## [2010-09-7](/feed/2010/09/7/index.md)

##### Public transit
### [Public transport workers in France and London go on strike over French and UK government austerity measures. The French actions are part of a general strike. ](/feed/2010/09/7/public-transport-workers-in-france-and-london-go-on-strike-over-french-and-uk-government-austerity-measures-the-french.md)
##### Trade union
### [Trade unions in India declare a bandh or general strike to protest a hike in fuel prices. India is crippled. ](/feed/2010/09/7/trade-unions-in-india-declare-a-bandh-or-general-strike-to-protest-a-hike-in-fuel-prices-india-is-crippled.md)
##### 2010 Australian federal election
### [Bob Katter, an independent member of the Australian House of Representatives for Division of Kennedy, indicates that he will support the Liberal-National coalition in Parliament. ](/feed/2010/09/7/bob-katter-an-independent-member-of-the-australian-house-of-representatives-for-division-of-kennedy-indicates-that-he.md)
### [Independent members of parliament Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott agree to support a Julia Gillard Australian Labor Party Government ensuring that Labor will be able to form a Government. ](/feed/2010/09/7/independent-members-of-parliament-tony-windsor-and-rob-oakeshott-agree-to-support-a-julia-gillard-australian-labor-party.md)
##### U.S. soldier
### [United States Army General David Petraeus, the Commander of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, condemns plans by a small Florida church to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks as inflammatory. ](/feed/2010/09/7/united-states-army-general-david-petraeus-the-commander-of-the-international-security-assistance-force-in-afghanistan.md)
##### Democracy
### [At least 50 people are arrested during pro-democracy protests in Swaziland. ](/feed/2010/09/7/at-least-50-people-are-arrested-during-pro-democracy-protests-in-swaziland.md)
##### Srinagar
### [A curfew is imposed in parts of Srinagar following clashes. ](/feed/2010/09/7/a-curfew-is-imposed-in-parts-of-srinagar-following-clashes.md)
##### Mark David Chapman
### [Mark David Chapman, John Lennon's killer, is denied parole by the New York State Division of Parole in the U.S.. ](/feed/2010/09/7/mark-david-chapman-john-lennon-s-killer-is-denied-parole-by-the-new-york-state-division-of-parole-in-the-us.md)
##### U.S.
### [Around 85 fires break out in the U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan, with at least 20 homes destroyed. Winds of 40 to 50 mph cause 113,000 customers to lose electricity. ](/feed/2010/09/7/around-85-fires-break-out-in-the-us-city-of-detroit-michigan-with-at-least-20-homes-destroyed-winds-of-40-to-50-mph.md)
##### Japan
### [Japan experiences its record-hottest summer. ](/feed/2010/09/7/japan-experiences-its-record-hottest-summer.md)
##### Evacuated
### [Some 3,500 people are evacuated in Boulder County, Colorado due to wildfires concerns. ](/feed/2010/09/7/some-3500-people-are-evacuated-in-boulder-county-colorado-due-to-wildfires-concerns.md)
##### Barclays Capital
### [Current Barclays Capital chief Robert Diamond, one of the world's highest paid bankers, is to become chief executive of Barclays Bank plc succeeding the present incumbent John Varley next year. ](/feed/2010/09/7/current-barclays-capital-chief-robert-diamond-one-of-the-world-s-highest-paid-bankers-is-to-become-chief-executive-of.md)
##### Mozambique
### [Mozambique announces it will reverse a rise in the price of bread that led to riots last week. ](/feed/2010/09/7/mozambique-announces-it-will-reverse-a-rise-in-the-price-of-bread-that-led-to-riots-last-week.md)
##### Man Booker Prize
### [The shortlist for the Man Booker Prize is released with Peter Carey, Emma Donoghue, Andrea Levy, Howard Jacobson and Tom McCarthy in the running. ](/feed/2010/09/7/the-shortlist-for-the-man-booker-prize-is-released-with-peter-carey-emma-donoghue-andrea-levy-howard-jacobson-and-tom.md)
##### Car bomb
### [A car bomb attack on a Pakistan police headquarters in the city of Kohat kills at least 20 people and injures 50. ](/feed/2010/09/7/a-car-bomb-attack-on-a-pakistan-police-headquarters-in-the-city-of-kohat-kills-at-least-20-people-and-injures-50.md)
##### Israel
### [Israel begins military preparations in order to intercept a 20-ship flotilla due to set sail towards the Gaza Strip and break the Israeli blockade. A wide range of plans are being considered, including the possibility of stopping the flotilla far out at sea due to its sheer size. ](/feed/2010/09/7/israel-begins-military-preparations-in-order-to-intercept-a-20-ship-flotilla-due-to-set-sail-towards-the-gaza-strip-and.md)
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