Unix Timestamp: 1316217600
Saturday, September 17. 2011, 12:00:00 AM UTC

Former Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra visits Cambodia for high-level talks with the government of Cambodia over a variety of issues, including the ownership of the disputed Preah Vihear Temple. //www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Ousted-Thai-Leader-Embraces-Cambodian-PM-130015693.html (Voice of America)

Hundreds of United States citizens rally to peacefully occupy Wall Street, demonstrating against corporate dominance and perceived tax evasion by the super-rich. The movement is reportedly inspired by the periodic protests tactic of the Arab Spring. //stream.aljazeera.com/story/us-protesters-rally-occupy-wall-street (Al-Jazeera)

Occupy Wall Street protests begin in the United States. This develops into the Occupy movement which spreads to 82 countries by October.ref name=cnn

Tanzanian authorities charge four people with negligence in relation to the Zanzibar ferry sinking that cost at least 240 lives on September 10. //www.nytimes.com/2011/09/18/world/africa/four-are-charged-in-tanzania-ferry-sinking.html (AP via "New York Times")