Portal:Current events/2016 July 17

July 17, 2016 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

At least one person is reportedly killed and others are taken hostage after an armed group seized control of the police headquarters in the Erebuni District of Yerevan, Armenia. The gunmen are demanding the release of jailed opposition figure, Jirair Sefilian, according to Armenia's National Security Service. (RT)
Syrian Civil War
- Syrian Government forces capture the main road into the parts of Aleppo controlled by rebels. (Reuters)
Second Libyan Civil War
- UN-backed talks are underway in Tunis regarding the future of Libya, including discussions on forming a unified army for the Government of National Accord. (RTE)

Arts and culture

Protesters in Pakistan take offense to the honour killing of internet celebrity Qandeel Baloch. (Al Jazeera)

Business and economics

The Prime Minister of Australia, Malcolm Turnbull said that his country would open up trading with the United Kingdom in a post-EU trade deal. (BBC)

Disasters and accidents

Local officials report eight people were killed on Friday when their elevator fell 18 stories in an under-construction apartment building in the port city of Longkou in Shandong province of eastern China. (AP)
A helicopter crashes at Breighton Aerodrome in the United Kingdom, with reports of five casualties. (BBC)

Law and crime

Politics and elections

Territorial disputes in the South China Sea, Philippines v. China
- Vietnamese police bus away about two dozen would-be protestors who gathered at Hoàn Kiếm Lake in central Hanoi to rally in support of the Permanent Court of Arbitration's South China Sea decision, and against China's rejection of the tribunal's ruling. This preemptive action, in effect, squashed the No-U group protest. (AP) (AAP via News.com.au)
São Tomé and Príncipe presidential election, 2016
- Voters in São Tomé and Príncipe go to the polls for a presidential election with former Prime Minister Evaristo Carvalho elected in the first round. (Africa News)
The Bahrain High Civil Court in Manama dissolves Al Wefaq, Bahrain's main Shia opposition group, accusing it of helping to foster violence and terrorism in the Sunni-led, Shia-majority island country. The Bahraini court previously issued a three-month suspension of the group last month. (Al Jazeera) (JURIST)

Sport

2016 Open Championship
- In golf, Henrik Stenson wins the 2016 Open Championship defeating Phil Mickelson after a closely fought battle in the final round at the Royal Troon Golf Club in Scotland. Stenson's total of 264, 20 under par, is the lowest stroke total ever recorded in any major championship and ties Jason Day's performance at last year's PGA Championship for the lowest score in relation to par at a major. It is also Stenson's first victory in a major tournament. (The Guardian)