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September 1, 2014
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2014-09-01
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Pakistan unrest
Pakistani
protesters armed with sticks and stones clash with
police
in the centre of
Islamabad
after protests calling for the resignation of
Prime Minister
Nawaz Sharif
turn violent. All schools in the capital have been closed as a result of the clashes.
(Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The
Pakistan Television Corporation
goes off air after protesters storm its headquarters.
(BBC)
2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine
Ukrainian forces battle pro-Russian rebels near
Luhansk International Airport
. The area is encircled by the pro-Russian forces for over 3 weeks.
(BBC)
Valeriy Heletey
,
Ukraine
's Defence Minister, accuses
Russia
of launching a "great war".
(BBC)
Four people are arrested after an attempted bombing in
Manila
's
Ninoy Aquino International Airport
.
(CNN)
Law and crime
A gunman shoots dead two people and injures a third at the
Work and Income
office in
Ashburton, New Zealand
, before fleeing on a bicycle. The town is locked down for seven hours while police search for and apprehend the suspected gunman.
(NZ Herald)
Mohammad Reza Rahimi
, former Iranian
vice president
, is convicted to a prison term for his role in the
2011 embezzlement scandal
.
(Al Jazeera)
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