Portal:Current events/2016 October 8
October 8, 2016 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen
- Saudi-led coalition jets launch airstrikes on civilians at the funeral of the father of the Houthi government's Interior Minister in Sana'a, killing at least 140 people, and injuring over 500 more. One of the dead is the mayor of Sana'a, Abdul-Qader Hilal. (The Independent), (BBC), (Reuters)
- Terrorism in Bangladesh
- Raids by security forces on Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh in Gazipur leave 11 militants dead. (The Hindustan Times), (Reuters), (The Voice of America News)
Business and economy
- The Hungarian newspaper Népszabadság shuts down after 60 years amid significant financial losses. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- 2016 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Matthew, responsible for killing 13 people and knocking out power to 2.2 million households and businesses in the Southeastern United States, is now a Category 1 hurricane (75 mph;120 km/h winds) approaching the North Carolina coast. (Reuters), (The National Hurricane Center), (ABC News)
International relations
- Russian President Vladimir Putin deploys the nuclear-capable Iskander mobile short-range ballistic missile system to the Russian Kaliningrad exclave between Poland and Lithuania. (BBC)
- Syrian civil war, Syrian peace process
- Russia vetoes a French-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution that calls for a ceasefire in Aleppo. China, which had backed Russia's four previous Syria-related vetoes, abstains. (NBC News/Reuters)
Law and crime
- 2016 Chemnitz terrorism plot
- A gunman shoots three police officers in Palm Springs, California, leaving two dead and one injured. (The Los Angeles Times)
Politics and elections
Sports
- UFC 204 happened in Manchester, England. Michael Bisping defeated Dan Henderson in the main event to retain his middleweight championship.