Portal:Current events/2016 September 23

September 23, 2016 (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)