September 1, 2011,
September 1, 2011,
September 2, 2011, Release of Apollo 18
September 2, 2011, Release of Shark Night 3D
September 2, 2011,
September 3, 2011,
September 3, 2011,
September 4, 2011,
September 4, 2011,
September 4, 2011,
September 4, 2011, Tropical Storm Lee makes landfall near the the US city of Lafayette, Louisiana, with the Gulf Coast hit by tornados. (Reuters)
September 4, 2011, Wildfires continue to burn in the US state of Texas, destroying tens of thousands of acres of land. (The Statesman)
September 4, 2011, The Emperor penguin who was washed up on a New Zealand beach in June is released back into the Southern Ocean. (BBC)
September 5, 2011, Release of Dev Album The Night the Sun came Up
September 5, 2011,
September 5, 2011, A convoy of troops loyal to former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi crosses the border with Niger arriving in Agadez. (Associated Press)
September 5, 2011, The President of the United States Barack Obama kicks off his re-election campaign with an appearance at the AFL-CIO Labor Day parade in the city of Detroit, Michigan. (Washington Times)
September 6, 2011, Release of Dead Island
September 6, 2011, Release of Driver: San Francisco
September 6, 2011, Release of Resistance 3
September 6, 2011,
September 6, 2011,English musician PJ Harvey wins her second Mercury Prize for best album from the United Kingdom and Ireland for her album Let England Shake. (New York Times)
September 6, 2011, A wildfire destroys at least 118,500 acres and destroys over 700 homes in Central Texas since Saturday with two deaths. (CNN)
September 6, 2011, The Swiss National Bank introduces a minimum exchange rate of 1.20 CHF/EUR to prevent the overvaluation of the Swiss franc. (BBC)
September 6, 2011, A mass shooting at an International House of Pancakes restaurant in Carson City, Nevada (U.S.A.) leaves four dead, including the shooter, and six wounded. (AP)
September 7, 2011, ICM Registry – the company that sponsors the .xxx Internet top-level domain for adult entertainment, planned for launch in 2012 – is giving organisations and people in the public eye the opportunity to block their names from being used by websites with the suffix. (BBC)
September 7, 2011, The Swedish car maker Saab Automobile files for bankruptcy in a self-managed reconstruction process. (AP via Forbes)
September 7, 2011, A Yak Service Yak-42 carrying the KHL hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl crashes near Yaroslavl, Russia, killing 36. (AP via WXYZ-TV)
September 7, 2011, Tropical Storm Lee remnants in the northeastern United States:
-Ten thousand people are ordered to evacuate in Broome County in the US state of New York due to flooding of the Chenango River and the Susquehanna River. (Press Connects)
-Flash flood warnings are issued in Washington DC, Virginia and Maryland. (Washington Post)
September 7, 2011, Republican Party candidates in the 2012 US presidential election hold a debate in California's Simi Valley. (AP)
September 8, 2011, United States counterterrorism officials investigate reports of a potential terrorist threat against either New York City or Washington DC, linked to the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks on Sunday. (New York Times)
September 8, 2011, 2011 Northeastern United States floods following Tropical Storm Lee: The National Weather Service issues flash flooding warnings for the states of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Maryland and Virginia.(AFP via Sydney Morning Herald)
September 8, 2011, President of the United States Barack Obama delivers a speech to a joint session of both houses of Congress, putting forward a new job-creation plan entailing major spending initiatives and tax cuts. (Voice of America)
September 8, 2011, In American football, the 2011 NFL season begins, with the Green Bay Packers playing the New Orleans Saints at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin with the Packers winning a shootout 42-34. (Reuters)
September 9, 2011, Release of Bucky Larson: Born to be a star
September 9, 2011, Release of Contagion
September 9, 2011, Release of Warrior
September 9, 2011,
September 9, 2011, 2011 Yemeni uprising Over a million protest against Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in one of the Yemeni opposition's largest protests.(CNN)
September 9, 2011, 2011 Syrian uprising:
Syrians engage in mass Friday protests against the Syrian government and call on the international community for assistance against President Bashar al-Assad's regime. (Al Jazeera)
September 9, 2011, Australopithecus sediba skeletons found at the Cradle of Humankind site in South Africa are dated at 2 million years old, suggesting that the hominid species could be a missing link between apes and humans. (The Australian)
September 9, 2011, In rugby union, the 2011 Rugby World Cup begins in New Zealand, with New Zealand (the All Blacks) playing Tonga (the Sea Eagles) in Auckland. (The Telegraph)
September 10, 2011,
September 10, 2011,
September 10, 2011,
September 10, 2011, U.S. President Barack Obama declares a state of emergency in the state of Texas, amid wildfires that have already destroyed at least 1,300 homes. (CNN)
September 10, 2011, G8 nations pledge at least $40 billion to help Arab countries reconstruct and implement democracy following the turmoil of the Arab Spring. (BBC)
September 10, 2011, Post-Mubarak transition in Egypt:Protesters storm the Israeli embassy in Cairo, forcing the Israeli ambassador to Egypt to flee. (Sydney Morning Herald)
-The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, the ruling military junta of Egypt, declares a national state of emergency. (Businessweek.com)
September 10, 2011, In boxing, Vitali Klitschko defeats Tomasz Adamek by technical knockout to retain the WBC Heavyweight Championship of the World in Wrocław, Poland. (Taipei Times)
September 11, 2011, Tenth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks: Memorial ceremonies are held worldwide to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the attacks. (Yahoo News via AP)
-Memorial Plaza, located on the site of the former World Trade Center, opens in New York City. (Daily Sundial)
September 11, 2011,The EU Council votes to extend the copyright on sound recordings from 50 to 70 years. (BBC)
September 12, 2011, Release of Primus Album Green Naugahyde
September 12, 2011, Release of NHL 12
September 12, 2011, Leila Lopes of Angola is named Miss Universe 2011. (LA Late)
September 12, 2011, Stocks on Asian markets fall sharply due to renewed concerns over the Eurozone debt crisis. (Market Watch)
September 12, 2011, An explosion occurs at the Marcoule nuclear power plant in southern France, killing one person and injuring four. (BBC)
September 12, 2011, Bernard Hogan-Howe is named as the new Commissioner of London's Metropolitan Police. (BBC)
September 12, 2011, In tennis, Novak Djokovic of Serbia wins the Men's Singles at the 2011 US Open defeating Rafael Nadal of Spain 6-2, 6-4, 6-7 (3-7), 6-1. (New York Times)
September 13, 2011, Series Premiere of Ringer
September 13, 2011, Release of Anthrax Album Worship Music
September 13, 2011, Release of Bush album The Sea of Memories
September 13, 2011, Release of Alice Cooper album Welcome to my Nightmare
September 13, 2011, Release of Staind album Staind
September 13, 2011, Release of Dream Theater album
September 13, 2011, 5.3 million people have been displaced and 1.2 million homes affected, as well as 1.7 million acres of fertile land inundated, in the wake of the monsoonal 2011 Sindh floods in Pakistan. The death toll from the flooding currently stands at 270. (Express Tribune)
September 13, 2011, Voters in New York's 9th congressional district go to the polls for a special election to replace former member of the United States House of Representatives Anthony Weiner with a tight race expected between Democrat David Weprin and Republican Bob Turner. (New York Times)
September 14, 2011, Series Premiere of Up All Night
September 14, 2011, Series Premiere of Free Agents
September 14, 2011, NASA announces plans for a Space Launch System to replace the Space Shuttle program with the first flight tentatively scheduled for 2017. (New York Times)
September 14, 2011, Archaeologists in the US state of Maryland claim to have found a fort in the Zekiah Swamp in Charles County built to protect the "friendly" Piscataway Indians in 1680. (Baltimore Sun)
September 14, 2011, Robert Zoellick, the President of the World Bank, claims that the world economy has entered the "danger zone", with the United States, European Union and Japan having to make tough decisions. (Reuters)
September 14, 2011, Japanese automaker Toyota resumes full production at its North American plants, having finally overcome parts shortages caused by the March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. (Bloomberg via Japan Times)
September 14, 2011, Switzerland's UBS reports that it has lost US$2 billion on unauthorised deals by Kweku Adoboli, one of its London-based traders. (Reuters)
September 14, 2011, Stock markets in the United States and Europe rally after major banks, including the European Central Bank and the United States Federal Reserve, initiate a plan to help end the European sovereign debt crisis. (CNN)
September 14, 2011, Rescue efforts continue to release four miners trapped 90m (295ft) underground following an explosion at Gleision Colliery near Cilybebyll, Pontardawe in the Swansea Valley, Wales, on Thursday morning. (BBC)
September 14, 2011, Earthquakes hit off the coasts of Vancouver Island, Cuba, Japan, and New Zealand's north island. (MSNBC)
September 14, 2011, Hurricane Maria passes Bermuda on its way to Newfoundland off the coast of Canada. (National Hurricane Centre)
September 14, 2011, The Norwegian cruise ship Nordlys catches fire off Ålesund. Two people are killed and twelve are injured. BBC
September 14, 2011, UNICEF releases a child mortality report indicating that the number of children dying under the age of five has fallen from more than 12 million in 1990 to 7.6 million in 2010. (UNICEF)
September 14, 2011, The United States designates the Indian Mujahideen as a terrorist organisation. (Indian Express)
September 14, 2011, Figures from the United Kingdom's Ministry of Justice indicate that three quarters of those charged with offences relating to the riots which occurred in August had previous criminal convictions. One quarter had committed more than ten previous offences. (BBC)
September 15, 2011, Season Premiere of The Vampire Diaries
September 15, 2011, Series Premiere Secret Circle
September 15, 2011, Scientists at NASA announce the Kepler mission's discovery of a planet orbiting two suns. This is the first unambiguous detection of a circumbinary planet, i.e., a planet that orbits two stars instead of one. (BBC)
September 15, 2011,
September 15, 2011, 2011 Reno Air Races crash: At least 5 people are killed and at least 50 injured when a P-51D Mustang airplane crashes into the crowd at the annual Reno Air Races in Reno, Nevada, in the United States. (MSNBC)
September 15, 2011, Figures from the United Kingdom's Ministry of Justice indicate that three quarters of those charged with offences relating to the riots which occurred in August had previous criminal convictions. One quarter had committed more than ten previous offences. (BBC)
September 16, 2011, Hurricane Maria hits the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador as a Category 1 hurricane. (National Hurricane Centre)
September 16, 2011, Four trapped coal miners are confirmed dead following a mining accident at the Gleision Colliery in South Wales. (BBC)
September 16, 2011, The first security camera pictures are released of Anders Behring Breivik, the perpetrator of the 2011 Norway attacks. (MSNBC)
September 16, 2011, UBS trader Kweku Adoboli is charged with fraud and false accounting. (BBC)
September 16, 2011, Ecofin ministers agree on a bill on financial governance in Europe, aiming to prevent future economic crises. (Wall Street Journal)
September 16, 2011, Mahmoud Abbas, the President of the Palestinian National Authority, says he will push for full United Nations membership as a nation state for the Palestinian National Authority at the Sept. 23 UN General Assembly meeting. (CNN)
September 17, 2011, A North American T-28 Trojan crashes at an air show at the Eastern WV Regional Airport near Martinsburg, West Virginia, killing the pilot. (The Journal of Martinsburg)
September 17, 2011, The US National Transportation Safety Board begins its investigation into Friday's Reno air crash, which killed at least three people and injured dozens. (BBC)
September 17, 2011, A strong 6.6 magnitude earthquake and a series of aftershocks occur off the coast of Honshu in Japan. (AFP via Hindustan Times)
September 17, 2011, Hundreds of United States citizens rally to peacefully occupy Wall Street, demonstrating against corporate dominance and perceived tax evasion by the super-rich. The movement is reportedly inspired by the periodic protests tactic of the Arab Spring. (Al-Jazeera)
September 18, 2011,
September 18, 2011, A magnitude 6.9 earthquake occurs in northwestern Sikkim, northern India, causing shaking in parts of India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Tibet Autonomous Region. At least nineteen deaths are reported. (Times of India)
September 18, 2011,
September 18, 2011, The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards for television programs broadcast in the United States are held in Los Angeles with Mad Men winning the outstanding drama series and Modern Family winning the Outstanding Comedy. (The Guardian)
September 18, 2011, Former head of the International Monetary Fund Dominique Strauss-Kahn gives his first television interview on the French television network TF1 since rape charges against him were dropped in New York City. (BBC)
September 18, 2011, In golf, Lexi Thompson of the United States becomes the youngest player to win a LPGA event winning the Navistar LPGA Classic at age 16. (USA Today)
September 19, 2011, Series Premiere of 2 Broke Girls
September 19, 2011,
September 19, 2011,
September 19, 2011,The Montreal band Arcade Fire wins the 2011 Polaris Music Prize for best Canadian album for The Suburbs. (Canadian Press via Winnipeg Free Press)
September 19, 2011, Standard & Poor’s lowers Italy's credit rating due to concerns about its high level of debt and the stability of its government. (Bloomberg)
September 19, 2011, An earthquake of approximately 5.8 magnitude, two lesser related quakes, and an accompanying series of landslides kill at least three people in a municipality 32 miles south of Guatemala City, Guatemala. (Huffington Post)
September 19, 2011, The President of the United States, Barack Obama, outlines a plan to cut US deficits by $3 trillion over 10 years, with half of the reductions coming from tax increases. (The Guardian)
September 19, 2011,In baseball, Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees sets a record in Major League Baseball for career saves. (AP via Taiwan News)
September 20, 2011, Series Premiere of New Girl
September 20, 2011, Series Premiere of Unforgettable
September 20, 2011, Release of Gears of War 3
September 20, 2011,
September 20, 2011,
September 20, 2011,
September 20, 2011,
September 20, 2011,
September 20, 2011,
September 20, 2011,
September 20, 2011, IMF Warns Of Double-Dip Recession Risk. (Sky News)
September 20, 2011, The African Union officially recognises the National Transitional Council as Libya's legitimate leadership. (AFP via Google)
September 20, 2011, A Norwegian judge orders Anders Behring Breivik, the perpetrator of the 2011 Norway attacks, to be kept in solitary confinement for four more weeks. (CNN)
September 20, 2011, The United States military officially ends its policy of Don't ask, don't tell, allowing gay and lesbian personnel to publicly declare their sexual orientation. (New York Times)
September 21, 2011, Series Premiere of Revenge
September 21, 2011,
September 21, 2011,
September 21, 2011, Two American "hikers," Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, are set free on bail by Iran as a humanitarian gesture, after being detained in prison for over two years under allegations of espionage. (Chron)
September 21, 2011, US rock band R.E.M. announce they are splitting up. (The Telegraph)
September 21, 2011,
September 21, 2011, Google+, the social network service developed by search engine giant Google, is released to the general public. (Wall Street Journal via The Australian)
September 21, 2011, Typhoon Roke bears down on northeastern Japan, with four people reported dead due to flooding. (Chicago Sun Times)
September 21, 2011, The governments of North Korea and South Korea meet but fail to reach an agreement on the resumption of Six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons program. (AP via Fox News)
September 22, 2011, Series Premiere of Person of Interest
September 22, 2011, Series Premiere of Charlie's Angels
September 22, 2011, Season Premiere of The Goodwife
September 22, 2011, CERN researchers affiliated with the OPERA Experiment report experimental results that appear to show neutrinos exceeding the speed of light. (BBC)
September 22, 2011, World stock markets plunge amid growing global fears of recession. (Sky News)
September 22, 2011, The United States and European nations walk out of the General Assembly of the United Nations during an accusatory speech by the President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. (AFP via The Australian)
September 22, 2011,
September 22, 2011, Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg makes major changes to the social networking website, updating its profile page, adding an app store, and amending its news feed with a "timeline" feature. (CNN)
September 22, 2011, Typhoon Roke passes through the Japanese island of Honshu, causing 13 deaths, and arrives in Hokkaido. (AP via ABC News America)
September 22, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI commences a state visit to Germany. (The Telegraph)
September 23, 2011, Release of Moneyball
September 23, 2011, Release of Killer Elite
September 23, 2011, Release of Driver
September 23, 2011, Release of Straw Dogs
September 23, 2011, Release of I Don't know how she does it
September 23, 2011, Release of Puncture
September 23, 2011, Release of Dolphin Tale
September 23, 2011, Release of Abduction
September 23, 2011, Season 4 Premiere of Fringe: Neither Here nor There
September 23, 2011, Season 7 Premiere of Supernatural: Meet the New Boss
September 23, 2011, Series Premiere of Prime Suspects
September 23, 2011, Series Premiere of A Gifted Man
September 23, 2011, Global stock markets fall for a second day amid fears of a deepening economic crisis. (Sydney Morning Herald)
September 23, 2011, During the opening of the General Assembly of the United Nations, the President of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, makes a bid for UN recognition in a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state. He proposes locating the new state in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, and having East Jerusalem as its capital. (Washington Post)
September 23, 2011, The United States House of Representatives passes a resolution providing funding for the Government through to November 18, but the Senate vows to reject it, making a Government shutdown from October 1 possible. (Washington Post)
September 23, 2011, The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite is expected to fall from orbit sometime this evening Greenwich Mean Time. (BBC)
September 24, 2011, The decommissioned NASA Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite re-enters Earth's atmosphere without incident, after more than 20 years in orbit. (Washington Post)
September 24, 2011, Herman Cain wins a Florida straw poll for the 2012 Republican presidential primaries. (CNN)
September 25, 2011, Series Premiere of Pan Am
September 26, 2011, Series Premiere of Terra Nova
September 26, 2011, Series Premiere of Hart of Dixie
September 26, 2011, Some of the Dead Sea Scrolls are published online in a joint project between Israel's national museum and Google. (AP)
September 26, 2011, Asian and European stock markets open lower in response to the ongoing sovereign debt crisis in Europe. (BusinessWeek)
September 26, 2011, US actor Charlie Sheen settles his lawsuit with Warner Brothers and Two and a Half Men creator Chuck Lorre. (Hollywood Reporter)
September 26, 2011, The United States Senate reaches a temporary deal to avoid a government shutdown. (The Globe and Mail)
September 27, 2011, Season Premiere of The Desperate Housewives
September 27, 2011, The trial of Dr Conrad Murray for manslaughter in connection to the death of American singer Michael Jackson begins in California. (ABC News America)
September 28, 2011, Series Premiere of Subguratory
September 28, 2011, The first Boeing 787 Dreamliner arrives in Tokyo, Japan, to commence service with All Nippon Airways. (AFP via Sydney Morning Herald)
September 28, 2011,
September 28, 2011,
September 28, 2011,
September 28, 2011, The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention links an outbreak of listeriosis that has caused 13 deaths and 72 illnesses in 18 states to infected cantaloupes from Colorado. (CNN)
September 28, 2011, The FBI arrests Rezwan Ferdaus, a 26-year-old American citizen, for plotting to fly remotely-controlled planes filled with explosives into The Pentagon and the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. (BBC)
September 28, 2011, The People's Republic of China successfully launches the Tiangong 1 space laboratory, the country's first space station module, from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu Province. (China Daily)
September 29, 2011, Series Premiere of How to Be a Gentlemen
September 29, 2011,
September 29, 2011,
September 30, 2011, Release of Dream House
September 30, 2011, Release of Whats Your Number?
September 30, 2011, Supernatural S7 Ep2: Hello Cruel World
September 30, 2011,
September 30, 2011, Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula leader and U.S. citizen Anwar al-Awlaki is reported killed in Yemen. (CNN)
September 1, 2011,
September 2, 2011, Release of Apollo 18
September 2, 2011, Release of Shark Night 3D
September 2, 2011,
September 3, 2011,
September 3, 2011,
September 4, 2011,
September 4, 2011,
September 4, 2011,
September 4, 2011, Tropical Storm Lee makes landfall near the the US city of Lafayette, Louisiana, with the Gulf Coast hit by tornados. (Reuters)
September 4, 2011, Wildfires continue to burn in the US state of Texas, destroying tens of thousands of acres of land. (The Statesman)
September 4, 2011, The Emperor penguin who was washed up on a New Zealand beach in June is released back into the Southern Ocean. (BBC)
September 5, 2011, Release of Dev Album The Night the Sun came Up
September 5, 2011,
September 5, 2011, A convoy of troops loyal to former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi crosses the border with Niger arriving in Agadez. (Associated Press)
September 5, 2011, The President of the United States Barack Obama kicks off his re-election campaign with an appearance at the AFL-CIO Labor Day parade in the city of Detroit, Michigan. (Washington Times)
September 6, 2011, Release of Dead Island
September 6, 2011, Release of Driver: San Francisco
September 6, 2011, Release of Resistance 3
September 6, 2011,
September 6, 2011,English musician PJ Harvey wins her second Mercury Prize for best album from the United Kingdom and Ireland for her album Let England Shake. (New York Times)
September 6, 2011, A wildfire destroys at least 118,500 acres and destroys over 700 homes in Central Texas since Saturday with two deaths. (CNN)
September 6, 2011, The Swiss National Bank introduces a minimum exchange rate of 1.20 CHF/EUR to prevent the overvaluation of the Swiss franc. (BBC)
September 6, 2011, A mass shooting at an International House of Pancakes restaurant in Carson City, Nevada (U.S.A.) leaves four dead, including the shooter, and six wounded. (AP)
September 7, 2011, ICM Registry – the company that sponsors the .xxx Internet top-level domain for adult entertainment, planned for launch in 2012 – is giving organisations and people in the public eye the opportunity to block their names from being used by websites with the suffix. (BBC)
September 7, 2011, The Swedish car maker Saab Automobile files for bankruptcy in a self-managed reconstruction process. (AP via Forbes)
September 7, 2011, A Yak Service Yak-42 carrying the KHL hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl crashes near Yaroslavl, Russia, killing 36. (AP via WXYZ-TV)
September 7, 2011, Tropical Storm Lee remnants in the northeastern United States:
-Ten thousand people are ordered to evacuate in Broome County in the US state of New York due to flooding of the Chenango River and the Susquehanna River. (Press Connects)
-Flash flood warnings are issued in Washington DC, Virginia and Maryland. (Washington Post)
September 7, 2011, Republican Party candidates in the 2012 US presidential election hold a debate in California's Simi Valley. (AP)
September 8, 2011, United States counterterrorism officials investigate reports of a potential terrorist threat against either New York City or Washington DC, linked to the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks on Sunday. (New York Times)
September 8, 2011, 2011 Northeastern United States floods following Tropical Storm Lee: The National Weather Service issues flash flooding warnings for the states of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Maryland and Virginia.(AFP via Sydney Morning Herald)
September 8, 2011, President of the United States Barack Obama delivers a speech to a joint session of both houses of Congress, putting forward a new job-creation plan entailing major spending initiatives and tax cuts. (Voice of America)
September 8, 2011, In American football, the 2011 NFL season begins, with the Green Bay Packers playing the New Orleans Saints at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin with the Packers winning a shootout 42-34. (Reuters)
September 9, 2011, Release of Bucky Larson: Born to be a star
September 9, 2011, Release of Contagion
September 9, 2011, Release of Warrior
September 9, 2011,
September 9, 2011, 2011 Yemeni uprising Over a million protest against Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in one of the Yemeni opposition's largest protests.(CNN)
September 9, 2011, 2011 Syrian uprising:
Syrians engage in mass Friday protests against the Syrian government and call on the international community for assistance against President Bashar al-Assad's regime. (Al Jazeera)
September 9, 2011, Australopithecus sediba skeletons found at the Cradle of Humankind site in South Africa are dated at 2 million years old, suggesting that the hominid species could be a missing link between apes and humans. (The Australian)
September 9, 2011, In rugby union, the 2011 Rugby World Cup begins in New Zealand, with New Zealand (the All Blacks) playing Tonga (the Sea Eagles) in Auckland. (The Telegraph)
September 10, 2011,
September 10, 2011,
September 10, 2011,
September 10, 2011, U.S. President Barack Obama declares a state of emergency in the state of Texas, amid wildfires that have already destroyed at least 1,300 homes. (CNN)
September 10, 2011, G8 nations pledge at least $40 billion to help Arab countries reconstruct and implement democracy following the turmoil of the Arab Spring. (BBC)
September 10, 2011, Post-Mubarak transition in Egypt:Protesters storm the Israeli embassy in Cairo, forcing the Israeli ambassador to Egypt to flee. (Sydney Morning Herald)
-The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, the ruling military junta of Egypt, declares a national state of emergency. (Businessweek.com)
September 10, 2011, In boxing, Vitali Klitschko defeats Tomasz Adamek by technical knockout to retain the WBC Heavyweight Championship of the World in Wrocław, Poland. (Taipei Times)
September 11, 2011, Tenth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks: Memorial ceremonies are held worldwide to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the attacks. (Yahoo News via AP)
-Memorial Plaza, located on the site of the former World Trade Center, opens in New York City. (Daily Sundial)
September 11, 2011,The EU Council votes to extend the copyright on sound recordings from 50 to 70 years. (BBC)
September 12, 2011, Release of Primus Album Green Naugahyde
September 12, 2011, Release of NHL 12
September 12, 2011, Leila Lopes of Angola is named Miss Universe 2011. (LA Late)
September 12, 2011, Stocks on Asian markets fall sharply due to renewed concerns over the Eurozone debt crisis. (Market Watch)
September 12, 2011, An explosion occurs at the Marcoule nuclear power plant in southern France, killing one person and injuring four. (BBC)
September 12, 2011, Bernard Hogan-Howe is named as the new Commissioner of London's Metropolitan Police. (BBC)
September 12, 2011, In tennis, Novak Djokovic of Serbia wins the Men's Singles at the 2011 US Open defeating Rafael Nadal of Spain 6-2, 6-4, 6-7 (3-7), 6-1. (New York Times)
September 13, 2011, Series Premiere of Ringer
September 13, 2011, Release of Anthrax Album Worship Music
September 13, 2011, Release of Bush album The Sea of Memories
September 13, 2011, Release of Alice Cooper album Welcome to my Nightmare
September 13, 2011, Release of Staind album Staind
September 13, 2011, Release of Dream Theater album
September 13, 2011, 5.3 million people have been displaced and 1.2 million homes affected, as well as 1.7 million acres of fertile land inundated, in the wake of the monsoonal 2011 Sindh floods in Pakistan. The death toll from the flooding currently stands at 270. (Express Tribune)
September 13, 2011, Voters in New York's 9th congressional district go to the polls for a special election to replace former member of the United States House of Representatives Anthony Weiner with a tight race expected between Democrat David Weprin and Republican Bob Turner. (New York Times)
September 14, 2011, Series Premiere of Up All Night
September 14, 2011, Series Premiere of Free Agents
September 14, 2011, NASA announces plans for a Space Launch System to replace the Space Shuttle program with the first flight tentatively scheduled for 2017. (New York Times)
September 14, 2011, Archaeologists in the US state of Maryland claim to have found a fort in the Zekiah Swamp in Charles County built to protect the "friendly" Piscataway Indians in 1680. (Baltimore Sun)
September 14, 2011, Robert Zoellick, the President of the World Bank, claims that the world economy has entered the "danger zone", with the United States, European Union and Japan having to make tough decisions. (Reuters)
September 14, 2011, Japanese automaker Toyota resumes full production at its North American plants, having finally overcome parts shortages caused by the March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. (Bloomberg via Japan Times)
September 14, 2011, Switzerland's UBS reports that it has lost US$2 billion on unauthorised deals by Kweku Adoboli, one of its London-based traders. (Reuters)
September 14, 2011, Stock markets in the United States and Europe rally after major banks, including the European Central Bank and the United States Federal Reserve, initiate a plan to help end the European sovereign debt crisis. (CNN)
September 14, 2011, Rescue efforts continue to release four miners trapped 90m (295ft) underground following an explosion at Gleision Colliery near Cilybebyll, Pontardawe in the Swansea Valley, Wales, on Thursday morning. (BBC)
September 14, 2011, Earthquakes hit off the coasts of Vancouver Island, Cuba, Japan, and New Zealand's north island. (MSNBC)
September 14, 2011, Hurricane Maria passes Bermuda on its way to Newfoundland off the coast of Canada. (National Hurricane Centre)
September 14, 2011, The Norwegian cruise ship Nordlys catches fire off Ålesund. Two people are killed and twelve are injured. BBC
September 14, 2011, UNICEF releases a child mortality report indicating that the number of children dying under the age of five has fallen from more than 12 million in 1990 to 7.6 million in 2010. (UNICEF)
September 14, 2011, The United States designates the Indian Mujahideen as a terrorist organisation. (Indian Express)
September 14, 2011, Figures from the United Kingdom's Ministry of Justice indicate that three quarters of those charged with offences relating to the riots which occurred in August had previous criminal convictions. One quarter had committed more than ten previous offences. (BBC)
September 15, 2011, Season Premiere of The Vampire Diaries
September 15, 2011, Series Premiere Secret Circle
September 15, 2011, Scientists at NASA announce the Kepler mission's discovery of a planet orbiting two suns. This is the first unambiguous detection of a circumbinary planet, i.e., a planet that orbits two stars instead of one. (BBC)
September 15, 2011,
September 15, 2011, 2011 Reno Air Races crash: At least 5 people are killed and at least 50 injured when a P-51D Mustang airplane crashes into the crowd at the annual Reno Air Races in Reno, Nevada, in the United States. (MSNBC)
September 15, 2011, Figures from the United Kingdom's Ministry of Justice indicate that three quarters of those charged with offences relating to the riots which occurred in August had previous criminal convictions. One quarter had committed more than ten previous offences. (BBC)
September 16, 2011, Hurricane Maria hits the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador as a Category 1 hurricane. (National Hurricane Centre)
September 16, 2011, Four trapped coal miners are confirmed dead following a mining accident at the Gleision Colliery in South Wales. (BBC)
September 16, 2011, The first security camera pictures are released of Anders Behring Breivik, the perpetrator of the 2011 Norway attacks. (MSNBC)
September 16, 2011, UBS trader Kweku Adoboli is charged with fraud and false accounting. (BBC)
September 16, 2011, Ecofin ministers agree on a bill on financial governance in Europe, aiming to prevent future economic crises. (Wall Street Journal)
September 16, 2011, Mahmoud Abbas, the President of the Palestinian National Authority, says he will push for full United Nations membership as a nation state for the Palestinian National Authority at the Sept. 23 UN General Assembly meeting. (CNN)
September 17, 2011, A North American T-28 Trojan crashes at an air show at the Eastern WV Regional Airport near Martinsburg, West Virginia, killing the pilot. (The Journal of Martinsburg)
September 17, 2011, The US National Transportation Safety Board begins its investigation into Friday's Reno air crash, which killed at least three people and injured dozens. (BBC)
September 17, 2011, A strong 6.6 magnitude earthquake and a series of aftershocks occur off the coast of Honshu in Japan. (AFP via Hindustan Times)
September 17, 2011, Hundreds of United States citizens rally to peacefully occupy Wall Street, demonstrating against corporate dominance and perceived tax evasion by the super-rich. The movement is reportedly inspired by the periodic protests tactic of the Arab Spring. (Al-Jazeera)
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September 18, 2011, A magnitude 6.9 earthquake occurs in northwestern Sikkim, northern India, causing shaking in parts of India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Tibet Autonomous Region. At least nineteen deaths are reported. (Times of India)
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September 18, 2011, The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards for television programs broadcast in the United States are held in Los Angeles with Mad Men winning the outstanding drama series and Modern Family winning the Outstanding Comedy. (The Guardian)
September 18, 2011, Former head of the International Monetary Fund Dominique Strauss-Kahn gives his first television interview on the French television network TF1 since rape charges against him were dropped in New York City. (BBC)
September 18, 2011, In golf, Lexi Thompson of the United States becomes the youngest player to win a LPGA event winning the Navistar LPGA Classic at age 16. (USA Today)
September 19, 2011, Series Premiere of 2 Broke Girls
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September 19, 2011,The Montreal band Arcade Fire wins the 2011 Polaris Music Prize for best Canadian album for The Suburbs. (Canadian Press via Winnipeg Free Press)
September 19, 2011, Standard & Poor’s lowers Italy's credit rating due to concerns about its high level of debt and the stability of its government. (Bloomberg)
September 19, 2011, An earthquake of approximately 5.8 magnitude, two lesser related quakes, and an accompanying series of landslides kill at least three people in a municipality 32 miles south of Guatemala City, Guatemala. (Huffington Post)
September 19, 2011, The President of the United States, Barack Obama, outlines a plan to cut US deficits by $3 trillion over 10 years, with half of the reductions coming from tax increases. (The Guardian)
September 19, 2011,In baseball, Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees sets a record in Major League Baseball for career saves. (AP via Taiwan News)
September 20, 2011, Series Premiere of New Girl
September 20, 2011, Series Premiere of Unforgettable
September 20, 2011, Release of Gears of War 3
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September 20, 2011, IMF Warns Of Double-Dip Recession Risk. (Sky News)
September 20, 2011, The African Union officially recognises the National Transitional Council as Libya's legitimate leadership. (AFP via Google)
September 20, 2011, A Norwegian judge orders Anders Behring Breivik, the perpetrator of the 2011 Norway attacks, to be kept in solitary confinement for four more weeks. (CNN)
September 20, 2011, The United States military officially ends its policy of Don't ask, don't tell, allowing gay and lesbian personnel to publicly declare their sexual orientation. (New York Times)
September 21, 2011, Series Premiere of Revenge
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September 21, 2011, Two American "hikers," Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, are set free on bail by Iran as a humanitarian gesture, after being detained in prison for over two years under allegations of espionage. (Chron)
September 21, 2011, US rock band R.E.M. announce they are splitting up. (The Telegraph)
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September 21, 2011, Google+, the social network service developed by search engine giant Google, is released to the general public. (Wall Street Journal via The Australian)
September 21, 2011, Typhoon Roke bears down on northeastern Japan, with four people reported dead due to flooding. (Chicago Sun Times)
September 21, 2011, The governments of North Korea and South Korea meet but fail to reach an agreement on the resumption of Six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons program. (AP via Fox News)
September 22, 2011, Series Premiere of Person of Interest
September 22, 2011, Series Premiere of Charlie's Angels
September 22, 2011, Season Premiere of The Goodwife
September 22, 2011, CERN researchers affiliated with the OPERA Experiment report experimental results that appear to show neutrinos exceeding the speed of light. (BBC)
September 22, 2011, World stock markets plunge amid growing global fears of recession. (Sky News)
September 22, 2011, The United States and European nations walk out of the General Assembly of the United Nations during an accusatory speech by the President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. (AFP via The Australian)
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September 22, 2011, Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg makes major changes to the social networking website, updating its profile page, adding an app store, and amending its news feed with a "timeline" feature. (CNN)
September 22, 2011, Typhoon Roke passes through the Japanese island of Honshu, causing 13 deaths, and arrives in Hokkaido. (AP via ABC News America)
September 22, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI commences a state visit to Germany. (The Telegraph)
September 23, 2011, Release of Moneyball
September 23, 2011, Release of Killer Elite
September 23, 2011, Release of Driver
September 23, 2011, Release of Straw Dogs
September 23, 2011, Release of I Don't know how she does it
September 23, 2011, Release of Puncture
September 23, 2011, Release of Dolphin Tale
September 23, 2011, Release of Abduction
September 23, 2011, Season 4 Premiere of Fringe: Neither Here nor There
September 23, 2011, Season 7 Premiere of Supernatural: Meet the New Boss
September 23, 2011, Series Premiere of Prime Suspects
September 23, 2011, Series Premiere of A Gifted Man
September 23, 2011, Global stock markets fall for a second day amid fears of a deepening economic crisis. (Sydney Morning Herald)
September 23, 2011, During the opening of the General Assembly of the United Nations, the President of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, makes a bid for UN recognition in a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state. He proposes locating the new state in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, and having East Jerusalem as its capital. (Washington Post)
September 23, 2011, The United States House of Representatives passes a resolution providing funding for the Government through to November 18, but the Senate vows to reject it, making a Government shutdown from October 1 possible. (Washington Post)
September 23, 2011, The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite is expected to fall from orbit sometime this evening Greenwich Mean Time. (BBC)
September 24, 2011, The decommissioned NASA Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite re-enters Earth's atmosphere without incident, after more than 20 years in orbit. (Washington Post)
September 24, 2011, Herman Cain wins a Florida straw poll for the 2012 Republican presidential primaries. (CNN)
September 25, 2011, Series Premiere of Pan Am
September 26, 2011, Series Premiere of Terra Nova
September 26, 2011, Series Premiere of Hart of Dixie
September 26, 2011, Some of the Dead Sea Scrolls are published online in a joint project between Israel's national museum and Google. (AP)
September 26, 2011, Asian and European stock markets open lower in response to the ongoing sovereign debt crisis in Europe. (BusinessWeek)
September 26, 2011, US actor Charlie Sheen settles his lawsuit with Warner Brothers and Two and a Half Men creator Chuck Lorre. (Hollywood Reporter)
September 26, 2011, The United States Senate reaches a temporary deal to avoid a government shutdown. (The Globe and Mail)
September 27, 2011, Season Premiere of The Desperate Housewives
September 27, 2011, The trial of Dr Conrad Murray for manslaughter in connection to the death of American singer Michael Jackson begins in California. (ABC News America)
September 28, 2011, Series Premiere of Subguratory
September 28, 2011, The first Boeing 787 Dreamliner arrives in Tokyo, Japan, to commence service with All Nippon Airways. (AFP via Sydney Morning Herald)
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September 28, 2011, The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention links an outbreak of listeriosis that has caused 13 deaths and 72 illnesses in 18 states to infected cantaloupes from Colorado. (CNN)
September 28, 2011, The FBI arrests Rezwan Ferdaus, a 26-year-old American citizen, for plotting to fly remotely-controlled planes filled with explosives into The Pentagon and the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. (BBC)
September 28, 2011, The People's Republic of China successfully launches the Tiangong 1 space laboratory, the country's first space station module, from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu Province. (China Daily)
September 29, 2011, Series Premiere of How to Be a Gentlemen
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September 30, 2011, Release of Dream House
September 30, 2011, Release of Whats Your Number?
September 30, 2011, Supernatural S7 Ep2: Hello Cruel World
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September 30, 2011, Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula leader and U.S. citizen Anwar al-Awlaki is reported killed in Yemen. (CNN)
