Portal:Current events/2011 September 17: Difference between revisions

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;Armed conflicts and attacks

*[[2011 Libyan civil war]]: forces loyal to deposed [[Libya]]n dictator [[Muammar Gaddafi]] launch a counter-attack against opposition fighters in the towns of [[Bani Walid]] and [[Sirte]]. [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/09/2011917154358332235.html (Al-Jazeera)]

;Disasters

*At least three people are killed and 25 injured in a [[Alawwa rail accident|train crash]] near the [[Alawwa]] railway station, 60 kilometres north of [[Colombo]] in [[Sri Lanka]]. [http://www.news.com.au/world/dead-after-trains-collide/story-fn6sb9br-1226140051491 (AFP via News Limited)]

*The US [[National Transportation Safety Board]] begins its investigation into [[2011 Reno Air Races crash|Friday's Reno air crash]], which killed at least three people and injured dozens. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14960728 (BBC)]

*A [[North American T-28 Trojan]] crashes at an air show at the [[Eastern WV Regional Airport]] near [[Martinsburg, West Virginia]], killing the pilot. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110923152038/http://www.journal-news.net/page/content.detail/id/567728/Plane-crashes-at-airshow.html?nav=5006 (''The Journal of Martinsburg'')] [http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=138579 Aviation Safety Network]

*A strong 6.6 magnitude [[earthquake]] and a series of [[aftershock]]s occur off the coast of [[Honshu]] in [[Japan]]. [http://www.hindustantimes.com/Series-of-quakes-hit-off-Japan-disaster-zone/Article1-746987.aspx (AFP via ''Hindustan Times'')]

;International relations

*Former [[Prime Minister of Thailand]] [[Thaksin Shinawatra]] visits [[Cambodia]] for high-level talks with the [[government of Cambodia]] over a variety of issues, including the ownership of the disputed [[Preah Vihear Temple]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110925084542/http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Ousted-Thai-Leader-Embraces-Cambodian-PM-130015693.html (Voice of America)]

*Two people in [[Finland]] are held for investigation into alleged involvement in international terrorist activities. [http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/09/17/finland.terror.arrests/ (CNN)]

;Law and crime

*[[Tanzania]]n authorities charge four people with [[negligence]] in relation to the [[Zanzibar ferry sinking]] that cost at least 240 lives on September 10. [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/18/world/africa/four-are-charged-in-tanzania-ferry-sinking.html (AP via ''New York Times'')]

;Politics and elections

*Hundreds of [[United States]] citizens rally to [[Occupy Wall Street|peacefully occupy]] [[Wall Street]], demonstrating against [[Corporate welfare|corporate dominance]] and perceived tax evasion by the [[Affluence_in_the_United_States#Top_percentiles|super-rich]]. The movement is reportedly inspired by the periodic protests tactic of the [[Arab Spring]]. [https://archive.is/20120719082931/stream.aljazeera.com/story/us-protesters-rally-occupy-wall-street (Al-Jazeera)]

*Voters in [[Latvia]] go to the polls for a [[Latvian parliamentary election, 2011|parliamentary election]]. [https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=140556079 (NPR)]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

;Television

*[[Cookie Jar TV]] on [[CBS]] Premieres of [[Danger Rangers]] and [[The Doodlebops]]

*[[Discovery Family|The Hub]] Season Premiere of [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]

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