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A Tanzanian passenger ferry en route to Pemba Island sinks, killing at least 197 people.
Russian director Alexander Sokurov (pictured) wins the Venice Film Festival's Golden Lion for his film Faust.
Thousands of demonstrators storm the Israeli embassy in Cairo, prompting Israeli diplomats to flee Egypt.
Jürgen Stark resigns from the Executive Board of the European Central Bank.
Russia opens the first section of the 1,800-kilometre-long Sakhalin–Khabarovsk–Vladivostok pipeline.
A public inquiry into the death of Baha Mousa finds British soldiers guilty of "serious, gratuitous violence".

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12 September 2011 (Monday)

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Business and economy

Stocks on Asian markets fall sharply due to renewed concerns over the Eurozone debt crisis. (Market Watch)

Disasters

At least 19 people die in a bus crash on the Indonesian island of Java. (Jakarta Post)
At least 240 bodies have been recovered off the coast of Zanzibar following Saturday's ferry sinking. (Xinhua)

September 12, 2011 Wikinews articles

11 September 2011 (Sunday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

Tenth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks:
- Memorial ceremonies are held worldwide to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the attacks. (Yahoo News via AP)
- Memorial Plaza, located on the site of the former World Trade Center, opens in New York City. (Daily Sundial)
A truck bomb at a military outpost in Wardak Province, Afghanistan, kills several civilians. (Miami Herald)
Police in Gothenburg, Sweden, arrest four people after a suspected failed terrorist attack. (Sky News)

Disasters

At least 22 people are dead in the Indian state of Orissa as a result of flooding. (IBN)

Law and crime

UK police raided the Greenacre caravan site (largely occupied by people described as Travelers) in Leighton Buzzard and rescued 24 men who had been held there as slaves and made to do hard manual work for little food and no pay. (The Guardian)

Politics and elections

Voters in Guatemala go to the polls for a general election. (Christian Science Monitor)

Sport

In tennis, Samantha Stosur of Australia wins the Women's Singles in the 2011 US Open defeating Serena Williams of the United States 6-2, 6-3. (New York Times)

September 11, 2011 Wikinews articles

10 September 2011 (Saturday)

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Disasters

The MV Spice Islander I, a passenger ferry, sinks off the coast of Zanzibar, leaving at least 187 people dead. (BBC) (Daily Telegraph)
U.S. President Barack Obama declares a state of emergency in the state of Texas, amid wildfires that have already destroyed at least 1,300 homes. (CNN)

Politics

G8 nations pledge at least $40 billion to help Arab countries reconstruct and implement democracy following the turmoil of the Arab Spring. (BBC)
Post-Mubarak transition in Egypt:
- Protesters storm the Israeli embassy in Cairo, forcing the Israeli ambassador to Egypt to flee. (Sydney Morning Herald)
- The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, the ruling military junta of Egypt, declares a national state of emergency. (Businessweek.com)

Sports

In boxing, Vitali Klitschko defeats Tomasz Adamek by technical knockout to retain the WBC Heavyweight Championship of the World in Wrocław, Poland. (Taipei Times)
In mixed martial arts, Daniel Cormier and Josh Barnett advance to the finals of the Strikeforce World Grand Prix Heavyweight Tournament by defeating Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva and Sergei Kharitonov, respectively, at Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov in Cincinatti, Ohio, US. (Sherdog)

September 10, 2011 Wikinews articles

Out of space in outer space: Special report on NASA's 'space junk' plans

9 September 2011 (Friday)

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Politics

Arab Spring:
- 2011 Yemeni uprising:
  - Over a million people protest against Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in one of the Yemeni opposition's largest protests. (CNN)
- 2011 Syrian uprising:
  - Syrians engage in mass Friday protests against the Syrian government, calling on the international community for assistance against President Bashar al-Assad's regime. (Al Jazeera)
- About 3,000 Egyptian protesters storm the Israeli embassy in Cairo.(CNN)

Disasters

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake occurs off the coast of Vancouver Island in Canada's British Columbia province. (Victoria Times Colonist)

Science

Australopithecus sediba skeletons found at the Cradle of Humankind site in South Africa are dated at 2 million years old, suggesting that the hominid species could be a transitional fossil between apes and humans. (The Australian)

Sport

In rugby union, the 2011 Rugby World Cup begins in New Zealand, with New Zealand's All Blacks playing Tonga's Sea Eagles in Auckland. (The Telegraph)

September 9, 2011 Wikinews articles

At least four dead and hundreds of homes destroyed after week of wildfires rage throughout Texas

8 September 2011 (Thursday)

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Armed conflict and attacks

North Caucasus insurgency/Ingushetia civil war:
- Six people are killed and at least three injured in a series of raids by Russian forces on suspected militants in the North Caucasus. (Monsters and Critics)
- Over 2,600 people are classified as missing in the North Caucasus. (Interfax)
United States counterterrorism officials investigate reports of a potential terrorist threat against either New York City or Washington DC, linked to the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks on Sunday. (New York Times)

Business and economy

Unemployment in Australia is reported to have risen to 5.3% in August 2011. (Market Watch)

Disasters

2011 Northeastern United States floods following Tropical Storm Lee:
- The National Weather Service issues flash flooding warnings for the states of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Maryland and Virginia. (AFP via Sydney Morning Herald)
- More than 12 inches (30 cm) of rain falls in the region surrounding the capital of Harrisburg, causing heavy flooding and evacuations. (Reuters)
- 115,000 people are ordered to evacuate from the city of Wilkes-Barre and Kingston as flood waters threaten the levees along the Susquehanna River in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. (The Times Leader)
- Heavy rains and rockslides close the Schuylkill Expressway, a major artery into Philadelphia. (FOX Philly)
- Pennsylvania closes and evacuates the Pennsylvania Governor's Residence and the state government is suspended. (Patriot-News)
- At least four deaths are reported in Pennsylvania and one Maryland. (WGAL). (Los Angeles Times via Bellingham Herald)
The death toll in Japan from Typhoon Talas reaches 54, with 55 people still missing. (Kyodo via Japan Times)
A blackout in southern California, Arizona and Baja California in Mexico caused by the loss of the entire San Diego Gas & Electric system leads to the closure of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station and the loss of power to more than two million people. (Los Angeles Times) (NBC San Diego) (AP via Arizona Star)
Tropical Storm Nate causes heavy rain on Mexico's Atlantic Ocean coast. (NHC)

Politics and elections

Up to 40,000 public sector workers gather in the Australian city of Sydney to protest a wages cap and job cuts in the 2011-12 budget proposed by the Government of the State of New South Wales. (News Limited) (Daily Telegraph)
President of the United States Barack Obama delivers a speech to a joint session of both houses of Congress, putting forward a new job-creation plan entailing major spending initiatives and tax cuts. (Voice of America) (Bloomberg) (Wall Street Journal)
Former President of Vietnam Vo Chi Cong dies in Ho Chi Minh City at the age of 99. (AP via Hindustan Times)

Sport

In American football, the 2011 NFL season begins, with the Green Bay Packers playing the New Orleans Saints at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin with the Packers winning a shootout 42–34. (Reuters) (The Sports Network via The Sacramento Bee)

September 8, 2011 Wikinews articles

7 September 2011 (Wednesday)

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Armed conflict and attacks

At least eleven people are killed following bombings in the Pakistan city of Quetta. (Dawn)
A bomb explosion outside the Delhi High Court in the Indian court in New Delhi kills at least nine people and injures another 45. (AP via Forbes) (Reuters via ABC News Australia)

Arts and culture

ICM Registry – the company that sponsors the .xxx Internet top-level domain for adult entertainment, planned for launch in 2012 – is giving organisations and people in the public eye the opportunity to block their names from being used by websites with the suffix. (BBC)

Business and economy

The economy of Australia recovers, achieving 1.2% growth in the second quarter after floods led to a contraction of .9% in the second quarter. (Dow Jones via The Australian)
The Swedish car maker Saab Automobile files for bankruptcy in a self-managed reconstruction process. (AP via Forbes)

Disasters

A Yak Service Yak-42 carrying the KHL hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl crashes near Yaroslavl, Russia, killing 36. (AP via WXYZ-TV)
Tropical Storm Nate is set to arrive at the Atlantic coast of Mexico tonight or tomorrow morning. (National Hurricane Centre)
Tropical Storm Lee remnants in the northeastern United States:
- Ten thousand people are ordered to evacuate in Broome County in the US state of New York due to flooding of the Chenango River and the Susquehanna River. (Press Connects)
- Flash flood warnings are issued in Washington DC, Virginia and Maryland. (Washington Post)
- Heavy rain in the middle of Pennsylvania causes 1000 students in the Derry Township School District to be stranded at the Hershey Middle School. (Patriot News)

International relations

The Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh and the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina sign an accord ending four decades of disputes over the borders of India and Bangladesh. (IBN Live)

Politics

Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond unveils a legislative programme for the coming year which includes plans to create a single police force and a single fire service for Scotland. (BBC)
Republican Party candidates in the 2012 US presidential election hold a debate in California's Simi Valley. (AP)

September 7, 2011 Wikinews articles

6 September 2011 (Tuesday)

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Arts and culture

English musician PJ Harvey wins her second Mercury Prize for best album from the United Kingdom and Ireland for her album Let England Shake. (New York Times)

Disasters

A Russian Air Force Mikoyan MiG-31 crashes in Perm Krai in the Ural Mountains. (RIA Novosti)
A wildfire destroys at least 118,500 acres and destroys over 700 homes in Central Texas since Saturday with two deaths. (CNN) (Houston Chronicle)
A tropical storm watch is in place for Bermuda as Hurricane Katia gets closer. (National Hurricane Centre)

Economics

The Swiss National Bank introduces a minimum exchange rate of 1.20 CHF/EUR to prevent the overvaluation of the Swiss franc. (BBC)

Law and crime

News International phone hacking scandal:
- Four former News International executives are recalled by the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee to face further examination over phone hacking within the organisation. (BBC)
Margaret Moran, the former British Labour Party MP for Luton South is charged on 21 counts relating falsely claiming Parliamentary expenses. (BBC)
A mass shooting at an International House of Pancakes restaurant in Carson City, Nevada (U.S.A.) leaves four dead, including the shooter, and six wounded. (AP)

September 6, 2011 Wikinews articles

Shooting at diner in Carson City, Nevada

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Elections
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