Portal:Current events/2012 September 21
September 21, 2012 (Friday)
International relations
- Australia temporarily closes its High Commission in the Pakistani capital Islamabad. It says it fears violent protests aimed at Western countries as a result of recent controversies. (AAP via The Australian)
Politics and elections
- Authorities in South Africa issue a warrant for the arrest of Julius Malema on charges of corruption. (BBC)
- The Prime Minister of Japan, Yoshihiko Noda, wins a leadership ballot held by the Democratic Party of Japan. (BBC)
- Witnesses see Ansar al-Sharia Islamists in Benghazi evacuate their headquarters after demonstrations by thousands of Libyan people. (Jerusalem Post)
- Pastafarian "Elder Pastitsios" arrested for blasphemy in Greece.
Arts and culture
- During a Green Day performance at Las Vegas' IHeartRadio music festival, Billie Joe Armstrong became agitated onstage and stopped the band's set midway through their performance. In an expletive-filled rant, Armstrong criticized the event's promoters for allegedly cutting short the band's performance before smashing his guitar and storming off stage.
Science
- Harvard Theological Review does not yet publish a study that claims a papyrus bears testimony that Jesus of Nazareth used the word(s) "my wife". (AP via Google News)
- A researcher at the University of Cambridge predicts that in about four years, the Arctic polar ice cap will melt completely during the summer months. (Planetsave)