Portal:Current events/September 2010/Sidebar

Ongoing events

Economic Automotive industry crisis Global Financial Crisis European sovereign debt crisis Greek economic crisis Worldwide recession Labour unrest in China Medical West African meningitis outbreak HIV/AIDS in Africa 2010 Copiapó mining accident Political Scientific Expedition 24 Environmental Haiti earthquake response Gulf of Mexico oil spill Flooding in China Flooding in Pakistan Heatwave in the Northern Hemisphere North-east China oil spill 2010 Russian wildfires 2010 Bolivia forest fires 2010 Canada forest fires

Recent deaths
September 29: Tony Curtis 29: Greg Giraldo 28: Arthur Penn 27: George Blanda 26: Jimi Heselden 26: Gloria Stuart 26: Terry Newton 24: Gennady Yanayev 23: Víctor Julio Suárez Rojas 22: Eddie Fisher 22: Jackie Burroughs 21: Geoffrey Burgon 20: Leonard Skinner 20: Kenny McKinley 18: Egon Klepsch

Ongoing conflicts

Africa Chadian Civil War Darfur conflict Maghreb insurgency Somali Civil War Middle East Iraq War Israeli–Arab conflict South Yemen insurgency Turkey–PKK conflict Asia Afghanistan war Jammu and Kashmir insurgency Nagaland ethnic conflict Naxalite–Maoist insurgency North-West Pakistan war Philippines insurgency South Thailand insurgency Americas Colombian conflict Mexican drug war Peru internal conflict

Elections

Recent: September 18: Afghanistan, Parliament 18: Slovakia, Political reform referendum 19: Sweden, General 22: Switzerland, Federal Council (indirect) 26: Venezuela, Parliament 26: Switzerland, Referendum Upcoming: October 2: Latvia, Parliament 3: Brazil, General 3: Bosnia and Herzegovina, General 10: Kyrgyzstan, Parliament 10: Guinea, President (2nd Round) 15–16: Czech Republic, Senate (1st Round) (a third) 22–23: Czech Republic, Senate (2nd Round) (a third) 23: Bahrain, Parliament 24: Niger, Constitutional referendum

Trials

Recently concluded Cambodia: Kang Kek Iew Egypt: Hisham Talaat Moustafa Germany: Nadja Benaissa India: Ajmal Kasab Iran: Hossein Derakhshan Japan: Peter James Bethune Portugal: Casa Pia child sexual abuse scandal Ongoing Argentina: Jorge Rafael Videla Cambodia: Khmer Rouge Tribunal China: Organized crime in Chongqing France: Church of Scientology, Air France Flight 4590, Jérôme Kerviel Germany: Heinrich Boere, John Demjanjuk Iraq]]: Supreme Criminal Tribunal Malaysia: Anwar Ibrahim Netherlands: Thomas Lubanga (ICC), Radovan Karadžić (ICTY), Geert Wilders Palau Thomas Remengesau Jr. Peru: Joran van der Sloot Philippines: Andal Ampatuan Jr. Russia: Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Platon Lebedev Sierra Leone: Charles Taylor (SCFSL) Singapore: Tak Boleh Tahan Thailand: Thaksin Shinawatra United States: Buju Banton, David Headley, Rod Blagojevich Upcoming Singapore: Alan Shadrake Sudan: Lubna al-Hussein United States: Viktor Bout, Noshir Gowadia, Allen Stanford, Nidal Malik Hasan

Holidays and observances

1: Constitution Day (Slovakia) 1: Independence Day (Uzbekistan) 2: Krishna Janmashtami (Hinduism) 2: National Day (Vietnam) 2: Democracy Day (Tibet) 2: Onam (Malayalees) 3: Quds Day (Arab World) 3: Independence Day (Qatar) 3: Armed Forces Day (Taiwan) 3: Flag Day (Australia) 4: Immigrants Day (Argentina) 5: Father's Day (Australia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand) 5: Teachers' Day (India) 5: First night of Selichot (Ashkenazi Judaism) 6: Labour Day (Canada) 6: Labor Day (United States) 6: Stillbirth Remembrance Day (several U.S. states and Canadian provinces) 6: Defence Day (Pakistan) 6: Unification Day (Bulgaria) 6: Independence Day (Swaziland) 7: Independence Day (Brazil) 7: Victory Day (Mozambique) 8: Independence Day (Rep. of Macedonia) 8: Victory Day (Malta) 8: International Literacy Day 8: Rosh Hashanah (Judaism, begins at sunset) 9: Eid ul-Fitr (Islam, begins at sunset, concluding Ramadan) 9: Independence Day (Tajikistan) 9: Day of the Foundation of the Republic (North Korea) 9: Day of the Victims of Holocaust and of racial violence (Slovakia) 10: World Suicide Prevention Day 10: Gibraltar National Day) 10: Teachers' Day (China) 11: Ganesh Chaturthi (Hinduism) 11: National Day of Catalonia (Catalonia) 11: Patriot Day (United States) 11: Teacher's Day (Argentina) 11: Nayrouz (Coptic Orthodox Church) 12: National Day (Cape Verde) 12: National Grandparents' Day (United States) 12: Fast of Gedalia (Judaism) 13: Child Heroes Day (Mexico) 15: Independence Day (Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador) 15: Battle of Britain Day (United Kingdom) 15: Engineer's Day (India) 15: Littoral Union Day (Slovenia) 15: Silpa Bhirasri Day (Thailand) 15: Grito de Dolores (Mexico) 15: International Day of Democracy 16: International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer 16: Malaysia Day (Malaysia) 16: Independence Day (Mexico, Papua New Guinea) 17: Constitution Day (United States) 17: Heroes' Day (Angola) 17: Yom Kippur (begins at sunset, Judaism) September 18–October 4: Oktoberfest 18: National Day; Bicentennial of Chile 19: Day of the Glories of the Army (Chile) 19: Independence Day (Saint Kitts and Nevis) 19: International Talk Like a Pirate Day (United States) 20: Respect for the Aged Day (Japan) 20: Youth Day (Thailand) 21: International Day of Peace 21: Prinsjesdag (Netherlands) 21: Independence Day (Malta, Belize, Armenia) 22: Independence Day (Mali, Bulgaria) 22: World Car Free Day 22: OneWebDay 22: Mid-Autumn Festival (Chinese lunar calendar) 22: Sukkot (begins at sunset, Judaism) 23: September Equinox (at 03:09 UTC) 23: Celebrate Bisexuality Day 23: National Day (Saudi Arabia) 24: Independence Day (Guinea-Bissau) 24: Heritage Day (South Africa) 24: Republic Day (Trinidad and Tobago) 24: Mahidol Day (Thailand) 26: Dominion Day (New Zealand) 26: European Day of Languages 27: World Tourism Day 27: Meskel (Ethiopia, Eritrea) 27: French Community Holiday (Belgium) 28: World Rabies Day 28: Teachers' Day (Taiwan) 28: Czech Statehood Day (Czech Republic) 29: Inventors' Day (Argentina) 29: Hoshana Rabbah (Judaism) 29: Shemini Atzeret begins at sunset (Judaism) 29: Michaelmas (Christianity) 30: International Translation Day 30: Agricultural Reform Day (São Tomé and Príncipe) 30: Independence Day (Botswana) 30: Hoshana Rabbah (Simchat Torah) October 2010 1: International Day of Older Persons