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August 22, 2010 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and incidents

A Venezuelan soldier opens fire at an army base in the capital Caracas, killing two officers and injuring six others. (BBC) (AP)
The Philippines and the United States hold a joint exercise of their forces. (Xinhua)
Brazilian police rescue 35 hostages from InterContinental in São Conrado, Rio de Janeiro. (Al Jazeera)
The Government of Somalia claims that 10 members of the al-Shabab militant group have been killed when bombs they were preparing went off prematurely in Mogadishu. (Al Jazeera)
Rwandan Lieutenant-Colonel Rugigana Ngabo, brother of exiled General Faustin Nyamwasa, is reported missing, having been arrested on Friday. (BBC)

Arts and culture

The Vincent van Gogh painting Poppy Flowers, missing but reportedly found yesterday, is now reported missing again after yesterday's find is proven false. (BBC) (Aljazeera)
Hundreds of people rally in relation to an Islamic cultural centre proposed for New York City, United States; opponents to the building blare Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A." over loudspeakers. (Aljazeera)

Disasters

5,000 people are evacuated in North Korea after the Yalu River on the border with China floods; 94,000 in China are also evacuated. (AFP) (Xinhua) (BBC)
2010 Pakistan floods:
- Around 150,000 people flee their homes in Sindh as the devastating floods worsen in Pakistan. (Al Jazeera) (The Independent on Sunday) (BBC)
- International pledges currently total $800 million, say government figures. (Aljazeera)
All 33 Chilean miners trapped deep underground are located alive after 17 days, though they have not yet been removed from the mine and remain trapped. (AP via Google News) (BBC) (Reuters via France24) (Aljazeera)

International relations

A Bolivian-flagged all-female international aid ship bound for Gaza is delayed as Cyprus bans it from passing, with Israel's Ehud Barak calling on France and the United States to prevent it from sailing because, he says, it is "a needless provocation". (Haaretz) (euronews) (Press TV) (Buenos Aires News)
Iran unveils a long range unmanned bomber, the Karrar drone their latest addition in a number of recently disclosed military hardware. (The Guardian), (Los Angeles Times)
Palestinian official Wassel Abu Yousef objects to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's talk of "preconditions" that the Palestinians should recognize Israel as the state of Jews and says such comments are a threat to direct talks next month. (Xinhua)

Law and crime

South African trade unions state that a court injunction successfully sought by the government is intended to "intimidate" workers who are striking in the hope of receiving better pay. (BBC) (News24)
Supporters of Julian Assange of Wikileaks credit American intelligence agencies with recent smears against his character and express surprise that it has not happened sooner. (The Guardian) (Aljazeera)
After a federal investigation by the United States, 47 foreign-born gang members are arrested in New England, including members of the "True Somali Bloods", "True Sudanese Bloods" and the "Asian Boyz". Over half are arrested in the U.S. state of Maine. (Portland Press Herald)
4 mutilated and decapitated corpses are located by police hanging by their ankles from a bridge outside Cuernavaca, Morelos. (BBC)

Politics and elections

Protesters against the Park51 project for an Islamic community center two blocks away from Ground Zero of the World Trade Center site gather in New York City. (CNN)(ABC)
With results of the federal election in Australia indicating a hung parliament, Prime Minister Julia Gillard holds initial talks with independent candidates in an attempt to form a government. (BBC) (Aljazeera)

Science

United States authorities give the green light to human trials of an Ebola drug said to have worked during tests on monkeys. (BBC)

Sport

Kenyan runner David Lekuta Rudisha breaks a 13-year-old world record in the 800 metres at the ISTAF IAAF World Challenge meeting in Berlin, overshadowing Caster Semenya's return to the venue of her triumph. (Press Association via The Guardian) (BBC Sport) (AFP via Qatar Tribune) (The Daily Telegraph)
Brazil wins the 2010 World Blind Football Championship after beating Spain 2-0 in the final. (Hereford Times) (BBC Sport)
The All Blacks win the 2010 Tri Nations Series 29-22 in a final minute try against the Springboks. (BBC)

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 ;Armed conflicts and incidents
-*A [[Venezuela]]n soldier opens fire at an army base in the capital [[Caracas]], killing two officers and injuring six others. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11050286 (BBC)] [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jVa-R6Ft0Omx8FAWSYY0FCBYXZwAD9HO8CR80 (AP)]
+*A [[Venezuela]]n soldier opens fire at an army base in the capital [[Caracas]], killing two officers and injuring six others. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11050286 (BBC)] [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jVa-R6Ft0Omx8FAWSYY0FCBYXZwAD9HO8CR80 (AP)]
 *The [[Philippines]] and the [[United States]] hold a joint exercise of their forces. [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-08/22/c_13456737.htm (Xinhua)]
 *[[Brazil]]ian police rescue 35 hostages from [[InterContinental]] in [[São Conrado]], [[Rio de Janeiro]]. [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2010/08/201082117173323635.html (Al Jazeera)]
-*The [[Transitional Federal Government|Government]] of [[Somalia]] claims that 10 members of the [[al-Shabab]] militant group have been killed when [[bombs]] they were preparing went off prematurely in [[Mogadishu]]. [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2010/08/201082262043413966.html (Al Jazeera)]
+*The [[Transitional Federal Government|Government]] of [[Somalia]] claims that 10 members of the [[Al-Shabaab (militant group)|al-Shabab]] militant group have been killed when [[bombs]] they were preparing went off prematurely in [[Mogadishu]]. [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2010/08/201082262043413966.html (Al Jazeera)]
-*[[Rwanda]]n Lieutenant-Colonel [[Rugigana Ngabo]], brother of exiled General [[Faustin Nyamwasa]], is reported missing, having been arrested on Friday. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11053446 (BBC)]
+*[[Rwanda]]n Lieutenant-Colonel [[Rugigana Ngabo]], brother of exiled General [[Faustin Nyamwasa]], is reported missing, having been arrested on Friday. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11053446 (BBC)]
 ;Arts and culture
-*The [[Vincent van Gogh]] painting ''[[Poppy Flowers]]'', missing but reportedly found yesterday, is now reported missing again after yesterday's find is proven false. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11050207 (BBC)] [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/08/2010822133959710992.html (Aljazeera)]
+*The [[Vincent van Gogh]] painting ''[[Poppy Flowers]]'', missing but reportedly found yesterday, is now reported missing again after yesterday's find is proven false. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11050207 (BBC)] [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/08/2010822133959710992.html (Aljazeera)]
-*Hundreds of people rally in relation to an [[Islam]]ic cultural centre proposed for [[New York City]], [[United States]]; nationalist opponents to the building blare [[Bruce Springsteen]]'s "[[Born in the U.S.A.]]" over loudspeakers. [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2010/08/2010822204940174279.html (Aljazeera)]
+*Hundreds of people rally in relation to an [[Islam]]ic cultural centre proposed for [[New York City]], [[United States]]; opponents to the building blare [[Bruce Springsteen]]'s "[[Born in the U.S.A.]]" over loudspeakers. [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2010/08/2010822204940174279.html (Aljazeera)]
 ;Disasters
-*5,000 people are evacuated in [[North Korea]] after the [[Yalu River]] on the border with [[People's Republic of China|China]] floods; 94,000 in China are also evacuated. [http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jvDMGMPxvE0ITO4eYEgHTas3Qrcg (AFP)] [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-08/22/c_13456270.htm (Xinhua)] [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11051028 (BBC)]
+*5,000 people are evacuated in [[North Korea]] after the [[Yalu River]] on the border with [[People's Republic of China|China]] floods; 94,000 in China are also evacuated. [http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jvDMGMPxvE0ITO4eYEgHTas3Qrcg (AFP)] [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-08/22/c_13456270.htm (Xinhua)] [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11051028 (BBC)]
 *[[2010 Pakistan floods]]:
-**Around 150,000 people flee their homes in [[Sindh]] as [[2010 Pakistan floods|the devastating floods]] worsen in [[Pakistan]]. [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2010/08/201082120534430637.html (Al Jazeera)] [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/debts-pushing-pakistan-to-the-brink-of-ruin-2058858.html (''The Independent on Sunday'')] [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11051205 (BBC)]
+**Around 150,000 people flee their homes in [[Sindh]] as [[2010 Pakistan floods|the devastating floods]] worsen in [[Pakistan]]. [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2010/08/201082120534430637.html (Al Jazeera)] [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/debts-pushing-pakistan-to-the-brink-of-ruin-2058858.html (''The Independent on Sunday'')] [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11051205 (BBC)]
 **International pledges currently total $800 million, say government figures. [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2010/08/2010822131352597130.html (Aljazeera)]
-*All 33 [[Chile]]an miners trapped deep underground are located alive after 17 days, though they have not yet been removed from the mine and remain trapped. [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i075ahoJZZkuwcSyRJcUkUDZKuFQD9HOOM6G0 (AP via Google News)] [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11054376 (BBC)] [http://www.france24.com/en/20100822-miners-trapped-two-weeks-still-alive-send-message-Chile (Reuters via France24)] [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2010/08/2010822202238700399.html (Aljazeera)]
+*All 33 [[Chile]]an miners [[2010 Copiapó mining accident|trapped deep underground]] are located alive after 17 days, though they have not yet been removed from the mine and remain trapped. [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i075ahoJZZkuwcSyRJcUkUDZKuFQD9HOOM6G0 (AP via Google News)] [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11054376 (BBC)] [http://www.france24.com/en/20100822-miners-trapped-two-weeks-still-alive-send-message-Chile (Reuters via France24)] [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2010/08/2010822202238700399.html (Aljazeera)]
 ;International relations
-*A [[Bolivia]]n-flagged all-female international aid ship bound for [[Gaza]] is delayed as [[Cyprus]] bans it from passing, with [[Israel]]'s [[Ehud Barak]] calling on [[France]] and the [[United States]] to prevent it from sailing because, he says, it is "a needless provocation". [http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/barak-to-u-s-france-take-steps-to-stop-lebanese-flotilla-1.309379 (''Haaretz'')] [http://www.euronews.net/2010/08/22/cypriots-deny-gaza-bound-ship-use-of-their-ports/ (euronews)]  [http://www.presstv.ir/detail/139706.html (Press TV)] [http://www.buenosairesnews.net/story/675737 (Buenos Aires News)]
+*A [[Bolivia]]n-flagged all-female international aid ship bound for [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]] is delayed as [[Cyprus]] bans it from passing, with [[Israel]]'s [[Ehud Barak]] calling on [[France]] and the [[United States]] to prevent it from sailing because, he says, it is "a needless provocation". [http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/barak-to-u-s-france-take-steps-to-stop-lebanese-flotilla-1.309379 (''Haaretz'')] [http://www.euronews.net/2010/08/22/cypriots-deny-gaza-bound-ship-use-of-their-ports/ (euronews)]  [http://www.presstv.ir/detail/139706.html (Press TV)] [https://web.archive.org/web/20110723033607/http://www.buenosairesnews.net/story/675737 (Buenos Aires News)]
 *[[Iran]] unveils a long range unmanned bomber, the Karrar [[drone aircraft|drone]] their latest addition in a number of recently disclosed military hardware. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/22/mahmoud-ahmadinejad-iran-bomber-drone (''The Guardian'')], [http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-0823-iran-drone-20100823,0,3576835.story (''Los Angeles Times'')]
 *Palestinian official [[Wassel Abu Yousef]] objects to [[Prime Minister of Israel|Israeli Prime Minister]] [[Benjamin Netanyahu]]'s talk of "preconditions" that the Palestinians should recognize Israel as the state of Jews and says such comments are a threat to direct talks next month. [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-08/23/c_13456756.htm (Xinhua)]
 ;Law and crime
-*[[South Africa]]n trade unions state that a court injunction successfully sought by the government is intended to "intimidate" workers who are striking in the hope of receiving better pay. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11049666 (BBC)] [http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Politics/Strikes-unions-slam-court-action-20100822 (News24)]
+*[[South Africa]]n trade unions state that a court injunction successfully sought by the government is intended to "intimidate" workers who are striking in the hope of receiving better pay. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11049666 (BBC)] [http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Politics/Strikes-unions-slam-court-action-20100822 (News24)]
-*Supporters of [[Julian Assange]] of [[Wikileaks]] credit American intelligence agencies with recent [[Smear campaign|smear]]s against his character and express surprise that it has not happened sooner.  [http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/aug/22/julian-assange-wikileaks-afghanistan-logs (''The Observer'')] [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2010/08/2010822135529927326.html (Aljazeera)]
+*Supporters of [[Julian Assange]] of [[Wikileaks]] credit American intelligence agencies with recent [[Smear campaign|smear]]s against his character and express surprise that it has not happened sooner.  [http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/aug/21/julian-assange-wikileaks-arrest-warrant-sweden (''The Guardian'')] [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2010/08/2010822135529927326.html (Aljazeera)]
 *After a federal investigation by the [[United States]], 47 foreign-born gang members are arrested in [[New England]], including members of the "True Somali Bloods", "True Sudanese Bloods" and the "Asian Boyz". Over half are arrested in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Maine]]. [http://www.pressherald.com/news/24-with-gang-links-arrested-in-maine-cities-during-sweep-_2010-08-21.html (''Portland Press Herald'')]
-*4 mutilated and decapitated corpses are located by police hanging by their ankles from a bridge outside [[Cuernavaca]], [[Morelos]]. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11054730 (BBC)]
+*4 mutilated and decapitated corpses are located by police hanging by their ankles from a bridge outside [[Cuernavaca]], [[Morelos]]. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11054730 (BBC)]
 ;Politics and elections
 *Protesters against the [[Park51]] project for an Islamic community center two blocks away from [[Ground Zero]] of the [[World Trade Center site]] gather in [[New York City]]. [http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/08/22/new.york.mosque.protests/ (CNN)][http://abcnews.go.com/US/Politics/ground-mosque-opponents-supporters-turn-demonstrate/story?id=11455698 (ABC)]
+*With results of the [[Australian federal election, 2010|federal election]] in [[Australia]] indicating a [[hung parliament]], Prime Minister [[Julia Gillard]] holds initial talks with independent candidates in an attempt to form a government. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11050525 (BBC)] [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2010/08/20108228112312201.html (Aljazeera)]
-*[[Australian federal election, 2010]]
-**With results indicating a [[hung parliament]] Prime Minister [[Julia Gillard]] holds initial talks with independent candidates in an attempt to form a government. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11050525 (BBC)] [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2010/08/20108228112312201.html (Aljazeera)]
 ;Science
-*[[United States]] authorities give the green light to human trials of an [[Ebola]] drug said to have worked during tests on monkeys. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11054523 (BBC)]
+*[[United States]] authorities give the green light to human trials of an [[Ebola]] drug said to have worked during tests on monkeys. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11054523 (BBC)]
 ;Sport
-*[[Kenya]]n runner [[David Lekuta Rudisha]] breaks a 13-year-old [[800 metres world record progression|world record]] in the [[800 metres]] at the [[Internationales Stadionfest|ISTAF]] [[IAAF World Challenge]] meeting in [[Berlin]], overshadowing [[Caster Semenya]]'s return to the venue of her triumph. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/aug/22/caster-semenya-david-rudisha (Press Association via ''The Guardian'')] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/8935022.stm (BBC Sport)] [http://www.qatar-tribune.com/data/20100823/content.asp?section=sports1_1 (AFP via ''Qatar Tribune'')] [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/athletics/7959042/Kenyas-David-Rudisha-smashes-800m-world-record-at-Berlin-meeting.html (''The Daily Telegraph'')]
+*[[Kenya]]n runner [[David Lekuta Rudisha]] breaks a 13-year-old [[800 metres world record progression|world record]] in the [[800 metres]] at the [[Internationales Stadionfest|ISTAF]] [[IAAF World Challenge]] meeting in [[Berlin]], overshadowing [[Caster Semenya]]'s return to the venue of her triumph. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/aug/22/caster-semenya-david-rudisha (Press Association via ''The Guardian'')] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/8935022.stm (BBC Sport)] [https://web.archive.org/web/20110715134150/http://www.qatar-tribune.com/data/20100823/content.asp?section=sports1_1 (AFP via ''Qatar Tribune'')] [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/athletics/7959042/Kenyas-David-Rudisha-smashes-800m-world-record-at-Berlin-meeting.html (''The Daily Telegraph'')]
-*Brazil wins the [[2010 IBSA World Blind Football Championship|2010 World Blind Football Championship]] after beating Spain 2-0 in the final. [http://www.herefordtimes.com/sport/8346552.Brazil_win_Hereford_s_IBSA_World_Blind_Football_Championship_2010/ (''Hereford Times'')]
+*Brazil wins the [[2010 IBSA World Blind Football Championship|2010 World Blind Football Championship]] after beating Spain 2-0 in the final. [http://www.herefordtimes.com/sport/8346552.Brazil_win_Hereford_s_IBSA_World_Blind_Football_Championship_2010/ (''Hereford Times'')] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/8937554.stm (''BBC Sport'')]
+*The [[New Zealand national rugby union team|All Blacks]] win the [[2010 Tri Nations Series]] 29-22 in a final minute try against the [[South Africa national rugby union team|Springboks]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/8896066.stm (BBC)]
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