Portal:Current events/2010 September 14

September 14, 2010 (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Three Colombian police officers were killed Monday during a suspected guerrilla attack near the Venezuelan border. (PLA)
Indian police open fire on stone-throwing protesters in Indian-administered Kashmir, injuring 10 people. (AFP)
One Palestinian gunman is killed and four more are wounded in a Gaza firefight after launching RPGs and missiles at Israeli soldiers. (Ynetnews)
French police evacuate the Eiffel Tower and the surrounding Champ de Mars park in Paris following a bomb threat. (AFP via Google News)

Business and economy

Kia Motors suspends exports to Iran partly in response to South Korea's sanctions against Iran's nuclear program. (AFP via Google)
Virgin Blue fights for approval of its transtasman alliance with Air New Zealand. (Nzherald)
Cisco Systems, the provider of computer networking products and services headquartered in San Jose, California, announced that it will break with a long-standing policy and issue a stock dividend during the current fiscal year. (Cisco Blogs)
A study funded by Pfizer, makers of the smoking cessation drug Varenicline, claims it would be financially wise for governments to fund smoking cessation treatments. (Reuters)

Arts and culture

British singer George Michael is given a sentence of eight weeks for driving under the influence of cannabis at the Highbury Corner Magistrates Court in London. (BBC)

Disasters

2010 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Julia becomes the fifth hurricane of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season. (Reuters)
- Mexico and Belize issue warnings about Tropical Storm Karl which is threatening the Yucatán Peninsula. (CNN)

International relations

A third Iranian diplomat defects and applies for asylum in Europe over the disputed presidential election last year. (Al Jazeera)
China cancels a visit of a senior official to Japan amid a row over the arrest of a Chinese skipper near the disputed islands of Senkaku. (BBC)
Iran releases United States hiker Sarah Shourd from Evin Prison following payment of bail. (CNN) (Al Jazeera)
Viviane Reding, a Luxembourg politician and currently the European Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, describes France's deportation of Romani migrants as a "disgrace". (Voice of America)
A second round of Middle East peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority concludes in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. (Jerusalem Post)

Law and crime

Politics

Peruvian President Alan García names José Chang as Prime Minister, replacing Javier Velásquez as part of a cabinet reshuffle. (Andina) (BBC)
The head of Guinea's electoral commission who was convicted for electoral fraud, Ben Sekou Sylla, dies, ahead of a presidential run-off on Sunday. (Reuters) (BBC)
France passes a resolution banning full face veils after a 246-1 vote in the Senate. The law must still be reviewed by the Constitutional Council before coming into effect. (Ynetnews)
The Governor-General of Australia swears in Julia Gillard as Prime Minister of Australia and her Ministry. (AAP via Sydney Morning Herald) (ABC Online)
Naoto Kan is reelected as the leader of the Democratic Party of Japan and therefore as Prime Minister of Japan, defeating powerbroker Ichirō Ozawa. (Xinhua) (Reuters)
Robert Gates, the United States Secretary of Defense, outlines a $100 billion savings plan for his Department. (UPI)
Cecilia Romero resigns as the head of the Mexican National Institute of Migration in the wake of massacre of 72 migrants at the hands of a drug cartel. (AP via San Francisco Chronicle)
United States primary elections
- Christine O'Donnell is elected the Republican Party candidate in the Delaware US Senate race. (The Guardian)
- Representative Charles Rangel wins the Democratic primary election for New York's 15th congressional district despite facing 13 ethics allegations in the House. (CNN)

Sport

FIFA investigates allegations that a fake Togo national football team played against Bahrain last week. (BBC) (AP)
Reggie Bush of the New Orleans Saints gives up his Heisman Trophy won while playing for the USC Trojans due to receiving improper payments. (ESPN)