Portal:Current events/2011 August 27
Armed conflict and attacks
- Dozens of dead bodies are found at the heavy gunfire. (NPR)
Disasters
- Hurricane Irene:
- At least 65 million people on the East Coast of the United States will be in the direct path of Hurricane Irene over the next few days. (News Limited)
- Hurricane Irene makes landfall in the U.S. state of North Carolina near Cape Lookout. (Washington Post) (ABC News)
- At least 4 people die in North Carolina as a result of Hurricane Irene. (CBS News) (CNN)
Politics
- The Jan Lokpal anti-corruption legislation, prompted in part by an ongoing hunger strike by social activist Anna Hazare. (Hindustan Times)
- Voters in presidential election. (Link TV) (AFP via Google News)
- Hundreds of thousands of Canadians attend events and tributes across Canada in honour of Jack Layton, as an unprecedented state funeral is held. (CBC News)
Sport
- In Australian Wallabies defeat the New Zealand All Blacks to win the 2011 Tri Nations Series. (3 News)[permanent dead link]
- In Somerset Sabres by 18 runs in the final. Both teams reached the final after winning a one over eliminator, the first time such decider had been used in the finals of the competition. [1]