Portal:Current events/2015 June 9
June 9, 2015 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
- Indian police kill at least 12 Naxalite Maoist rebels in a clash in the state of Jharkhand. (AP)
- Syrian Civil War
- The Southern Front of the Free Syrian Army claims to have captured a major Syrian Army base known as Brigade 52 in Daraa Governorate. (BBC)
Business and economy
- HSBC announces plans to cut 8,000 jobs in the United Kingdom, one-sixth of its U.K. workforce, via "natural attrition" as it restructures its banking business. A total of 25,000 jobs could be axed globally. (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
- Several firefighters are killed after an explosion at a military oil depot near Kiev, Ukraine, with several people missing and hundreds evacuated. (Reuters UK) (AFP via Sydney Morning Herald)
Law and crime
- At least four people are killed (including the gunman) and five people injured in a shooting incident in China's northern Hebei province. (BBC)
- The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upholds a Texan law providing that abortion clinics meet the same standards as hospital style surgical clinics meaning that many abortion clinics must upgrade or close. (New York Times)
- Swiss police seize computer records from FIFA in an investigation into alleged corruption by the world governing body of association football. (BBC)
Politics and elections
- The Turkish cabinet led by current Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu submits its resignation, but is asked to stay on until a new government forms after the election. (AFP via France 24)
Sports
- 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
- Two Brazilians reach historic milestones in the team's 2–0 win over South Korea in Montreal. Marta sets a new record with her 15th goal in Women's World Cup play, and the 37-year-old Formiga becomes the oldest player to score in a Women's World Cup. (ESPN)
- In Major League Baseball, Chris Heston of the San Francisco Giants becomes the first pitcher to throw a no-hitter in the 2015 season in the Giants' 5–0 win over the New York Mets. (ESPN)