September 2, 2016 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Sectarianism in Pakistan
- Islamic militants attack Christian sections of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, leaving 13 dead in the city of Mardan. (CNN)
- Colombian conflict
- The President of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos announces that he will sign the peace deal with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia or FARC on September 26. (AP)
- Moro conflict
- An explosion at a night market in Davao City, Philippines, kills at least 14 people and injures 60. President of the Philippines and former Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte was in the city at the time. Abu Sayyaf have claimed responsibility for the attack. (Reuters) (ABS-CBN) (ABS-CBN)
Business and economics
- Samsung Electronics recalls all Galaxy Note 7 smartphones that have fire-prone batteries, and halts sales in 10 markets. A Samsung official says phones with the problematic battery account for less than 0.1 percent of those sold. (Reuters) (The Verge)
Disasters and accidents
- 2016 Atlantic hurricane season
- Residents of the American state of Florida prepare for the impact of Hurricane Hermine which is expected to make landfall today. A state of emergency has been declared in 51 of the 67 counties in the state. (Reuters/AFP via ABC News Australia)
- Hermine, as a Category 1 storm, kills one person and leaves a quarter-million others without electricity during its trek through Florida. Now a tropical storm over North Carolina, Hermine should re-strengthen when it moves into the Atlantic Ocean tomorrow. Tropical storm warnings and watches are issued from Georgia to Rhode Island. (UPI) (NHC)
Politics and elections
- President Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan dies after 27 years in office. (Reuters via Time) (BBC)