Portal:Current events/2012 September 21

September 21, 2012 (Friday)

International relations

Australia temporarily closes its High Commission in the Pakistani capital Islamabad. It says it fears violent protests aimed at Western countries as a result of recent controversies. (AAP via The Australian)

Politics and elections

Authorities in South Africa issue a warrant for the arrest of Julius Malema on charges of corruption. (BBC)
The Prime Minister of Japan, Yoshihiko Noda, wins a leadership ballot held by the Democratic Party of Japan. (BBC)
Witnesses see Ansar al-Sharia Islamists in Benghazi evacuate their headquarters after demonstrations by thousands of Libyan people. (Jerusalem Post)
Pastafarian "Elder Pastitsios" arrested for blasphemy in Greece.

Arts and culture

During a Green Day performance at Las Vegas' IHeartRadio music festival, Billie Joe Armstrong became agitated onstage and stopped the band's set midway through their performance. In an expletive-filled rant, Armstrong criticized the event's promoters for allegedly cutting short the band's performance before smashing his guitar and storming off stage.

Science

Harvard Theological Review does not yet publish a study that claims a papyrus bears testimony that Jesus of Nazareth used the word(s) "my wife". (AP via Google News)
A researcher at the University of Cambridge predicts that in about four years, the Arctic polar ice cap will melt completely during the summer months. (Planetsave)

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