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Typhoon Kompasu (pictured) makes landfall in South Korea, becoming the strongest typhoon to affect Seoul in fifteen years.
Thirty thousand people in North Carolina, United States, are evacuated ahead of Hurricane Earl, which has impacted the Leeward Islands.
Three bombings kill at least 30 people and injure more than 200 others in Lahore, Pakistan.
In the Iraq War, Operation Iraqi Freedom concludes and Operation New Dawn begins, marking the end of foreign combat operations in Iraq.
The discovery of Balaur, a new genus of dinosaurs closely related to Velociraptor, is announced.
Argentine footballer Francisco Varallo, the last surviving player from the inaugural FIFA World Cup, dies at the age of 100.
A mass shooting in Bratislava, Slovakia, leaves eight people dead, including the gunman.

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Rebels in Darfur say armed men have attacked villages in the region leaving dozens dead in the last two days. (IOL) (AFP)
A suicide bomber injures at least 25 Tajikistan police officers with several missing following an attack on a regional headquarters at Khujand. (AFP) (RIA Novosti)
A Taliban bomb attack on a Shiite solidarity rally with the Palestinian people kills at least 53 people in Quetta, Pakistan. (MSNBC) (Reuters via Yahoo! Canada) (Xinhua), (Times of India)

South Africa criticises a life sentence passed against former Madagascan President Marc Ravalomanana, as it would "not help" the country's political situation. (BBC) (Business Day) (AllAfrica.com)
Japan approves additional sanctions against Iran due to concerns over Iran's nuclear program. (AP via ABC News America)
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization calls a special meeting for 24 September to discuss rising food prices. (BBC)

Miami International Airport in the US state of Florida is evacuated after a suspicious package is found. A passenger was in taken into custody. (CNN) (CNN)
The President of the Philippines, Benigno Aquino III, takes responsibility for the handling of the Manila hostage crisis in August. (Hindustan Times)
Seven defendants are found guilty of abusing children in the Casa Pia child sex abuse trial in Lisbon, Portugal. (BBC)

Pro-government crowds in Iran attack the home of opposition leader Mahdi Karroubi ahead of Al-Quds day protests. (Jakarta Post) (Al Jazeera)
Militant Australian Islamic preacher Feiz Mohammad calls for Dutch politician Geert Wilders to be "beheaded" for denigrating Islam. (AFP via Sydney Morning Herald)

The Royal Mail in the United Kingdom launches the first intelligent postage stamp, the first to work with image recognition technology. (BBC)
A study published in the journal Cell reports the discovery that the cerebral cortex of mammals shares a common evolutionary origin with mushroom bodies, brain structures involved in learning and memory in insects and other invertebrates.Science Daily

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10 civilians are killed and 2 others are wounded after being struck by NATO during an election campaign in Rostaq, Afghanistan. Originally, a spokesman had said a "precision air strike" had hit a militant vehicle. (BBC) (Reuters)
Palestinians stone an Israeli car travelling through the West Bank resulting in a 12-year-old being injured. (YNet News)
The Mexican Army claims to have killed 25 drug cartel gunmen in a clash in Tamaulipas state near the United States border. (BBC)

Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations Hussain Haroon calls for an inquiry after allegations emerge of Pakistani floodwaters being diverted into vulnerable villages in a bid to preserve crops. (BBC)
2010 Pacific typhoon season
- Severe Tropical Storm Lionrock lands in China's Fujian province with warnings of strong winds and torrential rains. (Straits Times)
- Typhoon Kompasu (Glenda) hits South Korea resulting in three deaths and leading to cancellation of flights and school classes. (Straits Times) (AP via Sign On San Diego)
Hurricane Earl
- A tropical storm warning is issued for the coast of Long Island in New York as Hurricane Earl approaches the east coast of the United States. (AP via Washington Post) (Reuters)
- A state of emergency is declared in the states of North Carolina and Virginia. (Bloomberg)
An oil rig explodes in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that exploded in April, killing no people. (AP)

Lebanon requests an Interpol arrest warrant for Ghassan al-Jidd, a former General in the Lebanese Army who allegedly spied for the Mossad. (Jerusalem Post)

At least 17 migrants are kidnapped by suspected human traffickers in Tijuana, Baja California, in northwestern Mexico. (Al Jazeera) (RFI)
Price riots continue in Mozambique, leaving a further four people dead. (AP) (Reuters Africa)
Police in Brazil arrest almost the entire council in the city of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, on suspicion of fraud and corruption, leaving the city without a government. (BBC) (Latin American Herald Tribune)
Figures show that at least 2,000 British police officers had 3 or more complaints made against them in 2009-10. (BBC)

Independent Member of the Australian House of Representatives Andrew Wilkie announces that he will support the Gillard Labor Government on supply and confidence. (SBS)
BP warns the United States Congress that it might not be able to pay compensation for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill if it is barred from getting new offshore drilling permits. (New York Times)

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