Portal:Current events/2005 September 9
September 9, 2005 (Friday)
- United States Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff appoints Vice Admiral Thad W. Allen, chief of staff of the United States Coast Guard, to direct Hurricane Katrina relief efforts in New Orleans, in place of Federal Emergency Management Agency director Michael D. Brown, who returns to Washington to direct planning for future disaster relief. (CTV.ca) Archived 2006-04-27 at the Wayback Machine
- During a military exercise, a Belgian Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashes in the Wadden Sea (Waddenzee), near the Dutch island of Vlieland. The pilot failed to eject, and died in the crash. (Expatica)
- People's Republic of China President Hu Jintao meets with Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin in Ottawa. The event is met with protesters and supporters of the Chinese government. Martin and Hu agree on a new "Strategic Partnership", and sign a series of agreements on transportation, food inspection, and scientific research. Hu also meets with Governor General Adrienne Clarkson. (CBC) (Chinesenewsnet) (CTV.ca) Archived 2006-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
- A federal grand jury in Providence, Rhode Island indicts Richard Hatch, winner of Survivor: Pulau Tiga, for income tax evasion and fraud for allegedly failing to pay taxes on his winnings and misusing charity funds. (Fox News)
- An earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale is detected off the eastern coast of Papua New Guinea, though no damage has been recorded. (Manichi Daily News)[permanent dead link] (BBC)
- Australian Federal Opposition Leader Kim Beazley says the Australian Government's proposed new anti-terrorism laws would not deter terrorism. Others say the laws would radicalise young Muslims and civil liberty groups say the laws would make Australian society more dangerous.(ABC)(ABC)
- The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation plans to recruit an additional 500 spies for its current staffing of 1,000 to counter terrorism. (The Australian)
- India and Pakistan will exchange civilian prisoners on September 12 at the Waga border. Those exchanged have completed their sentences. (The Indian Express)