Portal:Current events/2011 September 7

September 7, 2011 (Wednesday)

Armed conflict and attacks

At least eleven people are killed following bombings in the Pakistan city of Quetta. (Dawn)
A bomb explosion outside the Delhi High Court in the Indian court in New Delhi kills at least nine people and injures another 45. (AP via Forbes) (Reuters via ABC News Australia)

Arts and culture

ICM Registry – the company that sponsors the .xxx Internet top-level domain for adult entertainment, planned for launch in 2012 – is giving organisations and people in the public eye the opportunity to block their names from being used by websites with the suffix. (BBC)

Business and economy

The economy of Australia recovers, achieving 1.2% growth in the second quarter after floods led to a contraction of .9% in the second quarter. (Dow Jones via The Australian)
The Swedish car maker Saab Automobile files for bankruptcy in a self-managed reconstruction process. (AP via Forbes)

Disasters

A Yak Service Yak-42 carrying the KHL hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl crashes near Yaroslavl, Russia, killing 44. (Lenta.ru)
Tropical Storm Nate is set to arrive at the Atlantic coast of Mexico tonight or tomorrow morning. (National Hurricane Centre)
Tropical Storm Lee remnants in the northeastern United States:
- Ten thousand people are ordered to evacuate in Broome County in the US state of New York due to flooding of the Chenango River and the Susquehanna River. (Press Connects)^{[permanent dead link‍]}
- Flash flood warnings are issued in Washington DC, Virginia and Maryland. (Washington Post)
- Heavy rain in the middle of Pennsylvania causes 1000 students in the Derry Township School District to be stranded at the Hershey Middle School. (Patriot News)

International relations

Politics

Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond unveils a legislative programme for the coming year which includes plans to create a single police force and a single fire service for Scotland. (BBC)
Republican Party candidates in the 2012 US presidential election hold a debate in California's Simi Valley. (AP)