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Shimon Peres

Nobel Peace Prize-winning former Israeli President and Prime Minister Shimon Peres (pictured) dies at the age of 93.
The Five hundred meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) makes its first observations in Guizhou, China.
Yahoo! confirms that hackers infiltrated its network in late 2014 and stole information associated with at least 500 million user accounts – the largest data breach reported to date.
In rugby union, the Rugby Championship is won by New Zealand.

September 29, 2016 (Thursday)

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India–Pakistan border skirmishes (2014-present)
- The Indian army conducts surgical strikes on terrorist camps in Pakistan across the LoC, killing several terrorists and causing significant damage to their hideouts. No casualties were reported within the Indian army.(India Today)

Disasters and accidents

2016 Pacific typhoon season, Typhoon Megi
- At least 32 people are missing in China due to landslides caused by Typhoon Megi. (BT)

September 28, 2016 (Wednesday)

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War in Afghanistan (2015–present)
- A U.S. drone strike in Nangarhar Province kills at least 21 people. (Reuters)
Amnesty International say dozens of children in Darfur are among more than 200 people estimated to have been killed by Sudan government chemical weapons since January. (BBC)
Dutch-led investigators say Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was downed over eastern Ukraine in 2014 by a Buk missile that had come from Russia. (BBC)

Disasters and accidents

2016 Pacific typhoon season, Typhoon Megi
- Typhoon Megi makes landfall in eastern China a day after killing four people and injuring 260 on Taiwan. (AP)
- Rescuers save 15 people from a landslide in Sucun village in Zhejiang Province; another 26 remain missing. Six people are also missing from nearby Baofeng village. (Reuters)
Indonesia authorities evacuate over 1,000 tourists from the island of Lombok after Mount Barujari erupts. (AP)
The state of South Australia suffers widespread blackouts triggered by severe weather conditions. (9 News)

International relations

The United States Senate and House of Representatives override the veto of President Barack Obama in regards to the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act. The act narrows the scope of the legal doctrine of foreign sovereign immunity, specifically, in this instance against the sovereign nation of Saudi Arabia. The action is the first such congressional veto override to Obama. (NPR)
19th SAARC summit
- Members of the 19th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit, scheduled to be held in Pakistan during November 2016, postpone the meeting following a Indian-led boycott, including Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Bhutan in response to Pakistan's alleged involvement in a deadly terrorist attack on a Indian Army base in Uri, Jammu and Kashmir, on September 18. (The Hindustan Times)

Law and crime

The Royal Bank of Scotland announces that it will pay US$1.1 billion to resolve some of its mortgage claims in the United States. (Reuters)
A shooting at an elementary school in Townville, South Carolina, leaves at least two students and one teacher wounded. Police take the teen suspect, who has been homeschooled, into custody. Authorities find the shooter's father dead. (The Washington Post) (NBC News)

Politics and elections

Former President and Prime Minister of Israel, and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres dies at the age of 93. (The Jerusalem Post)

September 27, 2016 (Tuesday)

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Aleppo Offensive
- The Syrian Army clashes with insurgents in the 1070 Apartments district of Aleppo. (Reuters)
Iraqi Civil War (2014–present)
- Three bombings kill at least 17 people in Baghdad. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

2016 Pacific typhoon season
- Taiwan authorities close schools and offices as Typhoon Megi approaches the island. (AP via Star-Telegram)
A bus skids off a mountain road in central Nepal, killing at least 19 people and injuring more than a dozen others. (The Hindustan Times)

Health

The World Health Organization (WHO) states that 92% of the world's population lives in air pollution levels surpassing the organization's limits. (CBC) (The Guardian)
Mitochondrial donation allows the first 'three person baby' to be born. (BBC)
2015–16 Zika virus epidemic
- Thailand authorities investigate what could be the first cases of Zika virus-linked microcephaly in Southeast Asia. (Reuters)
The WHO announces that measles has been eliminated throughout the Americas, the first time this virus has been eradicated in an entire region. The hemisphere’s last endemic case of measles — one which did not spring from an imported strain — was in 2002. (UN Dispatch)(The New York Times)

International relations

Cuba–United States relations
- President Barack Obama nominates Jeffrey DeLaurentis as the first United States Ambassador to Cuba since 1961. (USA Today)

Law and crime

The Obama administration through the United States Department of Labor sues Peter Thiel's Palantir Technologies for alleged discrimination against Asians in its hiring practices. (Reuters) (BBC)
The International Criminal Court sentences Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi to nine years in jail for leading the destruction of nine of Timbuktu's mausoleums and the centuries-old door of the Malian city's Sidi Yahya Mosque. (BBC)

Politics and elections

Iranian presidential election, 2017
- Former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declines to run for a third term in the upcoming election. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has previously advised Ahmadinejad to not seek the presidency next year. (FARS News Agency)(The Tehran Times)(Tasnim)(The New York Times)

Sports

Association football
- England national football team manager Sam Allardyce resigns after only one match and 67 days in charge, due to a scandal over statements made to undercover reporters from The Daily Telegraph. (BBC)

September 26, 2016 (Monday)

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Colombian conflict
- Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and FARC guerrilla leader Rodrigo Londoño, also known as Timochenko, sign a peace accord in Cartagena, ending the longest running armed conflict in the Western Hemisphere. The final agreement will be submitted to popular ratification in a referendum on October 2.(Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

2016 Pacific typhoon season
- Taiwan braces for the potential impact of Typhoon Megi which is strengthening as it approaches the island. (AccuWeather)

International relations

Canada–Iran relations
- Iran releases Canadian-Iranian sociocultural anthropologist Homa Hoodfar, who had been held since June, as the countries begin talks on restoration of diplomatic ties. (Reuters)

Law and crime

A gunman opens fire at a Houston shopping center and injures nine people. Responding police kill the shooter afterwards. (Fox News)

Politics and elections

United States presidential election, 2016
- Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican Party nominee Donald Trump hold the first presidential debate of the 2016 presidential election at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York. (Sky News)
Italian constitutional referendum, 2016
- The Italian cabinet sets a constitutional reform vote for December 4. (ADN Kronos)

Science and technology

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launches cyclone detection satellite SCATSAT-1, and seven other satellites into orbit from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. The launch successfully demonstrates the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle's capability of placing satellites in multiple orbits in a single launch. (The Economic Times)
SpaceX successfully tests its most powerful rocket to date. The company's goal will be to use the Raptor (rocket engine) to power their "super-heavy" Interplanetary Transport System in facilitation of the colonization of Mars and beyond. (BBC)(Ars Technica)
A study published in Nature finds the Earth's surface is warmer than it has been in about 120,000 years, and is locked into eventually hitting its hottest mark in more than 2 million years. (Phys.org)(Nature)(Nature)

September 25, 2016 (Sunday)

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International relations

Syrian Civil War
- The United States, United Kingdom, and France seek a meeting of the United Nations Security Council to discuss the declining security situation in Aleppo. (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Law and crime

A Muslim preacher from a local mosque shoots and kills Jordanian writer and cartoonist Nahed Hattar in front of a courthouse in the capital Amman. Authorities take the gunman into custody.(CNN)
A gunman kills one person and injures three others in Malmö, Sweden. An explosion occurs later. (Express)

Sports

Major League Baseball
- A boating accident near Miami Beach, Florida, kills Miami Marlins pitcher José Fernández and two others. (ESPN)
- Vin Scully, broadcaster for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers since 1950, calls his final Dodgers home game. (ESPN)
Golf
- Arnold Palmer, winner of seven major championships, member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, and widely credited with helping bring golf into its modern era, dies at the age of 87. (Golf Week) (Yahoo! Sports) (The New York Times)
- In the final event of the PGA Tour season, The Tour Championship, Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy wins a three-way playoff to claim both the event title and the US$10 million FedEx Cup bonus for the overall season title. (AP via ESPN)

September 24, 2016 (Saturday)

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Iraqi Civil War (2014–present)
- A triple suicide bomb attack north of Tikrit kills at least 11 and injures another 34 members of Iraqi security forces. (AP)
A terror bombing occurs in Budapest, Hungary, with two injuries reported. (The Express)
Colombian conflict
- The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the country's largest rebel group, gives its approval to a peace deal agreement with the government. President Juan Manuel Santos and FARC leader Timoleón Jiménez, known as Timochenko, will sign the agreement on September 26. To complete the approval process, a referendum will be held on October 2. (BBC)

Disasters and accidents

The New South Wales State Emergency Service warns residents of the Australian town of Forbes to evacuate as the Lachlan River floods. (Weather Zone)

Law and crime

2016 Cascade Mall shooting
- The death toll in yesterday's attack rises to five people with the assailant captured in Oak Harbor, Washington. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

Labour Party (UK) leadership election, 2016
- Incumbent Jeremy Corbyn wins the leadership contest over Owen Smith with 61.8% of the vote. (BBC) (The Guardian)

Science and technology

China's Five hundred meter Aperture Spherical Telescope in Guizhou province becomes the world's largest single-dish telescope. (The Telegraph)

Sports

2016 AFL season
- The Western Bulldogs defeat the Greater Western Sydney Giants 13.11 (89)–12.11 (83) at the Sydney Showground, advancing to the AFL Grand Final for the first time since 1961. (ABC Online)
World Boxing Association
- The challenger Venezuelan Jorge Linares defeats reigning champion British Anthony Crolla to claim the WBA lightweight title at Manchester Arena. (BBC)

September 23, 2016 (Friday)

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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

2016 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), (Daily Mail)

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Recent deaths
September 29: Jamshid Amouzegar 28: Agnes Nixon 28: Shimon Peres 26: Herschell Gordon Lewis 25: José Fernández 25: David Padilla 25: Arnold Palmer 25: Jean Shepard 24: Mel Charles 24: Bill Mollison 24: Bill Nunn 24: Buckwheat Zydeco 23: Marcel Artelesa 20: John D. Loudermilk 20: Jack Garman 20: Curtis Hanson 19: Karl Dietrich Bracher 18: Rose Pak 17: Charmian Carr 17: Bahman Golbarnezhad 16: Edward Albee 16: Carlo Azeglio Ciampi 16: Ali Javan 15: Rose Mofford 11: Alexis Arquette 10: Jutta Limbach 9: Sylvia Gore 8: Prince Buster 8: Inga Clendinnen 7: Bobby Chacon 7: Joseph Keller 5: Hugh O'Brian 5: Phyllis Schlafly 4: David Jenkins 4: Richard Neville 3: Norman Kwong 3: Leslie H. Martinson 2: Islam Karimov 2: Eileen Younghusband 1: Jon Polito edit sidebar

Ongoing conflicts
Africa Algeria and Tunisia Maghreb insurgency ISIL insurgency in Tunisia Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria Boko Haram insurgency Central African Republic Civil war Democratic Republic of the Congo Kivu conflict ADF insurgency Ituri conflict Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Libya Civil war Mali Northern Mali conflict Somalia Civil war South Sudan Ethnic violence (South Sudanese Civil War) Sudan War in Darfur South Kordofan conflict Sudanese nomadic conflicts Americas Colombia Colombian conflict Mexico Mexican War on Drugs Peru Internal conflict in Peru Asia Afghanistan Afghanistan War China Xinjiang conflict India Naxalite–Maoist insurgency Insurgency in Northeast India India and Pakistan Kashmir conflict Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines Moro conflict Cross border attacks in Sabah Indonesia and Papua New Guinea Papua conflict Myanmar Internal conflict in Burma Pakistan War in North-West Pakistan Balochistan conflict Philippines CPP-NPA-NDF rebellion Philippine Drug War Thailand South Thailand insurgency Europe Armenia and Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Georgia Abkhaz–Georgian conflict Georgian–Ossetian conflict Russia Chechen–Russian conflict North Caucasus insurgency Ukraine War in Donbass Russian military intervention in Ukraine Middle East Egypt Sinai insurgency Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria Arab–Israeli conflict Iran Iran–PJAK conflict Iraq American-led intervention in Iraq Iranian intervention in Iraq Iraq and Syria (map) Military intervention against ISIL Israel and Lebanon Israeli–Lebanese conflict Israel and Palestine Gaza–Israel conflict Israeli–Palestinian conflict Saudi Arabia and Yemen Yemeni Civil War Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Syria American-led intervention in Syria Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon Turkey Turkey–PKK conflict Turkey–ISIL conflict Yemen Houthi rebellion Al-Qaeda insurgency South Yemen insurgency edit sidebar

Elections and Referendums
Recent September 4: Hong Kong, Legislative Council 8: Seychelles, National Assembly 11: Belarus, House of Representatives 11: Croatia, Parliament 18: Russia, State Duma 20: Jordan, House of Representatives 22: Isle of Man, House of Keys 25: Switzerland, Referendum Upcoming September 30: Curaçao, Estates October 2: Colombia, Referendum 2: Hungary, Referendum 7: Morocco, House of Representatives 8: Georgia, Parliament 9: Haiti, President (1st round) 9: Lithuania, Seimas 15: Afghanistan, House of the People edit sidebar

Trials
Recently concluded Australia: Brett Peter Cowan, Craig Thomson, Robert Hughes, Roger Rogerson and Glen McNamara Brazil: Mensalão scandal Canada: Luka Magnotta China: Ji Jianye, Li Chuncheng, Jiang Jiemin, Liao Shaohua, Ni Fake, Ling Jihua, Chen Baihuai, Zhou Yongkang, Gu Junshan, Yao Mugen, Guo Boxiong Croatia: Ivo Sanader Egypt: Hosni Mubarak, Peter Greste, Mohamed Morsi Germany: Bernie Ecclestone, Uli Hoeness, Christian Wulff Iran: Mohammad Reza Rahimi Israel: Hussam Qawasmeh Jordan: Abu Qatada Philippines: Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Romania: Liviu Dragnea, Dan Diaconescu, Gheorghe Ștefan, Gabriel Sandu, Dorin Cocoş, Dumitru Nicolae Russia: Eston Kohver South Africa: Shrien Dewani, Oscar Pistorius Spain: Lionel Messi Turkey: Kenan Evren, Tahsin Şahinkaya United Kingdom: Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale, Kevin Hutchinson-Foster, Dale Cregan, Ray Wilkins, Liam Adams, R v Grillo and Grillo, Ian Watkins, William Roache, Dave Lee Travis, Nicholas Jacobs, Nigel Evans, Max Clifford, Stuart Hall, Dappy, Rebekah Brooks, Andy Coulson, Rolf Harris, Tulisa Contostavlos, Chris Denning, Ray Teret, Gary Glitter, Fred Talbot, Adam Johnson United States: Abu Hamza al-Masri, Michael Grimm, Jesse Jackson Jr., Bob McDonnell, Vilma Bautista, Kermit Gosnell, Chris Brown, Justin Bieber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, James Eagan Holmes, Sheldon Silver, Javaris Crittenton, Dylan Quick International ECCC: Nuon Chea, Khieu Samphan ICC: Germain Katanga ICTY: Radovan Karadžić Ongoing China: Bai Enpei, Guo Youming, Pan Yiyang, Wan Qingliang, Yang Weize, Zhu Zuoli Germany: Beate Zschäpe Iran: Babak Zanjani Netherlands: Geert Wilders Philippines: Andal Ampatuan, Jr., Jovito Palparan Romania: Darius Vâlcov, Dan Șova, Elena Udrea, Radu Mazăre, Gheorghe Nichita, Marian Vanghelie, Cătălin Voicu Russia: Alexei Navalny South Korea: MV Sewol crew members United States: Dean Skelos International ICTY: Ratko Mladić Upcoming China: Wu Changshun Estonia: Edgar Savisaar Libya: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi United Kingdom: Rolf Harris, Ched Evans United States: Paul Anthony Ciancia, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Aaron Hernandez, Graham Spanier, Tim Curley, Gary Schultz, Rick Perry, Bill Cosby International ICC: Laurent Gbagbo edit sidebar