Wikinews:2009/August
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August 1 [edit]
- President Obama names 16 recipients of the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom
- American sailor jailed for murder of Japanese taxi driver
- Michigan student and California engineer sue Amazon for remote deletion of 'Nineteen Eighty-Four'
August 2 [edit]
- Food packages to Vestas occupiers cut off
- Body of missing Desert Storm pilot found in Iraq
- Homeless man causes bomb scare at LaGuardia Airport in New York City
- Three American hikers arrested in Iran
August 3 [edit]
- One shop defies court order, one shop returns to work in Dublin Thomas Cook occupation
- Plane carrying sixteen people vanishes over Papua, Indonesia
- Nigerian victory marred by deaths in custody
- England remembers Bobby Robson
- Israel evicts two Palestinian families from their homes
- Dublin travel agents occupy offices against closure
August 4 [edit]
- Thomas Cook occupiers arrested, released; company to return to negotiating table
- Formula One: Renault dismisses Piquet, Schumacher barred from practising
- The Socialist Left Party’s election initiative starts in Norway
- Imprisoned American journalists in North Korea pardoned, to return to US
- New human HIV strain discovered in France
- Melbourne terror raids nab suspects
August 5 [edit]
- Brazilian environmentalists tell residents to urinate in shower to save water
- Canadian theatre producers sentenced for fraud
- South Korean police battle striking workers
- Stage collapse at Canadian "Big Valley Jamboree" kills one, and seriously injures four others
- British constable may be prosecuted for manslaughter
- Four dead, at least 15 injured after gunman opens fire at fitness center in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania
August 6 [edit]
- 2009-10 A-League football: Central Coast Mariners defeat Melbourne Victory in opener
- American film director John Hughes dies at age 59
- Eviction notice served on Vestas occupiers
- Sonia Sotomayor confirmed in US Senate vote
August 7 [edit]
- Police evict Vestas protesters
- Vestas Cowes rooftop occupiers: "Save the environment, scuttle a NIMBY"
- Hurricane Felicia threatens Hawaii
- Eleven drown after Sudanese boat sinks
August 8 [edit]
- Spanish football captain dies at 26
- Small plane and helicopter collide over Hudson River in New York City
- Philippines hit by Typhoon "Kiko" (Morakot), dozens killed
- Drug cartel and police shootouts erupt in Mexico
- Wikinews Shorts: August 8, 2009
August 9 [edit]
- Typhoon prompts massive evacuations in China
- Wikinews Shorts: August 9, 2009
- Police in Salinas, California identify teenage gunshot victim
- No bomb threat, hijacking of plane in China's Xinjiang region according to Afghan officials
- Christian band MercyMe's tour bus in fatal collision with car in Indiana
- Four children among seven killed after police chase ends in crash in US
August 10 [edit]
- British man charged with double murder in Iraq
- No tsunamis after two major earthquakes strike islands near India and Japan
- 600 people missing after typhoon hits Taiwan
- Pilot error blamed for July crash of Aria Air Flight 1525 in Iran
- Al-Jazeera poll shows many Pakistanis identify America as 'biggest' threat
- Wikinews Shorts: August 10, 2009
August 11 [edit]
- Special Olympics founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver dies at age 88
- 24 people rescued from roller coaster at California's Great America theme park
- Michael Schumacher calls off Formula 1 comeback due to injury
- Thieves steal £40 million from London jeweller
- Wikinews Shorts: August 11, 2009
- Alleged rapist files charges against victim in Sweden on HIV infection grounds
- Fifth child dies after police chase that ended in crash in California
August 12 [edit]
- President of Costa Rica contracts H1N1 swine flu
- Remnants of Hurricane Felicia affect Hawaii
- Tourist plane crash in Papua New Guinea leaves thirteen dead
August 13 [edit]
- US 'Big Brother' "live" eviction taped for the first time
- Iranian passenger jet's wheel catches fire
- Golf and rugby set to return to the Olympic Games
- Women’s boxing to be included in the 2012 Olympics for the first time
- Woman found guilty of killing fiancé by drink driving in Bath, England
- American professional wrestler Karl Von Hess dies at the age of 90
- Vestas plant in Newport, England shuts down
- Two roadside bombs kill at least 14 in Afghanistan
- Gas explosion reported in Hammersmith, London
- France and Germany resume growth, exit recession
- India begins shutdowns in Mumbai to limit spread of H1N1 swine flu virus
- Wikinews Shorts: August 13, 2009
- British gemstone expert killed by mob in Voi, Kenya
- Government shuts off water to California farms in controversial effort to help threatened species
- Westchester County, NY to build affordable housing for non-whites
- Number of unemployed in the UK climbs to 2.4 million
August 14 [edit]
- Hurricane Guillermo forms in Pacific Ocean
- Spanish economy contracts 1% in second quarter
- Hong Kong's recession ends, economy grows 3.3%
- Aerosmith cancel remaining tour dates after on stage accident
- Wikinews Shorts: August 14, 2009
- BBC newsreader sacked after conviction for wounding teenager
- Guitarist Les Paul dies at 94
August 15 [edit]
- Venice hotel sells rooms for one cent a night after pricing error
- Cargo ship Arctic Sea may be found
- Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi moves to drop Lockerbie bombing appeal
August 16 [edit]
- Four injured after three earthquakes strike Sumatra, Indonesia
- Tennis: Andy Murray wins Montreal Masters 2009
- Fighter jets collide, crash into houses near Moscow
- UK assumes direct rule over the Turks and Caicos Islands
- Pakistan to Turkey container train service launched
August 17 [edit]
- 12 injured after van carrying church group flips over on Buffalo, NY expressway
- Accident at Russian hydroelectric plant kills ten
- Hurricane Bill gains strength over Atlantic
- Renault F1 team exclusion overturned
- 2009 Shri Shyam Bhajan Hindu religious festival held in Hyderabad
- It's a GLAM wrap: Curators meet collaborators at Canberra conference
- English Wikipedia publishes 3 millionth article
August 18 [edit]
- Suicide bomber kills seven people in Afghan capital
- Neville Chamberlain's War Diaries go on display
- Lockerbie bombing appeal dropped
- Australian receives bravery award for rescues in Indonesian air disaster
- Suspected hijackers of Arctic Sea detained by Russian Navy
- Tennis: Jelena Janković wins 2009 Cincinnati Masters
August 19 [edit]
- Michael Jackson doctor posts message on YouTube
- F1 driver Massa speaks about accident: "I wasn't scared"
- Arrest made over murder of UK gemstone expert in Kenya
- Hurricane Bill now a Category 4 storm
- UK film board rejects Japanese horror 'Grotesque'
- Reality TV star sought after model found dead in California dumpster
August 20 [edit]
- Formula 1 new team USF1 sponsored by YouTube co-founder
- Fern Britton may appear on BBC's Strictly Come Dancing
- Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi released on compassionate grounds
- Six bomb attacks kill 95 in Baghdad
August 21 [edit]
- Michael Jackson's burial postponed
- Convicted murderer Leonard Peltier again denied parole
- Stock markets worldwide rise on hopes of US economic recovery
- Police charge two people for leaking database of BNP members
- Formula 1: Barrichello and Alonso top timesheets at European GP Friday Practice
- Presidential election held in Afghanistan
August 22 [edit]
- State of emergency declared in Greece after heavy forest fires
- New England, Canada brace for Hurricane Bill
- Usain Bolt breaks 200m and 100m sprint records at championships
- Rumours suggest Alonso and Schumacher could move to Ferrari
- Violence in Somalia's capital kills 22 people
August 23 [edit]
- Afghan election rival accuses incumbent Karzai of vote rigging
- Director of design for the 2010 Winter Olympics dies suddenly at 40
- Over 100 Shiite rebels killed in Yemen, government says
- Greece wildfires force thousands to evacuate
- Australian offshore drilling rig leaks oil, could take weeks to plug
August 24 [edit]
- Calvin Harris knocks Michael Jackson off top spot in UK Album Chart
- Coroner says Michael Jackson's death was due to sedative overdose
- Cricket: England regain Ashes in the Oval sunshine
- Two firefighters killed in deadly blaze in Buffalo, New York
- Rubens Barrichello wins 2009 European Grand Prix
- Suspect in model Jasmine Fiore's murder found dead
- Christmas arrives early in Rochdale, Greater Manchester
August 25 [edit]
- Women in South Africa advancing in fields of science and technology
- Tropical Storm Ignacio forms over the Pacific
August 26 [edit]
- Tropical Storm Danny to threaten the U.S. East Coast this weekend
- Afghan president Karzai widens lead in early voting count
- Senator Ted Kennedy dies at age 77
- Pakistan Taliban say Baitullah Mehsud is dead
- White House predicts US debt will double in 10 years
- Wikipedia plans to introduce new editing restrictions on articles
- Obama renominates Bernanke as US central banker
August 27 [edit]
- Cast of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing announced
- Air France passenger jet intercepted by Indian Air Force
- Sergey Mikhalkov, Russian writer, dies at 97
- Police remove valuables from unlocked cars
- Extrasolar planet will most probably fall into its star
August 28 [edit]
August 29 [edit]
- American disc jockey "DJ AM" dies at 36 of suspected drug overdose
- Noel Gallagher quits Oasis
- British Army chief General Sir Richard Dannatt stands down
- Space Shuttle Discovery successfully lifts off on mission STS-128
August 30 [edit]
- British TV and radio presenter Simon Dee dies at age 74
- Dalai Lama begins trip to Taiwan
- Yukio Hatoyama named as Japan's new Prime Minister
- Girl found dead in truck in Northamptonshire, England
- Bodies found in trailer park in Brunswick, Georgia, US
August 31 [edit]
- U.S. General McChrystal submits plan on Afghanistan to President Obama
- Israeli navy fires on Gazan fishing vessels
- Study shows that aspirin might do more harm than good
- Reports suggest probe into Formula One race-fixing allegations
- Former terrorist arrested for 1970s murder of top German prosecutor
- Australian rules football: West Gippsland Latrobe Football League Finals week one results
- Japan blames design, maintenance for explosion on China Airlines jet
- Hurricane Jimena intensifies off Mexican coast
