Portal:Current events/2017 September 2

September 2, 2017 (Saturday)

Armed attacks and conflicts

Iraqi Civil War
- Seven people are killed and 13 are injured after suicide bombers hit a state-run power station near the northern city of Samarra, Iraq. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility for the attack. (Reuters)

Business and economy

Trump Tower wiretapping allegations
- Both the FBI and NSD declare that they possess no records indicating that Trump Tower in New York City, New York was wiretapped earlier in March. (CNN)

Disasters and accidents

2017 disasters in Kenya
- Seven schoolgirls are killed and ten hospitalised after a fire at the Moi Girls School in Nairobi, Kenya. (Reuters)

International relations

Timor Gap
- Australia and East Timor settle a dispute between the two countries in the Timor Sea. (ABC.net.au)

Law and crime