Current events of September 19, 2008 (2008-09-19) (Friday) |
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Current events of September 18, 2008 (2008-09-18) (Thursday) |
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- The Sri Lanka Navy sinks 10 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) boats and kills 25 LTTE rebels in heavy fighting off the port of Nachikkudah in Sri Lanka. (Reuters via The International Herald Tribune)
- 2008 Russian financial crisis:
- Trading is suspended for the third day in succession on Russia's two main stock exchanges, the MICEX and the dollar-denominated RTS, amidst fear of financial collapse. News agencies are quoting Russia's Finance Minister, Alexei Kudrin, as saying trading on Russian exchanges won't resume until September 19. (MarketWatch)
- Officials at MICEX stock exchange describe conditions in the Russian markets as "extraordinary". (The Times)
- Russia is facing its worst stock market decline in a decade mainly because of a confidence crisis rather than liquidity problems, Deputy Finance Minister Pyotr Kazakevich says. (Hurriyet)
- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev orders ministers to inject another 500 billion roubles (£10.8 billion) of funds from the state budget into the markets and pledges in remarks broadcast on national television that the financial system would receive "all necessary support". (The Times)
- Subprime mortgage crisis:
- British bank Lloyds TSB completes a £12.2bn takeover of rival HBOS, the UK's largest mortgage lender. The Competition Commission has allowed the deal as it has government backing, despite the fact that it will leave Lloyd's HBOS in control of a third of the UK mortgage market. (BBC News)
- The Swedish National Debt Office announces it is putting a temporary hold on its market commitment in treasury bills due to the spike in demand for treasury bonds, which are seen as a safe investment during rocky periods in the financial markets. (Riksgäldskontoret)
- Following the recent rapid fall of the share value of HBOS, The FSA restricts short selling in an attempt to bring about market stability in the United Kingdom. This action follows a similar move by SEC in the United States on Wednesday. (BBC News)
- Republican presidential candidate John McCain calls for Christopher Cox, Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, to be dismissed. (The Wall Street Journal)
- Kraft replaces American International Group in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. (Reuters via Forbes)
- A United States Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashes in southern Iraq killing seven United States soldiers. (AP via The New York Times)
- Pirates hijack a Greek bulk carrier with 25 crew aboard off the coast of Somalia. (AP via Google News)
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- World record set for balloon blowing with nose, on US talk show
- Libertarian U.S. presidential nominee Bob Barr trying to remove running mate Wayne Allyn Root, reports say
- Somali pirates seize Greek freighter, 25 crew in the Gulf of Aden
- Man pulls a 126,292-pound truck over 137 feet, sets world record
- Markets rally as world's central banks infuse cash
- Two largest known prime numbers discovered just two weeks apart, one qualifies for $100k prize
- New I-35W Minneapolis bridge opens
- Russian markets to remain closed until Friday
- Royal Society education chief forced out in creation row
- Flu shots for pregnant women protect newborns after birth
- Clearing the air: Positions of Canadian parties vis-à-vis the environment
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Current events of September 17, 2008 (2008-09-17) (Wednesday) |
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- The emerging 2008 baby milk scandal shows evidence of coverup by officials during the Olympics. (MSNBC)
- The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls by 440 points as the bailout of the American International Group by the Federal Reserve fails to reassure jittery investors. (The New York Times)
- Foreign Minister of Israel Tzipi Livni is selected as the new leader of the Kadima party, putting her in position to possibly become the first female Prime Minister of Israel since Golda Meir. (Reuters)
- Rwanda becomes the first nation where women outnumber men in parliament. (BBC News)
- 2008 Russian financial crisis:
- Trading is suspended for the second day in succession on Russia's two main stock exchanges (the MICEX and the dollar-denominated RTS) after shares fall dramatically, forcing the central bank in Moscow to intervene. (The Times) (Bloomberg)
- Russia's government lends the country's three biggest banks, Sberbank, VTB Bank and Gazprombank, as much as 1.13 trillion rubles ($44 billion) for at least three months to boost liquidity. (Bloomberg)
- Islamic Jihad claim responsibility for an attack on the U.S. embassy in Yemen that results in 16 confirmed deaths. (The New York Times)
- The BBC reports that British bank HBOS is in advanced talks with Lloyds TSB as HBOS share prices plummet as a result of exposure to the subprime mortgage crisis. (AP via International Herald Tribune)
- India deploys Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter jets capable of carrying nuclear warheads in Jammu and Kashmir amidst continuing ceasefire violations with Pakistan along the Line of Control. (Times of India)
- 2008 Thai political crisis: Somchai Wongsawat has been elected as the next Prime Minister of Thailand by the National Assembly of Thailand with King Bhumibol Adulyadej having to endorse the selection. (AFP via The Canberra Times)
- BAA Limited decides to sell Gatwick Airport following a recent ruling by the United Kingdom Competition Commission. (BBC News)
- The International Astronomical Union classifies Haumea as the fifth dwarf planet in the Solar System and names it after the Hawaiian god of childbirth and fertility. (IAU press release)
- Papua New Guinea launches the National Television Service, a free-to-air state-run channel which competes with EM TV. (ABC News Australia)
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September 17, 2008 Wikinews articles |
- Doha round negotiations might restart in a matter of weeks
- WWE Raw Results from Memphis, TN for September 15, 2008
- Controversy after leak of preliminary report into Spanair disaster
- Discovery sheds light on flow of water in carbon nanotubes
- Russian stock markets suspended amid market turmoil
- Stock markets worldwide fall dramatically
- Tarja Turunen to perform at Doro Pesch's 25th anniversary concert and record duets with her
- US Federal Reserve prepares to take over AIG
- Libertarian National Committee motion to chastise Ron Paul for not endorsing U.S. presidential nominee Bob Barr released
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Current events of September 16, 2008 (2008-09-16) (Tuesday) |
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- Unrest in Bolivia:
- Governor of Pando Leopoldo Fernández is taken into custody by the armed forces, on charges of hiring hitmen to attack pro-government protesters. (BBC)
- The United States organises at least two evacuation flights from Bolivia as the political situation worsens. (AP via Google)
- Fighting in Somalia has killed 838 people since June, according to local rights activists, bringing the total to have died in an insurgency that began early last year to 9,474. (Reuters)
- 2008 Russian financial crisis:
- Russia's most liquid stock exchange MICEX and the dollar-denominated RTS suspend trade for one hour after the worst one-day fall in 10 years as Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin reassured markets there was no "systemic" crisis.(Reuters)
- Subprime mortgage crisis
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- The United States Federal Reserve agrees to lend the American International Group $85 billion in return for a 79.9% stake. (New York Times)
- Six men have been found guilty of terrorism-related offences in Melbourne, Australia. Abdul Nacer Benbrika was found guilty of intentionally directing the activities of a terrorist organization while five other men were found guilty of being members of the same organization. Four other men were aquitted and the jury is still considering its verdict on two men. (ABC News Australia)
- The United States government opens up a partnership with the Swedish municipality of Södertälje, a city of 80,000 that has received nearly 6,000 Iraqi refugees since the beginning of the Iraq war. (The Local)
- Hamas-Fatah conflict: Fierce fighting between Hamas security forces and the pro-Fatah Doghmush organised crime family leaves 5 dead in Gaza City. (BBC News)
- Ukraine's ruling coalition is formally dissolved after parties supporting Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, in alliance with the Party of Regions, pushed legislation limiting the powers of President Viktor Yushchenko resulting in his party's withdrawal from the coalition. Tymoshenko's party is expected to form an alliance with the Party of Regions or new elections will be held.(AFP)
- Viktor Yushchenko earlier accused pro-Western Yulia Tymoshenko of commiting a high treason for not supporting Georgia during the 2008 South Ossetia war. (AFP via Rawstory) (Telegraph)
- The employees (not the members) of Oregon's largest teachers' union go on strike against the union itself. (OPB News)
- Malcolm Turnbull is elected as the new leader of the Federal Liberal Party of Australia and Leader of the Opposition following a leadership spill. (News Limited)
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September 16, 2008 Wikinews articles |
- Large particle accelerators to explore the frontiers of physics
- TV presenter Vernon Kay has to deny death claims after Wikipedia article claims he is dead
- Wikinews visits the 2008 Reno Air Races
- Economics take over Canadian leaders' talking points
- IMF and EU approve aid for Georgia
- Lehman Brothers files for bankruptcy
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Current events of September 15, 2008 (2008-09-15) (Monday) |
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- The government of Samoa recognizes the independence of Kosovo (New Kosova Report)
- Morelia Bomb Attacks: Eight people are killed and 100 injured in a presumed terrorist attack at El Grito Independence Day celebrations in the main square of Morelia, Michoacán. (BBC)(El Universal)
- Hewlett-Packard announces plans to cut 24,600 jobs. (Reuters)
- Shots are fired into the air in a confrontation between US and Pakistani forces; US forces retreat; Pakistan denies involvement of their forces. (BBC News)
- Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, the Secretary General of NATO, visits Georgia in a show of support. (AP via USA Today)
- Richard Wright, a founding member of the seminal English Rock Group Pink Floyd dies at the age of 65 after a long battle with cancer. (CNN)
- At least 11 spectators die in a stampede at a club football match in Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, following a riot incited when a goalkeeper proceeded to use an animist spell in an attempt to rally his team. (Radio Okapi via ESPN)
- 12 tourists are killed and 37 injured when a coach collides with a delivery truck outside of Ras Sidr in Egypt. Reports suggest 7 of the 12 dead are foreign nationals (Sky News)
- A power-sharing agreement between Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai is officially signed, making Tsvangirai Prime Minister of Zimbabwe and chair of cabinet meetings. Mugabe maintains his position as president and remains in control of the country's army. (The Telegraph)
- Nigerian Oil Crisis: Nigeria's main rebel group claim to have destroyed an oil installation owned by Shell in the Rivers State region in the south of the Country. (BBC News)
- A stampede in the Indonesian town of Pasuruan leaves 21 people dead, most of whom are thought to be women (BBC News)
- At least 1 person has died and 26 are missing after a Ro-ro ferry sinks near the Turkish city of Bandirma. (Sky News)
- Subprime mortgage crisis
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- Lehman Brothers files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy resulting from the subprime mortgage crisis. (The New York Times)
- The Dow Jones industrial average falls by over 500 points as the New York Stock Exchange responds to events over the weekend. (New York Times)
- Six men have been found guilty of terrorism-related offences in Melbourne, Australia. Abdul Nacer Benbrika was found guilty of intentionally directing the activities of a terrorist organization while five other men were found guilty of being members of the same organisation. Four other men were aquitted and the jury is still considering its verdict on two men. (ABC News Australia)
- Hurricane Ike (2008)
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- The remnants of Ike are blamed for 13 more deaths in the Midwestern United States. (Boston Herald)
- More than one million households in the Midwestern United States are left without electricity due to high winds. (Columbus Dispatch)
- President George W. Bush warns that motorists will face a "pinch" from rising costs caused by Hurricane Ike. (AP via Fox News)
- NASA scientists report that the Ozone hole over the Antarctic has reached its largest expanse, 27 million square kilometers vs 26 million square kilometers in 2006. [1]
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- Zimbabwean rivals sign power sharing deal
- Oasis star Noel Gallagher assaulted on stage in Toronto
- Libertarian National Committee in fierce deadlock over how to address growing Bob Barr controversies
- Helicopter crash in Australia kills four
- Bank of America attempts takeover of Merrill Lynch
- Despite threats, "Alaska Women Reject Palin" rally held
- Decade worth of messages, interviews from bin Laden leaked to web
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Current events of September 14, 2008 (2008-09-14) (Sunday) |
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- 2008 South Ossetia war:
- The Georgian foreign ministry has released an official statement stating that 'In the villages of the Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia, Georgia, the separatist regime continues carrying out persecution of local Georgian population based on their ethnic origin', adding that 'Once again it becomes evident that for the Russian government the ethnic cleansing remains as one of the main methods for achieving its political goals'. (Rustavi 2)
- Dick Cheney on his visit to Tbilisi, Georgia (country) earlier condemned Russian "invasion" and said that United States was "fully committed" to Georgia's efforts to join NATO. (Sky News)
- Russian forces have pulled out of the Black Sea port of Poti and are preparing to withdraw from positions in western Georgia. Russian forces are to withdraw completely from Georgia proper to an October 10 deadline. EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said he was confident this deadline would be met. (Reuters) (The International Herald Tribune) (Sky News)
- Irakli Okruashvili, ex-defense minister of Georgia granted political asylum in France, claims President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili 'must be held accountable [for the war] and resign... If he doesn't it will lead to criminal charges against him'. Irakli Okruashvili claims he has been working with Saakashvili on plans to regain control on Abkhazia and South Ossetia since 2005 but was sure that Georgia could not succeed by military means. (Spiegel) (Civil.Ge)
- Subprime mortgage crisis
- The American International Group seeks an emergency $40 billion loan from the United States Federal Reserve. (The New York Times)
- Bank of America negotiates to buy Merrill Lynch for $38.25 billion in stock. (The New York Times) (The Wall Street Journal)
- The United States Federal Reserve announces several initiatives to expand emergency lending to combat the crisis. (AP via Minneapolis St-Paul Tribune)
- Lehman Brothers files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after British bank Barclays and Bank of America pull out of emergency talks on a buyout. (AFP via Google News) (The New York Times)
- Hurricane Ike
- Authorities in Texas have rescued nearly 2,000 victims of Hurricane Ike who refused to evacuate. (AP via Google News)
- The American death toll from Hurricane Ike rises to 8. (The New York Times)
- Nigerian Oil Crisis: Nigeria's main rebel group declared an "oil war" in the west African nation in response to what it said were "unprovoked" attacks by Nigerian government forces a day earlier. (CNN)
- Shootout between police and unknown assailants leaves 20 police officers dead in Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan. (The Sydney Morning Herald)
- Sebastian Vettel of Toro Rosso wins the 2008 Italian Grand Prix at Monza, becoming the youngest driver in history to win a Formula One grand prix. (BBC News)
- Two people are killed and 10 injured when a tourist riverboat collides with a pillar of the Pont de l'Archevêché and sinks, on the River Seine in Paris. (The Telegraph)
- 2008 Thai political crisis: The Acting Prime Minister of Thailand Somchai Wongsawat lifts a state of emergency in place since September 2. (The New York Times)
- The National Party of Western Australia indicates that it will support the Liberal Party of Australia in forming a minority government in Western Australia. Liberal leader, Colin Barnett, becomes the Premier-elect and incumbent Premier Alan Carpenter of the Australian Labor Party concedes defeat. (The Australian)
- Boeing 737 Aeroflot Flight 821 crashes near the city of Perm in Russia, killing all 88 on board. The cause of the crash is attributed to engine failure. (BBC News) (AP via Chicago Tribune)
- 2008 unrest in Bolivia
- Brazil suffers severe natural gas shortages following the cut off of natural gas supplies from Bolivia, which provides half of Brazil's natural gas. (Financial Times)
- Government officials announce they plan to arrest Pando Governor Leopoldo Fernandez and that troops from Cobija airport will be sent to retake the city. (Reuters)
- Accusations of witchcraft cause football riots in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, resulting in 13 dead and 36 injured. (The Daily Telegraph)
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- Delhi rocked by bomb blasts
- Alaska Airlines set to cut up to 1000 jobs
- Researcher claims unmarked grave contains 1950 Lake Michigan plane crash victims
- Noel Edmonds, British TV presenter, starts boycott of TV license fee in UK
- Canada's leadership debate: the Green Party will take part
- Russian Boeing 737 crashes with 88 aboard
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Current events of September 13, 2008 (2008-09-13) (Saturday) |
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- The death toll from the 2008 Chatsworth train collision in Los Angeles rises to 24 with more fatalities expected. (Reuters)
- Four explosions rock various places in Delhi, killing at least 30 people. (India Times)
- Hurricane Ike:
- Hurricane Ike makes landfall in the United States at Galveston, Texas, as a Category 2 hurricane. (Bloomberg)
- Hurricane Ike weakens to a tropical storm over eastern Texas. (National Hurricane Center via Nola.com)
- President George W. Bush declares that Texas is a disaster zone. (BBC News)
- As many as one million Haitians become homeless due to hurricanes. (BBC)
- Abullah Wardak, the Governor of the Lowgar Province of Afghanistan, is assassinated in a car bomb. (AFP via Google News)
- A mudslide caused by an illegal mine in Shanxi province in China kills 254 people. (Xinhua News Agency)
- A bus crashes into a 100 m gorge in Sichuan, China, killing 51. (Zee News)
- The All Blacks defeat Australia (28–24) to win the 2008 Tri Nations Series at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia. (The Age)
- 2008 South Ossetia war:
- Russians troops leave west, but remain in Georgia. (AP via Google News)
- UNHCR: around 192,000 people were forced to flee their homes in Georgia during the four-day war with Russia. (Press Trust of India)
- A US Defense Department team to arrive in Georgia. (Rustavi 2)
- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Saturday that Abkhazia and South Ossetia cannot legally join the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) due to their status, local press reported. (Xinhua)
- Western countries are pledging substantial aid to Georgia – as much as 3.5-4 billion dollars in grants and loans. (RP)
- Georgia's President Mikheil Saakashvili has arrived in the village of Koda and to supervise rehabilitation works of ten blocks, owned by the Georgian Defense ministry, in which the IDPs from South Ossetia will be temporarily settled there. (Rustavi 2)
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- US - India nuclear deal sent for US Congress ratification
- Child stabbed in West Bank arson, Israeli settlers retaliate
- New polls show third party U.S. presidential candidates varying radically in popularity
- Channel Tunnel between France and Britain resumes limited service after major fire
- Los Angeles commuter train collides with freight train; over two dozen killed
- UK's XL Leisure Group enters administration
- Sebastian Vettel takes pole for 2008 Italian Grand Prix
- Work on Lehman Brothers’ rescue to continue over weekend
- Plans set in motion for the removal of Bob Barr as the Libertarian Party's U.S. presidential nominee
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- Diplomatic response to Abkazian and South Ossetian independence
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- 2: Vanuatu, Parliament
- 5–6: Angola, Legislature
- 6: Pakistan, Presidential election (indirect)
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- 19: Swaziland, Parliament
- 19: Mauritius, President (indirect)
- 21: Slovenia, Parliament
- 21: France, Senate (half of the seats)
- 28: Ecuador, Constitutional referendum
- 28: Austria, Parliament
- 28: Belarus, Parliament
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- 12: Lithuania, Parliament
- 14: Canada, Parliament
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- U.S.: Aníbal Acevedo Vilá
- U.S.: Viktor Bout
- U.S.: Tom DeLay
- U.S.: Noshir Gowadia
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- U.S.: Kwame Kilpatrick
- U.S.: James Charles Kopp
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- U.S.: Ehren Watada
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- Iraq: Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal
- Netherlands: ICC
- Netherlands: ICTY
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- Thailand: Thaksin Shinawatra
- US: Jena Six
- US: Brian Nichols
- US: José Padilla
- US: Phil Spector
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- 19: International Talk Like a Pirate Day
- 19–24: La Mercè (Barcelona)
- 20: Software Freedom Day
- 20–29: Laylat al-Qadr (Islam)
- 20–October 5: Oktoberfest (Munich)
- 20: Farroupilha Revolution (Rio Grande do Sul)
- 20: Liberation Day (East Timor)
- 20: Von Steuben Day (United States)
- 21: International Day of Peace
- 21: Nativity of the Theotokos (Eastern Christianity using the Julian Calendar)
- 21: Spring Day (Argentina)
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- 23: Grito de Lares (Puerto Rico)
- 23: National Day (Saudi Arabia)
- 24: Constitution Day (Cambodia)
- 24: Independence Day (Guinea-Bissau)
- 24: New Caledonia Day (New Caledonia)
- 24: Armed Forces Day (Peru)
- 24: Heritage Day (South Africa)
- 24: Republic Day (Trinidad and Tobago)
- 25: Armed Forces Day (Mozambique)
- 25: Youth Day (Nauru)
- 29–October 1: Rosh Hashanah (Judaism)
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