Portal:Current events/2015 June 9

June 9, 2015 (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
- Indian police kill at least 12 Naxalite Maoist rebels in a clash in the state of Jharkhand. (AP)
Syrian Civil War
- The Southern Front of the Free Syrian Army claims to have captured a major Syrian Army base known as Brigade 52 in Daraa Governorate. (BBC)

Business and economy

HSBC announces plans to cut 8,000 jobs in the United Kingdom, one-sixth of its U.K. workforce, via "natural attrition" as it restructures its banking business. A total of 25,000 jobs could be axed globally. (BBC)

Disasters and accidents

Several firefighters are killed after an explosion at a military oil depot near Kiev, Ukraine, with several people missing and hundreds evacuated. (Reuters UK) (AFP via Sydney Morning Herald)

Law and crime

At least four people are killed (including the gunman) and five people injured in a shooting incident in China's northern Hebei province. (BBC)
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upholds a Texan law providing that abortion clinics meet the same standards as hospital style surgical clinics meaning that many abortion clinics must upgrade or close. (New York Times)
Swiss police seize computer records from FIFA in an investigation into alleged corruption by the world governing body of association football. (BBC)

Politics and elections

The Turkish cabinet led by current Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu submits its resignation, but is asked to stay on until a new government forms after the election. (AFP via France 24)

Sports

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
- Two Brazilians reach historic milestones in the team's 2–0 win over South Korea in Montreal. Marta sets a new record with her 15th goal in Women's World Cup play, and the 37-year-old Formiga becomes the oldest player to score in a Women's World Cup. (ESPN)
In Major League Baseball, Chris Heston of the San Francisco Giants becomes the first pitcher to throw a no-hitter in the 2015 season in the Giants' 5–0 win over the New York Mets. (ESPN)

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