Unix Timestamp: 1221177600
Friday, September 12. 2008, 12:00:00 AM UTC

Aeroflot Flight 821 crashes near the city of Perm, Russia, killing all 88 on board.

Churches are attacked in Mangalore and southern Karnataka, India, leading to Christian protests and strong police suppression.ref name=AN

Following negotiations, President Robert Mugabe and opposition leaders Morgan Tsvangirai and Arthur Mutambara sign a power-sharing deal, making Tsvangirai the new Prime Minister of Zimbabwe.

Lehman Brothers files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, laying the catalyst for the Global financial crisis.

A Metrolink train collides head-on into a freight train in Los Angeles, California, killing 25 and injuring 130.