Portal:Current events/2011 August 17

Current events of August 17, 2011 (2011-08-17) (Wednesday)

Armed conflict and attacks

• A rocket is fired into the compound of the President of Afghanistan in Kabul. (AP via Salon)

Business and economy

• Workers at the Polish Przewozy Regionalne passenger rail network commence a 24-hour strike. (RIA Novosti)
• Verizon Communications says that striking workers who do not return to work by the end of August will lose medical, prescription drug, and related benefits. (Bloomberg)
• The price of gold reaches a new record after the President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez announces plans to nationalise the Venezuelan gold industry. (Dow Jones via The Australian)

Law and crime

• A lawyer claims that 25,000 South Koreans will be suing Apple Inc. in relation to alleged privacy breaches in relation to collection of iPhone location addresses. (AP via MSNBC)
• Three sexual assault cases are lodged against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami. (Miami Herald)

Politics and elections

• Singapore's Presidential Elections Committee approves four presidential candidates for the presidential election on August 27: Tony Tan Keng Yam, Tan Cheng Bock, Tan Kin Lian and Tan Jee Say. (Wall Street Journal)