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B-17 Flying Fortress

At least ninety people are killed in protests over poor living conditions and state corruption in Iraq.
A privately owned Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (pictured) crashes in Connecticut, United States, killing seven people and injuring seven others.
Peruvian president Martín Vizcarra dissolves Congress, resulting in a constitutional crisis.
At the UCI Road World Championships, Mads Pedersen of Denmark wins the men's road race and Annemiek van Vleuten of the Netherlands wins the women's road race.

October 7, 2019 (Monday)

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October 6, 2019 (Sunday)

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Law and crime

List of mass shootings in the United States in 2019
- Police in Kansas City, Kansas, are seeking two unnamed suspects after two men opened fire at a bar, killing four people and wounding another five. (BBC)
Crime in Austria
- An Austrian man kills five people in the town of Kitzbühel, Tyrol: his former girlfriend, her brother and parents, as well as her new boyfriend. He gives himself up at the police station. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

The Jordanian government announces it has struck a deal with the teachers' union to end a month-long strike that affected at least 1.5 millon students. The strike was instigated over pay in light of new austerity measures. (Reuters)
2019 Kosovan parliamentary election
- Following the resignation of Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj in July, voters in Kosovo cast their ballots to elect the new members of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo. (DW)
2019 Portuguese legislative election
- Portuguese voters head to the polls to elect a new session to the Assembly of the Republic. In line with opinion polls, exit polls show the incumbent Socialist Party winning the most seats, but likely just not enough to form a majority. (euronews) (Reuters)
2019 Tunisian parliamentary election
- Tunisian citizens gather to vote in the country's latest parliamentary election. (DW)

Science and technology

Fermi bubbles
- Scientists say that, using data from the Hubble Space Telescope, they have found evidence of a 300,000-year-long burst of radiation originating 3.5 million years ago from or near the center of our galaxy, erupting through both galactic poles, with effects on the Magellanic Stream, 200,000 light-years away. (EarthSky)

October 5, 2019 (Saturday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

Syrian Civil War, Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present), Northern Syria Buffer Zone
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan threatens to invade SDF-held areas in Northern Syria "today or tomorrow", after dubbing joint US-Turkish patrols per the buffer zone agreement a "fairy tale". (Reuters) (Daily Sabah)
Paris police headquarters stabbing
- Counter-terror investigators confirm the man who killed four people at Paris police headquarters two days ago was a convert who adhered to a radical version of Islam and had contact with radical Islamists. (BBC)

Disasters and accidents

Ukraine–European Union relations
- The European Aviation Safety Agency revokes its authorisation of Ukraine Air Alliance, effectively banning the airline from all airspace in the European Union. The move follows and is in response to yesterday's crash of an Antonov An-12 owned by the airline after it ran out of fuel near Lviv, Ukraine. (The Aviation Herald)

International relations

Russia–Venezuela relations
- Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov visits ally Venezuela, reiterating Russia's support of disputed president Nicolás Maduro and announcing new trade deals with the economically crippled country. (Reuters)

Law and crime

2019 Lower Manhattan killings
- In Lower Manhattan, New York City, four homeless men are beaten to death and a fifth severely injured while sleeping. A 24-year-old man, also believed homeless, is in custody. (CNN)
After acquitting five Muslim men of murder, Thai judge Kanakorn Pianchana gives a speech complaining of corrupt pressure upon the judiciary, including in this case, to convict without sufficient evidence. He then shoots himself in the chest in court in Yala, but survives. Criticism from judges of the Thai legal system is rare, but rights groups claim Muslims often face trumped-up charges in the region, which is Muslim-majority and suffers from insurgency. (BBC)

Politics and elections

2019 Emirati parliamentary election
- A pool of citizens of the United Arab Emirates head to the polls in the country's fourth parliamentary election. (Gulf News)

Sports

2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
- In the floor exercise, Simone Biles lands a triple-twisting double backflip in a tucked position. The new skill will be named "Biles 2", the third element named after her, and will have a FIG difficulty value of J. (PopSugar via Yahoo!)

October 4, 2019 (Friday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

2018–19 Arab protests
- On the third day of protests in Iraq, the death toll reaches 100. The government imposes near-total internet blackout. (BBC)
- The Iraqi military says "unidentified snipers" have shot four people dead on the streets of Baghdad amid protests, including two police officers, with dozens of others wounded by sniper fire. Reuters reporters witness at least one protester being shot in the head by a sniper, killing him. (Reuters) (BBC)

Disasters and accidents

An Antonov An-12 cargo plane operated by Ukraine Air Alliance runs out of fuel and crashes as it approaches Lviv International Airport in Ukraine. Five of the seven occupants are killed, and the airport closes. (BBC)

Law and crime

2019 Hong Kong protests
- Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam invokes the colonial-era Emergency Regulations Ordinance and bans the use of face masks in public gatherings. (RTHK Hong Kong English)
Crime in Italy
- Two police officers are killed and another is wounded after a Dominican suspect opens fire on them at a police station in Trieste, Italy. (La Repubblica)
A woman in Florida is arrested and charged with explosives offences after a police raid on her home finds 24 pipe bombs and bomb-making material and several other weapons. She admits constructing the devices to harm people. Police were notified of the problem by the 27-year-old's parents. (CNN)
2019 college admissions bribery scandal
- A parent is sentenced to five months in prison, a fine of $100,000 and 500 hours of community service for his involvement in the college admissions scandal. (CNN)
Hwaseong serial murders
- Police in South Korea receive confessions from convicted murderer Lee Chun-jae to the serial rapes and murders, which occurred between 1986 and 1991 and left at least nine dead. He denies a tenth murder, now believed to be perpetrated by a copycat. The investigations inspired the movie Memories of Murder and saw 21,000 people investigated. Lee, who is serving life for the 1994 rape and murder of his sister in law, cannot be prosecuted because the statute of limitations has expired. He had been linked to three victims earlier this month by DNA. (CNN)

Politics and elections

2019 Argentine general election
- At a conference in Washington, D.C., Sergio Massa, candidate for the Argentine Chamber of Deputies for Frente de Todos, the coalition of candidate Alberto Fernández, says Fernández's position on Venezuela is clear and that keeping silent about the situation in Venezuela is to "become an accomplice of the government [of Maduro]". He also is the first member of Fernández's party to describe Venezuela as a "dictatorship". (Infobae in Spanish)
Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno declares a state of emergency amid nationwide protests against a hike in fuel prices. The protests have crippled the country's transport network with all major roads and bridges blocked in the capital Quito. (BBC)

Science and technology

Foreign interference in the 2020 United States elections
- Microsoft says a network of hackers linked to the Iranian government has attempted to access the email accounts of people associated with a 2020 presidential election campaign, as well as prominent Iranian expatriates in the United States. Microsoft has not named the specific campaign which was targeted by Iran. (NBC News)

October 3, 2019 (Thursday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

Paris police headquarters stabbing
- A man stabs five people at the central police headquarters in the French capital of Paris, killing three officers and an administrative worker. The attacker, who was shot dead by other officers, was an admin worker at the station. (BBC)

Disasters and accidents

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch of the UK Department for Transport issues a report on the grounding of cargo vessel MV Priscilla on the Pentland Skerries off the coast of Shetland, Scotland. The investigation concludes the lone crewmember on the bridge was distracted by watching music videos during the nighttime accident. The grounding triggered changes in procedures by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. (BBC)
Three people are killed and three others injured in a plane crash at Capital Region International Airport in Lansing, Michigan. (WNEM-TV), (WLNS-TV)

Health and environment

2019 United States outbreak of lung illness linked to vaping products
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announces that the number of deaths caused by vaping-associated pulmonary injury ("vaping illness") linked to electronic cigarettes has risen to 18, with an additional 1,080 injuries reported. The CDC says the cause is still under investigation. (USA Today)

Law and crime

A shooting in Vancouver, Washington, United States leaves at least one dead, and several more injured. (The Columbian)

Politics and elections

Foreign interference in the 2020 United States elections
- Amid an impeachment inquiry against him, U.S. President Donald Trump says "China should start an investigation" into presidential candidate Joe Biden. Chair of the Federal Election Commission Ellen Weintraub again explains that "it is illegal for any person to solicit, accept, or receive anything of value from a foreign national in connection with a U.S. election". (NBC News)
- Sources for The New York Times allege that two American diplomats presented a statement for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to sign wherein Ukraine would commit to investigate Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden. (ANP via Het Laatste Nieuws) (The New York Times)

October 2, 2019 (Wednesday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

2018–19 Arab protests
- At least five people are killed in a second day of spontaneous protests against unemployment, government corruption and lack of basic services in Iraq. Police say they have "lost control" of the city of Nassiriya after exchanging gunfire with protesters. Curfews are imposed on the Iraqi cities of Baghdad, Nassiriya, Amarah and Hillah. (AP) (Reuters)

Business and economy

The World Trade Organization authorizes the United States to impose about US$7.5 billion in tariffs on goods from the European Union every year. The WTO started the probe in 2005 after the United States complained that European subsidies to Airbus damage Boeing airplane sales. (NPR)
- The United States announces a tariff of 10% on European-made Airbus planes and 25% on a range of goods, set to take effect on 18 October. (Reuters)
American retailer Bed Bath & Beyond announces it will close 60 stores by the end of the year due to declining profits. (USA Today)
A foreign exchange trader, Rohan Ramchandani, has filed a lawsuit against Citigroup. Ramchandani won acquittal last year after criminal charges of market manipulation. He claims that the charges were instigated by his former employer in order to mitigate the regulatory consequences for its own misbehavior. (Reuters).

Disasters and accidents

Following yesterday's collapse of Nanfang'ao Bridge in Su'ao, Taiwan, onto fishing boats, rescuers recover four bodies. Three are identified as foreign fishermen, with a fourth corpse unidentified. Two people remain missing. (Deutsche Welle)
2019 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash
- A World War II-era B-17 crashes near Bradley International Airport in the U.S. state of Connecticut, killing at least seven of the 13 people on board. (NBC)
Schoharie limousine crash
- The National Transportation Safety Board of the United States, as part of its investigation, issues a series of recommendations to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration asking it to mandate improved seatbelt and construction standard for stretch limousines. (Reuters)
At least 14 people are killed after an illegal gold mine collapses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Maniema province. Search efforts are underway for others who could be trapped. (BBC)
Star City fire
- A fire razed Star City, an amusement park in Pasay, Philippines in a suspected arson attack early morning. (Yahoo! News UK)

International relations

Japan–North Korea relations, North Korean missile tests
- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe condemns in the strongest terms the latest North Korean missile tests and says they clearly violate United Nations Security Council resolutions. (BBC)
- North Korean state media says the country has successfully tested a new type of submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) off the coast of Wonsan. (Deutche Welle) (Reuters)
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks out about China's religious freedom violations during a visit to the Vatican. (Catholic News Agency)

Law and crime

Corruption in Israel
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a pretrial hearing regarding the charges against him in Case 4000, one of the three corruption cases in which the Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit decided to indict him, pending a hearing. (The Guardian)

Politics and elections

2020 United States presidential election, Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign
- U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders suspends campaigning for the 2020 U.S. presidential election "until further notice" after the discovery of artery blockage during a medical evaluation for chest discomfort results in surgery. (CNN)
Impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump
- A whistleblower who filed a complaint against U.S. President Donald Trump over a phone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sought guidance from the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence prior to the filing, Representative Adam Schiff's office says, but denies seeing the complaint in advance. (CNN)
Immigration policy of Donald Trump
- The Donald Trump administration says it is preparing to broadly expand DNA collection from migrants in U.S. detention. (NBC News)

October 1, 2019 (Tuesday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

War in Donbass, Minsk Protocol
- Ukraine agrees to the "Steinmeier formula", aimed at granting a special self-governing status to the Donbass and organising OSCE-validated elections according to Ukrainian law. (Kyiv Post) (TASS)
2015–19 Iraqi protests, New Arab Spring
- At least two people are killed and 200 are injured at protests against unemployment and government corruption in Iraq. Protestors also try to enter the fortified Green Zone in Baghdad. (Reuters)
Northern Mali conflict
- Mali's government says jihadist militant attacks on military (FAMA) posts in Mondoro and Boulkessi, in the central Mopti Region, killed 25 troops and left 60 others missing, possibly captured, while also inflicting heavy equipment losses. (Reuters) (Deutsche Welle)
2019 Hong Kong protests
- An 18-year-old protestor is shot in the chest by police and taken to hospital for surgery during clashes between pro-democracy protesters and the police in Hong Kong on National Day of the People's Republic of China. Video footage shows the police officer shooting the protester as the protester tries to hit his arm with a metal pipe. This is the first reported injury from a live round. (BBC)

Arts and culture

70th anniversary of the People's Republic of China
- China celebrates its National Day with parades across the country, including a large military parade in the capital Beijing. (CNN)

Business and economy

Belfast shipyard Harland and Wolff owner Dolphin Drilling announces it has found a buyer for the shipyard, infrastructure-based InfraStrata, saving it from closure. (Reuters)
United Parcel Service announces that it has been designated as the first official, commercial, drone airline service by the Federal Aviation Administration. (Wired)
In leaked audio from a meeting with employees in July, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg threatens to sue Senator Elizabeth Warren, who is running in the 2020 U.S. presidential election, if she is elected president and tries to "break up" large tech companies. (The Verge)

Disasters and accidents

The Nanfang'ao Bridge, the only steel single-arch bridge in Taiwan, collapses on fishing boats in Su'ao. Ten people are injured and six are believed to have been trapped. (Reuters)
Severe flooding affects Laxey, Isle of Man, with some residents evacuated from their homes. (Isle of Man Government)

Health and environment

Climate change mitigation
- Dutch farmers stage a protest in The Hague against proposals to halve livestock numbers in a bid to cut nitrogen emissions. Motoring group ANWB claims tractors on highways caused a total of 1,136km (700 miles) of traffic jams during morning rush hour, with tractors on one highway swerving back and forth to prevent traffic passing. (BBC)

International relations

North Korea–United States relations, North Korean missile tests, Japan–North Korea relations
- North Korea says it will resume working-level nuclear talks with the United States, reviving a denuclearization process that has remained stalled since a February summit in Vietnam ended without a deal. (The Wall Street Journal)
- North Korea fires a missile which lands in the exclusive economic zone of Japan, according to Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga. (Reuters)

Law and crime

Kuopio school stabbing
- A woman is killed and ten other people injured when a student attacks a teacher and students with a sword at a vocational school inside a shopping mall in Kuopio, Northern Savonia, Finland. Police disarm and arrest the suspect, who is one of the injured. (Evening Standard) (CNN) (NewsNow)
A jury finds Amber Guyger, a former Dallas police officer, guilty of murder. Guyger was indicted last year after fatally shooting her unarmed neighbor, Botham Jean, in his own apartment, which she claims to have mistaken for her own. (The Sacramento Bee)
A U.S. district judge in Boston, Massachusetts, upholds Harvard University's admissions process following a challenge from a group of Asian American applicants who believe the school discriminated against them. (CNN)
In the United Kingdom, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announce they are suing The Mail on Sunday, as well as its parent company DMG Media, claiming the publisher's newspapers have been publishing "false and deliberately derogatory stories" about their lives. (Yahoo! News)
Opioid epidemic in the United States
- Johnson & Johnson announces it has reached a $20.4 million settlement with two Ohio counties over its role in the opioid epidemic in the United States. (The Washington Post)
Aida Merlano, a former Congresswoman who is serving a fifteen-year sentence for buying votes and for firearms offences, escapes from prison in Bogotá, Colombia. (The Independent)

Politics and elections

Impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump
- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accuses House Democrats of attempting to "intimidate" and "bully" five State Department officials whom key congressional committees have asked to interview as part of an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. The House Democrats in turn issue a warning to Pompeo to stop "intimidating" witnesses, telling Pompeo that it "is illegal and will constitute evidence of obstruction of the impeachment inquiry" into President Trump. (ABC News), (CNN)
- U.S. President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani hires Watergate scandal prosecutor Jon Sale to represent him in the impeachment inquiry investigating the president. (CNBC)
- Steve Linick, the inspector general of the U.S. State Department, requests an "urgent" briefing with senior congressional staff members regarding Ukraine. The private meeting will be held tomorrow. (CNN)
Immigration policy of Donald Trump
- The New York Times reports that U.S. President Donald Trump suggested shooting migrants in the legs in order to slow them down after they crossed the Mexico–United States border during a meeting in March. He also reportedly suggested digging a moat to fortify a border wall and filling it with "snakes or alligators", and wanted the wall "electrified, with spikes on top that could pierce human flesh". (Business Insider)
Tax returns of Donald Trump
- A U.S. federal judge in California blocks a state law requiring presidential candidates to disclose income tax returns before their names can appear on the state's primary ballot. The ruling is considered a win for President Donald Trump, who has resisted releasing his tax returns. (CNN)
2019 Peruvian constitutional crisis
- The Vice President of Peru Mercedes Aráoz, who was named by the Congress as the acting president, resigns from both offices to facilitate the snap general election. (BBC)
Donald Trump 2020 presidential campaign
- The Republican National Committee and the 2020 U.S. presidential election campaign to reelect President Donald Trump raised $125 million between July and September, setting a new presidential fundraising record, the Associated Press reports. (Axios)