September 4, 2011 (Sunday)
Armed conflict and attacks
- At least 24 people are killed in violence across Syria. (The Times of India)
Disasters
- Tropical Storm Lee makes landfall near the US city of Lafayette, Louisiana, with the Gulf Coast hit by tornados. (Reuters)
- Wildfires continue to burn in the US state of Texas, destroying tens of thousands of acres of land. (The Statesman)
Politics and elections
- Voters in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern go to the polls for a state election with the Social Democrats and Greens performing well and the Christian Democrats and Free Democrats performing poorly. (PA via Google News)
Sport
- Sonya Thomas wins the United States Chicken Wing Eating Championship by consuming 183 Buffalo wings in twelve minutes. (Buffalo News)
- 2011 World Championships in Athletics:
- The United States tops the medal count at the World Championships. (Yonhap News)
- The Jamaican 4x100-meter relay team of Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake and Usain Bolt sets a new world record. (Yonhap)
Science
- The Emperor penguin who was washed up on a New Zealand beach in June is released back into the Southern Ocean. (BBC) (New Zealand Herald)