Syria A conference to "rescue Syria" is held in Damascus by the National Coordination Body and around 20 other parties. Twenty eight parties, which are also opposed to the militarization of the conflict, have not participated. The conference calls for a ceasefire and a peaceful political transition to succeed the Assad regime. The armed opposition considers the position as "too lenient on the dictator".
Parliamentary elections Parliamentary elections are held in Belarus. The opposition sees the vote as undemocratic and boycotts it.
American Citing nuclear sanctions, the United States of America deny visas to 20 out of 160 Iranian officials, of which two are ministers, impeaching diplomats' attendance at next week's United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York.
Iran Iran plans to block use of the Google search engine, as it prepares to switch its citizens to a domestic internet network.
Alpinist Nine alpinists die and six are missing on the slopes of Mount Manaslu, Mansiri Himal Himalayas.
WBO Former WBO heavyweight world champion Corrie Sanders, 46, dies after an armed robbery in South Africa. He upset Wladimir Klitschko with a second-round KO in 2003.
Edwin P. Wilson Edwin P. Wilson, a former Central Intelligence Agency operative and arms trafficker, has died on September 10th.
Islam More than 200 Islamist insurgents surrender to African Union troops in Jowhar, Somalia. Al-Shabaab kills a member of the Somali Parliament and threatens to kill more.
Suicide bombing A suicide bombing at a church in the northeastern Nigerian city of Bauchi kills at least two people and wounds up to 48 others.