Portal:Current events/September 2010/Sidebar

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Economic

 * Automotive industry crisis
 * Global Financial Crisis
 * European sovereign debt crisis
 * Greek economic crisis
 * Worldwide recession
 * Labour unrest in China

Medical

 * West African meningitis outbreak
 * HIV/AIDS in Africa
 * 2010 Copiapó mining accident

Scientific

 * Expedition 24

Environmental
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 * Haiti earthquake response
 * Gulf of Mexico oil spill
 * Flooding in China
 * Flooding in Pakistan
 * Heatwave in the Northern Hemisphere
 * North-east China oil spill
 * 2010 Russian wildfires
 * 2010 Bolivia forest fires
 * 2010 Canada forest fires
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September

 * 29: Tony Curtis
 * 29: Greg Giraldo
 * 28: Arthur Penn
 * 27: George Blanda
 * 26: Jimi Heselden
 * 26: Gloria Stuart
 * 26: Terry Newton
 * 24: Gennady Yanayev
 * 23: Víctor Julio Suárez Rojas
 * 22: Eddie Fisher
 * 22: Jackie Burroughs
 * 21: Geoffrey Burgon
 * 20: Leonard Skinner
 * 20: Kenny McKinley
 * 18: Egon Klepsch

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Africa

 * Chadian Civil War
 * Darfur conflict
 * Maghreb insurgency
 * Somali Civil War

Middle East

 * Iraq War
 * Israeli–Arab conflict
 * South Yemen insurgency
 * Turkey–PKK conflict

Asia

 * Afghanistan war
 * Jammu and Kashmir insurgency
 * Nagaland ethnic conflict
 * Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
 * North-West Pakistan war
 * Philippines insurgency
 * South Thailand insurgency

Americas

 * Colombian conflict
 * Mexican drug war
 * Peru internal conflict

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Recent: September

 * 18: Afghanistan, Parliament
 * 18: Slovakia, Political reform referendum
 * 19: Sweden, General
 * 22: Switzerland, Federal Council (indirect)
 * 26: Venezuela, Parliament
 * 26: Switzerland, Referendum

Upcoming: October

 * 2: Latvia, Parliament
 * 3: Brazil, General
 * 3: Bosnia and Herzegovina, General
 * 10: Kyrgyzstan, Parliament
 * 10: Guinea, President (2nd Round)
 * 15–16: Czech Republic, Senate (1st Round) (a third)
 * 22–23: Czech Republic, Senate (2nd Round) (a third)
 * 23: Bahrain, Parliament
 * 24: Niger, Constitutional referendum

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Recently concluded

 * Cambodia: Kang Kek Iew
 * Egypt: Hisham Talaat Moustafa
 * Germany: Nadja Benaissa
 * India: Ajmal Kasab
 * Iran: Hossein Derakhshan
 * Japan: Peter James Bethune
 * Portugal: Casa Pia child sexual abuse scandal

Ongoing

 * Argentina: Jorge Rafael Videla
 * Cambodia: Khmer Rouge Tribunal
 * China: Organized crime in Chongqing
 * France: Church of Scientology, Air France Flight 4590, Jérôme Kerviel
 * Germany: Heinrich Boere, John Demjanjuk
 * Iraq]]: Supreme Criminal Tribunal
 * Malaysia: Anwar Ibrahim
 * Netherlands: Thomas Lubanga (ICC), Radovan Karadžić (ICTY), Geert Wilders
 * Palau Thomas Remengesau Jr.
 * Peru: Joran van der Sloot
 * Philippines: Andal Ampatuan Jr.
 * Russia: Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Platon Lebedev
 * Sierra Leone: Charles Taylor (SCFSL)
 * Singapore: Tak Boleh Tahan
 * Thailand: Thaksin Shinawatra
 * United States: Buju Banton, David Headley, Rod Blagojevich

Upcoming
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 * Singapore: Alan Shadrake
 * Sudan: Lubna al-Hussein
 * United States: Viktor Bout, Noshir Gowadia, Allen Stanford, Nidal Malik Hasan
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 * 1: Constitution Day (Slovakia)
 * 1: Independence Day (Uzbekistan)
 * 2: Krishna Janmashtami (Hinduism)
 * 2: National Day (Vietnam)
 * 2: Democracy Day (Tibet)
 * 2: Onam (Malayalees)
 * 3: Quds Day (Arab World)
 * 3: Independence Day (Qatar)
 * 3: Armed Forces Day (Taiwan)
 * 3: Flag Day (Australia)
 * 4: Immigrants Day (Argentina)
 * 5: Father's Day (Australia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand)
 * 5: Teachers' Day (India)
 * 5: First night of Selichot (Ashkenazi Judaism)
 * 6: Labour Day (Canada)
 * 6: Labor Day (United States)
 * 6: Stillbirth Remembrance Day (several U.S. states and Canadian provinces)
 * 6: Defence Day (Pakistan)
 * 6: Unification Day (Bulgaria)
 * 6: Independence Day (Swaziland)
 * 7: Independence Day (Brazil)
 * 7: Victory Day (Mozambique)
 * 8: Independence Day (Rep. of Macedonia)
 * 8: Victory Day (Malta)
 * 8: International Literacy Day
 * 8: Rosh Hashanah (Judaism, begins at sunset)
 * 9: Eid ul-Fitr (Islam, begins at sunset, concluding Ramadan)
 * 9: Independence Day (Tajikistan)
 * 9: Day of the Foundation of the Republic (North Korea)
 * 9: Day of the Victims of Holocaust and of racial violence (Slovakia)
 * 10: World Suicide Prevention Day
 * 10: Gibraltar National Day)
 * 10: Teachers' Day (China)
 * 11: Ganesh Chaturthi (Hinduism)
 * 11: National Day of Catalonia (Catalonia)
 * 11: Patriot Day (United States)
 * 11: Teacher's Day (Argentina)
 * 11: Nayrouz (Coptic Orthodox Church)
 * 12: National Day (Cape Verde)
 * 12: National Grandparents' Day (United States)
 * 12: Fast of Gedalia (Judaism)
 * 13: Child Heroes Day (Mexico)
 * 15: Independence Day (Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador)
 * 15: Battle of Britain Day (United Kingdom)
 * 15: Engineer's Day (India)
 * 15: Littoral Union Day (Slovenia)
 * 15: Silpa Bhirasri Day (Thailand)
 * 15: Grito de Dolores (Mexico)
 * 15: International Day of Democracy
 * 16: International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
 * 16: Malaysia Day (Malaysia)
 * 16: Independence Day (Mexico, Papua New Guinea)
 * 17: Constitution Day (United States)
 * 17: Heroes' Day (Angola)
 * 17: Yom Kippur (begins at sunset, Judaism)
 * September 18–October 4: Oktoberfest
 * 18: National Day; Bicentennial of Chile
 * 19: Day of the Glories of the Army (Chile)
 * 19: Independence Day (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
 * 19: International Talk Like a Pirate Day (United States)
 * 20: Respect for the Aged Day (Japan)
 * 20: Youth Day (Thailand)
 * 21: International Day of Peace
 * 21: Prinsjesdag (Netherlands)
 * 21: Independence Day (Malta, Belize, Armenia)
 * 22: Independence Day (Mali, Bulgaria)
 * 22: World Car Free Day
 * 22: OneWebDay
 * 22: Mid-Autumn Festival (Chinese lunar calendar)
 * 22: Sukkot (begins at sunset, Judaism)
 * 23: September Equinox (at 03:09 UTC)
 * 23: Celebrate Bisexuality Day
 * 23: National Day (Saudi Arabia)
 * 24: Independence Day (Guinea-Bissau)
 * 24: Heritage Day (South Africa)
 * 24: Republic Day (Trinidad and Tobago)
 * 24: Mahidol Day (Thailand)
 * 26: Dominion Day (New Zealand)
 * 26: European Day of Languages
 * 27: World Tourism Day
 * 27: Meskel (Ethiopia, Eritrea)
 * 27: French Community Holiday (Belgium)
 * 28: World Rabies Day
 * 28: Teachers' Day (Taiwan)
 * 28: Czech Statehood Day (Czech Republic)
 * 29: Inventors' Day (Argentina)
 * 29: Hoshana Rabbah (Judaism)
 * 29: Shemini Atzeret begins at sunset (Judaism)
 * 29: Michaelmas (Christianity)
 * 30: International Translation Day
 * 30: Agricultural Reform Day (São Tomé and Príncipe)
 * 30: Independence Day (Botswana)
 * 30: Hoshana Rabbah (Simchat Torah)

October 2010

 * 1: International Day of Older Persons

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