Portal:Current events/2018 September 12

September 12, 2018 (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

War in Afghanistan
- The death toll from yesterday's suicide attack on protesters in eastern Afghanistan rises to 68. (Al Jazeera)

Business and economy

Disasters and accidents

14 people died and 24 others were injured when the brakes of an overloaded passenger van failed while the van was traveling on a winding road in northern Philippines. (The Boston Globe)
At least 20 people are killed in central Mali when a truck plunges into a river after a suspected brake failure. (Reuters)
2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Hurricane Florence
- Amtrak modifies services and cancels train services south of Washington, D.C. ahead of Hurricane Florence. FlightAware reported that 180 flights have been cancelled. Charleston International Airport in South Carolina is expected to close by midnight. (The Washington Post)

Law and crime

A man plows his car into a crowd of people at a busy square in Hengyang, Hunan, China, before exiting his vehicle and stabbing bystanders. Eleven people are killed and 44 others are injured. The attacker was detained and identified by police as a convicted drug dealer and thief, who said that "he wanted to take revenge on society". (South China Morning Post)
Five people are killed in a string of shootings in Bakersfield, California, before the gunman fatally shoots himself. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

Treaty on European Union
- The European Parliament votes 448–197 to trigger article 7 against Hungary for flouting the rule of law in the country. (Al Jazeera)
2017–18 Iranian protests
- Iranian Kurdish shopkeepers begin a region-wide strike against the executions of Kurdish activists and the bombing of opposition parties in Koya in the neighboring Iraqi Kurdistan Region. (Kurdistan24)
2018 G20 Buenos Aires summit
- Deputy US Trade Representative Dennis Shea will represent the United States at the Group of 20 trade ministerial meeting in Argentina. (Reuters)

Sports