Three so-called
GTA gang members are shot dead and four others are wounded, including two guards, at a courthouse in
Moscow,
Russia, after they attempted to escape.
(The Independent)
A natural gas explosion at college prep school
Minnehaha Academy in
Minneapolis,
Minnesota, kills two staff members. Another nine people were injured, seven of whom are hospitalized, three in critical and four in serious condition.
(AP)(CBS News)
At a news briefing in
London, the CEO of
Smartmatic, the Venezuelan-owned multinational company that provided the
election system used in Sunday's election, says the number of those participating in the poll was tampered with, off by at least one million.
(NPR)
USAID announces the Trump administration dedicated $169 million to feed people facing starvation in
Ethiopia and
Kenya, adding to earlier assistance for those suffering from drought and conflict in the region.
(Reuters)
South American trade bloc
Mercosur will trigger its democratic clause this weekend to suspend
Venezuela indefinitely, furthering its past temporary suspension, and not allow the country back until internal political issues have been resolved.
(Reuters)
Special counsel
Robert Mueller has impaneled a grand jury in
Washington, D.C., to investigate allegations of Russia’s interference in the 2016 elections.
(Reuters)
The U.S. economy added over 200,000 jobs last month, dropping the country's
unemployment rate to match a previous 16-year low at 4.3%. Wage growth remained below the
Federal Reserve Board's target of 3.5%.
(CNN Money)
Voters in
Rwanda go to the polls to elect their
president.
Paul Kagame, incumbent since 2000, referred to the election as a formality, despite challenges from the
Democratic Greens'
Frank Habineza and independent Philippe Mpayimana. Kagame is re-elected with 98.66 of the vote.
(BBC)(Sky News)
Socorro Flores Liera,
Mexico's deputy foreign minister for Latin America and the Caribbean, speaks during an interview with Reuters in
Mexico City, that during the first half of 2017, 1,420
Venezuelans have sought asylum in Mexico, a nearly four-fold jump compared to the 361 total Venezuelan asylum applicants for all of 2016, as the result of Venezuela's deepening political and economic crisis.
(Reuters)
During one of the meetings of the 50th
Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum at
Manila, the foreign ministers of the member nations issued a
communiqué "emphasizing the importance of non-militarisation and self-restraint," ending an impasse regarding the disputes on the South China Sea.
(Reuters)
Results from Saturday's constitutional referendum show
Mauritanians have voted to abolish the
Senate. Turnout was 53.73%, with 85% of voters supporting the change, according to officials.
(BBC)
The Pentagon is considering conducting airstrikes in
Marawi, which if approved would later put U.S. troops on the ground to battle the ISIS-affiliated
Maute group as well as related Islamist terror groups. A spokesperson later denied the claims as well as clarified that the
Philippines has yet to make a request.
(NBC News)
PresidentJacob Zuma survives his eighth no-confidence motion in parliament via a 198–177 secret ballot vote with nine abstentions. The
rand fell by 1 percent on the announcement of the outcome.
(Reuters)
In a suspected terror attack, six French soldiers are injured, three seriously, when a man drives a car into them at a barracks in the
Paris suburb of
Levallois-Perret.
(Independent)
The Canadian government says at least one of their diplomats in
Havana has been treated for hearing loss, following up on yesterday's report that American diplomats had similar injuries. U.S. officials say the problems started in the fall of 2016. The
Cuban Foreign Ministry says it was informed of the incidents in February and has been investigating since that time.
(Time)
Because of a recent pair of deadly crashes, the
U.S. Marine Corps will ground its flight operations for 24 hours for an operational reset. The suspensions will be spread out over the next two weeks.
(Reuters)(The New York Times)
At least 17 people, including two
Canadians, are reported dead and eight others injured in an attack on a Turkish themed restaurant in
Ouagadougou, the capital of
Burkina Faso.
(RT)(Reuters)
London's
Big Ben, atop Elizabeth Tower, will fall silent for four years beginning 21 August while essential repair works are performed.
(BBC)(The Washington Post)
A 13-year-old girl is killed when a car is deliberately driven into a pizza restaurant's sidewalk cafe in
Sept-Sorts,
France. At least 12 other people are injured, four critically. The driver is arrested. Police do not believe the incident was terrorism-related.
(CBS News)(The Independent)
India announces that it is to deport an estimated 40,000
Rohingya refugees including 14,000 of those registered with the U.N. refugee agency. In the months leading up to the announcement, a string of anti-Rohingya protests had been held in the country.
(Reuters)
Air Berlin, Germany's second largest airline, files for bankruptcy protection after its main shareholder,
Abu Dhabi-based
Etihad Airways, chose not to make more financing available.
(BBC)
During a press conference at
Trump Tower in New York City, which was intended to announce an
executive order on
infrastructure policy, President
Donald Trump defended his August 12 remarks about the Charlottesville rally, placing "blame on both sides" for the incidents at the rally and criticizing what he referred to as the "alt-left," equating them with white supremacists and neo-Nazis on the right.
(ABC News)(NBC News)
A mass burial of victims of the landslide is held in
Freetown to free up space in
mortuaries. Nearly 400 people are confirmed dead with at least 600 missing.
(BBC)
A van drives into crowds of people in
La Rambla,
Barcelona, in what Spanish police are calling a terrorist attack, killing at least 12 people. Two suspects are taken into custody, and
ISIL claims responsibility.
(The Washington Post)
A large fire continues to burn at the
Peter Pan Seafoods fish processing plant in Port Moller, Alaska, on the
Alaska Peninsula. Much of the facility has been destroyed, and the plant is out of commission. Power is out in the village.
(King 5)
An English-language Chinese propaganda video from
Xinhua, entitled The Spark: 7 Sins of India about the
Doklam stand-off involving China, India and Bhutan, goes
viral and sparks anger within India.
(BBC)
Hong Kong opposition activists
Alex Chow,
Joshua Wong, and
Nathan Law are sentenced between six to eight months in prison and barred from holding office until 2022 as the Hong Kong government imposes harsher punishments on the individuals for their role in the
Umbrella Movement.
(South China Morning Post)
The
International Criminal Court has ruled that
Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi is liable for about
€ 2.7 million in personal damages for the
destruction of
Timbuktu's heritage sites, and that the victims (including
Mali itself and the international community) be paid "individual, collective, and symbolic" reparations. The Trust Fund for Victims is to decide until 16 February 2018 how the amount will be paid (the Court has also recognized that the penniless al-Mahdi would be unable to pay).
(AFP)
A
gravitational wave signal called
GW170817 is observed by the
LIGO/
Virgo-collaboration. A
Neutron star collision triggered the gravitational waves which "also created heavy elements such as gold, platinum and lead".
(CNN)
Catalanpolice in the coastal town of
Cambrils kill five suspected terrorists in a counter-terror operation to stop a second
van attack. The police reported the attackers were wearing explosive vests, however they were later discovered to be fakes.
(BBC)
At least two people are reportedly killed, and several others wounded in a stabbing in
Turku,
Finland. Police said they arrested one person after a shootout and had launched a manhunt for other possible attackers.
(Reuters)(HS)
Workers at two British
McDonald's restaurants overwhelmingly vote to authorize a strike over working conditions and the use of zero-hour contracts, which would be the first such labor action against the
fast-food chain in the U.K.
(The Guardian)(Bloomberg)
A 23-year-old stabs and injures eight people in the Russian city of
Surgut, before being killed by police. ISIL claims responsibility for the attack.
(South Front)(Reuters)
A day after a Russian sponsored ceasefire with a rebel group agreed a halt of fighting in the last opposition enclave in the capital, Syrian government airplanes and artillery strike rebel-held eastern
Damascus suburbs and
Ghouta with barrel bombs, killing at least five civilians in the towns of Hamouriya and Zalamka with several case of suffocation from rockets filled with chlorine that were fired at the front lines of Jobar and Ain Terma.
(U.S. News and World Report)(Reuters)(SN4HR)
The wreckage of the
USS Indianapolisheavy cruiser, torpedoed by the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine
I-58 and sunk in 1945 after delivering parts for the
Little Boy atomic weapon, is discovered on the floor of the North
Pacific Ocean. Only 317 of the U.S.
Sailors/
Marines who survived the sinking were finally rescued after 4–5 days in shark-infested waters.
(CNN)
The
Court of Appeals of the Philippines has junked U.S. Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton's motion for reconsideration, re-affirming its decision last April upholding the 2015 homicide ruling of the Olongapo City Regional Trial Court; citing the defendant's arguments as mere "rehash of issues". The Court of Appeals also upheld the payment of
₱ 4.32 million to Jennifer Laude's family for "loss of earning capacity". Pemberton faces 10 years in prison.
(Rappler)
The director of the
BBC World Service says it is prepared for the North Korean government's reaction over the targeted launch of a radio service on North Korea in September, despite the
recent international tensions. The
North Korean embassy in London has already told the BBC "in no uncertain terms" that Pyongyang does not want any such service.
(The Guardian)
Spanish police hunting the chief suspect in last Thursday's
van attack in
Barcelona shoot dead a man to the west of the city who appeared to be wearing an explosive belt.
(BBC)
The U.S. Navy orders an investigation into its
Pacific Fleet following the collision, which is the fourth crash involving a U.S. Navy ship in the past two years and the
second in the past two months.
(BBC)
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake strikes the
Italian island of
Ischia, leaving one person dead and 25 others injured. Italian media report 10 others are unaccounted for after several buildings collapsed in
Casamicciola Terme.
(BBC)
In a video interview posted on the state-run website
Uriminzokkiri, the two sons of
James Joseph Dresnok (the last remaining American defector to
North Korea) have confirmed that their father has died of a stroke last November 2016.
(The Guardian)
A headless dismembered
torso found washed ashore in
Copenhagen two days ago is identified as
Kim Wall. According to a police spokesperson, the body was deliberately mutilated and had metal attached to it so that it would not float.
(Reuters via MSN)(BBC)
The
United States State Department says at least 16 U.S. government employees and family members based in
Cuba showed physical symptoms from the previously reported acoustic attacks. Investigators are exploring whether some form of
sonic attack was directed at diplomats' homes.
(Reuters)
Government officials in
Myanmar report that 12 security personnel (ten policemen, one soldier and one immigration officer) and 59
Rohingya insurgents were killed overnight during coordinated attacks by insurgents on at least 26 police posts and an army base in
Rakhine State.
(BBC)(AP)
United States-supported
Somali forces shoot and kill 10 Somalis, including three children, in
Lower Shebelle's Bariire village near
Mogadishu. While the Somalia government reports the other dead were members of the
al Shabaab militia, Lower Shabelle deputy governor Ali Nur Mohamed says the victims were all civilians, farm owners, workers and their children. The
U.S. Africa Command says they are investigating these civilian casualties reports.
(Reuters)(Garowe Online)
Toronto's Sheraton Cadwell Orchestras closes and its management resigns following public backlash to a
fat-shaming email that said only "physically fit and slim" singers would be featured in shows.
(Fox News)(BBC)(Global News)
An American
UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on a training mission crashes off the coast of
Yemen with six aboard, five of whom have been rescued. The search continues for the other U.S. service member.
(Reuters)(Military.com)
Thailand's Supreme Court issues an arrest warrant for former
Prime MinisterYingluck Shinawatra, who didn't appear in court for the verdict in her negligence trial regarding a rice subsidy program for farmers. The court also issued a statement questioning her attorney's report that she is unwell and a potential flight risk, citing the lack of a physician's certificate. The reading of the verdict has been rescheduled to September 27. Sources within Shinawatra's party
Pheu Thai Party have said that she has allegedly fled the country, though not saying where to, in response current prime minister
Prayuth Chan-ocha has ordered the border checkpoints to be closely monitored to prevent Shinawatra leaving the country if she has not already.
(Reuters)(The Sydney Morning Herald)(The New York Times)(BBC Asia)
President Donald Trump issues a
presidential memorandum that stops funding of
sex reassignment procedures for military personnel, and that denies entry of
transgender individuals into the military. President Trump announced this policy change via Twitter in late July. Two
LGBT rights organizations filed a federal lawsuit two weeks ago arguing this policy change is unconstitutional because it denies transgender service members equal protection and due process.
(The Washington Post)(AP via NBC News)
Harvey is now a
tropical storm with sustained winds of 70 mph (110 kmh). It made landfall on Texas's eastern coast, the eye striking the town of
Rockport, as a
Category 4 hurricane. It's the strongest storm to hit the state since 1961. Harvey is expected to maintain tropical storm strength, with heavy rains and flooding, for at least four days.
(National Hurricane Center)(The New York Times)(BBC)(Houston Chronicle)
Two people in Texas are confirmed dead with many more reported injured. Authorities are unable to visit the hardest hit area so the toll of dead and injured is expected to rise.
(The Dallas Morning News)(Yahoo!)
At
GovernorGreg Abbott's request, President Trump issues a disaster proclamation for the state, freeing up federal aid for the worst-affected areas.
(The New York Times)
Downtown
Houston has collected about 3.5 inches (8.9 cm) of rain with 7 inches (18 cm) recorded in some areas. Nearly 9 inches (23 cm) was tallied in
First Colony early this morning. The National Hurricane Center predicts up to 30 inches (76 cm) of rain and isolated totals as high as 40 inches (100 cm) by the time the storm leaves.
(The Dallas Morning News)(Houston Chronicle²)
The
University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) announces that the 2017 Great Alaska Shootout, a national college
basketball tournament, will be the final competition of the 40-year-old series. UAA blames economic conditions for the termination of the long running, national competition.
(ESPN)
A car bomb in
Helmand Province kills up to 13 people, including Afghan Army soldiers and civilians, and wounds 18 others, according to government spokesman Omar Zwak.
(Reuters)
The death toll from Hurricane Harvey in the American city of
Houston,
Texas, rises to three with several more days of heavy rain causing "catastrophic" floods to come.
(Houston Chronicle)
The entire
Texas National Guard is activated by Texas Governor
Greg Abbott for search and rescue operations, as weather forecasters stated that Harvey would move back over the
Gulf of Mexico and restrengthen.
(CNN)
A dry cargo vessel broke in two in the
Black Sea off Turkey’s northwest coast, television images showed early on Sunday, while the 11-man crew was rescued. Leonardo, a 114 meters (374 ft)-long dry cargo ship flagged from
Mongolia, started buckling and broke in two while on anchor off Istanbul’s Kilyos coast.
(Reuters)
Police issued a warning and evacuation orders after a unknown chemical "haze" leaves over 200 people on Britain's south coast, between the towns of
Eastbourne and
Birling Gap, suffering irritation to their eyes and throats.
(Reuters)(BBC)
Pakistan postpones a visit from U.S. acting Assistant Secretary of State Alice Wells, its
foreign ministry says, as some protest President
Donald Trump's accusations that Pakistan is harbouring terrorists.
(Reuters)
Far-right protesters and thousands of far-left counter-protesters clash in
Berkeley, California, leading to the arrest of at least 14 people.
(Los Angeles Times)
The Kitasuna Little League from the
Tokyo,
Japan district of
Kōtō wins the
2017 Little League World Series, defeating the U.S. champions from
Lufkin, Texas 12–2 in a game stopped after five innings due to the LLWS
mercy rule. It is the Kitasuna league's third LLWS crown in the last six years, and the 11th title overall for
Japan.
(AP via ESPN)
At least eight people have died in the American state of
Texas with 30,000 residents in the city of
Houston expected to seek temporary shelter.
(Los Angeles Times)
India and
China agree to end a two month-long stand-off with the withdrawal of Indian troops. The stand-off began in June after China began constructing a road in the disputed territory of
Doklam which is claimed by both China and Bhutan.
(news.com.au)
Investigations concerning
Niels Högel, a German nurse already convicted for murdering two of his patients, revealed that the number of people killed while in his care is significantly higher, reaching at least 84, with some estimates being even higher. This makes Högel the
serial killer with the highest known victim count in modern German history.
(New York Times)
Berkshire Hathaway Inc has become the largest shareholder of
Bank of America by exercising its right to acquire 700 million
shares at a steep discount, more than tripling an investment it made six years ago. Bank of America on Tuesday announced the exercise of the warrants, which gave Berkshire, controlled by
Warren Buffett, the right to buy the bank’s shares for about $7.14 each. Bank of America shares closed down 14 cents at $23.58 on the same day.
(Reuters)
A
grand jury in
Washington, D.C. has issued indictments for 19 people, including 15 identified as Turkish security officials, for attacking protesters in May 2017.
(AP)
At least 11
Afghan civilians are killed and 16 wounded when a
NATO helicopter attacked a house where
Taliban insurgents had taken shelter in
Logar Province, east of
Kabul.
(Reuters)
CJTF–OIR jets destroy a section of road, blocking the path of a convoy carrying
ISIL evacuees from the
Lebanon–Syria border en route to
Abu Kamal in the
Deir ez-Zor Governorate. The convoy, carrying 308 militants and 331 civilians according to
Hezbollah, is now effectively stranded in Syrian government-controlled territory.
(Reuters)
At least 14 people are killed in the
Indian city of
Mumbai as nearly a month's average rainfall fell yesterday during the worst
monsoon in years. More than 1,200 people have been killed across India,
Nepal and
Bangladesh.
(The Telegraph)(Reuters)
The
Government of Hungary has decided to extend the
state of emergency declared last year because of the increased migration to and through the country. Government spokesman
Zoltán Kovács stated that strict border controls were still needed because the "threat of terrorism in Europe has increased".
(AP)
Researchers at the
Breakthrough Listen initiative announce they have detected 15 new powerful
fast radio bursts (FRB) from
FRB 121102, located in a
dwarf galaxy about three billion light-years from
Earth. FRB 121102 was first detected in 2012, and gained further attention after FRBs were detected from there again in 2015.
(New Scientist)(Phys)
Wells Fargo reports finding an additional 1.4 million potentially fake bank and credit card accounts, bringing the total problematic accounts to approximately 3.5 million.
(CNN)
A rickety multi-story apartment building collapses in the
Indian city of
Mumbai resulting in at least 24 deaths with at least 12 people missing.
(AP via ABC News)
Two police officials found guilty of negligence and mistreatment of evidence are sentenced to 17 years in prison. Five accused
TTP militants are acquitted. The main suspect, former
presidentPervez Musharraf, who now resides in
Dubai, is declared a fugitive for having failed to show up in court and has his property confiscated.
(The Guardian)
Footage is released showing police officer Jeff Payne arresting the nurse
Alex Wubbels after she refuses his request to draw blood from one of her patients.
(The Salt Lake Tribune)