September 9, 2011 (Friday)
Politics
- Arab Spring:
- 2011 Yemeni uprising:
- Over a million people protest against Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in one of the Yemeni opposition's largest protests. (CNN)
- 2011 Syrian uprising:
- Syrians engage in mass Friday protests against the Syrian government, calling on the international community for assistance against President Bashar al-Assad's regime. (Al Jazeera)
- About 3,000 Egyptian protesters storm the Israeli embassy in Cairo.(CNN)
- 2011 Yemeni uprising:
Disasters
- A 6.4 magnitude earthquake occurs off the coast of Vancouver Island in Canada's British Columbia province. (Victoria Times Colonist)[permanent dead link]
Science
- 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 transitional fossil between apes and humans. (The Australian)
Sport
- In rugby union, the 2011 Rugby World Cup begins in New Zealand, with New Zealand's All Blacks playing Tonga's Sea Eagles in Auckland. (The Telegraph)