Wikipedia:ITN archives/2010/September
(Archive begins here and is to be continued from here forward).
| ITNs | Days | Continents | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 30 | 6/7 |
- The discovery of Balaur, a new genus of dinosaurs closely related to velociraptor, is announced.[1]
- In the Iraq War, Operation Iraqi Freedom concludes and Operation New Dawn begins; marking the end of foreign combat operations in Iraq.[2]
- A
- Category four hurricane that has already battered the northern Leeward Islands, impacts the East Coast of the United States with mandatory evacuations of 30,000 people in North Carolina.[4]
- Three bombings kill at least 30 people and injure more than 200 others in Lahore.[5]
- A 7.1-magnitude earthquake strikes the South Island of New Zealand, causing widespread damage in Christchurch.[7]
- In one of the longest trials in Portuguese history, six men are convicted on charges stemming from the child sexual abuse at the Casa Pia children's home in Lisbon.[8]
- A bombing at a Shia rally in Quetta, Pakistan, marking Quds Day kills at least 73 people and injures 200 others.[9]
- The Spanish Basque nationalist group ETA announces a ceasefire; the first since a similar 2006 declaration.[10]
- At least 54 people are killed by mudslides cover parts of the Inter-American Highway.[11]
- The
- The Iranian government suspends the sentence of death by stoning for Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani in response to international pressure.[13]
- Gunmen storm a prison in Bauchi, Nigeria, freeing over 700 inmates.[14]
- The Salvatore Giunta (pictured) will be awarded the Medal of Honor, the first living recipient to be so honored since the Vietnam War.[15]
- The American film Somewhere, directed by Sofia Coppola, wins the Golden Lion at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.[16]
- In Turkey to win the 2010 FIBA World Championship.[17]
- Voters in referendum.[19]
- In
- The
- first state visit by a pope to the United Kingdom, amid controversy over Catholic social policies.[22]
- The killing of exiled Pakistani politician Imran Farooq in London provokes violence in his home town of Karachi.[23]
- Researchers announce that the Simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV), closely related to HIV, has evolved at least 32,000 years ago, making it about a hundred times older than previously thought.[24]
- French athlete Philippe Croizon becomes the first quadruple amputee to swim the English Channel, completing the challenge in less than 14 hours.[25]
- In the Alliance wins a plurality, while the Sweden Democrats hold the balance of power.[26]
- In cycling, Vincenzo Nibali from Italy, wins the Vuelta a España.[28]
- In
- Vatican Bank amidst an investigation of alleged money laundering.[30]
- The discovery of period, is announced.[31]
- Alleged al-Qaeda operative Aafia Siddiqui is sentenced by a federal court to 86 years in prison for attempted murder, resulting in protests in Pakistan.[33]
- 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, dies at the age of 73.[34]
- National Assembly.[35]
- President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev dismisses Mayor of Moscow Yury Luzhkov with first Deputy Mayor Vladimir Resin appointed as acting Mayor.[36]
- Kim Jong-il, is made a general of the Korean People's Army and a vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea.[38]
- An
- The 2008–2012 Icelandic financial crisis.[40]
References
- ^ Balaur (dinosaur) (User:Tone)
- ^ Iraq War#2010: Operation New Dawn (User:HJ Mitchell)
- ^ 2010 Bratislava shootings (User:HJ Mitchell)
- ^ Hurricane Earl (2010) (User:Tone)
- ^ September 2010 Lahore bombings (User:Courcelles)
- ^ Typhoon Kompasu (2010) (User:Tariqabjotu)
- ^ 2010 Canterbury earthquake (User:Tariqabjotu)
- ^ Casa Pia child sexual abuse scandal (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ September 2010 Quetta bombing (User:Tariqabjotu)
- ^ ETA#2010 ceasefire (User:HJ Mitchell)
- ^ Tropical Depression Eleven-E (2010) (User:Titoxd)
- ^ Australian federal election, 2010 (User:Courcelles)
- ^ Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani (User:HJ Mitchell)
- ^ Bauchi prison break (User:HJ Mitchell)
- User:Mkativerata) Later removedas it had "no consensus at all".
- ^ 67th Venice International Film Festival (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ 2010 FIBA World Championship Final (User:HJ Mitchell)
- ^ 2010 Tri Nations Series (User:Tone)
- ^ Turkish constitutional referendum, 2010 (User:Tone)
- ^ 2010 US Open (tennis) (User:Tone)
- ^ French ban on full length Islamic veils (User:HJ Mitchell)
- ^ Pope Benedict XVI visit to the United Kingdom (User:Tariqabjotu)
- ^ Imran Farooq (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ Simian immunodeficiency virus (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ Philippe Croizon (User:HJ Mitchell)
- ^ Swedish general election, 2010 (User:HJ Mitchell)
- ^ The King's Speech (film) (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ 2010 Vuelta a España (User:Stephen)
- ^ 2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final (User:Stephen)
- ^ Institute for Works of Religion (User:Mkativerata)
- ^ Kosmoceratops (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ Typhoon Fanapi (2010) (User:Tone)
- ^ Aafia Siddiqui (User:TFOWR)
- ^ Gennady Yanayev (User:HJ Mitchell)
- ^ Venezuelan parliamentary election, 2010 (User:Stephen)
- ^ Yury Luzhkov (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ Tuvaluan general election, 2010 (User:Courcelles)
- ^ Kim Jong-un (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ Ayodhya debate (User:Tinucherian)
- ^ Geir Haarde (User:Titoxd)