WORLD AGENDA
September 2016 interactive
September 1, 2016 - September 30, 2016 -
Graphic shows news events in September 2016. Events include an annular solar eclipse across Africa, Pope Francis will canonise the late Mother Teresa, and ASEAN leaders meet in Laos to celebrate the region-wide common market’s first year.
The Paralympic Games will open in Rio, while Trekkies will enjoy the 50th anniversary of the launch of Star Trek on American TV. The Hajj takes place in Saudi Arabia, New York hosts the first of three presidential debates ahead of November’s election between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump, and China and Russia plan joint naval exercises in the South China Sea.