.S. federal judge denies a request to stop construction of a pipeline that runs through the Standing Rock Reservation of the Sioux people. (NBC) Following this ruling, and to head off an immediate confrontation, the Obama administration temporarily suspends further construction of the pipeline on U.S. Army Corps land bordering or under Lake Oahe, and asks the Dakota Access construction company to voluntarily pause all work within 20 miles of the lake. (The Los Angeles Times) One or more unnamed authors at the European Commission, in their internal discussion, regards the United Kingdom as having lost direction in its Brexit policy and planning and thinks the UK will eventually 'plead' for a deal. (The Telegraph) Disasters and accidents The alert level for the Mayon Volcano in the Philippines is increased after more than a hundred earthquakes were detected in its vicinity. (Philippine Daily Inquirer) Millions of people in Nigeria are at risk of famine. (U.S. News and World Report) A train derails at a station in the town of O Porriño in Galicia, Spain, killing at least four people. (BBC) More than a hundred tourists in the French Alps spend an evening suspended in midair inside cable cars that ceased to move. (NPR) Health 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic Miami Beach authorities begin spraying for the Zika virus despite protests. (NBC) International relations North Korea and weapons of mass destruction A 5.3 magnitude seismic event recorded in North Korea is confirmed to be the result of a nuclear weapons test. (Reuters) (BBC) United Ireland Taoiseach Enda Kenny says that Irish unity must be considered in Brexit talks. (The Irish Times) Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation Czech President Milos Zeman says in an interview that the Crimean peninsula can never be returned to Ukraine, notwithstanding the fact that it was de facto annexed by Russia. (RT) Law and crime Saudi Arabia–United States relations The United States Congress passes a law allowing families of the victims of the September 11 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia. U.S. president Barack Obama threatens to veto it. (Fox News) Politics and elections Next Malaysian general election Elections in Malaysia are to occur in 2017 as efforts to challenge the legitimacy of Najib Razak mount. (Bloomberg) Current events of September 10, 2016 (2016-09-10) (Saturday) Armed conflicts and attacks Syrian civil war and Russia–United States relations The U.S. Obama administration and the Russian Putin administration agree to a Syrian peace deal. The deal is intended to end combat in specified areas and create a joint center of combat to fight ISIL and Al-Nusra Front. (BBC) Disasters and accidents A boiler explodes causing a fire in a factory in the Bangladeshi city of Tongi killing at least 25 people and injures 70 others. (AFP via ABC News Australia) 2016 Tanzanian earthquake A magnitude 5.7 earthquake occurs in northern Tanzania, near Lake Victoria, killing at least 13 people and injuring 200 others. Tanzanian authorities report significant damage in the town of Bukoba. The governments of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda report tremors. (BBC) (AFP via The Daily Mail) Law and crime The District Court for the District of Columbia releases John Hinckley Jr, U.S. President Ronald Reagan's March 1981 would-be assassin, from a psychiatric hospital after 35 years. (BBC) Philippine Drug War The sister of Filipino actress Maritoni Fernandez and daughter of British hereditary peer Antony Moynihan, 3rd Baron Moynihan is shot dead in a suburb of Manila. Through deliberate evidence left at the scene, the perpetrator's motive appears to be an implication that Moynihan had been a drug dealer. (Rappler) Politics and elections Fiji authorities detain two opposition party leaders, a prominent trade unionist, and another opposition activist, following their participation in Wednesday's forum on the Pacific island's 2013 constitution. A police spokesperson told the Fiji Times that several people were being questioned about comments made at the forum that, "Could affect the safety and security of all Fijians." (Reuters) (Radio New Zealand) Sports 2016 US Open (tennis) In tennis, German Angelique Kerber defeats Czech Karolína Plíšková in three sets to win the 2016 US Open women's singles title. (AP) (BBC) (US Open) Current events of September 11, 2016 (2016-09-11) (Sunday) Armed conflicts and attacks Syrian civil war Before a ceasefire takes effect tomorrow, over 100 people have been killed and over 100 injured in airstrikes on rebel-held Idlib. (CNN) (Sky News) Libyan Civil War (2014–present) Forces loyal to Libyan general and former US citizen Khalifa Haftar, commander of the elected Council of Deputies military, seize control of the ports of Sidra, Ra's Lanuf, Brega and Zuwetina. (Reuters) Arts and culture Burial of Ferdinand Marcos The communication channel of the Philippine government is under scrutiny after an apparent whitewash and historical revisionism of the abuses of the Marcos dictatorship. (Rappler) The Miss America 2017 pageant is held in Atlantic City, New Jersey, with Savvy Shields, currently Miss Arkansas, winning the event. (AP via Fox News) Law and crime 2009–10 Iranian election protests Iran's former prosecutor of the Islamic Revolutionary Court, Saeed Mortazavi apologizes for his role in 2009 accidents at Kahrizak detention center which resulted in the deaths of three political prisoners including Mohsen Rouholamini. (Trend) 2016 Taoyuan bus crash Authorities find that the July 19 bus crash in Taiwan that killed 26 people was an intentional suicide by the bus driver. (CNN) In China, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection places under investigation Tianjin mayor Huang Xingguo, who is also serving as acting Communist Party Secretary. (The Guardian) Politics and elections 2016 Croatian parliamentary election Voters in Croatia go to the polls for a parliamentary election with the conservative Croatian Democratic Union taking an early lead. (The New York Times) 2016 United States presidential election Hillary Clinton's doctor says she is being treated for pneumonia and dehydration after the Democratic Party presidential candidate fell ill and abruptly left a ceremony in New York City honoring the 15th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. (The New York Times) Sports 2016 US Open (tennis) In tennis, Swiss Stan Wawrinka defeats Serbian Novak Djokovic in four sets to claim the 2016 US Open men's singles title. (The Guardian) 2016 Vuelta a España In bicycle racing, the 71st edition of the Vuelta a España concludes with Nairo Quintana of Colombia winning the general classification. (The Guardian) Current events of September 12, 2016 (2016-09-12) (Monday) Armed conflicts and attacks Moro conflict Abu Sayyaf of the Philippines allegedly kidnap three Filipino fishermen from their trawler off the Malaysian state of Sabah on Borneo island. (International Business Times) (The Sun Daily) Kashmir unrest Clashes in Kashmir kill eight militants and a policeman. (BBC) (The Hindu) Arts and culture The Arctic Research Foundation discovers the wreck of the Royal Navy's HMS Terror almost completely intact off the southern coast of King William Island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, 168 years after being abandoned during Franklin's lost expedition in 1848. (The Guardian) Business and economy Asian stock markets open lower following the fall in the Dow Jones amid speculations about the Federal Reserve's target interest rates. (CNBC) A researcher from the University of California, San Francisco discovers that the sugar industry may have manipulated studies about heart diseases. (NBC) Disasters and accidents 2016 North Korean floods The United Nations estimates that the death toll from severe flooding in North Korea reaches 133 with another 395 missing and tens of thousands homeless. (The Straits Times) 2016 Gyeongju earthquake A 5.8-magnitude earthquake occurs in South Korea, 9km south of Gyeongju, injuring at least two people and causing nationwide panic. It is the strongest earthquake ever recorded in South Korea. (Xinhua) The Piton de la Fournaise (Peak of the Furnace) shield volcano on France's Réunion island in the Indian Ocean erupts for the second time this year. It is one of the world's most active. (UPI) A house fire in Memphis kills at least 11 people. (Fox News) Health A case of West Nile virus is detected in New York City. (New York Daily News) International relations Philippines–United States relations In response to criticism of his government's extrajudicial killings of 1,800 people since July, Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte says that U.S. forces advising the Armed Forces of the Philippines against an Islamic insurgency in Mindanao are doing more harm than good and must leave the country, saying, ”I do not want a rift with America, but they have to go," during a speech in Manila. (USA Today) (The New York Times) Law and crime Indonesia–Philippines relations In last week's meeting between Indonesian president Joko Widodo and Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, Widodo today says that Duterte allegedly said that he '(would) not interfere' in the execution of accused drug smuggler and Philippine national Mary Jane Veloso. However, today a Manila Bulletin article says that Manny Piñol, the Philippines Agriculture Secretary, states that Duterte actually asked for clemency for Veloso. (Manila Bulletin) (Philippine Daily Inquirer) Politics and elections Catalan independence In a protest in Barcelona, an estimated 800,000 people (370,000 in the government claim) demand secession from the Madrid-based Spanish government. (Time) Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron resigns as MP for Witney, triggering a by-election. (The Telegraph) 2016 Turkish purges Turkish authorities remove two dozen elected Kurdish mayors in southeast Turkey. (Reuters) Eduardo Cunha, former President of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies loses his position as a Deputy following a vote of the Chamber as a result of a series of corruption scandals. (Forbes) Science and technology Baracktrema obamai, a new species of parasite is named after Barack Obama. (Tech Times) (The Washington Post) Current events of September 13, 2016 (2016-09-13) (Tuesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Syrian civil war, Israel–Syria relations Syria reports its air defense shot down an Israeli warplane that attacked a Syrian army position in al-Quneitra, near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The Israel Defense Forces say that missiles were fired at their aircraft but none hit. (Reuters) (AFP via Yahoo! News) (CNN) Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2016 Two attackers of Eid al-Adha prayers in an Imambargah at Shikapur district, Sindh, injure at least ten people including five policemen. One assailant blew himself up and authorities arrested the other one. (Daily Pakistan) (The Express Tribune) A roadside blast in the Balochistan Province kills two policemen and injures eight people. (The News International) (First Post) Disasters and accidents 2016 Pacific typhoon season Taiwan issues land and sea warnings for Typhoon Meranti which is expected to hit tomorrow the southern part of the island. (Focus Taiwan) 2016 North Korean floods The Red Cross warns that North Korea faces a "major, complex disaster" after recent floods kill scores of people and leave more than 100,000 homeless. (AFP via ABC News Australia) A 6.0 magnitude earthquake hits near the Colombian city of Medellin. (The Daily Express) One crew member of the MS Harmony of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship, is killed and four other crew members are injured after a lifeboat fell on them during a training exercise on the ship that was docked in Marseille, France. (CNN) (The Independent) Health 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic The Department of Health of the Philippines discover an additional two cases of Zika virus infections bringing the total to eight. (Straits Times) International relations Hungarian migrant quota referendum, 2016 Luxembourg's foreign minister Jean Asselborn calls for Hungary to be expelled from the European Union for its treatment of migrants. (BBC) Law and crime Proceedings begin in the trial of Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, former chairman of the giant insurance company AIG, on charges of accounting fraud. The 2005 indictment accuses Greenberg and AIG's former CFO of setting up bogus reinsurance transactions to conceal the insurer's financial difficulties in 2000 and 2001. (Reuters) (The New York Times) Imprisoned former American Army intelligence analyst and transgender person Chelsea Manning, who is serving a 35-year sentence at Fort Leavenworth, will have the military provide the costs of gender reassignment surgery. She was convicted by court-martial in July 2013 of violations of the Espionage Act and other offenses, after disclosing to WikiLeaks nearly three-quarters of a million classified or unclassified but sensitive military and diplomatic documents. (CNN) The Cuban-born American arsonist who torched 87 people in March 1990 at The Bronx Happy Land fire, Julio González, dies in prison at the age of 61. (The New York Daily News) Politics and elections Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte accuses the Liberal Party of former president Benigno Aquino III and their allies of orchestrating an impeachment complaint against him regarding his anti-drug campaign. (Interaksyon) Science and technology Proto-Human language and language acquisition Researchers from the Americas and Europe discover that sounds in 40–100 basic vocabulary words in around 3,700 languages are similar. (The Telegraph) Sports The World Anti-Doping Agency reveals that Russian hackers broke into one of its databases and published confidential medical information on several prominent American female athletes who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, among them, gymnast Simone Biles, tennis players Venus and Serena Williams, and basketball player Elena Delle Donne. The named individuals all received "therapeutic use exemptions" from WADA allowing them to use otherwise banned substances to treat documented medical conditions. (ESPN) Current events of September 14, 2016 (2016-09-14) (Wednesday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2016 Davao City bombing The death toll of the September 2 bombing rises to 15. (CNN) Boko Haram insurgency Clashes near the village of Toumour in Niger's southeast Diffa Region kill at least 30 Boko Haram militants and five Niger Armed Forces soldiers. (Reuters) Business and economy German chemicals company Bayer AG will announce that it has acquired American seeds company Monsanto Co. for US$66 billion. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents 2016 Pacific typhoon season Typhoon Meranti hits southern Taiwan with record breaking winds and heavy rains, disrupting transport and knocking out power to tens of thousands of people. (Bloomberg) Fears rise in the Philippine province of Batanes after communications are cut in the islands. (The Guardian), (Rappler) International relations Human rights in Venezuela The South American trading bloc Mercosur threatens to suspend Venezuela if it does not protect human rights and enact a law guaranteeing the free movement of Mercosur citizens. The bloc sets a deadline of December 1, 2016, for Venezuela to comply with their requirements. (BBC) Law and crime Operation Car Wash Brazilian prosecutors file corruption charges against former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his wife, Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva. Federal judge Sérgio Moro will preside over his case. (Reuters) Politics and elections The Obama administration plans to lift sanctions against Myanmar. (NPR) The Obama administration plans on increasing refugees admitted to the United States to 110,000. (NBC) Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull plans to introduce a plebiscite on the legality of same-sex marriage in the country. (The Sydney Morning Herald) Sports Members of European football's governing body, UEFA, elect Aleksander Čeferin, president of the Football Association of Slovenia since 2011, president of UEFA. Čeferin will serve the remainder of former UEFA president Michel Platini's term of office, until 2019, who was banned by the FIFA Ethics Committee for corruption last year. (BBC) 2016 Summer Paralympics Iranian powerlifter Siamand Rahman cleared the bar at 310kg in the men's over 107kg, setting a new world Paralympic record and claiming his second consecutive Paralympic gold. (IOC) (PressTV) (IOC²) Current events of September 15, 2016 (2016-09-15) (Thursday) Business and economy The Obama administration through the U.S. Justice Department seeks a fine of $14 billion against Deutsche Bank in regards to mortgage securities. (Marketwatch) Burmese State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi asks U.S. businesses to invest in Myanmar after Barack Obama agrees to lift U.S. sanctions. (Time magazine) Disasters and accidents 2016 Pacific typhoon season The China Meteorological Administration forecasts that Typhoon Meranti will make landfall in south Fujian Province. (Manila Bulletin) The Awam Express train collides with a freight train near the Pakistani city of Multan killing at least six people and injuring another 150. (Geo TV) An explosion on a tourist speed boat kills two people and injures 20 others shortly after departing from the Indonesian port of Padangbai in Karangasem, Bali. (AP via ABC News), (The Jakarta Post) International relations List of individuals sanctioned during the Ukrainian crisis The European Union extends the asset freeze and travel ban against 146 persons and 37 entities, including close associates of Russian President Vladimir Putin, by six months until 15 March 2017 for the annexation of Crimea from Ukraine. (The New York Times), (Europe Online Magazine), (EU press release) 106 of the 108 papal nuncios and other papal diplomatic representatives meet in Rome for three days of meetings. On the final day, Pope Francis presides at a Mass with the nuncios. (Holy See Press Office) Law and crime Presidency of Rodrigo Duterte, Davao Death Squad A former militiaman claims while testifying at a hearing by the Philippine Senate that President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte ordered the deaths of criminals and political opponents, allegedly Leila de Lima, critic and journalist Juan Pala, and unidentified Filipino Muslims in 1993, while he was mayor of Davao City. The witness also revealed that Duterte's son Paolo may also have been involved in the murders as an accomplice to his father. (Interaksyon), (Bloomberg) (AP via WTOP), (The New York Times)(Rappler) Death of Sandra Bland Texas authorities agree to pay $1.9 million to the family of Sandra Bland, the woman who was found hanged in a jail cell in Waller County, Texas, in July 2015. A grand jury did not issue an indictment. (CBS News) The U.S. House Intelligence Committee releases a summary of its two-year investigation into former NSA contractor Edward Snowden which downplays his alleged status as a whistleblower while acknowledging "tremendous damage to national security" as a result of the classified documents he stole. (NPR) Politics and elections Japan's Democratic Party elects Sha Renhō as President. The House of Councillors member becomes the first female to head the opposition party. (The Japan Times), (The New York Times) Science and technology Tiangong program The China National Space Administration (CNSA) launches the Tiangong-2 space laboratory from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Inner Mongolia. (CNN) Current events of September 16, 2016 (2016-09-16) (Friday) Armed conflicts and attacks War in North-West Pakistan A suicide bombing at a mosque in Mohmand Agency kills at least 28 people and injures 31 others. Jamaat-ul-Ahrar claims the responsibility. (The Independent) (The Express Tribune) Art and culture The iPhone 7 was released by Apple, along with the Plus version. [1] Disasters and accidents 2016 Pacific typhoon season Typhoon Meranti hits mainland China and Taiwan killing at least eight people and destroying 1,600 houses. (The Wall Street Journal) (AP via ABC News) The storm cuts power and communications in the Philippine province of Batanes as it undergoes a "state of calamity." (Rappler) International relations South China Sea disputes, Japan–United States relations The Obama administration agrees to have the United States Armed Forces assist Japan on conducting joint patrols in the South China Sea. (CNN) Law and crime The United Kingdom agrees to allow alleged hacker Lauri Love to be extradited to the United States. (BBC) Politics and elections Philippine Drug War, Philippines–United States relations In response to American criticism of the Duterte regime, Filipino foreign secretary Perfecto Yasay says the Philippines cannot remain as the "little brown brother" of the United States. (The Guardian) The European Parliament condemns the killings in the Philippines. (The Philippine Star) Former Prime Minister and President of Italy Carlo Azeglio Ciampi dies at the age of 95. (Reuters) UK Independence Party leadership election, 2016 Members of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) elect Diane James as their new leader. (BBC) 2016 United States presidential election The Commission on Presidential Debates officially announces the invitation of Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton, and GOP nominee Donald Trump, to the first presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, on September 26. However, third party candidates, Gary Johnson and Jill Stein, have not met the criteria, and will not be participants in the debate. (Reuters) Current events of September 17, 2016 (2016-09-17) (Saturday) Armed conflicts and attacks Syrian civil war, American-led intervention in Syria The United States acknowledges that its warplanes may have hit a Syrian Army position near Deir ez-Zor Airport in eastern Syria, while conducting an operation against ISIL, killing more than 60 Syrian troops. (BBC) The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) holds an emergency session to discuss the U.S. airstrikes in Deir ez-Zor. (The Guardian) Moro conflict Abu Sayyaf frees a Norwegian hostage for a ransom of ₱30 million (US$638,000) and releases three kidnapped Indonesians from Sabah. (Interaksyon) (Rappler) (Reuters via The New Straits Times) 2016 New York and New Jersey bombings A bombing occurs in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan injuring 29 people. (The New York Times) An explosion occurs in Seaside Park, New Jersey, shortly before the USMC 5K run in the area. No injuries or fatalities are reported. (Asbury Park Press) St. Cloud, Minnesota mall stabbing A mass stabbing at Crossroads Center in St. Cloud, Minnesota, U.S., leaves nine injured. An off-duty police officer shoots dead the perpetrator, Dahir Adan. (The St. Cloud Times) ISIL-affiliated media wing Amaq News Agency claims responsibility for the act. (CNN) International relations Aftermath of the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, 2016 President of the European Council Donald Tusk states that the UK could begin its formal process of withdrawing from the European Union early next year, after a meeting with Prime Minister Theresa May last week. (BBC) Non-aligned Movement Around ten heads of state attend the 17th Non-aligned Movement summit in Isla Margarita, Venezuela, including Evo Morales of Bolivia, Raúl Castro of Cuba, Rafael Correa of Ecuador, Hassan Rouhani of Iran, Mahmoud Abbas of the State of Palestine, Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, and Venezuela's president Nicolás Maduro. (Al Jazeer) Law and crime The Sandiganbayan court clears former Philippines president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in the national broadband corruption scandal. (The Standard) 2016 Calgary machete attack An unidentified suspect chases people with a machete outside the Malborough CTrain station in Calgary, Alberta and injures 2 inside the nearby Marlborough Mall, including a police officer. The injured officer shoots the suspect who remains in critical condition. (Global News), [https://web.archive.org/web/20160919152217/http://www.calgarysun.com/2016/09/17/two-injured-including-calgary-cop-after-shooting-at-marlborough-mall (The Calgary Sun) Politics and elections A local doctor in Belgium grants euthanasia to a terminally-ill minor, marking the first case of such procedure performed since the 2014 removal of age restrictions. (BBC) Sports 2016 Summer Paralympics: Iranian Para-cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad dies after being involved in a crash during the men's C4-5 road race. (BBC) (The Sun) Current events of September 18, 2016 (2016-09-18) (Sunday) Armed conflicts and attacks Kashmir insurgency Four Jaish-e-Mohammed militants attack an Indian Army base near the Pakistan border with at least 17 soldiers and four militants killed. (International Business Times)(BBC) War in North-West Pakistan Two gunmen kill three Pakistani Army soldiers near the city of Peshawar. (AP) Syrian civil war Amaq News Agency claims ISIL is responsible for shooting down a Syrian Air Force fighter jet over Deir ez-Zor. The London-based SOHR says the MiG pilot was killed. (Al Jazeera) Australia's Department of Defence acknowledges its participation "among a number of international aircraft" in the Deir ez-Zor air raid. It says it would "never intentionally target a known Syrian military unit or actively support Daesh (ISIS)" and offers its condolences. (SANA) (ABC) Arts and culture 68th Primetime Emmy Awards The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards is held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles with Game of Thrones winning the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, Veep winning the Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series and The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story winning the Emmy for Outstanding Limited Series. (Variety) Game of Thrones wins three Emmy Awards to become the most successful narrative series of all time beating the record previously held by Frasier. (AFP/Reuters via ABC News Australia) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Japan Russell M. Nelson dedicates the Sapporo Japan Temple, the 151st LDS temple and third temple in Japan. (Deseret News) Disasters and accidents A tourist boat carrying about 150 people capsizes on the Chao Phraya River in Thailand, killing at least 12 people with dozens missing. (Reuters) Politics and elections Russian legislative election, 2016 Russian voters head to the polls to elect all 450 MPs to the 7th State Duma of the Russian Federation. Exit polls show the governing United Russia party with a comfortable lead. (BBC), (The Duran) Berlin state election, 2016 Voters head to the polls in Berlin, Germany, to elect members to the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin. Latest polling indicates the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) are expected to make strong gains. (Reuters) (Sputnik News) Sports 2016 Summer Paralympic Games The 2016 Summer Paralympic Games close in Rio de Janeiro. (ABC) Current events of September 19, 2016 (2016-09-19) (Monday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2016 New York and New Jersey bombings A bomb squad robot detonates an explosive device at a transit station in Elizabeth, New Jersey. There has been a previous explosion in Seaside Park. No one is hurt. (NBC News) Linden, New Jersey police shoot and arrest Ahmad Khan Rahami, the suspected perpetrator. Two police officers are reportedly injured. (The New York Times) War in Afghanistan (2001–present) Afghan officials say yesterday's U.S. airstrikes killed up to eight Afghan policemen in Lashkar Gah, Uruzgan. (Reuters) A Democratic Republic of the Congo protest calling for the resignation of President Joseph Kabila turns violent in Kinshasa, leaving at least 17 people dead, including three police officers. Opposition groups say that 50 people died. (Le Point)(DNA)(BBC) Syrian civil war Hours after the Syrian military declares the end of the ceasefire, an airstrike hits a convoy of United Nations OCHA aid trucks near the town of Urum al-Kubra, in the Aleppo Governorate, with the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reporting that at least 12 people have been killed. (BBC) Business and economy 2016 Bangladesh Bank heist A court in the Philippines orders the central bank to return US$15 million back to Bangladesh. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents 2016 Southeastern United States gasoline shortage The U.S. states of North Carolina and Virginia declare a state of emergency over gas shortages as a result of the Colonial pipeline leak in Shelby County, Alabama. (WTKR) 2016 California wildfires, Soberanes Fire The cost, so far, of battling the wildfire on California's scenic Big Sur coast is $206.7 million — the costliest in U.S. history, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. The blaze, which was first reported on July 22, is currently 67 percent contained. (AP) Health 2016 Southeast Asian haze In 2015, more than 100,000 people in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore may have died as a result of forest fires in Southeast Asia. The continued poor air quality also continues to affect the health of more than 42 million Indonesians. (The Washington Post) Law and crime Mexican authorities find the bodies of two priests who were kidnapped yesterday in Poza Rica, Veracruz. Authorities find the third abducted person, the driver, alive. (AP) Politics and elections Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen says that he will continue his campaign against protests from the Cambodian opposition while Kem Sokha of the Cambodian National Rescue Party vows to remain as their leader. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Current events of September 20, 2016 (2016-09-20) (Tuesday) Armed conflicts and attacks A day after street violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo between protesters opposed to President Joseph Kabila and security forces left at least 44 dead, armed men in military uniforms burn down the headquarters of the main opposition Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) in Kinshasa, DR Congo, killing at least two people. (Reuters) Art and culture Citing irreconcilable differences, Angelina Jolie files for divorce from Brad Pitt and seeks full custody of their six children. The couple married in 2014 and had been in a relationship since 2005. (CNN)(The New York Times) Disasters and accidents 2016 Pacific typhoon season Typhoon Malakas makes landfall on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu dumping heavy rain and causing flight cancellations. (AFP via Channel News Asia) An Mi-8 transport helicopter crashes near the eastern Libyan city of Tobruk, killing at least six people. (AP via Fox News) A United States Air Force U-2 reconnaissance aircraft crashes in Northern California, shortly after takeoff from Beale Air Force Base, killing one pilot and injuring another. (The Los Angeles Times) Health 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic Authorities diagnose six more cases of the Zika virus in the provinces of Cebu and Iloilo in the Visayas and Laguna province near Metro Manila, Philippines. (CNN) International relations Accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the European Union The European Union's 28 member states formally accept Bosnia and Herzegovina's membership application. The European Commission (EC) will now determine whether Bosnia meets the criteria to join the union, a process that is expected to take a year. (Deutsche Welle) In his final speech as President of the United States to the United Nations General Assembly, Barack Obama calls for a renewed commitment to collaborative efforts in facing many of the challenges confronting “an integrated world” community. (The New York Times) Law and crime A court sentences five members of the Cuba men's national volleyball team to prison for a gang rape of a Finnish woman that took place in Tampere, Finland, in July 2016 during the FIVB Volleyball World League. (Yle) Current events of September 21, 2016 (2016-09-21) (Wednesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Syrian Civil War The Obama administration claims that Russia was responsible for the bombing of a United Nations aid convoy near Aleppo on September 19. Russia denies its involvement. In the aftermath of the attack, the United Nations suspends all aid convoys in Syria. (BBC) (The New York Times) An airstrike yesterday on a medical facility near Aleppo kills five French medical charity workers. (BBC) The United States Secretary of State John Kerry calls for a no-fly zone over northern Syria, in response to the recent airstrikes on an aid convoy and medical facility in the Aleppo Governorate. (Sky News) Iraqi Civil War The U.S. military investigates yesterday's Islamic State rocket strike near the Qayyarah Airfield West to ascertain if a chemical agent was used. (Reuters) Business and economy Volkswagen emissions scandal Litigants file a new wave of lawsuits against Volkswagen regarding its emissions scandal. (BBC) Disasters and accidents Heavy rainfall, flooding, and landslides in the Indonesian province of West Java kill at least ten people and leave three others missing. (AFP via AsiaOne) 2016 Egypt migrant shipwreck A migrant boat carrying some 600 passengers capsizes off the coast of Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate, Egypt, killing at least 52 people, with hundreds more missing. (BBC) A fire at a power plant at Puerto Rico's Electric Power Authority causes a blackout which leaves 1.5 million people without electricity. (BBC) Law and crime Shooting of Keith Lamont Scott Protesters of the police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott yesterday injure twelve Charlotte, North Carolina police officers. Riots continue into a second night with North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory declaring a state of emergency. (BBC)(CNN)(Fox News) Sacramento mayor and former basketball star Kevin Johnson beats protester Sean Thompson's face to a "bloody pulp" after being hit in the face with a whipped cream pie at a charity dinner. Authorities arrest Thompson for felony assault of a public official. (ABC 15) Science and technology Tiangong program The China National Space Administration (CNSA) confirms its Tiangong-1 prototype space station, launched in September 2011, is "out of control", and will re-enter and burn up in the atmosphere in late 2017. (The Independent) August 2016 becomes the world's hottest on record (since records began 136 years ago) and 16th 'hottest on record' month in a row. (Australian Geographic) Current events of September 22, 2016 (2016-09-22) (Thursday) Armed conflicts and attacks Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen The death toll from a Saudi-led Arab coalition airstrike which hit a house in a residential area in western Yemen has risen to 26 people. (Reuters) Iraqi Civil War Iraqi Armed Forces recapture al-Shirqat, southwest of al Hujayl, from ISIL. (Reuters)(The National) Syrian Civil War A suicide bombing at the opening of a local police station in the rebel-held town of Inkhil, Daraa Governorate, in southern Syria, kills at least 12 people, including an opposition minister. (Reuters) Law and crime The Obama administration through federal prosecutors announces corruption charges against nine defendants, including a former close aide to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, over their roles in alleged bribery and fraud schemes tied to the awarding of large state contracts and other activities. (Reuters) 2014 Yahoo! data breach Yahoo! discloses a data breach that compromised the details of 500 million users. (Reuters) Operation Car Wash Brazilian police arrest former Finance Minister Guido Mantega as part of an ongoing probe into corruption. (Reuters) In a standoff which has continued for two days, an exchange of gunfire with a barricaded suspect in Anchorage, Alaska, injures two police officers. The standoff is one of two occurring in the Alaskan city. (Alaska Public Radio Network) A gunman shoots dead two people and then himself at the Tennessee factory Thomas & Betts Corp. (ABC News) A man in Philadelphia firebombs a man's car, referring to the injured burned man as being Muslim. (The Independent) Current events of September 23, 2016 (2016-09-23) (Friday) Armed conflicts and attacks South Thailand insurgency A combined bomb and gun attack kills three Thai police officers and injures two others in Yala province. (Reuters) Syrian Civil War The Syrian Government continues its offensive against Fatah Halab in Aleppo with hundreds of bombing raids. (Al-Jazeera) Business and economy Marriott International and Starwood Hotels and Resorts merge into one company with Marriott International purchasing Starwood for $13 billion and making Marriott the largest hotel company in the world. (USA Today) Disasters and accidents 2016 Egypt migrant shipwreck The death toll increases to at least 148 with another 240 believed to still be missing. (Al Jazeera) Amos-6 SpaceX believes that the September 1 Florida launch pad malfunction and explosion of its Falcon 9 rocket and the Facebook payload during routine preparation was likely due to a large breach in its upper-stage oxygen tank's helium system. (Reuters) International relations The International Civil Aviation Organization denies Taiwan's participation in its triennial assembly in Montreal, Canada. (Reuters) (The Taipei Times) Law and crime Cascade Mall shooting An, as yet, uncaptured shooter at a mall in the town of Burlington, Washington kills at least three people and injures two others. (CNN) Current events of September 24, 2016 (2016-09-24) (Saturday) Armed conflicts and attacks Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) A triple suicide bomb attack north of Tikrit kills at least 11 and injures another 34 members of Iraqi security forces. (AP) A terror bombing occurs in Budapest, Hungary, with two injuries reported. (The Express) Colombian conflict The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the country's largest rebel group, gives its approval to a peace deal agreement with the government. President Juan Manuel Santos and FARC leader Timoleón Jiménez, known as Timochenko, will sign the agreement on September 26. To complete the approval process, a referendum will be held on October 2. (BBC) Disasters and accidents The New South Wales State Emergency Service warns residents of the Australian town of Forbes to evacuate as the Lachlan River floods. (Weather Zone) Law and crime Cascade Mall shooting The death toll in yesterday's attack rises to five people with the assailant captured in Oak Harbor, Washington. (Reuters) Politics and elections 2016 Labour Party (UK) leadership election Incumbent Jeremy Corbyn wins the leadership contest over Owen Smith with 61.8% of the vote. (BBC) (The Guardian) Science and technology China's Five hundred meter Aperture Spherical Telescope in Guizhou province becomes the world's largest single-dish telescope. (The Telegraph) Sports 2016 AFL season The Western Bulldogs defeat the Greater Western Sydney Giants 13.11 (89)–12.11 (83) at the Sydney Showground, advancing to the AFL Grand Final for the first time since 1961. (ABC Online) World Boxing Association The challenger Venezuelan Jorge Linares defeats reigning champion British Anthony Crolla to claim the WBA lightweight title at Manchester Arena. (BBC) Current events of September 25, 2016 (2016-09-25) (Sunday) International relations Syrian Civil War The United States, United Kingdom, and France seek a meeting of the United Nations Security Council to discuss the declining security situation in Aleppo. (AFP via Yahoo! News) Law and crime A Muslim preacher from a local mosque shoots and kills Jordanian writer and cartoonist Nahed Hattar in front of a courthouse in the capital Amman. Authorities take the gunman into custody.(CNN) A gunman kills one person and injures three others in Malmö, Sweden. An explosion occurs later. (Express) Sports Major League Baseball A boating accident near Miami Beach, Florida, kills Miami Marlins pitcher José Fernández and two others. (ESPN) Vin Scully, broadcaster for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers since 1950, calls his final Dodgers home game. (ESPN) Golf Arnold Palmer, winner of seven major championships, member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, and widely credited with helping bring golf into its modern era, dies at the age of 87. (Golf Week) (Yahoo! Sports) (The New York Times) In the final event of the PGA Tour season, The Tour Championship, Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy wins a three-way playoff to claim both the event title and the US$10 million FedEx Cup bonus for the overall season title. (AP via ESPN) Current events of September 26, 2016 (2016-09-26) (Monday) Armed conflicts and attacks Colombian conflict Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and FARC guerrilla leader Rodrigo Londoño, also known as Timochenko, sign a peace accord in Cartagena, ending the longest running armed conflict in the Western Hemisphere. The final agreement will be submitted to popular ratification in a referendum on October 2.(Reuters) Disasters and accidents 2016 Pacific typhoon season Taiwan braces for the potential impact of Typhoon Megi which is strengthening as it approaches the island. (AccuWeather) International relations Canada–Iran relations Iran releases Canadian-Iranian sociocultural anthropologist Homa Hoodfar, who had been held since June, as the countries begin talks on restoration of diplomatic ties. (Reuters) Law and crime A gunman opens fire at a Houston shopping center and injures nine people. Responding police kill the shooter afterwards. (Fox News) Politics and elections 2016 United States presidential election Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican Party nominee Donald Trump hold the first presidential debate of the 2016 presidential election at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York. (Sky News) Italian constitutional referendum, 2016 The Italian cabinet sets a constitutional reform vote for December 4. (ADN Kronos) Science and technology The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launches cyclone detection satellite SCATSAT-1, and seven other satellites into orbit from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. The launch successfully demonstrates the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle's capability of placing satellites in multiple orbits in a single launch. (The Economic Times) SpaceX successfully tests its most powerful rocket to date. The company's goal will be to use the Raptor (rocket engine) to power their "super-heavy" Interplanetary Transport System in facilitation of the colonization of Mars and beyond. (BBC)(Ars Technica) A study published in Nature finds the Earth's surface is warmer than it has been in about 120,000 years, and is locked into eventually hitting its hottest mark in more than 2 million years. (Phys.org)(Nature)(Nature) Current events of September 27, 2016 (2016-09-27) (Tuesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Aleppo Offensive The Syrian Army clashes with insurgents in the 1070 Apartments district of Aleppo. (Reuters) Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) Three bombings kill at least 17 people in Baghdad. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents 2016 Pacific typhoon season Taiwan authorities close schools and offices as Typhoon Megi approaches the island. (AP via Star-Telegram) A bus skids off a mountain road in central Nepal, killing at least 19 people and injuring more than a dozen others. (The Hindustan Times) Health and environment The World Health Organization (WHO) states that 92% of the world's population lives in air pollution levels surpassing the organization's limits. (CBC), (The Guardian) Mitochondrial donation allows the first 'three person baby' to be born. (BBC) 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic Thailand authorities investigate what could be the first cases of Zika virus-linked microcephaly in Southeast Asia. (Reuters) The WHO announces that measles has been eliminated throughout the Americas, the first time this virus has been eradicated in an entire region. The hemisphere’s last endemic case of measles — one which did not spring from an imported strain — was in 2002. (UN Dispatch), (The New York Times) International relations Cuba–United States relations, Cuban thaw President Barack Obama nominates Jeffrey DeLaurentis as the first United States Ambassador to Cuba since 1961. (USA Today) Law and crime The Obama administration through the United States Department of Labor sues Peter Thiel's Palantir Technologies for alleged discrimination against Asians in its hiring practices. (Reuters), (BBC) The International Criminal Court sentences Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi to nine years in jail for leading the destruction of nine of Timbuktu's mausoleums and the centuries-old door of the Malian city's Sidi Yahya Mosque. (BBC) Politics and elections Iranian presidential election, 2017 Former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declines to run for a third term in the upcoming election. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has previously advised Ahmadinejad to not seek the presidency next year. (FARS News Agency), (The Tehran Times), (Tasnim), (The New York Times) Sports Association football England national football team manager Sam Allardyce resigns after only one match and 67 days in charge, due to a scandal over statements made to undercover reporters. (BBC) Current events of September 28, 2016 (2016-09-28) (Wednesday) Armed conflicts and attacks War in Afghanistan (2001–present) A U.S. drone strike in Nangarhar Province kills at least 21 people. (Reuters) Amnesty International say dozens of children in Darfur are among more than 200 people estimated to have been killed by Sudan government chemical weapons since January. (BBC) Malaysia Airlines Flight 17; 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine Dutch-led investigators say Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was downed over eastern Ukraine in 2014 by a Buk missile that had come from Russia. (BBC) Arts and culture The Anti-Defamation League declares that the "Pepe the Frog" meme is a hate symbol, particularly when used alongside other racially-charged symbolism. (USA Today), (The Anti-Defamation League) Disasters and accidents 2016 Pacific typhoon season Typhoon Megi makes landfall in eastern China a day after killing four people and injuring 260 on Taiwan. (AP) Rescuers save 15 people from a landslide in Sucun village in Zhejiang Province; another 26 remain missing. Six people are also missing from nearby Baofeng village. (Reuters) Indonesia authorities evacuate over 1,000 tourists from the island of Lombok after Mount Barujari erupts. (AP) The state of South Australia suffers widespread blackouts triggered by severe weather conditions. (9 News) International relations The United States Senate and House of Representatives override the veto of President Barack Obama in regards to the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act. The act narrows the scope of the legal doctrine of foreign sovereign immunity, specifically, in this instance against the sovereign nation of Saudi Arabia. The action is the first such congressional veto override to Obama. (NPR) 19th SAARC summit Members of the 19th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit, scheduled to be held in Pakistan during November 2016, postpone the meeting following an Indian-led boycott, including Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Bhutan in response to Pakistan's alleged involvement in a deadly terrorist attack on an Indian Army base in Uri, Jammu and Kashmir, on September 18. (The Hindustan Times) Law and crime The Royal Bank of Scotland announces that it will pay US$1.1 billion to resolve some of its mortgage claims in the United States. (Reuters) A shooting at an elementary school in Townville, South Carolina, leaves two students and a teacher wounded. Police take the teenage suspect into custody. Authorities find the shooter's father dead. One of the students dies two days later. (The Washington Post), (NBC News), (Greenville Online) Politics and elections Former President and Prime Minister of Israel, and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres dies at the age of 93. (The Jerusalem Post), (BBC) Current events of September 29, 2016 (2016-09-29) (Thursday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2016 India–Pakistan military confrontation The Indian Army claims it conducted surgical strikes on militant camps in Pakistan across the Line of Control, allegedly-killing several suspected militants. However, Pakistan rejects this claim and terms it cross-border firing that killed two of its soldiers. (India Today), (Reuters), (Dawn) Syrian Civil War A video from besieged eastern Aleppo's al-Shaar neighborhood emerges showing the moment a young girl, identified as Ghazal Qasim, trapped beneath rubble of a five floor building blown to smithereens by a deadly Assad government's bunker buster bomb attack on September 27, is rescued by the Syrian Civil Defense, better known as the white helmets. (International Business Times) The UN's children's charity UNICEF has called the effect of the war in Aleppo on children as the worst seen since the conflict began, and says at least 96 children have been killed and 223 have been injured in Eastern Aleppo September 23. (International Business Times) Business and economy The Obama administration through the United States Department of Justice sends a subpoena to natural gas giant Chesapeake Energy regarding the accounting methods for its oil and gas properties. (Reuters) The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission warns that Samsung washing machines may explode if washing heavy load items at high speeds. (BBC) Disasters and accidents 2016 Pacific typhoon season Typhoon Megi causes landslides in China and leaves at least 32 people missing. (BT) 2016 Hoboken train crash A commuter train accident at the Hoboken Terminal in New Jersey leaves one woman dead and 114 others injured. Major structural damage occurs to the station with portions of the roof collapsed. (FOX News), (NorthJersey.com), (AP via The New Zealand Herald) 2016 Atlantic hurricane season, Hurricane Matthew The U.S. National Hurricane Center issues a Tropical Storm Watch for Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao islands in the Caribbean Sea, and for the northwest South American coast. (UPI), (NHC) Politics and elections Former Prime Minister of Iran and one of the founders of OPEC Jamshid Amouzegar, who was involved in the 1975 OPEC siege, dies at the age of 93. (BBC Persian) Sports Association football Barnsley F.C. fires assistant manager Tommy Wright as further allegations of corruption in English football are reported. (BBC Sport) Undercover press reporters make allegations of corruption against Southampton F.C. assistant manager Eric Black. (BBC Sport) Current events of September 30, 2016 (2016-09-30) (Friday) Armed conflicts and attacks Aleppo offensive (September 2016) Ten thousand pro-government troops, mostly Iranian-led Shiite militants, amass near Aleppo in preparation of a final assault on rebel-held parts of the city. (CNN) Military intervention against ISIL France conducts airstrikes against ISIL positions in Iraq from the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle. (BBC) Business and economy The Obama administration through the United States Department of Justice lowers the fine against Germany's Deutsche Bank to a settlement of US$5.4 billion after being handed a demand for up to $14 billion earlier this month over the sale of toxic mortgage bonds. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents 2016 Atlantic hurricane season Hurricane Matthew becomes a category-5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds up to 160 mph, the strongest hurricane to form over the Caribbean Sea since Hurricane Felix in 2007. It is expected to impact parts of Haiti, Jamaica and eastern Cuba. (ABC News), (AP) International relations Philippines and the United Nations President Rodrigo Duterte likens himself to Adolf Hitler saying he would "be happy" to kill 3 million drug users and dealers in the country. United Nations adviser Adama Dieng cautions Duterte that his use of language could lead to "crimes against humanity". (GMA News Online) Law and crime China arrests a man, Yang Qingpei, for killing his parents and then killing 17 neighbors in an attempt to cover up his crime in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province. (BBC) The Alabama Court of the Judiciary finds Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore guilty of six charges of violation of canon of judicial ethics and suspends him for the remainder of his term which is slated to end in 2019. The judge told other judges to ignore the Supreme Court of the United States ruling on gay marriage (Obergefell v. Hodges). (Alabama Media Group) Science and technology The European Space Agency's Rosetta space probe ends its 12-year mission studying comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko in a "collision maneuver" into the comet's surface. (The Independent) Sports 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, the first ever FIFA women’s football tournament in the Middle East, kicks off in Jordan. (FIFA)

September 2016 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30  Ongoing events Business Panama Papers Culture Oktoberfest Disasters Atlantic hurricane season California wildfires Oklahoma earthquake swarms Pacific hurricane season Pacific typhoon season Health Flint water crisis Zika virus pandemic Law Black Lives Matter protests Philippine Drug War Timor Gap PCA arbitration Political Aftermath of Brexit Austria presidential election Ethiopian protests European migrant crisis (timeline) South China Sea disputes United States presidential election Venezuelan protests Zimbabwe protests More details on ongoing conflicts below Sport 2016 ATP World Tour 2016 Formula One season 2016 Major League Baseball season 2016 NFL season 2016–17 Premier League 2016 World Cup of Hockey 2016 WTA Tour  Recent deaths September 29: Miriam Defensor Santiago 29: Jamshid Amouzegar 28: Agnes Nixon 28: Shimon Peres 28: Max Walker 26: Herschell Gordon Lewis 25: José Fernández 25: David Padilla 25: Arnold Palmer 25: Jean Shepard 24: Mel Charles 24: Bill Mollison 24: Bill Nunn 24: Buckwheat Zydeco 23: Marcel Artelesa 21: Shawty Lo 20: John D. Loudermilk 20: Jack Garman 20: Curtis Hanson 19: Karl Dietrich Bracher 18: Rose Pak 17: Charmian Carr 17: Bahman Golbarnezhad 16: Edward Albee 16: Carlo Azeglio Ciampi 16: Ali Javan 15: Rose Mofford 11: Alexis Arquette 10: Jutta Limbach 9: Sylvia Gore  Ongoing conflicts Africa Algeria and Tunisia Maghreb insurgency ISIL insurgency in Tunisia Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria Boko Haram insurgency Central African Republic Civil war Democratic Republic of the Congo Kivu conflict ADF insurgency Ituri conflict Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Libya Civil war Mali Northern Mali conflict Somalia Civil war South Sudan Ethnic violence (South Sudanese Civil War) Sudan War in Darfur South Kordofan conflict Sudanese nomadic conflicts Americas Colombia Colombian conflict Mexico Mexican War on Drugs Peru Internal conflict in Peru Asia Afghanistan Afghanistan War China Xinjiang conflict India Naxalite–Maoist insurgency Insurgency in Northeast India India and Pakistan Kashmir conflict Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines Moro conflict Cross border attacks in Sabah Indonesia and Papua New Guinea Papua conflict Myanmar Internal conflict in Burma Pakistan War in North-West Pakistan Balochistan conflict Philippines CPP-NPA-NDF rebellion Philippine Drug War Thailand South Thailand insurgency Europe Armenia and Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Georgia Abkhaz–Georgian conflict Georgian–Ossetian conflict Russia Chechen–Russian conflict North Caucasus insurgency Ukraine War in Donbass Russian military intervention in Ukraine Middle East Egypt Sinai insurgency Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria Arab–Israeli conflict Iran Iran–PJAK conflict Iraq American-led intervention in Iraq Iranian intervention in Iraq Iraq and Syria (map) Military intervention against ISIL Israel and Lebanon Israeli–Lebanese conflict Israel and Palestine Gaza–Israel conflict Israeli–Palestinian conflict Saudi Arabia and Yemen Yemeni Civil War Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Syria American-led intervention in Syria Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon Turkey Turkey–PKK conflict Turkey–ISIL conflict Yemen Houthi rebellion Al-Qaeda insurgency South Yemen insurgency  Elections and Referendums Recent September 11: Belarus, House of Representatives 11: Croatia, Parliament 18: Russia, State Duma 20: Jordan, House of Representatives 22: Isle of Man, House of Keys 25: Switzerland, Referendum Ongoing 30: Curaçao, Estates Upcoming October 2: Colombia, Referendum 2: Hungary, Referendum 7: Morocco, House of Representatives 8: Georgia, Parliament 9: Haiti, President (1st round) 9: Lithuania, Seimas 15: Afghanistan, House of the People  Trials Recently concluded Australia: Brett Peter Cowan, Craig Thomson, Robert Hughes, Roger Rogerson and Glen McNamara Brazil: Mensalão scandal Canada: Luka Magnotta China: Ji Jianye, Li Chuncheng, Jiang Jiemin, Liao Shaohua, Ni Fake, Ling Jihua, Chen Baihuai, Zhou Yongkang, Gu Junshan, Yao Mugen, Guo Boxiong Egypt: Hosni Mubarak, Peter Greste, Mohamed Morsi Germany: Bernie Ecclestone, Uli Hoeness, Christian Wulff Iran: Mohammad Reza Rahimi Israel: Hussam Qawasmeh Jordan: Abu Qatada Philippines: Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Romania: Liviu Dragnea, Dan Diaconescu, Gheorghe Ștefan, Gabriel Sandu, Dorin Cocoş, Dumitru Nicolae Russia: Eston Kohver South Africa: Shrien Dewani, Oscar Pistorius Spain: Lionel Messi Turkey: Kenan Evren, Tahsin Şahinkaya United Kingdom: Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale, Kevin Hutchinson-Foster, Ray Wilkins, Liam Adams, R v Grillo and Grillo, Ian Watkins, William Roache, Dave Lee Travis, Nicholas Jacobs, Nigel Evans, Max Clifford, Stuart Hall, Dappy, Rebekah Brooks, Andy Coulson, Rolf Harris, Tulisa Contostavlos, Chris Denning, Ray Teret, Gary Glitter, Fred Talbot, Adam Johnson United States: Abu Hamza al-Masri, Michael Grimm, Jesse Jackson Jr., Bob McDonnell, Vilma Bautista, Kermit Gosnell, Chris Brown, Justin Bieber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, James Eagan Holmes, Sheldon Silver, Javaris Crittenton, Dylan Quick International ECCC: Nuon Chea, Khieu Samphan ICC: Germain Katanga ICTY: Radovan Karadžić Ongoing China: Bai Enpei, Guo Youming, Pan Yiyang, Wan Qingliang, Yang Weize, Zhu Zuoli Germany: Beate Zschäpe Iran: Babak Zanjani Netherlands: Geert Wilders Philippines: Andal Ampatuan Jr., Jovito Palparan Romania: Darius Vâlcov, Dan Șova, Elena Udrea, Radu Mazăre, Gheorghe Nichita, Marian Vanghelie, Cătălin Voicu Russia: Alexei Navalny South Korea: MV Sewol crew members United States: Paul Anthony Ciancia, Dean Skelos International ICTY: Ratko Mladić Upcoming China: Wu Changshun Estonia: Edgar Savisaar Libya: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi United Kingdom: Rolf Harris, Ched Evans United States: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Aaron Hernandez, Graham Spanier, Tim Curley, Gary Schultz, Rick Perry, Bill Cosby International ICC: Laurent Gbagbo