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September 2, 2010 (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and incidents

10 civilians are killed and 2 others are wounded after being struck by NATO during an election campaign in Rostaq, Afghanistan. Originally, a spokesman had said a "precision air strike" had hit a militant vehicle. (BBC) (Reuters)
Palestinians stone an Israeli car travelling through the West Bank resulting in a 12-year-old being injured. (YNet News)
The Mexican Army claims to have killed 25 drug cartel gunmen in a clash in Tamaulipas state near the United States border. (BBC)

Disasters

Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations Hussain Haroon calls for an inquiry after allegations emerge of Pakistani floodwaters being diverted into vulnerable villages in a bid to preserve crops. (BBC)
2010 Pacific typhoon season
- Severe Tropical Storm Lionrock lands in China's Fujian province with warnings of strong winds and torrential rains. (Straits Times)
- Typhoon Kompasu (Glenda) hits South Korea resulting in three deaths and leading to cancellation of flights and school classes. (Straits Times) (AP via Sign On San Diego)
Hurricane Earl
- A tropical storm warning is issued for the coast of Long Island in New York as Hurricane Earl approaches the east coast of the United States. (AP via Washington Post) (Reuters)
- A state of emergency is declared in the states of North Carolina and Virginia. (Bloomberg)
An oil rig explodes in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that exploded in April, killing no people. (AP)

International relations

Lebanon requests an Interpol arrest warrant for Ghassan al-Jidd, a former General in the Lebanese Army who allegedly spied for the Mossad. (Jerusalem Post)

Law and crime

At least 17 migrants are kidnapped by suspected human traffickers in Tijuana, Baja California, in northwestern Mexico. (Al Jazeera) (RFI)
Price riots continue in Mozambique, leaving a further four people dead. (AP) (Reuters Africa)
Police in Brazil arrest almost the entire council in the city of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, on suspicion of fraud and corruption, leaving the city without a government. (BBC) (Latin American Herald Tribune)
Figures show that at least 2,000 British police officers had 3 or more complaints made against them in 2009-10. (BBC)

Politics and elections

Independent Member of the Australian House of Representatives Andrew Wilkie announces that he will support the Gillard Labor Government on supply and confidence. (SBS)
BP warns the United States Congress that it might not be able to pay compensation for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill if it is barred from getting new offshore drilling permits. (New York Times)
Sebastian Vlădescu is replaced as Romanian Minister of Finance by Gheorghe Ialomitianu as part of a Cabinet reshuffle. (AFP via Google News)

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