Portal:Current events/September 2016

September 2016 was the ninth month of that leap year. The month, which began on a Thursday, ended on a Friday after 30 days.

This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from September 2016.

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  • Fiji authorities detain two opposition party leaders, a prominent trade unionist, and another opposition activist, following their participation in Wednesday's forum on the Pacific island's 2013 constitution. A police spokesperson told the Fiji Times that several people were being questioned about comments made at the forum that, "Could affect the safety and security of all Fijians." (Reuters) (Radio New Zealand)

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  • A local doctor in Belgium grants euthanasia to a terminally-ill minor, marking the first case of such procedure performed since the 2014 removal of age restrictions. (BBC)

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  • Mexican authorities find the bodies of two priests who were kidnapped yesterday in Poza Rica, Veracruz. Authorities find the third abducted person, the driver, alive. (AP)

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  • Marriott International and Starwood Hotels and Resorts merge into one company with Marriott International purchasing Starwood for $13 billion and making Marriott the largest hotel company in the world. (USA Today)

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  • A Muslim preacher from a local mosque shoots and kills Jordanian writer and cartoonist Nahed Hattar in front of a courthouse in the capital Amman. Authorities take the gunman into custody.(CNN)
  • A gunman kills one person and injures three others in Malmö, Sweden. An explosion occurs later. (Express)

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  • A gunman opens fire at a Houston shopping center and injures nine people. Responding police kill the shooter afterwards. (Fox News)

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