Portal:Current events/2011 September 29
September 29, 2011 (Thursday)
Armed conflict and attacks
- 2011 Yemeni uprising: Heavy fighting is reported in the northern suburbs of Sana'a, Yemen's capital. (Reuters)
Business and economy
- Maple Group, a consortium of Canadian concerns, says it is extending its bid to take over Canada's largest stock market operating company, TMX Group. (Reuters)
Disasters
- 2011 Pacific typhoon season
- The Hong Kong Stock Exchange closes as Typhoon Nesat nears China's Hainan Island with schools, transport services and government offices also closing. (Bloomberg) (Reuters) (AFP via The Australian)
- China upgrades its emergency response to deal with two typhoons, Nesat and Nalgae, expected to hit over the next few days. (People's Daily)
- The death toll in the Philippines from Typhoon Nesat rises to 35 with dozens missing. (AFP via Herald Sun)
- Eighteen people are feared dead after a small plane crashes in the Bohorok region of Indonesia's North Sumatra province. (AP via San Jose Mercury News)[permanent dead link]
Law and crime
- Australian criminal Matthew Johnson is found guilty of the murder of drug boss Carl Williams in Victoria's Barwon Prison. (ABC News Australia) (Melbourne Herald-Sun)
- The United Kingdom's Department for Transport announces a consultation process on raising the motorway speed limit to 80mph (128km/h). (BBC) (Sky News)
Politics
- The German Bundestag votes to approve the European Financial Stability Facility. (The Guardian)
Science
- The People's Republic of China successfully launches the Tiangong 1 space laboratory, the country's first space station module, from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu Province. (China Daily)
Sport
- Iran beats China 3-1 to win the 2011 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship held in Tehran. (Asianvolleyball)