Unix Timestamp: 1315612800
Saturday, September 10. 2011, 12:00:00 AM UTC

Zanzibar ferry sinking: The "MV Spice Islander I", carrying at least 800 people, sinks off the coast of Zanzibar, killing 240 people.ref name=xinhua//news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-09/11/c_131133070.htm 197 bodies retrieved in Tanzania ferry accident: Minister Xinhua 11th September 2011

The MV "Spice Islander I", a passenger ferry, sinks off the coast of Zanzibar, leaving at least 187 people dead. //www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14864400 (BBC) //www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/tanzania/8754213/350-missing-as-ferry-capsizes-in-Tanzania.html ("Daily Telegraph")

G8 nations pledge at least $40 billion to help Arab countries reconstruct and implement democracy following the turmoil of the Arab Spring. //www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14866198 (BBC)