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A series of floods and mudslides took place in January 2011 in several towns of the Mountainous Region ( Região Serrana ), in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Casualties occurred in the cities of Nova Friburgo, Teresópolis, Petrópolis, Bom Jardim, Sumidouro and São José do Vale do Rio Preto. [3] The floods caused at least 916 deaths ...
Suicide bombings, car bombs, IEDs. 62. 273. Kut, Najaf, Kirkuk, Kerbala and Tikrit, Iraq. 15 August 2011 Iraq attacks. Series of coordinated attacks across various cities. The deadliest assault took place in Kut, where a roadside bomb followed by a car bomb targeting police killed at least 37 and wounded 68.
Law and crime A 17-year-old student at Millard South High School, in Omaha, Nebraska, shoots an assistant principal to death and wounds the school principal before turning the gun onto himself. (CNN) A Malaysian coroner records an open verdict in the death of opposition aide Teoh Beng Hock, who fell from the roof of the anti-corruption commission building in July 2009. (BBC) (Malaysia Star ...
2011 Jerusalem bus stop bombing - A bomb placed in a phone booth at a bus stop is detonated, killing a British national and injuring 39 people. 25 Stoning 0 2 West Bank: A Palestinian man attacks an Israel Defense Forces soldier in the head with a rock and attempts to snatch his weapon.
The 2010–11 winter transfer window for English football transfers opened on 1 January and closed at 23:00 on 31 January 2011. Additionally, players without a club may join at any time, clubs below Premier League level may sign players on loan at any time, and clubs may sign a goalkeeper on an emergency loan if they have no registered goalkeeper available.
Casualties. Death (s) Unknown [5] [7] [8] The 2011–2012 protests in Iran were a series of demonstrations in Iran which began on 14 February 2011, called "The Day of Rage". [9] The protests followed the 2009–2010 Iranian election protests and were influenced by other concurrent protests in the region. [10]
July 25, 2011: The bond market is shaken by a single $850 million futures trade betting on US default. July 29, 2011: The Budget Control Act of 2011 S. 627, [154] a Republican bill that immediately raised the debt ceiling by $900 billion and reduced spending by $917 billion, passed in the House on a vote of 218–210.
January to March Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper visited the Japanese embassy in Ottawa, to sign a book of condolences for the victims of the Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami that have impacted the country, and he met with Japanese ambassador to Canada Kaoru Ishikawa (left), on March 23, 2011. January 1