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Typhoon Meranti

In rugby union, the Rugby Championship is won by New Zealand.
Typhoon Meranti (pictured) affects China, Taiwan and the Philippines, causing at least 30 deaths.
The Chess Olympiad concludes with the United States winning the open event and China the women's event.
The wreck of HMS Terror, last seen in 1845 while on Franklin's lost expedition, is found off the southwest coast of King William Island, in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.
Passenger services begin on the 54-kilometre (34 mi) Moscow Central Circle rail line.
North Korea conducts its fifth and largest nuclear test to date.

September 23, 2016 (Friday)

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September 22, 2016 (Thursday)

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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)
Yahoo! data breach
- Yahoo! discloses a data breach that compromised the details of several hundred 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)

September 21, 2016 (Wednesday)

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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)
A migrant boat carrying some 600 passengers capsizes off the coast of Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate, Egypt, killing at least 29 people. (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)

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)

September 20, 2016 (Tuesday)

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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)

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)

September 19, 2016 (Monday)

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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 (2015–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)

September 18, 2016 (Sunday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

Kashmir insurgency
- 4 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 airport airstrikes. 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)

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)

September 17, 2016 (Saturday)

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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)
2016 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), (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)

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Recent deaths
September 20: John D. Loudermilk 20: Jack Garman 20: Curtis Hanson 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 8: Prince Buster 8: Inga Clendinnen 7: Bobby Chacon 7: Joseph Keller 5: Hugh O'Brian 5: Phyllis Schlafly 4: David Jenkins 4: Richard Neville 3: Norman Kwong 2: Islam Karimov 2: Eileen Younghusband August 30: Abu Mohammad al-Adnani 30: Věra Čáslavská 30: Joe Sutter 29: Gene Wilder 28: Binyamin Ben-Eliezer 28: Mr. Fuji 28: Juan Gabriel 26: Peter Barry 25: Margaret Anstee 25: James Cronin 25: Marvin Kaplan 25: Davoud Rashidi 25: Sonia Rykiel 25: Rudy Van Gelder edit sidebar

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 Moro attacks on 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 edit sidebar

Elections and Referendums
Recent August 27: Gabon, President September 4: Hong Kong, Legislative Council 8: Seychelles, National Assembly 11: Belarus, House of Representatives 11: Croatia, Parliament 18: Russia, State Duma 20: Jordan, House of Representatives Upcoming September 25: Switzerland, Referendum October 2: Colombia, Referendum 2: Hungary, Referendum edit sidebar

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 Croatia: Ivo Sanader 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 Turkey: Kenan Evren, Tahsin Şahinkaya United Kingdom: Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale, Kevin Hutchinson-Foster, Dale Cregan, 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 Spain: Lionel Messi United States: Dean Skelos International ICTY: Ratko Mladić Upcoming China: Wu Changshun Estonia: Edgar Savisaar Libya: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi United Kingdom: Max Clifford, Rolf Harris, Ched Evans United States: Paul Anthony Ciancia, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Aaron Hernandez, Graham Spanier, Tim Curley, Gary Schultz, Rick Perry, Bill Cosby International ICC: Laurent Gbagbo edit sidebar