Portal:Current events/2017 August 6

August 6, 2017 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Boko Haram insurgency
- Gunmen kill 11 worshipers in St Phillip's Catholic Church in the town of Ozubulu in Nigeria's Anambra State. (Reuters)
2017 Venezuelan constitutional crisis
- Armed men dressed as soldiers, apparently led by former National Guard captain Juan Carlos Caguaripano, attack a Venezuelan Army base near Valencia, Carabobo, declaring themselves in rebellion against the National Constituent Assembly and President Nicolás Maduro. At least two people are killed. (The Guardian) (Reuters)

Business and economy

Al Jazeera controversies and criticism
- Israel plans to shut down all of Al Jazeera's operations in the country, alleging support of terrorism. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

2017 V-22 Osprey crash
- The search for three members of the United States Marines Corps lost in a MV-22 Osprey crash in Shoalwater Bay in the Australian state of Queensland is called off. (Sky News)
2017 Tulsa tornado
- An EF-2 tornado strikes Tulsa, Oklahoma, injuring 30 people and damaging dozens of buildings. (Reuters)

International relations

Territorial disputes in the South China Sea
- During one of the meetings of the 50th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum at Manila, the foreign ministers of the member nations issued a communiqué "emphasizing the importance of non-militarisation and self-restraint," ending an impasse regarding the disputes on the South China Sea. (Reuters)

Sports