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Vladimir Putin (pictured) announces that he will seek the presidency of Russia, following his candidacy's proposal by incumbent Dmitry Medvedev.
Michael Sata is elected President of Zambia, defeating incumbent Rupiah Banda.
CERN's OPERA researchers report the observation of neutrinos appearing to travel faster than the speed of light and request independent investigation to confirm the finding.
Troy Davis, convicted of a 1989 murder, is executed by the U.S. state of Georgia, following several failed appeals and high-profile calls for clemency.
Valentina Matviyenko is elected Chairwoman of the Federation Council of Russia, the highest political position attained by a woman in the country since Catherine the Great.

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25 September 2011 (Sunday)

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A suicide bombing near a church in Central Java, Indonesia, kills at least two people and injures several others. (BBC)
Four consecutive bombings kill at least 10 people and injure 70 others in Karbala, Iraq. (CNN)

Disasters

A Buddha Air flight taking tourists to see Mount Everest crashes in Nepal, killing 19 people. (AFP via Sydney Morning Herald)

Politics

France holds Senate elections, with the opposition Socialist Party expected to do well. (France 24)
Women in Saudi Arabia are to be given the right to vote and will be able to run in municipal elections, the Gulf Kingdom's King Abdullah has announced. (BBC)

September 25, 2011 Wikinews articles

Saudi Arabian women gain right to vote, run in elections

24 September 2011 (Saturday)

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Arab Spring:
- 2011 Libyan civil war: In the pro-Muammar Gaddafi stronghold of Sirte, National Transitional Council forces are massing in a square about a kilometer (0.6 miles) from the city center, as they weather heavy fire from pro-Gaddafi snipers. (Reuters)

International relations

Turkey seizes a Syrian ship possibly carrying weapons to the Syrian Army, as the 2011 Syrian uprising continues. (Voice of America)

Disasters

Six people die in a house fire in the London suburb of Neasden. (The Telegraph)

Law and crime

A Spanish oil tanker hijacked off the coast of West Africa is freed, with no harm reportedly done to the crew, and no ransom paid to the pirates. (AP via Google News)

Business

Swiss bank UBS reports that its chief executive Oswald Grübel has resigned in the wake of a rogue trading scandal. (Sky News)

Politics

At the United Russia Congress, President Dmitry Medvedev accepts Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's proposal to run in the 2012 Russian presidential election. (BBC) (RIA Novosti)
Herman Cain wins a Florida straw poll for the 2012 Republican presidential primaries. (CNN)
Voters in Bahrain go to the polls for byelections caused by the resignation of Shiite members during the 2011 Bahraini uprising; many Shiite voters are expected to boycott the election. (Reuters)
Voters in the United Arab Emirates go to the polls for parliamentary elections. (BBC)

Science

The decommissioned NASA Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite re-enters Earth's atmosphere without incident, after more than 20 years in orbit. (Washington Post)

September 24, 2011 Wikinews articles

Australian TV networks reprimanded for breaching code of practice

23 September 2011 (Friday)

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2011 Yemeni uprising: The President of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh, returns from Saudi Arabia after a three-month absence, amid an increase in political unrest and violence in Yemen. (Al-Jazeera)
Thousands of mourners gather in Kabul for the funeral of former President of Afghanistan Burhanuddin Rabbani, who was killed by a suicide bomber earlier in the week. (BBC)

Business and economy

Global stock markets fall for a second day amid fears of a deepening economic crisis. (Sydney Morning Herald) (Bloomberg) (CNBC) (Sky News)
Thousands of Toyota workers in Australia go on strike over a pay dispute. (ABC News Australia)
Fitch Ratings predicts that financial returns on commercial property in the United States will stabilize, though slowly, in the months ahead. (Reuters)

Disasters

Floods in the Filipino province of Maguindanao affect 16,000 families. (Inquirer)

International relations

Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- During the opening of the General Assembly of the United Nations, the President of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, makes a bid for UN recognition in a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state, which would exist in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, and have East Jerusalem as its capital. (Washington Post) (Sky News)
- The quartet of Middle East negotiators - the United States, European Union, Russia and the United Nations - call on both Israel and Palestine to resume negotiations. (BBC)

Law and crime

South Korean prosecutors raid the offices of seven savings banks whose operations were suspended last week, with the president of one bank committing suicide. (Yonhap)

Politics

Patriotic Front leader Michael Sata is declared the winner of the Zambian presidential election. (BBC)
The United States House of Representatives passes a resolution providing funding for the Government through to November 18, but the Senate vows to reject it, making a government shutdown from October 1 possible. (Washington Post)

Science

NASA's 1991-era Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite is expected to fall from orbit sometime this evening Greenwich Mean Time. (BBC)

September 23, 2011 Wikinews articles

22 September 2011 (Thursday)

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At least five people are killed in a bus bombing in Pakistan's Bajaur Agency. (Xinhua)

Business and economy

World stock markets plunge amid growing global fears of recession. (Sky News)
Facebook makes major changes to its social networking interface, updating its profile page, adding an app store, and amending its news feed with a "timeline" feature. (CNN) (MSNBC)
Hewlett-Packard fires CEO Leo Apotheker, replacing him with former EBay CEO Meg Whitman. (Wall Street Journal via The Australian)

Disasters

Typhoon Roke passes through the Japanese island of Honshu, causing 13 deaths, and arrives in Hokkaido. (AP via ABC News America)
At least four people are killed and 18 injured in a factory fire in the suburb of Dombivli in the Indian city of Mumbai. (IBN Live)
Heavy floods and related disasters across China, especially in the drainage basin of the Han River and Wei River, leave 90 dead and 22 missing. (Xinhua) (AFP via Google)
2011 Pacific hurricane season: Hurricane Hilary reaches category-three strength off the coast of Mexico, but is not expected to make landfall. (NHC)

International relations

The Anniston Chemical Activity destroys its last mustard gas shells, becoming the fifth of 9 U.S. depots to close under terms of the Chemical Weapons Treaty. (Anniston Star)
Pope Benedict XVI commences a state visit to Germany. (The Telegraph)
The People's Republic of China warns the United States over its proposed sale of newer versions of the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon to Taiwan. (Reuters)
The United States and European nations walk out of the General Assembly of the United Nations during an accusatory speech by the President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. (AFP via The Australian)

Law and crime

The Federal Bureau of Investigation arrests suspected members of the computer hacking groups Lulzsec and Anonymous in the US cities of Phoenix, Arizona and San Francisco, California. (Fox News)

Politics and elections

The first President of Cape Verde, Aristides Pereira, dies in Portugal at the age of 87. (Washington Post)
The Italian Chamber of Deputies rejects a request to arrest Marco Milanese, a former aide to the Minister of Economy and Finance, Giulio Tremonti, on corruption charges. (Bloomberg)
Tens of thousands of students protest in the Chilean capital Santiago for increased education expenditure. (AP)
Former television journalist Shelly Yachimovich is elected as the head of the Israeli Labor Party. (AP via Yahoo News)

Science

CERN researchers affiliated with the OPERA Experiment report experimental results that appear to show neutrinos exceeding the speed of light. (BBC)

September 22, 2011 Wikinews articles

News International offers £3 million phone-hacking settlement to family of murder victim

21 September 2011 (Wednesday)

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2011 Yemeni uprising: Yemeni government forces break a recently-established ceasefire by firing mortar rounds at mourners at the funerals of protesters. (AP via The Australian)
Parts of the Pakistani city of Quetta observe a shutdown in response to the killing of 29 Shiite protesters on Tuesday. (Daily Times)

Arts and culture

US rock band R.E.M. announce they are splitting up. (The Telegraph)

Business and economy

Google+, the social network service developed by search engine giant Google, is released to the general public. (Wall Street Journal via The Australian)
The US Securities and Exchange Commission files a lawsuit against Spencer D. Mindlin alleging that he engaged in front-running, a form of insider trading, at the expense of his employer, Goldman Sachs. (SEC)

Disasters

Indonesian search and rescue agencies continue to search for survivors after a boat sinks off the coast of Bali, with 11 people confirmed dead and 14 missing. (Straits Times)
Typhoon Roke bears down on northeastern Japan, with four people reported dead due to flooding. (Chicago Sun Times)
The death toll from the 2011 Sikkim earthquake rises above 100. (News Limited) (Voice of America)

International relations

The governments of North Korea and South Korea meet but fail to reach an agreement on the resumption of Six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons program. (AP via Fox News)
South Korean religious leaders leave for North Korea on a rare visit. (Yonhap)
Two American "hikers," Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, are set free on bail by Iran as a humanitarian gesture, after being detained in prison for over two years under allegations of espionage. (Chron)
Turkey signs an accord with North Cyprus to explore for oil and gas in the Mediterranean in response to a decision by the Government of Cyprus to drill for oil. (AFP via Google)

Law and crime

Troy Davis case:
- The United States Supreme Court decides to delay the execution of Troy Davis, superseding the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles rejection of the request for death row clemency. (ABC News) (USA Today)
- Shortly thereafter, the United States Supreme Court refuses to delay the execution of Troy Davis; Davis' execution goes ahead as scheduled. (Washington Post) (Atlanta Journal Constitution)

Sports

The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) announces that the United States will host the 2015 UCI World Championships in Richmond, Virginia. (Richmond Times-Dispatch) (Associated Press)

September 21, 2011 Wikinews articles

Camp Pendleton, California: helicopter crash kills two US marines

20 September 2011 (Tuesday)

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2011 Yemeni uprising: Rockets hit a protest camp in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, killing at least two people. (Reuters)
Burhanuddin Rabbani, the former President of Afghanistan, is killed in a suicide bombing at his home in Kabul while meeting with a Taliban delegation to discuss a possible peace deal. (Al-Jazeera), (AFP via The Australian)
Gunmen in the Pakistan province of Baluchistan open fire on a bus carrying Shiite pilgrims to Iran, killing at least 25 people. (New York Times)
A bombing attack in in the centre of the Turkish capital Ankara kills at least 3 people and injures 34. (New York Times)

Arts and culture

Gears of War 3, the final game in the acclaimed Gears of War video game franchise, goes on sale, with 20,000 game stores around the world opening at midnight for its release. (The Guardian)

Business

Qantas flights throughout Australia are disrupted by a four-hour strike by airport ground staff and baggage handlers. (Sydney Morning Herald)
The International Monetary Fund warns of a possible global double-dip recession in the coming years. (Sky News)
The world's 8th-largest search engine, Yandex, expands into Turkey, marking its first venture outside the Commonwealth of Independent States. (Total Telecom)
Wadah Khanfar steps down as the head of the Al Jazeera news network, and is replaced by Sheikh Ahmad bin Jassim bin Mohammad Al Thani, a member of the Qatari royal family. (Financial Times) (Irish Times) (Al Jazeera)

Disasters

Floods and landslides caused by a week of heavy rain in the People's Republic of China have killed at least 57 people and made as many as a million people homeless. (BBC)
An investigation by Russia's Interstate Aviation Committee into the fatal crash of RusAir Flight 9605 in June 2011 finds that the disaster, which killed 47 people, was caused by a combination of pilot error, an inadequate weather forecast and inadequate ground equipment. It is furthermore reported that the aircraft's navigator was intoxicated at the time of the crash.(Wall Street Journal)
The road to the Indian town of Mangan reopens after the 2011 Sikkim earthquake, with the death toll expected to rise as rescuers reach the worst affected areas. (Times of India)
The European Court of Human Rights rules that Russia did not abuse legal processes to destroy Yukos, once its largest oil company. (The Scotsman)
2011 Atlantic hurricane season: Tropical Storm Ophelia forms in the central Atlantic Ocean, with no storm warnings currently in place. (National Hurricane Centre via NOLA.com)

International relations

The African Union officially recognises the National Transitional Council as Libya's legitimate leadership. (AFP via Google)

Law and crime

A Norwegian judge orders Anders Behring Breivik, the perpetrator of the 2011 Norway attacks, to be kept in solitary confinement for four more weeks. (CNN)
The United States military officially ends its policy of don't ask, don't tell, allowing homosexual personnel to publicly declare their sexual orientation without being dismissed. (New York Times)
A group of Italian scientists go on trial for allegedly downplaying the risk of a major earthquake before the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake, which killed 308 people. (The Independent)
Mexican gunmen dump 35 bodies in the city of Boca del Rio, with at least some of the victims having links to organised crime. (AP via Bakersfield Now)

Politics and elections

Voters in Zambia go to the polls for a general election, with a close presidential race expected between incumbent Rupiah Banda and opposition leader Michael Sata. (Voice of America)

September 20, 2011 Wikinews articles

19 September 2011 (Monday)

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Terrorism in Pakistan:
- A bomb explodes outside the home of a senior police officer in Karachi, Pakistan, killing at least eight people. (AP via NineMSN) (AFP via Dawn)
- At least five people are killed and 21 injured after a bomb explodes in Peshawar. (Daily Times)
Syrian activists and residents claim that the Syrian military have shot dead eight people, including six civilians, north of the city of Homs. (Reuters)

Arts and culture

The Montreal band Arcade Fire wins the 2011 Polaris Music Prize for best Canadian album for The Suburbs. (Canadian Press via Winnipeg Free Press)

Business and economy

Standard & Poor’s lowers Italy's credit rating from A+ to A, due to concerns about its high level of debt and the stability of its government. (Bloomberg) (Reuters via Sydney Morning Herald)
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission files a lawsuit alleging that unnamed persons engaged in illegal insider trading in the two days before French company Technip announced its plan to buy U.S. company Global Industries. (Reuters)

Disasters

The United Nations launches an appeal for US$357 million (€307 million) of international aid for victims of the 2011 Sindh floods in Pakistan. (Radio Free Europe)
At least 27 people are dead and dozens missing after heavy rains in the People's Republic of China. (AFP via Google News)
Rescue efforts continue for the victims of the 2011 Sikkim earthquake, which has claimed at least 67 lives in India, Nepal and Tibet. (ABC News)
An earthquake of approximately 5.8 magnitude, two lesser related quakes, and an accompanying series of landslides kill at least three people in a municipality 32 miles south of Guatemala City, Guatemala. (Huffington Post)
A fire at a prison in Baghdad, Iraq kills 8 and injures a further 31. (Washington Post)

Law and crime

Authorities in Iran arrest 19 people allegedly involved in a $2.6 billion bank fraud. (AP via The Republic)
The former Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, gives his first public interview about allegations of sexual assault made against him in May 2011, to French TV channel TF1. (CNN)
Seven people are arrested in the United Kingdom city of Birmingham in relation to alleged involvement in an Islamic terrorist group. (The Independent)

Politics and elections

George Cadle Price, the first Prime Minister of Belize, dies at 92 following emergency surgery. (Go Jamaica)
Sinn Féin nominate John O'Dowd to replace Martin McGuinness on a temporary basis as deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland. (BBC)
The President of the United States, Barack Obama, outlines a plan to cut US deficits by $3 trillion over 10 years, with half of the reductions coming from tax increases. (The Guardian)

Sport

In baseball, Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees sets a record in Major League Baseball for career saves. (AP via Taiwan News)

September 19, 2011 Wikinews articles

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