Portal:Current events/2014 September 2
September 2, 2014 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Islamist insurgency in Nigeria:
- Dozens of people are killed as Boko Haram captures the town of Bama. (Reuters)
- Somali Civil War (2009–present):
- At least six people are reported killed after a U.S. drone strikes a convoy of vehicles believed to be carrying senior members of the militant group Al-Shabaab. (Al-Jazeera)
- Sinai insurgency:
- Eleven Egyptian Army soldiers are killed in a roadside bomb attack in the Sinai Peninsula. (Al-Jazeera)
- Terrorism in Saudi Arabia:
- Saudi Arabian authorities announce they have arrested 88 people on suspicions of being part of an al-Qaeda cell and plotting attacks inside and outside the kingdom. (Al-Jazeera)
- Syrian Civil War
- ISIL releases an Internet video showing the beheading of American journalist Steven Sotloff. (Washington Post)
- Iraqi insurgency (2011–present)
- The United States sends an additional 250 US troops to protect American personnel. (Fox News)
Law and crime
- Former Kenyan presidential candidate Quincy Timberlake is charged with murder in the Australian city of Brisbane. (Brisbane Times)
- The FBI announces that it is investigating the major iCloud leak that exposed nude photos of Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton and Ariana Grande, among others. (MTV)
Politics and elections
- The impeachment cases against Benigno Aquino III are scrapped by the Philippine Congress, where his party currently holds the majority. (Economic Times)[permanent dead link]