September 16, 2011 (Friday)
Armed conflict and attacks
- Authorities in South Korea arrest a North Korean citizen for an alleged assassination attempt against Park Sang-hak, a noted defector and activist. (Yonhap)
Disasters
- Hurricane Maria hits the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador as a Category 1 hurricane. (National Hurricane Centre)
- Areas in Delhi, India, are flooded by heavy rain, with record rainfall recorded at Indira Gandhi International Airport. (IBN Live)
- The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Yusuf Raza Gilani, cancels a visit to the United States to address the United Nations General Assembly as a result of the 2011 Sindh floods. (Reuters)
- Four trapped coal miners are confirmed dead following a mining accident at the Gleision Colliery in South Wales. (BBC)
- 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), (AP via Washington Post) [http://www.rgj.com/article/20110917/EVENTS05/110917006/Renown-reports-two-air-race-crash-victims-died-overnight?odyssey=mod