Portal:Current events/2012 September 21

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;International relations

• Australia temporarily closes its High Commission in the Pakistani capital Islamabad. It says it fears violent protests aimed at Western countries as a result of recent controversies. [http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/australian-diplomats-brace-for-pakistan-protests/story-e6frg6so-1226478985601 (AAP via The Australian)]

;Politics and elections

• Authorities in South Africa issue a warrant for the arrest of Julius Malema on charges of corruption. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-19680419 (BBC)]
• The Prime Minister of Japan, Yoshihiko Noda, wins a leadership ballot held by the Democratic Party of Japan. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19671353 (BBC)]
• Witnesses see Ansar al-Sharia Islamists in Benghazi evacuate their headquarters after demonstrations by thousands of Libyan people. [http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=285842 (Jerusalem Post)]
• Pastafarian "Elder Pastitsios" arrested for blasphemy in Greece.

;Arts and culture

• During a Green Day performance at Las Vegas' IHeartRadio music festival, Billie Joe Armstrong became agitated onstage and stopped the band's set midway through their performance. In an expletive-filled rant, Armstrong criticized the event's promoters for allegedly cutting short the band's performance before smashing his guitar and storming off stage.

;Science

• Harvard Theological Review does not yet publish a study that claims a papyrus bears testimony that Jesus of Nazareth used the word(s) "my wife". [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jkHzE91TtImDiLGeeXHCTcQpykcw?docId=10c470c348444f919ca69ffc638caaba (AP via Google News)]
• A researcher at the University of Cambridge predicts that in about four years, the Arctic polar ice cap will melt completely during the summer months. [http://planetsave.com/2012/09/21/arctic-sea-ice-may-disappear-within-4-years-according-to-one-of-the-worlds-leading-sea-ice-researchers/ (Planetsave)]

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