September 6, 2009 (Sunday)
- Kilkenny beat Tipperary in the 2009 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final to achieve a record-equalling fourth consecutive victory. (RTÉ) (Irish Independent)
- Hundreds of people are rescued and a further 88 are missing after a ferry sank off the coast of the southern Philippines. (Philippine Inquirer) (Reuters) (Xinhua) (BBC)
- A third day of clashes take place in Gabon's second largest city, Port-Gentil, over the disputed presidential election. (Reuters) (AFP)
- Ten people are injured in an acid attack in Hong Kong. (RTHK) (AFP)
- Sri Lanka orders a United Nations official from UNICEF to leave after he made "adverse remarks" to the foreign media regarding the LTTE. (The Times) (Times of India) (The Island)