Autonomous Region of Portugal in the archipelago of Madeira
statistical designation of small islands of the United States
Wu Yingjie becomes the Communist Party Secretary of the Tibet Autonomous Region, replacing Chen Quanguo, who will assume another post.
At least eight Paraguayan Army soldiers are killed in an ambush by suspected Paraguayan People's Army (EPP) insurgents, near the village of Arroyito, in northern Paraguay.
The local County administration says it intends to forcefully execute the ruling of the court if the vessel has not left the port by Monday morning.
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant says its official spokesman, Abu Mohammad al-Adnani, has been killed in Syria's Aleppo Governorate.
South Korea and the United States start annual military drills despite North Korea's threats of nuclear attacks.
Turkey opens the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge in Istanbul, one of the world's biggest suspension bridges.
New U.S. single-family home sales unexpectedly rose in July, reaching their highest level in nearly nine years as demand increased broadly.
On Honshu Island, at least 11 people, including nine elderly from a nursing home, have died.
An aftershock of 4.7 MMS hits further east in the province near Norcia.
international quasi-judicial body established to settle disputes related to sport through arbitration
Miners in the Philippines criticize the government after a crackdown on mining closed more nickel and copper mines. , [permanent dead link]
third planet from the Sun in the Solar System
Eight Turkish police officers are killed and 40 are injured in a bombing at a police checkpoint in the town of Cizre, with the PKK believed to be responsible.
Delta Air Lines cancels about 530 flights worldwide on the second day of its major computer systems problem due to malfunctioning switchgear.
The death toll of a suicide bombing in the southern Yemeni city of Aden rises to at least 71. Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility.
An Emirates Boeing 777-300, flight EK521 from Thiruvananthapuram in India, crash lands at Dubai International Airport and bursts into flames. All 282 passengers and 18 crew evacuate safely, although one firefighter is killed during the rescue.
the institution in charge of all electoral processes that take place in Venezuela
Irom Chanu Sharmila is set to end her 16-year fast against India's Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act.
Most of southern Louisiana, United States
Floods in Macedonia's capital, Skopje, kill at least 21 people with six others missing and dozens injured following torrential rain and strong winds late Saturday.
A Defense Department audit reveals that the United States Army had manipulated its finances, making $6.5 trillion of improper accounting adjustments in order to balance the books in 2015.
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
federal appellate court for the western U.S.
Date: May 27, 1964 – present (58 years, 7 months, 4 weeks and 2 days)
motorsport involving the racing of cars for competition
Usain Bolt of Jamaica becomes the first man to win three gold medals in the men's 100 metres.
The government of Colombia and FARC finalise a peace deal ending 50 years of conflict.
Li Jiheng becomes Communist Party Secretary of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, succeeding Wang Jun.
Darya Klishina, Russia's sole track and field competitor at the Rio Olympics, has her exemption to Russia's blanket ban revoked. Reportedly, new evidence emerged in relation to a World Anti-Doping Agency report. Klishina is appealing the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant threatens to attack the Miss Universe 2016 pageant if it were to be held in the Philippines.
United States Secretary of Transportation
equipment enabling the switching on or off of portions of an electrical network
The Pakistani Taliban, Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, claims responsibility for the attack.
Scientists say Greenland sharks are now known to be the longest-living vertebrates on Earth, after researchers at the University of Copenhagen, using radiocarbon dating, determined the ages of 28 of the animals, and estimated that one female was about 400 years old. The former vertebrate record-holder was a Bowhead whale estimated to be 211 years old.
At least 21 people are killed and five are injured following an explosion at a power plant in the city of Dangyang, Hubei province in central China.
American-originated sport in which teams compete to score runs by hitting a thrown ball and advancing around bases
Israel charges a UN administrative manager of being a Hamas-linked operative from Gaza.
Eight people are seriously injured when a passenger train collides with a tree that had fallen across the railway line at Saint-Aunès, Hérault, France.
Men's 400 metres world record progression
Li Jinbin becomes Communist Party Secretary (top official) of Anhui, succeeding Wang Xuejun.
A curfew has ended in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir after 52 days of protest allowing for an all-party delegation to visit the state on Sunday.
2016 The Republicans (France) presidential primary
The Obama Administration says it wants to phase out the use of privately owned federal prisons. The move would affect private prisons which house 22,660 federal inmates, out of a total of nearly 200,000.
The Senate postpones the impeachment vote on suspended President Dilma Rousseff to Wednesday.
Upper house of the Congress of the Philippines
The FARC orders all its fighters to observe a ceasefire from midnight local time (Monday 1 a.m. EDT).
An assassination attempt against Angela Merkel is foiled by Czech police.
Somalia-based cell of the militant Islamist group al-Qaeda
city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Lanao del Sur
Chen Hao becomes Communist Party Secretary of Yunnan, replacing Li Jiheng, who will assume another post.
Oscar Pistorius is admitted to a Pretoria hospital after sustaining injuries to his wrists. Blades are subsequently found in a search of his cell.
The United States launches airstrikes on ISIL positions in the Libyan city of Sirte following a request from the UN-backed Government of National Accord. Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj, in a televised address, says the strikes have caused "heavy ISIL losses".
capital and largest city of the province of Ontario, Canada
Hawaii U.S. Senator Brian Schatz criticizes Donald Trump for calling the Philippines a 'terrorist' country.
A federal judge orders that he must be released from prison within three months.
Florida Governor Rick Scott, with life-threatening flooding forecast, declares a state of emergency.
The United States declares a public health emergency in Puerto Rico over an outbreak of the Zika virus which has infected nearly 11,000 people.
international non-profit organization with HQ in Sweden which publishes secret information, by keeping sources anonymous
France territorial subdivision for municipalities
Date: 16 May 2014 – 23 October 2020 (6 years, 5 months and 1 week)
At least 40 government air strikes hit rebel-held areas of Aleppo city and nearby towns, including on a camp for displaced people in Atareb, south-west of Aleppo, killing at least two people.
National Human Rights Commission (Mexico)
National human rights institution of Mexico
At least 10 children are killed and 28 injured in an air attack on a school in northern Yemen. The Houthi group claims that the Saudi Arabia led coalition is responsible.
present phase of the Somali Civil War, concentrated in southern Somalia
British politician, Mayor of London (born 1970)
French swimmer Camille Lacourt accuses Chinese swimmer Sun Yang of doping, saying "he pisses purple", while American swimmer Michael Phelps says "something needs to be done" to prevent doping from infiltrating swimming.
international airport serving Shannon, Ireland
At least 40 people are killed and hundreds of thousands are evacuated due to flooding caused by days of heavy rain in central and eastern India.
Albanian-Indian Catholic nun and missionary (1910–1997)
proclamation of fundamental rights to citizens of a polity
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claims that 10 people have been killed in an air strike on a hospital in the town of Milis in Syria's Idlib province.
The mayor of the town of Amatrice reports that residents are buried under rubble.
Tesla announces plans to acquire Solar City in a $2.6 billion deal.
most populous city in the United States of America
Brazil's Federal Senate votes 59 to 21 to indict suspended President Dilma Rousseff on charges of breaking budget laws and put her on trial.
The first commercial flight from the United States to Cuba since 1961 takes place as JetBlue Flight 387 lands in Santa Clara, Villa Clara province, after a 51-minute flight from Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
The Governor of California declares a state of emergency in San Bernardino County due to the Bluecut Fire.
conflict between NATO Western forces and the Taliban
The town of Wrightwood, California, is evacuated due to threats from the Blue Cut Fire burning in the Cajon Pass.
The Hybrid Air Vehicles HAV 304 Airlander 10 hybrid airship makes its maiden civil flight.
The Obama administration transfers 15 Guantanamo Bay detainees to the United Arab Emirates.
Both President Ali Bongo Ondimba and his main challenger, former Foreign Minister Jean Ping, say they won yesterday's election for a seven-year term as president. Official results are expected Tuesday.
The policewomen are being treated in hospital for non-life-threatening wounds.
extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth
American politician and lawyer, Louisiana
More than 2,000 people have reportedly died in the Philippine Drug War.
He crashed near a mall about halfway between his takeoff near Toronto and the capital in Ottawa.
New York authorities charge a man with second-degree murder in the deaths of a New York Muslim imam and his assistant.
Singer Chris Brown is released on a US$ 250,000 bail for an assault charge.
The United States becomes the first nation to win 1000 gold medals at the Olympic Games when its 4 × 100 medley relay team of Kathleen Baker, Lilly King, Dana Vollmer and Simone Manuel wins.
genre of popular music originating in South Korea
A shooter wounds at least 13 people at a house party in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
100 homes are destroyed and thousands of people are forced to leave due to wildfire in Lower Lake, California.
In women's golf, Inbee Park of South Korea wins the gold medal.
fictional chocolatier from Roald Dahl's novel "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and its related franchise
capital and largest city of the United Kingdom
500 birds were also injured in similar incidents.
2005–present left-wing insurgency in Paraguay
Bounded by Florida Ave., Channing, Bryant, North Capitol & 2nd Sts.
special-purpose district for local public primary and secondary schools
official press agency of the People's Republic of China
global governing body for the paralympic movement
Bolivia's deputy interior minister, Rodolfo Illanes, is kidnapped and beaten to death by striking miners.
At least two rivers break embankments, causing floods on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.
bilateral relations between United States and Turkey
In Nepal, Pushpa Kamal Dahal takes the oath of office and secrecy as Prime Minister.
WikiLeaks announces that it is offering $20,000 for information leading to a conviction in last month's shooting death of 27-year-old Democratic National Committee (DNC) staffer Seth Rich in Bloomingdale, Washington, D.C.. Police say they believe Rich was likely killed in an attempted robbery.
matter capable of extracting energy from the environment for replication
Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte calls on critic senator Leila de Lima to resign and "hang herself".
mass stabbing occurred in Russell Square, London
bilateral relations between Iran and Russia
field of study concentrated on pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period
According to South Korean officials, North Korea has laid landmines on the northern side of the so-called Bridge of No Return near the village of Panmunjom in the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) to block potential defection by its own soldiers.
The death toll from mudslides in Eastern Mexico triggered by Hurricane Earl rises to 38, with 28 people killed in Puebla, and 10 others in Veracruz.
Three top staffers leave the Democratic National Committee 100 days before elections in early November as a result of the email leak.
The airstrikes come just days after the suspension of inconclusive peace talks in Kuwait.
Nida, the strongest typhoon to hit the Chinese coast in 33 years with winds of up to 145 kilometers per hour (90 mph), affects about 500,000 people; led to the cancellation of over 180 flights at the Hong Kong International Airport; caused 2,100 people to need emergency living assistance; destroyed over 300 houses; and, damaged about 2,400 houses and 19,600 hectares (48,433 acres) of crops.
As markets have expected, the Bank of England cuts the key interest rate to 0.25, the first cut since 2009.
2015 American true crime documentary series directed by Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos
intentional act of swearing a false oath or of falsifying an affirmation to tell the truth
Former English Premier League player Dalian Atkinson dies after being tasered by police in Telford, Shropshire.
The United Nations reports that ISIL appears to have captured up to 3,000 fleeing Iraqi villagers from Hawija District headed to Kirkuk city.
U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) say they have seized full control of Manbij in Syria's northern Aleppo Governorate after ISIL militants withdrew from their last remaining strongholds in the city.
Manchester United complete the signing of Paul Pogba on a five-year deal from Juventus for a world record transfer fee of £89m (€105m), making Pogba the most expensive football player ever.
about the sale of Nissan's car battery manufacturing operation.
Japan orders its military to shoot down any North Korean missiles that threaten to strike Japan at anytime, and is placing its forces on a state of alert for at least three months, according to a Ministry of Defense official.
Finnish long-distance runner and politician
30 Ninth Ave, Home Hill, Queensland, Australia
president of the United States from 2009 to 2017
Scientists from the University of Texas at Austin postulate that the hominin fossil Lucy (Dinkinesh) died due to a fall from a tree.
400-year old petroglyphs are discovered off the Waianae coast of Hawaii.
intermontane valley in Jammu and Kashmir, bounded on the southwest by the Pir Panjal Range and on the northeast by the main Himalayas
head of the United States Department of Transportation
The 2016 Summer Olympics held in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro officially start with the Opening Ceremony at Maracanã Stadium.
American singer Chris Brown is arrested on suspicion on assault with a deadly weapon following a lengthy stand-off with the Los Angeles Police Department.
Former President of France Nicolas Sarkozy officially declares his candidacy for president in 2017.
Earlier, the Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights said ISIL is using people for human shields against attacks by Iraqi security forces.
legal declaration or de facto acts by a government allowing assumption of extraordinary powers
Jihadist militant group in the Philippines
The cause of the explosion is being investigated.
An al-Shabaab suicide car bomb kills at least 20 people in the town of Galkayo in Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region.
Date: July 1, 2016 – present (6 years, 6 months and 19 days)
The New York Times reports its Moscow bureau was targeted this month by hackers, believed to be Russian. While there is no evidence that the hackers were successful, the FBI is investigating.
result of an irreversible process that takes place in inhomogeneous thermodynamic systems
Mother Teresa of Calcutta is to be canonized into sainthood after "proof" of two miracles.
small islands and atolls in the Hawaiian archipelago
Duterte rejects claims that he is inciting genocide with his anti-drug campaign.
A lone gunman shoots a Muslim cleric and an associate to death in the Ozone Park neighborhood of Queens, New York City.
throwing event in track and field competitions
A Swedish court orders the owner of the luxury cruise ship MV Ocean Gala that was due to house 1,800 asylum seekers before the Swedish Migration Agency pulled the plug to immediately leave its port.
ISIL claims responsibility for the machete attack in Belgium.
Federal Security Service (FSB) officers kill at least four suspected North Caucasus Islamic militants during a counter-terrorism raid on an apartment building in the Russian city of Saint Petersburg.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan calls on fellow Labour Party members to remove Jeremy Corbyn in the upcoming party leadership election.
guided missile which is launched from a submarine
44th presidential administration and cabinet of the USA (2009-2017)
A suicide bombing kills at least 15 people at a wedding in the southern Shiite city of Kerbala.
Matthew Centrowitz wins the men's 1,500 metres for the first American gold in the event since 1908.
Chen Quanguo becomes Communist Party Secretary of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, succeeding Zhang Chunxian, who will take on another office.
The first infection outside Miami in Florida is discovered in Pinellas County.
Suspected Kurdish militants fire rockets at Diyarbakır Airport in Diyarbakır, Turkey.
The France Conseil d'État suspends Villeneuve-Loubet commune's ban on full-body burkini swimsuits.
The Spanish-based Proactiva Open Arms NGO rescues more than 700 migrants in the Mediterranean Sea about 17 miles north of Sabratha, Libya.
A lone gunman shoots a Muslim cleric and an associate to death in the Ozone Park neighborhood of Queens, New York City. Both were still wearing religious garb following afternoon prayers. No arrests have been made.
The European Union orders Apple to pay up to 13 billion euros in back taxes to Ireland.
2016 mass protests and unrest in Ethiopia
HEI Hotels & Resorts, a firm that operates hotels for Hyatt, Intercontinental, Marriott, and Starwood, reports that malware designed to collect payment information was discovered on computers at 20 of their locations across the United States.
Proxima Centauri b is discovered as the closest exoplanet to Earth that may be habitable.
Gene Wilder, known for his role as the title character in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, and for his collaborations with Mel Brooks, dies at the age of 83.
Violence breaks out in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, following a fatal police shooting of a 23-year-old male criminal armed with a handgun earlier in the day. The Milwaukee Police Department says an officer was injured after being struck in the head by a brick, while a police car and gas station were set on fire.
ongoing civil war in the country of Yemen
Three bombings targeting police and military kill at least 12 people and wound 219 in southeast Turkey.
The identity of the hijackers is not yet known.
The Supreme Court of Belize rules that Belize's anti-sodomy law is unconstitutional. Belize becomes the last country in Central America to strike down its sodomy law. (NBC News}
North Korea launches two ballistic missiles, one of which explodes immediately after its launch while the main part of the other lands in Japan's economic exclusion zone.
A court in Papua New Guinea orders the closure of the facility housing migrants.
Executive Office of the President of the United States
local time, when a high-pressure steam pipe exploded, according to China's official Xinhua News Agency.
In auto racing, the 2016 Pennsylvania 400 at Pocono Raceway is won by Chris Buescher, the first rookie to win a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race since 2009. Adverse weather plagued the event, causing it to start a day later than planned, and end 22 laps shorter than the scheduled distance.
series of protests in Venezuela beginning in 2014
leader of a Nigerian militant group (1973-2021)
Thirteen people are injured when a roadside bomb hits a Pakistani security vehicle in the southwestern city of Quetta, the same town where at least 74 were killed in a suicide bombing at a hospital on Monday.
Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
men's association football tournament during the 2016 Olympic Summer Games
Competition begins with six matches in women's football.
Melania Trump plans to sue The Daily Mail and Politico after the publications allege that she worked as an escort.
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
current United States federal appellate court
President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)
At least 10 children are killed and 28 injured in an air attack on a school in northern Yemen.
Venezuelan officials arrest several opposition activists, including Popular Will Party leaders, just days before Thursday's scheduled national protest against the rule of President Nicolás Maduro.
Police say they believe Rich was likely killed in an attempted robbery.
A three-year investigation by the EU's competition commissioner concludes that Apple received "illegal state aid" from Ireland, the EU order that Apple pay 13 billion euros ($14.5 billion), and, in addition, also interest and unpaid taxes.
An Olympics aerial camera and its cables fall sixty-five feet, injuring seven people.
At least five people are killed after two small planes collide near Russian Mission, Alaska. Officials from the Alaska Army National Guard say the planes involved were a Cessna 208 Caravan and a Piper PA-18 Super Cub.
Senator Brian Schatz criticizes Donald Trump for calling the Philippines a 'terrorist' country.
county-level city in Yichang, Hubei, China
event in which aircraft are used to attack targets on land or at sea
Rodrigo Duterte threatens to withdraw the Philippines from its founding membership of the United Nations after the international body criticized him over alleged human rights violations.
At least 64 to 100 people are killed in a massacre.
Two bombs explode at the Southern Hotel in Pattani killing one person and injuring 30.
Syrian government warplanes bomb Kurdish-held areas of Al-Hasakah for the first time in the country's five-year civil war, killing at least 13 people.
Militants reportedly executed 12 people.
Incumbent Republican congressman Tim Huelskamp, an active Tea Party favorite with a confrontational, anti-establishment approach running for a fourth term, is defeated (56.5 - 43.5 percent) in the Kansas primary by obstetrician Roger Marshall.
Numerous tremors rock the Katla volcano in Iceland prompting the government to raise the alarm level.
defunct American privately held health-technology company
former autonomous region of the Philippines
Ahmad al-Mahdi pleads guilty at the start of his trial before the International Criminal Court for the war crime of destroying cultural sites in Timbuktu.
bilateral relations between Cuba and the United States
Fiji prime minister Voreqe Bainimarama scraps plans to change the flag of Fiji as the feel-good factor envelops the Pacific nation following a first Olympic medal, a gold in men's rugby sevens.
North Korea's deputy ambassador to the United Kingdom, Thae Yong-ho, defects with his family to South Korea.
The Philippines says it won't have bilateral talks with China until the Chinese stop all provocations in the South China Sea.
Former presenter Andrea Tantaros sues Fox News by accusing the network of being a "sex-fueled, Playboy Mansion-like cult."
On Sunday, then a tropical wave, Earl was responsible for nine deaths, with four people still missing, in the Dominican Republic.
Iran confirms it has executed nuclear scientist Shahram Amiri by hanging for treason.
In Canada, 20 year old Mohammad Hassan Chaudhary with mental health issues and no formal flight training issues stole a small Piper airplane. He crashed near a mall about halfway between his takeoff near Toronto and the capital in Ottawa. National security investigators ruled out terrorist or suicidal motives. Global News)
A 6.2 magnitude earthquake occurs in central Italy near the city of Perugia. The mayor of the town of Amatrice reports that residents are buried under rubble.
large garden square in London, United Kingdom
chemical element with symbol Cu and atomic number 29
The United States Department of State expresses "concern" over extrajudicial killings in the Philippines.
China's unmanned lunar rover Yutu shuts down after exploring the Moon for 31 months.
Incumbent President Edgar Lungu again faces off against President of the opposition United Party for National Development Hakainde Hichilema, and seven other candidates.
A report showing a negative evaluation of the British Government's Troubled Families programme is leaked to the BBC.
A Swedish court orders the owner of the luxury cruise ship MV Ocean Gala that was due to house 1,800 asylum seekers before the Swedish Migration Agency pulled the plug to immediately leave its port. The local County administration says it intends to forcefully execute the ruling of the court if the vessel has not left the port by Monday morning.
Tropical Storm Earl makes its final landfall near Veracruz in eastern Mexico, producing flooding rains that kill at least six. ,
Britain's Court of Appeal, reversing Monday's High Court decision, rules the Labour Party has the right to prevent up to 130,000 new members who joined less than six months ago from voting in the party's leadership contest between incumbent Jeremy Corbyn and legislator Owen Smith. An appeal to the United Kingdom Supreme Court is possible.
British activists with the Black Lives Matter movement from America block the road to Heathrow Airport and to streets in Manchester, Birmingham, and Nottingham, marking the fifth anniversary of the deadly police shooting of Mark Duggan in north London. Ten protestors are arrested.
In the men's 400 metres, Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa breaks the world record set in 1999 by Michael Johnson en route to winning South Africa's first gold medal in a track event since 1928.
In tennis, Scotland's Andy Murray, representing Great Britain, defeats Argentine Juan Martín del Potro in the men's singles final for his second consecutive gold medal in the event.
heavy bomber aircraft designed to drop large amounts of ordnance
German economy minister Sigmar Gabriel claims the TTIP negotiations "have de facto failed", citing a general lack of progress. The U.S. and the European Commission have no immediate response to his comment.
Remnants of Hurricane Earl helped form Tropical Storm Javier which is southeast of the Mexican resort of Cabo San Lucas on the Baja California Peninsula.
country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom
The former vertebrate record-holder was a Bowhead whale estimated to be 211 years old.
An air strike by the Saudi-led coalition which hit a hospital in northern Yemen run by Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) kills at least 11 people.
Fires in Indonesia burn and blow smoke into Singapore, engulfing the city-state into darkness.
System of classifying tropical cyclones into five categories based on measured wind speed and used to estimate potential damage
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant says its official spokesman, Abu Mohammad al-Adnani, has been killed in Syria's Aleppo Governorate. The group's statement, distributed by Amaq News Agency, did not say how al-Adnani was killed.
President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff is removed from office by a vote of 61–20 in the Senate. Current Acting President Michel Temer will serve out the remainder of her term, which ends January 1, 2019.
Typhoon Mindulle is forecast to make landfall near the Japanese capital Tokyo with flights and train services being cancelled. It arrives one day after Typhoon Kompasu. ,
A wedding bus carrying over 50 passengers falls into a ravine in Azad Kashmir, killing at least 25 people and wounding 20 more. Many people are critically injured, with the death toll expected to increase.
The out-of-control Pilot Fire hits 7,500 acres of bone-dry tinder and brush in the San Bernardino Mountains east of Los Angeles. More than 5,000 homes are under evacuation orders. Authorities shut down school districts in the area.
The death toll from the Turkish wedding bombing rises to 50 with up to 94 people injured.
The group's statement, distributed by Amaq News Agency, did not say how al-Adnani was killed.
Reuters reports, based on sources "familiar with the matter," that Nissan is talking with Panasonic Corp.
At least 40 people are killed by landslides from floods created from Earl's heavy rainfall in the eastern Mexican states of Puebla and Veracruz.
2016 United States presidential election
Voters go to the polls to elect a president and the unicameral national assembly, and on proposed amendments to the bill of rights and Article 79. Incumbent President Edgar Lungu again faces off against President of the opposition United Party for National Development Hakainde Hichilema, and seven other candidates.
An explosion at a sports centre in the Belgian town of Chimay kills one person and injures another four. A gas explosion is suspected to be the cause.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
United Nations agency mandated to protect and support refugees
system of racial segregation based on skin colour common in South Africa
In golf, England's Justin Rose, representing Great Britain, wins the first gold medal in the sport since 1904.
At least one person is dead and several injured as a result of a knife attack in London's Russell Square.
Hurricane Earl makes landfall in Belize near Belize City early today.
political-religious armed movement in Yemen
The Archbishop of Manila Luis Antonio Tagle condemns the extralegal killings and murders under Rodrigo Duterte.
Date: 2 December 2015 – 31 August 2016 (8 months, 4 weeks and 1 day)
Russian and Syrian government jets conduct 26 airstrikes across Idlib province, killing 122 civilians.
American Olympic swimmers Ryan Lochte, Gunnar Bentz, Jack Conger and Jimmy Feigen claim they were robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro by men posing as Brazilian police officers.
Singaporean swimmer and Olympic medalist
After the crash of a Pakistani Mi-17 transport helicopter belonging to the Punjab government, Army Chief General Raheel Sharif had called the U.S.
SpaceX successfully launches Japanese communication satellite JCSAT-16 into geostationary orbit from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Falcon 9 Full Thrust rocket used to place the satellite in orbit successfully landed on an autonomous spaceport drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
Delta Air Lines ground their operations after a malfunction in their system headquarters.
Anita Włodarczyk of Poland breaks her own hammer throw world record, set earlier this month at the Rio Olympics, by close to ¾ meter, with a throw of 82.98 meters at the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial in Warsaw.
Voters go to the polls to elect a president and the unicameral national assembly, and on proposed amendments to the bill of rights and Article 79.
capital city of the Al-Hasakah Governorate in Syria Founder ottoman empair
Terrorist attacks in Hua Hin, Surat Thani on 11 August 2016
criminal organization based in China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Southeast Asia and other areas with significant Chinese diaspora
Presidents of the Regional Government of Madeira
The Taliban claims responsibility for a truck bombing in a military complex in Kabul.
Cisco announces a cut of 5,500 jobs in their shift from switches to software.
personal computer operating system by Microsoft
low-intensity asymmetric war, beginning in 1964, between Colombian governments, paramilitary groups, crime syndicates and far-left guerrillas (FARC, ELN, etc.)
port city and temporary capital of Yemen
overview of law enforcement in the Republic of Turkey
Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
The first commercial flight from the United States to Cuba since 1961 takes place as JetBlue Flight 387 lands in Santa Clara, Villa Clara province, after a 51-minute flight from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. JetBlue Flight 387 had 150 passengers, including United States Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx.
Date: 31 January 2009 – present (13 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
Scientists say Greenland sharks are now known to be the longest-living vertebrates on Earth, after researchers at the University of Copenhagen, using radiocarbon dating, determined the ages of 28 of the animals, and estimated that one female was about 400 years old.
Date: March 18, 1968 – present (54 years, 10 months, 1 week and 2 days)
activity to defend against or prevent terrorist actions
American actor, comedian and filmmaker (born 1926)
Westfield World Trade Center opens on schedule, part of the World Trade Center Ground Zero redevelopment in New York City.
second most senior court in the English legal system
About 40 suspected Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters are killed as Yemeni forces, aided by Saudi-led airstrikes, fight their way into Zinjibar and Jaʿār in eastern Yemen.
Suspected Russian airstrike in Aleppo city kills Khaled Omar Harrah while carrying out a rescue mission. Omar is a Syrian rescue worker who became famous around the world after saving a baby buried for 16 hours under rubble.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane is convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice.
global international and intergovernmental organization
A fire caused by an electrical fault at the Al-Yarmouk Teaching Hospital in Baghdad kills 11 babies.
One British woman is killed and two others are wounded in a stabbing attack on a North Queensland backpacker hostel, Australia.
conflict initiated by Rodrigo Duterte against drug lords and drug pushers
2016 stabbing of Charleroi police officers
The Philippine human rights commission says that the International Criminal Court may have jurisdiction over the mass killings.
American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, world record-holder
The death toll in Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs reaches 1,900 people killed.
ocean-going, barge-derived, floating landing platform
Arianna Huffington leaves The Huffington Post.
Rainfall from the storm is expected to impact the American Southwest, starting Tuesday evening.
Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries
China bans K-pop stars and South Korean actors from attending promotional events in retaliation for Seoul's deployment of the U.S. THAAD anti-ballistic missile system.
A Filipino lawmaker proposes a bill banning Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump from entering the Philippines after Trump compared Filipino legal immigrants to terrorists. ,
His body was returned to his family with rope marks around his neck.
geographical and cultural region of France
President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986
American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor
International catholic event celebrated on January 2019 in Panama
city in Mobile County, Alabama, United States
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi holds historic peace talks to end decades of ethnic conflict in the country.
air warfare branch of Nigeria's military
North American professional baseball league
("God is the greatest") Arabic phrase, used by Muslims in various contexts
The Turkish Land Forces are also shelling YPG positions to prevent them from capturing areas that ISIL will retreat from.
Period of formation of tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean in 2016
American educator and politician (born 1972)
The Chinese Supreme Court warns people caught fishing in Chinese waters could be jailed for up to a year.
A U.S. service member becomes the first U.S. military combat casualty in Afghanistan since January 2016 when he is killed by an improvised explosive device (IED) while on patrol near the city of Lashkar Gah in Afghanistan's southern Helmand Province. Another American service member and six Afghan soldiers were also injured in the blast.
city and comune in Liguria, northern Italy
The fossil of a new species of pterosaur is discovered on Hornby Island, British Columbia in Canada.
An Emirates Boeing 777-300, flight EK521 from Thiruvananthapuram in India, crash lands at Dubai International Airport and bursts into flames.
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) says it has thwarted two armed Ukrainian incursions into Crimea with at least two killed, including one FSB officer, following a "massive fire fight" with "sabotage-terrorist" groups. Ukraine denies the Russian claims.
Singaporean swimmer Joseph Schooling defeats American swimmer Michael Phelps in the 100 m butterfly event, attaining Singapore's first-ever Olympic gold; Schooling's winning time of 50.39 seconds is an Olympic, Asian, and national record.
country in southwestern Europe with territories in Africa
A large herd of wild reindeer is struck by lightning on the Hardangervidda in central Norway, killing 323.
The United States Federal Aviation Administration approves private startup company Moon Express landing a robotic craft on the Moon, according to the Mountain View, California, company.
A Malaysian oil tanker, MT Vier Harmoni, is hijacked off the coast of Malaysia and is believed to have been taken to Indonesian waters near the island of Batam, according to the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency. The identity of the hijackers is not yet known.
United States military prison at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says that at least 51 people have been killed in the Syrian city of Aleppo.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says he plans to ban immigration from Afghanistan, Iraq, Morocco, Pakistan, the Philippines, Somalia, Syria, Uzbekistan and Yemen.
Iran confirms it has executed nuclear scientist Shahram Amiri by hanging for treason. Iranian judiciary spokesman Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i says Amiri was charged with spying for enemies of the Islamic Republic of Iran and that U.S. officials had been unaware that Iran was monitoring Amiri's efforts for the West. His body was returned to his family with rope marks around his neck.
Sage, a British accounting software firm, reports a data breach; it is presently unclear what data was viewed or taken.
ground warfare branch of Turkey's military
Royal Canadian Mounted Police kill 24-year-old Aaron Driver in Strathroy, Ontario. Driver was accused of supporting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and was believed to have been plotting an "imminent" attack against Canadians.
Judge Keyla Blanc, of Brazil's Special Tribunal for Fans and Major Events, orders Brazil police to question U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte over inconsistencies describing the armed robbery of himself and three other American Olympians. Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger are later removed from a plane returning to the United States. ,
district in Prachuap Khiri Khan province, Thailand
The opposition Australian Labor Party defeats the governing Country Liberal Party in a landslide, reducing the CLP to just two seats.
Thirteen people are injured when a roadside bomb hits a Pakistani security vehicle in the southwestern city of Quetta, the same town where at least 74 were killed in a suicide bombing at a hospital on Monday. The police were escorting a judge, who was not injured.
The Russian Air Force uses an Iranian airbase near Hamadan to launch airstrikes in Syria.
American multinational technology company
public research university in Copenhagen, Denmark
bilateral diplomatic relations between Japan and North Korea
A suspicious package was also found in another linked event.
Mediterranean coastline of the southeast corner of France
fraud on emissions tests using a defeat device from 2009 to 2015 by Volkswagen
municipal police department of Los Angeles, California, United States
land service branch of the United States Armed Forces
Energy Future Holdings, a Texas electric utility, asks a bankruptcy court in Delaware to confirm a plan that would allow it to exit Chapter 11 after more than two years.
group considered a terrorist organization by the Paraguayan state
North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
United States Space Force facility in Brevard County, Florida
At least seven people have died and thousands have been rescued in the American state of Louisiana. President of the United States Barack Obama has declared a federal emergency in the state. ,
decision taken on their own initiative by those who have the power or faculty
The International Olympic Committee rules that 271 of the 389 athletes nominated by the Russian Olympic Committee will be eligible to participate in the 2016 summer Olympics.
French administrative justice institution and legal counsel to the government
province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
public health emergency of international concern
The number of Zika virus infected in Singapore rises above 40.
Tropical Storm Earl, now about 265 miles (425 km) east-southeast of Belize City with top sustained winds of 70 mph (110 KM/H), becomes Hurricane Earl that could produce up to 16 inches of rain by the time it hits Belize.
Following a ceasefire agreement with the government, Syrian rebels begin evacuating the war-torn suburb of Darayya, near Damascus, ending a four-year-long siege by government forces.
Twitter announces 235,000 terror-linked accounts have been suspended over the past six months amid increasing pressure on tech companies from the White House to censor extremists from groups like ISIS.
Oscar Pistorius is admitted to a Pretoria hospital after sustaining injuries to his wrists.
Hybrid Air Vehicles HAV 304 Airlander 10
Tropical Storm Earl makes its final landfall near Veracruz in eastern Mexico, producing flooding rains that kill at least six.
Oromia Region, Addis Ababa north-western, southern and eastern part of the regions Ambo, Dembi Dolo, and NekemteAmhara Region, Gondar, Bahir Dar,
A car bomb explodes outside the President of Somalia's compound in Mogadishu claiming at least ten people's lives. Al Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack.
courts created under Article I of the United States Constitution
India announces the new governor of its central bank, the Reserve Bank of India, is Urjit Patel, formerly the RBI's deputy governor for monetary policy.
The opposition Democratic Alliance, with about 28 percent of the vote nationally, has gained the lead in three major cities: Pretoria, Johannesburg, and Port Elizabeth.
secure communication method enabling two parties to produce a shared random secret key such that any eavesdroppers can be detected using quantum properties
atoll of the United States Minor Outlying Islands
All 511 passengers and crew are evacuated from the ferry Caribbean Fantasy which caught fire off San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Under the terms of surrender, the 8,000 civilians who reside in the suburb will be moved to regime-controlled areas while several hundred rebel fighters will be given passage to the Idlib Governorate.
The search continues for survivors of a bridge collapse on the Mumbai-Goa highway over the flooded Savitri River in western India. Twenty two people and two buses are believed to be missing. ,
China bans K-pop stars and South Korean actors from attending promotional events in retaliation for Seoul's deployment of the U.S.
president of the United States from 2017 to 2021
A hurricane watch is issued for the island of Hawaii as Hurricane Madeline approaches.
President Rodrigo Duterte releases a list of politicians, police officers and military personnel allegedly involved in the illicit drug trade.
The Turkish Armed Forces and US-backed Syrian rebels launch an initially successful campaign to capture the town of Jarabulus from ISIL. The Turkish Land Forces are also shelling YPG positions to prevent them from capturing areas that ISIL will retreat from.
Barnes & Noble fires CEO Ronald Boire after less than a year in the job. Executive Chairman and company founder Leonard Riggio, who is postponing his September retirement, will assume Boire's duties.
A Pakistani Mi-17 transport helicopter belonging to the Punjab government en route to Russia for repair, crashed on Thursday night in Logar Province, Afghanistan.
current long-term trend for global sea levels to rise mainly in response to climate change
Heavy rain on the Gulf Coast of the United States causes floods in the state of Louisiana and the southern part of Mississippi with one person drowning.
American Michael Phelps wins the gold medal in the 200-meter individual medley becoming the first swimmer to win gold medals in the same event at four successive Olympic Games.
political party in South Africa formed in 2000
Sexual abstinence, post-Zika infection, may need to be extended to six months.
Gunmen open fire in a market in Assam, India, killing 13 people and injuring 18.
Reportedly, new evidence emerged in relation to a World Anti-Doping Agency report.
Both President Ali Bongo Ondimba and his main challenger, former Foreign Minister Jean Ping, say they won yesterday's election for a seven-year term as president.
A United States Court of Appeals rules that the Department of Justice, per the Rohrabacher-Farr amendment, cannot spend money to prosecute federal marijuana cases if the defendants comply with state medical marijuana laws.
Six people are injured by a knifeman who also set fire to a train at Salez, Switzerland.
geographic and cultural region of Mexico
former Royal Air Force station in Bedfordshire, England
The International Paralympic Committee bans all Russian athletes from the Paralympics due to state-sponsored sample doctoring to avoid the detection of the use of banned drugs.
Another American service member and six Afghan soldiers were also injured in the blast.
A bus carrying volunteers crashes into emergency vehicles responding to an earlier accident near New Orleans killing two, including the St. John the Baptist Fire District Chief, and injuring 43 more.
cruise ship which entered service in 1982 and was scrapped in 2018
A Malaysian oil tanker, MT Vier Harmoni, is hijacked off the coast of Malaysia and is believed to have been taken to Indonesian waters near the island of Batam, according to the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency.
A hurricane warning is issued for the southern portion of the peninsula.
17th United States Secretary of Transportation
unincorporated territory of the United States of America
municipality and city in Madeira Island, Portugal
stabbing attack occurring in Home Hill, Queensland, on 23 August 2016
term used by the United States Department of Defense
East Asian archipelago in the North Pacific Ocean
presidential candidate Donald Trump from entering the Philippines after Trump compared Filipino legal immigrants to terrorists.
At least 10 people are killed by a pair of explosions in the Tsamkani District in the eastern Afghan province of Paktia.
List of most expensive association football transfers
attorney general for the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
A suicide bomber targets a Kurdish wedding celebration in the Turkish city of Gaziantep killing at least 22 people and wounding 94. ,
ocean between Asia, Australia and the Americas
The Court of Arbitration for Sport upholds a ban of Russian athletes from next month's Paralympics over its state-sponsored doping program.
head of the state and government of California
In a raid on Boko Haram Islamists' northeast heartland, Nigeria’s air force kills senior militants and possibly fatally wounds their leader, Abubakar Shekau.
Reuters reports, based on sources "familiar with the matter," that Nissan is talking with Panasonic Corp. about the sale of Nissan's car battery manufacturing operation.
is defeated (56.5 - 43.5 percent) in the Kansas primary
Islamist organization in Afghanistan (founded 1994)
With more than half the vote counted, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) is ahead on 53.2 percent of the vote which, if this trend continues, will be the first election since the end of apartheid in 1994 that the ANC receives less than 60 percent. The opposition Democratic Alliance, with about 28 percent of the vote nationally, has gained the lead in three major cities: Pretoria, Johannesburg, and Port Elizabeth. Final results are expected Friday.
prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Swift-Tuttle
Boeing's CFO Greg Smith announces that Boeing won't raise production of its 787 Dreamliner to fourteen per month as previously expected, but will keep it at 12 while continuing to monitor demand.
swimmer Ryan Lochte over inconsistencies describing the armed robbery of himself and three other American Olympians.
Murray becomes the first male tennis player ever to win two Olympic gold medals, whether consecutively or not.
Mass genocide and kidnapping carried out by ISIS
2016 Democratic National Committee email leak
battle in the spring of 2016, in the region of Sirte, Libya
South African municipal elections held on 3 August 2016
coast of American states that are on the Gulf of Mexico
Emperor Akihito of Japan says he intends to lessen his official duties due to old age.
sovereign state situated on an island in the Caribbean Sea
region on the Iranian plateau in south-western Asia
Derrick Dearman a 27-year-old Mississippi man kills five people in the U.S. town of Citronelle, Alabama then kidnaps his pregnant ex-girlfriend from among the victims. Nearby, the Greene County, Mississippi Sheriff's office takes the surrender and confession of the suspect.
electronic game with user interface and visual feedback
aerial warfare branch of Syria's armed forces
The Turkish Armed Forces and US-backed Syrian rebels launch an initially successful campaign to capture the town of Jarabulus from ISIL.
and the European Commission have no immediate response to his comment.
California authorities charge a Clearlake resident with 17 counts of arson in connection with the wildfires over the last two years.
United States Government agency dedicated to civil aviation matters
Australian immigration detention centre in Papua New Guinea
Multiple individuals rammed a van into the entrance of the Brussels National Institute of Criminology building, setting its laboratories on fire. No casualties have been reported. At least five people are arrested.
Pope Benedict XVI issues a new appeal for an end to bloodshed in Syria, and added a plea for peace in Libya.
Venezuela's National Electoral Council says the opposition successfully met the one percent of voter signatures in every state requirement for a referendum to recall President Nicolás Maduro.
The military junta has banned campaigning in opposition to the new constitution.
A Russian Mil Mi-8 military helicopter carrying humanitarian aid onboard is shot down by rebels in northern Syria. All five members of the crew die in the crash.
space exploration vehicle (rover) designed to move across the surface of the Moon
The United States Department of State says Turkey has formally requested the extradition of Pennsylvania-based cleric Fethullah Gülen and is now considering the merits of the request.
Mexico's National Human Rights Commission says 22 people were executed by federal police during the 2015 Ecuandureo shootout in the western state of Michoacán last year.
peer-to-peer ridesharing, food delivery, and transportation network company headquartered in San Francisco, California
An unusual kiting incident in India leaves three people dead. 500 birds were also injured in similar incidents.
Police and protesters clash in Harare after a court ruled that protests against Robert Mugabe can continue.
The six people on board have been taken hostage by the Taliban.
county in Florida, United States of America
15th President of the Philippines (2010-2016)
The population of African elephants have fallen by about 30% between 2007 and 2014.
former Leader of the British Labour Party, MP for Islington North
International Civil Aviation Organization
specialized agency of the United Nations, coordinates the international civil aviation regulations and policy
Typhoon Nida makes landfall near Hong Kong with Category 1 hurricane strength.
independent city in Virginia, United States
international humanitarian medical non-governmental organisation
At least 10 people are killed by a pair of explosions in the Tsamkani District in the eastern Afghan province of Paktia. Spokesman Naqib Ahmad Atal says the Taliban are to blame.
All five members of the crew die in the crash.
Catholic bishops of Panama welcome the news that the next World Youth Day celebration is to be held in 2019 in Panama City.
The U.S. National Security Agency's website goes down amid hacking fears.
Turkish Interior Minister Efkan Ala resigns amid criticism over his handling of a string of ISIL and PKK terror attacks, and is replaced by Süleyman Soylu.
Brendan Dassey, the subject of Netflix's hit drama Making a Murderer is found to have been wrongly convicted of murdering the photographer Teresa Halbach. A federal judge orders that he must be released from prison within three months.
The world's largest aircraft, Hybrid Air Vehicles HAV 304 Airlander 10, crashes at RAF Cardington, Bedfordshire, during its second test flight.
use of a drug with the primary intention to alter the state of consciousness
American content platform and production company
Three people, including a pregnant woman, are kidnapped in Patikul, Sulu, in the Philippines Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. No group has claimed responsibility, though Abu Sayyaf is suspected.
preserved remains or traces of organisms from a past geological age
aerial service branch of the Chinese People's Liberation Army
political journalism company based in Arlington County, Virginia
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
(The Associated Press via The New York Times)
A fire at a warehouse in Moscow, Russia, kills at least 17 people, all migrant workers from Kyrgyzstan.
China successfully launches QUESS, the world's first ever quantum-communications quantum key distribution satellite.
Tennis competition at the 2016 Olympic Summer Games
Officials from the Alaska Army National Guard say the planes involved were a Cessna 208 Caravan and a Piper PA-18 Super Cub.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks.
Jim Furyk becomes the first golfer to shoot a round of 58 in an official PGA Tour event, doing so in the final round of the Travelers Championship.
county seat city of Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
Regional President Miguel Albuquerque says one person had suffered serious burns and scores of others had needed treatment for the effects of smoke.
A fire at a warehouse in Moscow, Russia, kills at least 17 people, all migrant workers from Kyrgyzstan. The Investigative Committee of Russia, which reports directly to President Vladimir Putin, says a criminal inquiry has been launched.
Volkswagen gets approval from Germany's motor vehicle authority for technical fixes on 460,000 cars.
part of Manus Province in northern Papua New Guinea
After the men's 400-metre freestyle final of the 2016 Summer Olympics, Australian gold medalist Mack Horton says Chinese silver medalist Sun Yang is a "drug cheat", referring to Sun's three-month doping ban in 2014; Chinese netizens have swarmed Horton's online pages to demand an apology; Chinese state media has since called Horton "immoral" and described Australia as a former "offshore prison".
The United States Supreme Court grants a Virginia school board's emergency request to stop implementation of the federal government policy that calls for student use of the bathroom consistent with their gender identity in order to allow the board to appeal the Fourth Circuit Court ruling that upheld this policy.
U.S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo sentences former NFL player Darren Sharper to 18 years in prison in rape and drugging case involving as many as 16 women in several U.S. states.
The governments of Papua New Guinea and Australia confirm that the Manus Regional Processing Centre will close following a ruling by the Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea.
Paul Manafort resigns as chairman of Donald Trump's presidential campaign.
With more than half the vote counted, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) is ahead on 53.2 percent of the vote which, if this trend continues, will be the first election since the end of apartheid in 1994 that the ANC receives less than 60 percent.
technique based on Carbon-14 decay to determine the age of organic materials
While there is no evidence that the hackers were successful, the FBI is investigating.
A U.S. district court judge gives the go-ahead to a billion-dollar lawsuit against PricewaterhouseCoopers in connection with the losses at MF Global in October 2011.
Iraq hangs 36 men convicted of taking part in the Islamic State group's massacre of hundreds of soldiers in 2014.
After the crash of a Pakistani Mi-17 transport helicopter belonging to the Punjab government, Army Chief General Raheel Sharif had called the U.S. Military Commander in Afghanistan, General John Nicolson, and asked him to help recover the crew. The Afghan government and Afghan Army have also been contacted for recovery of helicopter and crew.
circular orbit above the Earth's equator and following the direction of the Earth's rotation
At least five people are killed and dozens injured when a charter bus swerved into a support pole on California Highway 99 near the town of Livingston in Merced County.
Non-governmental sports organisation (founded 1894)
The oldest fossil (stromatolite) that had life is discovered in the melting snow at the Isua Greenstone Belt of Greenland.
Basic People's Congress division in Benghazi District, Libya
Protestors set fire to the National Assembly of Gabon in Libreville in response to the disputed presidential election result.
With a Moto Proprio, Pope Francis announces the establishment of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life. The Prefect of the new Dicastery is the Irish-born Bishop Kevin Joseph Farrell, currently serving as Bishop of Dallas.
images carved on a rock surface as a form of rock art
A series of coordinated bombings across Thailand, mostly at sites popular with tourists, leaves at least four people dead and dozens wounded.
Microsoft acknowledges that a Windows 10 update has stopped millions of webcams from working.
The death toll from the Turkish wedding bombing rises to 50 with up to 94 people injured. Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant is suspected of conducting the attack.
massacre of hundreds of soldiers in 2014
At least 159 people have been reported dead. ,
Authorities shut down school districts in the area.
city in southern India; the capital of Kerala
Three people are killed and two are injured after a crossbow attack in Scarborough, Toronto.
Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
men's 1500 metres events at the Olympics
Philippine officials believe they may have recovered biggest natural giant clam pearl in the world — weighing 34kg.
Tropical Storm Madeline is expected to reach the American state of Hawaii Tuesday, just before world leaders arrive for the World Conservation Congress.
group of reefs, islets, atolls, cays and islands
island and human settlement in British Columbia, Canada
Kurdish nationalist and separatist armed organization
American Michael Phelps wins the gold medal in the 200-meter individual medley becoming the first swimmer to win gold medals in the same event at four successive Olympic Games. It is Phelps' 22nd gold medal in total.
suicide bombing at Gaziantep, Turkey on 20 August 2016
Mainland Portugal and Madeira archipelago
Britain's Court of Appeal, reversing Monday's High Court decision, rules the Labour Party has the right to prevent up to 130,000 new members who joined less than six months ago from voting in the party's leadership contest between incumbent Jeremy Corbyn and legislator Owen Smith.
second-most populous Islamic denomination
A Syria Civil Defence volunteer search and rescue team says 33 people, mostly women and children, were affected by toxic gas dropped from a helicopter on Saraqeb in rebel-held Idlib Governorate.
The first test exploded and the second traveled 30 km (18½ miles).
A newly-discovered galaxy known as Dragonfly 44 appears to be made up mostly of dark matter.
Two bombs hidden in plant pots explode killing at least one person and injuring 10 others, including foreign tourists, in Hua Hin District, Thailand.
Australia, South Korea and Taiwan issue travel advisories concerning Singapore after cases of Zika virus infection in the city-state passes 50.
Nearby, the Greene County, Mississippi Sheriff's office takes the surrender and confession of the suspect.
At least 40 people are killed by landslides from floods created from Earl's heavy rainfall in the eastern Mexican states of Puebla and Veracruz. The tropical depression dissipated early today.
aerospace and defense manufacturer in the United States
Territorial disputes in the South China Sea
Rodrigo Duterte says he might declare martial law in the Philippines if his spat with the Supreme Court escalates.
uncontrolled fire of natural, accidental or criminal origin, which spreads over a natural or agricultural area covered by combustible vegetation
A man attacks two policewomen with a machete in Charleroi, Belgium, whilst reportedly shouting Allahu Akbar.
head of the state and government of Florida
The search continues for survivors in central Italy with the death toll now 241. An aftershock of 4.7 MMS hits further east in the province near Norcia.
In Canada, 20 year old Mohammad Hassan Chaudhary with mental health issues and no formal flight training issues stole a small Piper airplane.
Barnes & Noble fires CEO Ronald Boire after less than a year in the job.
Two North Korean officials are reportedly publicly executed by Kim Jong-un after they allegedly disobeyed orders: former agriculture minister Hwang Min for unsuitable policies and Ri Yong Jin, a senior official at the education ministry, for sleeping at a meeting with Kim, disrespect for the leader and corruption. They were allegedly executed by anti-aircraft artillery fire.
A fire kills at least 13 people in a bar in the French city of Rouen.
Date: 26 July 2009 – present (13 years, 6 months and 1 day)
The bus was headed to Pasco, Washington.
China is blocking Taiwan's efforts to join the International Civil Aviation Organization despite 58 million air passengers passing over Taiwan's flight information region annually, citing the One-China principle.
General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and 3rd Supreme leader of North Korea
baseball team and Major League Baseball franchise in Miami, Florida, United States
Scientists from the University of Texas at Austin postulate that the hominin fossil Lucy (Dinkinesh) died due to a fall from a tree. Paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson, who is credited with discovering and naming Lucy, disagrees.
capital and largest city of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2nd president of Zimbabwe from 1987 to 2017
At least two rivers break embankments, causing floods on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. Operations are underway to rescue 400 stranded people. On Honshu Island, at least 11 people, including nine elderly from a nursing home, have died.
Iran confirms that Russia will stop using its Hamadan Airbase to launch attacks in Syria, saying Russia's use of Hamadan Airbase was "temporary, based on a Russian request," and that Russian operations are "finished for now". Iranian Defence Minister Hossein Dehghan earlier criticized Russia's announcement of its use of the base in Iran, saying "There has been a kind of showing-off and inconsiderate attitude behind the announcement of this news."
Spokesman Naqib Ahmad Atal says the Taliban are to blame.
A small plane crashes after an aborted landing at Shannon Airport near Fredericksburg, Virginia, killing six people.
A study conducted at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology shows a positive correlation with playing online video games and higher test scores in math, science and reading while a negative correlation with social media use.
Du Jiahao becomes Communist Party Secretary of Hunan, replacing Xu Shousheng.
multi-role combat aircraft version of the Su-30 fighter aircraft
Ventimiglian police commander Giorgio Marenco says the more than 100 migrants who crashed the Italian border town's police barriers and entered France remain, under French police surveillance, outside the French Riviera town of Menton.
one of nine official regions of England at the first level of NUTS
Embattled tech company Theranos pulls out of a research project regarding the Zika virus.
alliance of militias fighting against ISIL and other Islamist extremists in the Syrian Civil War
Russian warships in the Mediterranean Sea fire cruise missiles at sites near Aleppo.
Venezuela's National Electoral Council says the opposition successfully met the one percent of voter signatures in every state requirement for a referendum to recall President Nicolás Maduro. Council head Tibisay Lucena did not name a date for the next phase of the referendum process: collect 20 percent of voters' signatures.
2015–2017 normalization of Cuba–U.S. relations
Department of National Defense (Philippines)
borough in New York City and county in New York State, United States
county seat of Franklin County, Washington, United States
The American University of Afghanistan in Kabul is attacked by suspected Taliban militants, resulting in at least 13 deaths and 30 injured.
A Pakistani Mi-17 transport helicopter belonging to the Punjab government en route to Russia for repair, crashed on Thursday night in Logar Province, Afghanistan. The six people on board have been taken hostage by the Taliban.
United Airlines Flight 880 makes an emergency landing at Shannon Airport in the Republic of Ireland due to "severe and unexpected turbulence".
type of swimsuit for women, intended to comply with the Quranic admonition for Muslim women to dress modestly
Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in-Opposition
A car bomb explodes outside the President of Somalia's compound in Mogadishu claiming at least ten people's lives.
city in Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska, United States
Voters in Thailand go to the polls to vote on whether a new constitution, which would restore elections but empower the military, should it be adopted. The military junta has banned campaigning in opposition to the new constitution. The constitution is approved by 61.45 percent.
first vice president of the independent Republic of South Sudan
The Malaysian National Security Council Act comes into effect giving the Prime Minister of Malaysia Najib Razak sweeping new powers.
South African-born English professional golfer
The death toll estimates for the crackdown on recreational drugs in the Philippines reaches 1,800 amid a senate investigation of the killings.
town or city on a border between larger political areas
temporary provisions declared by the president of Venezuela
The Spanish-based Proactiva Open Arms NGO rescues more than 700 migrants in the Mediterranean Sea about 17 miles north of Sabratha, Libya. The rescued, who are from Nigeria, are transferred to the Italian Coast Guard.
Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code
Section of the United States Bankruptcy Code
2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas
third major version of the SpaceX Falcon 9 orbital launch vehicle
a storm characterized by the presence of lightning, usually accompanied by strong winds and often produce heavy rain and sometimes snow, sleet, or hail, but some produce little precipitation or no precipitation at all
Suspected Syrian government or Russian airstrike hits the Kafr Hamra children's hospital in a village on the outskirts of Aleppo, killing a nurse and a technician and rendering the hospital's facilities unusable.
Golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's individual
The Supreme Court of Belize rules that Belize's anti-sodomy law is unconstitutional.
law enforcement agency in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson, who is credited with discovering and naming Lucy, disagrees.
Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
2016 edition of the women's association football tournament during the Olympic Summer Games
International Union for Conservation of Nature
events in a specific year or time period
American online news aggregator and blog
insurgency in the Mindanao region of the Philippines
Flights have also been disrupted at Madeira Airport due to smoke.
President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte fires thousands of former president Benigno Aquino III appointees from the government.
software that is intentionally hostile, intrusive, or damaging to a computer or network
Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj, in a televised address, says the strikes have caused "heavy ISIL losses".
Date: 20 February 2014 – present (8 years, 11 months, 1 week and 1 day)
head of the government of Greater London
Major League Baseball franchise in Denver, Colorado, United States
This missile, the third sub-based attempt this year, flew about 500 kilometers (311 miles) and landed in waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan.
Brazil's Federal Senate begins the impeachment trial of suspended President Dilma Rousseff.
In men's football, Brazil defeats Germany 5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw to claim their first-ever gold medal in the sport.
The Indian Space agency ISRO successfully tests its Scramjet engines. Two scramjet engines were mounted alongside of a two-stage, solid fueled rocket called Advanced Technology Vehicle (ATV), which is an advanced sounding rocket. Scramjet engines were then ignited when ATV achieved a speed of Mach 6 (7350 km/hr) at an altitude of 20 km.
Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres
Athletics discipline event at an athletics meeting
Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte says he would not press on for China to abide by the South China Sea ruling but he might do so in the future.
Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary
Committee chief and de facto leader of the Chinese Communist Party in a province, city, or other administrative region
Xian H-6 strategic bombers and Su-30 fighter jets took part in the patrols, according to Xinhua News Agency.
former official spokesman and a chief leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
city in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States
Officials report the death toll is at least 290 people with at least 10 others still missing.
Federal Member State in northeastern Somalia
Philippine officials believe they may have recovered biggest natural giant clam pearl in the world — weighing 34kg. Officials are awaiting confirmation from gemologists that the find is indeed the world's largest pearl. If confirmed, it will beat the current record holder, the Pearl of Lao Tzu, which weighs 6.4kg.
A series of coordinated bombings across Thailand, mostly at sites popular with tourists, leaves at least four people dead and dozens wounded. No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks.
highest court of appeal in most of the United Kingdom
The 2016 Perseid meteor shower peaks tonight.
German economy minister Sigmar Gabriel claims the TTIP negotiations "have de facto failed", citing a general lack of progress.
multinational professional services brand
China's People's Liberation Army Air Force says it has conducted "combat patrols" near the disputed Spratly Islands and Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea as part of an effort to normalize such drills and respond to security threats.
At least 70 people are killed and about 120 others injured in a suicide bombing at a hospital in Quetta, Pakistan.
cape on the Atlantic coast of Florida in the United States
opposition faction in the Syrian Civil War
Tropical Storm Earl, now about 265 miles (425 km) east-southeast of Belize City with top sustained winds of 70 mph (110 KM/H), becomes Hurricane Earl that could produce up to 16 inches of rain by the time it hits Belize. On Sunday, then a tropical wave, Earl was responsible for nine deaths, with four people still missing, in the Dominican Republic.
sovereign state in northern South America
Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection confirms Hong Kong's first case of Zika virus in a 38-year-old woman and says it will report the case to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Jan Egeland, an adviser to the UN’s special envoy to Syria, says that there were 44 attacks on hospitals, clinics and health posts around Syria in July alone.
American automotive, energy storage and solar power company
archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines
Salafi jihadist militant Sunni Islamist group
The death toll from Thursday's explosion in a Silver Spring, Maryland, apartment building rises to three with others still missing.
Heavy rainfall causes multiple bus crashes that kill at least 40 people and injure 86 in the Kavrepalanchowk bus crashes.
Turkish preacher, former imam, writer, and political figure
At least 21 people are killed and five are injured following an explosion at a power plant in the city of Dangyang, Hubei province in central China. The blast occurred around 3:20 p.m. local time, when a high-pressure steam pipe exploded, according to China's official Xinhua News Agency.
major international airport serving London, England, United Kingdom
head of state and head of government of Brazil
An explosion at a sports centre in the Belgian town of Chimay kills one person and injures another four.
Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life
wildfire in San Bernardino County, California
American multinational technology corporation
largest city in California, United States of America
political and economic union of 27 European states
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hits central Myanmar, 25km west of the town of Chauk, and was also felt in Thailand, Bangladesh and India, according to reports. At least three people are killed.
transcontinental country straddling Western Asia and Southeastern Europe
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hits central Myanmar, 25km west of the town of Chauk, and was also felt in Thailand, Bangladesh and India, according to reports.
A car bombing in the Al-Quwarsha area on the outskirts of Benghazi claims at least 23 lives.
principal security agency of Russia (FSB)
American convicted murderer, subject of "Making a Murderer"
international airport serving Madeira, Portugal
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant militants break free supporters from a Marawi jail in the Philippines.
A man attacks two policewomen with a machete in Charleroi, Belgium, whilst reportedly shouting Allahu Akbar. The attacker was shot dead by another police officer. The policewomen are being treated in hospital for non-life-threatening wounds. The attack is being investigated as a possible act of terrorism. ,
military combat casualty in Afghanistan since January 2016 when he is killed by an improvised explosive device (IED) while on patrol near the city of Lashkar Gah in Afghanistan's southern Helmand Province.
By successfully defending his golds from the 2012 Games in both events, he becomes only the second man to win these two events at consecutive Olympics, alongside Lasse Virén of Finland (1972 and 1976).
South Sudan President Salva Kiir fires six ministers allied to his long-time rival Riek Machar, replacing them with people linked to a breakaway faction of Machar's SPLM-IO party.
policy of only recognizing one state of China
Uber announces plans to merge its China operations with rival DiDi with the merge company valued at $35 billion.
Period of formation of tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean in 2016
Games of the XXXI Olympiad, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The search continues for survivors in central Italy with the death toll now 241.
Remnants of Hurricane Earl helped form Tropical Storm Javier which is southeast of the Mexican resort of Cabo San Lucas on the Baja California Peninsula. A hurricane warning is issued for the southern portion of the peninsula. Rainfall from the storm is expected to impact the American Southwest, starting Tuesday evening.
process by which a population chooses the holder of a public office
city in and county seat of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Current Acting President Michel Temer will serve out the remainder of her term, which ends January 1, 2019.
Rodrigo Duterte says that the Sinaloa cartel and the Chinese triad are active in the Philippine narcotic trade.
Archean greenstone belt in southwestern Greenland
sport that is practiced between two teams of eleven players
Regular large scale fire-related air pollution problems that occurs in Southeast Asia
A raging wildfire destroys dozens of homes and prompts the evacuation of more than 400 people from Portugal's Madeira island as flames spread near the island's capital, Funchal.
The Johannesburg High Court rejects an appeal against the sentencing of Oscar Pistorius.
Turkic ethnic group of Central and East Asia
missile that follows a sub-orbital ballistic flightpath
adjudication of murder and gun charges brought against athlete Oscar Pistorius in 2014
series of wildfires that burned across mainland Portugal and the Madeira archipelago
Three people are killed and two are injured after a crossbow attack in Scarborough, Toronto. A suspicious package was also found in another linked event.
Following a ceasefire agreement with the government, Syrian rebels begin evacuating the war-torn suburb of Darayya, near Damascus, ending a four-year-long siege by government forces. Under the terms of surrender, the 8,000 civilians who reside in the suburb will be moved to regime-controlled areas while several hundred rebel fighters will be given passage to the Idlib Governorate.
interior ministry of the Republic of Turkey
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards declares a state of emergency as over 17 inches of rain (43 cm) causes unprecedented flooding across the region and takes at least three lives in his state, with more rain expected through Sunday. ,
A suicide bomber targets a Kurdish wedding celebration in the Turkish city of Gaziantep killing at least 22 people and wounding 94.
China's People's Liberation Army Air Force says it has conducted "combat patrols" near the disputed Spratly Islands and Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea as part of an effort to normalize such drills and respond to security threats. Xian H-6 strategic bombers and Su-30 fighter jets took part in the patrols, according to Xinhua News Agency.
A Filipino lawmaker proposes a bill banning Republican U.S.
mysterious non-luminous matter (and/or radiation) comprising most of the matter in our observable universe
The Obama Administration says it wants to phase out the use of privately owned federal prisons.
authorized military government in the Philippines
Belize becomes the last country in Central America to strike down its sodomy law.
Chronological summary of the 2016 Summer Olympics
An unusual kiting incident in India leaves three people dead.
major city in Greater Manchester, England, UK
A wedding bus carrying over 50 passengers falls into a ravine in Azad Kashmir, killing at least 25 people and wounding 20 more.
The American town of Shishmaref, Alaska, votes to relocate the village from its current location on a barrier island, that has been disappearing through erosion and rising sea levels, to a site on the mainland.
Darya Klishina, Russia's sole track and field competitor at the Rio Olympics, has her exemption to Russia's blanket ban revoked.
Houthi shelling kills seven in Saudi Arabia; nine Yemenis from one family die from an airstrike by the Saudi-led alliance.
Town and district of Şırnak Province in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
free trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and the United States of America (USA)
58th quadrennial U.S. presidential election
North Korea launches a missile from a submarine off the port city of Sinpo in the Sea of Japan, according to U.S. and South Korean officials. This missile, the third sub-based attempt this year, flew about 500 kilometers (311 miles) and landed in waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan. The first test exploded and the second traveled 30 km (18½ miles).
family of Russian military transport helicopters
At least 14 people are killed after Saudi-led coalition airstrikes hit a food factory in Yemen's capital Sana'a. The airstrikes come just days after the suspension of inconclusive peace talks in Kuwait.
American fiscally conservative political movement
The out-of-control Pilot Fire hits 7,500 acres of bone-dry tinder and brush in the San Bernardino Mountains east of Los Angeles.
San Bernardino County, California, United States
The Philippine Defense ministry prepares for the burial of former President Ferdinand Marcos in the Heroes' Cemetery.
At least 14 people are killed after Saudi-led coalition airstrikes hit a food factory in Yemen's capital Sana'a.
Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte unintentionally reveals that a US$1 million ransom was given to the Abu Sayyaf terror group in exchange for a Norwegian hostage.
American conservative political analyst and commentator
association football club in Turin, Italy
U.S. officials are investigating the hacking of election system databases in Illinois and Arizona. The FBI alerted all election officials nationwide about this issue earlier this month.
The Republicans (France) presidential primary, 2016
Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility.
Date: 24 July 2015 – present (7 years, 6 months and 3 days)
District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo sentences former NFL player Darren Sharper to 18 years in prison in rape and drugging case involving as many as 16 women in several U.S.
city in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date: 27 August 2005 – present (17 years, 4 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
North Korean defector and South Korean politician
A lightning strike from a freak thunderstorm kills 323 reindeer in Norway.
Catholic bishops of Panama welcome the news that the next World Youth Day celebration is to be held in 2019 in Panama City. This location is the first diocese established in the Americas, in 1513.
someone who explores methods for breaching defenses and exploiting weaknesses in a computer system or network; mainly practiced by younger computer enthusiasts out of personal interest
At least 12 Philippine Army soldiers die in clashes with the Abu Sayyaf.
Japanese multinational electronics corporation
component of the US Army and military of the U.S. state of Alaska
public Australian university based in Melbourne
executive department of the U.S. federal government
If confirmed, it will beat the current record holder, the Pearl of Lao Tzu, which weighs 6.4kg.
Thousands of Yazidi are believed to be buried in 72 newly-discovered mass graves left by ISIL after the 2014 massacre.
self-governing Palestinian territory next to Egypt and Israel
electric discharge between the atmosphere and the ground
In tennis, Scotland's Andy Murray, representing Great Britain, defeats Argentine Juan Martín del Potro in the men's singles final for his second consecutive gold medal in the event. Murray becomes the first male tennis player ever to win two Olympic gold medals, whether consecutively or not.
A state of emergency is declared in Italy following several strong earthquakes.
Iran confirms that Russia will stop using its Hamadan Airbase to launch attacks in Syria, saying Russia's use of Hamadan Airbase was "temporary, based on a Russian request," and that Russian operations are "finished for now".
census-designated place in San Bernardino County, California
people defecting from North Korea, often to South Korea
Corps of the Port Captaincies – Coast Guard
Judge Keyla Blanc, of Brazil's Special Tribunal for Fans and Major Events, orders Brazil police to question U.S.
Palestinian Sunni-Islamist organization that governs the Gaza strip, with an associated military wing. The group is recognized as a terrorist organization.
census-designated place in Lake County, California
With a Moto Proprio, Pope Francis announces the establishment of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life.
city in Santa Clara County, California, United States
The search continues for survivors of a bridge collapse on the Mumbai-Goa highway over the flooded Savitri River in western India.
systematic destruction of all or a significant part of a racial, ethnic, religious or national group
governing body of the Russian Armed Forces
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans on increasing the spending for the Japan Self-Defense Force.
Japanese government ministry responsible for military and national defense matters
Hermine, now at 45 mph (75 km), is expected to reach hurricane strength when it makes landfall Thursday afternoon.
Mo Farah of Great Britain wins the men's 5,000 metres to go along with his earlier gold medal in the 10,000 metres. By successfully defending his golds from the 2012 Games in both events, he becomes only the second man to win these two events at consecutive Olympics, alongside Lasse Virén of Finland (1972 and 1976).
American conservative cable television news channel
In response to the annual military drills, North Korea threatens to destroy Seoul and Washington, D.C. through nuclear weapons if provoked. Both South Korea and the United States insist the drills are for defense.
unlawful killing of a human with malice aforethought
A car bombing in the Al-Quwarsha area on the outskirts of Benghazi claims at least 23 lives. The Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries says it is responsible.
Miners in the Philippines criticize the government after a crackdown on mining closed more nickel and copper mines.
top institution of the U.S. Democratic Party
governmental practice of having a single legislative or parliamentary chamber
At least five people are killed and dozens injured when a charter bus swerved into a support pole on California Highway 99 near the town of Livingston in Merced County. The bus was headed to Pasco, Washington.
1st Elected to parliament in September 2011
ongoing multi-sided civil war in Syria since 2011
Military Commander in Afghanistan, General John Nicolson, and asked him to help recover the crew.
U.S. President Barack Obama expands the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument off the coast of Hawai'i, making it the largest national park on the planet.
Three people, including a pregnant woman, are kidnapped in Patikul, Sulu, in the Philippines Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards declares a state of emergency as over 17 inches of rain (43 cm) causes unprecedented flooding across the region and takes at least three lives in his state, with more rain expected through Sunday.
2016 Labour Party leadership election (UK)
pope of the Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013 (1927–2022)
online news outlet associated with the so-called Islamic State
Both were still wearing religious garb following afternoon prayers.
constituent country of the United Kingdom
one of the Senior Courts of England and Wales
Jinub Street, Baghdad, Al-Karkh, Al-Yarmouk, Iraq
international airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
capital and most populous city of Russia
U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump meets with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto in Mexico City after accepting an invitation from him.
A Thai military court commences the trial of two Uighurs from the People's Republic of China with the bombing of a popular shrine in Bangkok that killed 20 people.
city ​​in Broward county, Florida, United States
systematic or threatened use of violence to create a general climate of fear
Timeline of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present)
neighborhood and historic district in Washington, D.C.
A car bomb explodes near the Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan, killing the perpetrator and injuring three.
practice of holding a prisoner or item to extort money or property
Russian warships in the Mediterranean Sea fire cruise missiles at sites near Aleppo. The Russian Defense Ministry claims the strikes targeted the Islamist militant group Jabhat Fateh al-Sham.
Al Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack.
The police were escorting a judge, who was not injured.
In auto racing, the 2016 Pennsylvania 400 at Pocono Raceway is won by Chris Buescher, the first rookie to win a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race since 2009.
The government restricted internet and journalist access to the country.
Japanese satellite and satellite TV company
Derrick Dearman a 27-year-old Mississippi man kills five people in the U.S.
citizens or residents of the United States of America
nuclear research sites and processing facilities of Iran
Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia
law enforcement agency in Washington, D.C., United States
Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's singles
Fire and rescue responded to "a smell of gas" on July 25.
2010s migrant crisis in the European Union
More than 5,000 homes are under evacuation orders.
Politburo member of the Chinese Communist Party
Iranian judiciary spokesman Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i says Amiri was charged with spying for enemies of the Islamic Republic of Iran and that U.S.
An apartment building explosion in Silver Spring, Maryland, kills at least two and injures 34, with five to seven people missing. The blast has displaced more than 90 residents. Fire and rescue responded to "a smell of gas" on July 25. The cause of the explosion is being investigated.
ground warfare branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
relations between the People's Republic of China (Mainland China) and Republic of China (Taiwan)
The FBI alerted all election officials nationwide about this issue earlier this month.
At least seven people have died and thousands have been rescued in the American state of Louisiana.
Klishina is appealing the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
head of state and head of government of Zambia
President Barack Obama expands the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument off the coast of Hawai'i, making it the largest national park on the planet.
community in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
A Russian Mil Mi-8 military helicopter carrying humanitarian aid onboard is shot down by rebels in northern Syria.
A 6.2 magnitude earthquake occurs in central Italy near the city of Perugia.
Twenty two people and two buses are believed to be missing.
capital and the largest city of Afghanistan
peninsula of North America on the Pacific Coast of Mexico
Mo Farah of Great Britain wins the men's 5,000 metres to go along with his earlier gold medal in the 10,000 metres.
Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres
conflict among rival groups seeking to control of the territory of Libya
Greek-American author and syndicated columnist
Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir, India
The Houthi group claims that the Saudi Arabia led coalition is responsible.
successful 2016 US presidential campaign
Chinese transportation network company headquartered in Beijing
Typhoon Mindulle is forecast to make landfall near the Japanese capital Tokyo with flights and train services being cancelled.
census designated place in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Governor of Hunan and Gansu provinces (1953-2020)
Eddie Bauer reports that malware was used to access payment data for cards used at their stores; payments made via their website were reportedly unaffected.
second-largest city in Florida, United States of America
officials are investigating the hacking of election system databases in Illinois and Arizona.
U.S. federal executive department in charge of law enforcement
In baseball, the Miami Marlins' Ichiro Suzuki becomes the 30th Major League Baseball player with 3,000 career hits, reaching the milestone with a seventh-inning triple against the Colorado Rockies.
distinguished by its history, culture, architecture, demographics, and geography
Impeachment process against Dilma Rousseff
Ali Bongo is re-elected President of Gabon.
No group has claimed responsibility, though Abu Sayyaf is suspected.
The National Hurricane Center declares a hurricane watch and tropical storm warning from the Anclote River, north of Tampa, to Destin, Florida, near the Georgia border.
The Investigative Committee of Russia, which reports directly to President Vladimir Putin, says a criminal inquiry has been launched.
common name for several hundred pieces of bone representing about 40% of the skeleton of an individual Australopithecus afarensis, discovered in Ethiopia in 1974
Voters in Thailand go to the polls to vote on whether a new constitution, which would restore elections but empower the military, should it be adopted.
SpaceX successfully launches Japanese communication satellite JCSAT-16 into geostationary orbit from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger are later removed from a plane returning to the United States.
A raging wildfire destroys dozens of homes and prompts the evacuation of more than 400 people from Portugal's Madeira island as flames spread near the island's capital, Funchal. Regional President Miguel Albuquerque says one person had suffered serious burns and scores of others had needed treatment for the effects of smoke. Flights have also been disrupted at Madeira Airport due to smoke.
marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean in the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. state of Washington
The attack is being investigated as a possible act of terrorism.
municipality of the Philippines in the province of Sulu
The European Union orders Apple to pay up to 13 billion euros in back taxes to Ireland. A three-year investigation by the EU's competition commissioner concludes that Apple received "illegal state aid" from Ireland, the EU order that Apple pay 13 billion euros ($14.5 billion), and, in addition, also interest and unpaid taxes.
private university in Kabul, Afghanistan
military settlement between North and South Korea
United Airlines Flight 880 makes an emergency landing at Shannon Airport in the Republic of Ireland due to "severe and unexpected turbulence". At least 12 people are hospitalized.
Date: 7 October 2001 – 30 August 2021 (19 years, 10 months, 3 weeks and 2 days)
Bloomingdale neighborhood (Ward 5, Washington, D.C.)
head of state and head of government of the Philippines
Gabonese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Francophonie
Commission on Human Rights (Philippines)
Philippine constitutional commission for human rights
The Prefect of the new Dicastery is the Irish-born Bishop Kevin Joseph Farrell, currently serving as Bishop of Dallas.
golf tournament held in Hartford, United States
foundation created through a collective initiative led by the International Olympic Committee
Blades are subsequently found in a search of his cell.
President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff is removed from office by a vote of 61–20 in the Senate.
United Kingdom Labour Party leadership election
Legal history of cannabis in the United States
The attacker was shot dead by another police officer.
American football player, defensive back, safety
10236 Charing Cross Road, Los Angeles, California
armed conflict between the Republic of Turkey and various Kurdish insurgent groups
Operations are underway to rescue 400 stranded people.
Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant is suspected of conducting the attack.
Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Hawaii / Midway Atoll, United States Minor Outlying Islands
diocese of the Catholic Church seated in Dallas, Texas, United States
6.1 or 6.2 magnitude earthquake on 24 August 2016 in the central parts of Italy
At least 159 people have been reported dead.
It arrives one day after Typhoon Kompasu.
The death toll of a suicide bombing in the southern Yemeni city of Aden rises to at least 71.
National Security Agency's website goes down amid hacking fears.
American politician in Pennsylvania (born 1966)
information office documenting human rights abuses in the Syrian Civil War
Brendan Dassey, the subject of Netflix's hit drama Making a Murderer is found to have been wrongly convicted of murdering the photographer Teresa Halbach.
North Korea launches a missile from a submarine off the port city of Sinpo in the Sea of Japan, according to U.S.
The deposition process of Dilma Rousseff
upper house of the National Congress of Brazil
degree to which a planet is suitable for life, or study of planets which may be so suited
The death toll from Thursday's explosion in a Silver Spring, Maryland, apartment building rises to three with others still missing. The cause of the blast has not yet been officially determined.
The Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries says it is responsible.
organization independent of any government, usually created to aid those in need
genus comprising two living elephant species
The United Nations reports that ISIL appears to have captured up to 3,000 fleeing Iraqi villagers from Hawija District headed to Kirkuk city. Militants reportedly executed 12 people. Earlier, the Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights said ISIL is using people for human shields against attacks by Iraqi security forces.
Many people are critically injured, with the death toll expected to increase.
Period of formation of tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific Ocean in 2016
Massacre by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant during the occupation of Tikrit
2016 Labour Party (UK) leadership election
specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health
human rights violations in the Philippines
The European Banking Authority supports retaining a 3% leverage ratio for most banks within the European Union.
English men's association football top league
Russell Square, Bloomsbury, London, United Kingdom
administrative capital of South Africa located in the Gauteng province
First Lady of the United States (2017–2021), model, and businesswoman
Both South Korea and the United States insist the drills are for defense.
coastal landform and a type of dune system
arbitration between the Philippines and China
Adverse weather plagued the event, causing it to start a day later than planned, and end 22 laps shorter than the scheduled distance.
federal city in and former capital of Russia
state highway in California, United States
head of state and head of government of the United States of America
wildfire near Silverwood Lake in San Bernardino County, California
The National Hurricane Center declares a hurricane watch and tropical storm warning from the Anclote River, north of Tampa, to Destin, Florida, near the Georgia border. Hermine, now at 45 mph (75 km), is expected to reach hurricane strength when it makes landfall Thursday afternoon. Florida Governor Rick Scott, with life-threatening flooding forecast, declares a state of emergency.
More than fifty protesters are killed by Ethiopian security forces over the last few days. The government restricted internet and journalist access to the country.
WikiLeaks announces that it is offering $20,000 for information leading to a conviction in last month's shooting death of 27-year-old Democratic National Committee (DNC) staffer Seth Rich in Bloomingdale, Washington, D.C..
Two scramjet engines were mounted alongside of a two-stage, solid fueled rocket called Advanced Technology Vehicle (ATV), which is an advanced sounding rocket.
Northern Territory general election, 2016
Suspected Russian airstrike in Aleppo city kills Khaled Omar Harrah while carrying out a rescue mission.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police kill 24-year-old Aaron Driver in Strathroy, Ontario.
officials had been unaware that Iran was monitoring Amiri's efforts for the West.
Officials are awaiting confirmation from gemologists that the find is indeed the world's largest pearl.
home of Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner
An apartment building explosion in Silver Spring, Maryland, kills at least two and injures 34, with five to seven people missing.
violent uprising in Jammu and Kashmir, India
sport delegation at the Olympics, grouping the United Kingdom, its overseas territories and the Crown dependancies
bilateral relations between the neighboring countries in North America
Muslim jurist and theologian, generally Sunni
historical name of the western shore of the Tigris River in Baghdad
Violence breaks out in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, following a fatal police shooting of a 23-year-old male criminal armed with a handgun earlier in the day.
Act of the Parliament of India, original name Armed Forces (Assam and Manipur) Special Powers Act, 1958; renamed by Act 7 of 1972
The constitution is approved by 61.45 percent.
town of Citronelle, Alabama then kidnaps his pregnant ex-girlfriend from among the victims.
Saudi war against Houthis in Yemen launched in 2015
Former State Counsellor of Myanmar and Leader of the National League for Democracy
The Indian Space agency ISRO successfully tests its Scramjet engines.
Council head Tibisay Lucena did not name a date for the next phase of the referendum process: collect 20 percent of voters' signatures.
Rwangoma, Beni, Virunga National Park, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo
Malian Islamist fighter and war criminal
Omar is a Syrian rescue worker who became famous around the world after saving a baby buried for 16 hours under rubble.
neighborhood in Queens, New York City, United States
More than fifty protesters are killed by Ethiopian security forces over the last few days.
The New York Times reports its Moscow bureau was targeted this month by hackers, believed to be Russian.
district court judge gives the go-ahead to a billion-dollar lawsuit against PricewaterhouseCoopers in connection with the losses at MF Global in October 2011.
North Korea's military development for weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear, chemical, and biological
At least five people are killed after two small planes collide near Russian Mission, Alaska.
province of Cuba located in the central region of the island bordering with the Atlantic at north, Matanzas Province by west, Sancti Spiritus Province by east, and Cienfuegos Province on the South
automotive brand; manufacturing subsidiary of Volkswagen Group
Galaxy in the constellation Haar der Berenike
An appeal to the United Kingdom Supreme Court is possible.
President of the United States Barack Obama has declared a federal emergency in the state.
division of the United States' National Weather Service
The blast has displaced more than 90 residents.
American businessperson and entrepreneur
2016 Northern Territory general election
The cause of the blast has not yet been officially determined.
A gas explosion is suspected to be the cause.
In response to the annual military drills, North Korea threatens to destroy Seoul and Washington, D.C.
ocean between Europe, Africa and the Americas
chemical element with symbol Ni and atomic number 28
association football club in Manchester, England
Turkish government – Gülen Movement conflict
JetBlue Flight 387 had 150 passengers, including United States Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx.
National security investigators ruled out terrorist or suicidal motives.
The move would affect private prisons which house 22,660 federal inmates, out of a total of nearly 200,000.
Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres
men's 10,000 metres events at the Olympics
single-family home sales unexpectedly rose in July, reaching their highest level in nearly nine years as demand increased broadly.
All 282 passengers and 18 crew evacuate safely, although one firefighter is killed during the rescue.
Zimbabwe; cities across South Africa, England, United States, Australia, Canada
military actions against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
The Falcon 9 Full Thrust rocket used to place the satellite in orbit successfully landed on an autonomous spaceport drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
They were allegedly executed by anti-aircraft artillery fire.
autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark on world's largest island by the same name
sociologist and former Venezuelan authority
(McClatchy Washington Bureau via The Wichita Eagle)
The FARC orders all its fighters to observe a ceasefire from midnight local time (Monday 1 a.m.
Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre butterfly
men's 100 metre butterfly events at the Olympics
The tropical depression dissipated early today.
The rescued, who are from Nigeria, are transferred to the Italian Coast Guard.
United States federal executive department
capital of Balochistan Province, Pakistan
This location is the first diocese established in the Americas, in 1513.
British multinational enterprise accounting software company
Scramjet engines were then ignited when ATV achieved a speed of Mach 6 (7350 km/hr) at an altitude of 20 km.
head of state and head of government of Venezuela
attack in which the attacker knows they will die
city and village in the Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States
Shooting and killing of British man by police in August 2011
latest phase of the conflict which started after the escalation in 2015
Driver was accused of supporting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and was believed to have been plotting an "imminent" attack against Canadians.
Multiple individuals rammed a van into the entrance of the Brussels National Institute of Criminology building, setting its laboratories on fire.
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) says it has thwarted two armed Ukrainian incursions into Crimea with at least two killed, including one FSB officer, following a "massive fire fight" with "sabotage-terrorist" groups.
The Russian Defense Ministry claims the strikes targeted the Islamist militant group Jabhat Fateh al-Sham.
Executive Chairman and company founder Leonard Riggio, who is postponing his September retirement, will assume Boire's duties.
unmanned guided missile with atmospheric engine and a combat charge
superior court of law in Gauteng, South Africa
The Afghan government and Afghan Army have also been contacted for recovery of helicopter and crew.
electroshock weapon sold by Taser International
Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
men's 5000 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics
national park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea
measure of earthquake size, in terms of the energy released
President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia
point on the Earth's surface closest to a detonation
global financial derivatives broker, bankrupted 2011
mountain range in Southern California, U. S.
British activists with the Black Lives Matter movement from America block the road to Heathrow Airport and to streets in Manchester, Birmingham, and Nottingham, marking the fifth anniversary of the deadly police shooting of Mark Duggan in north London.
Ratchaprasong intersection, Bangkok, Thailand
Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle
men's 400 metre freestyle events at the Olympics
overview of the golf competitions during the 2016 Summer Olympics
The United States launches airstrikes on ISIL positions in the Libyan city of Sirte following a request from the UN-backed Government of National Accord.
ongoing war in Eastern Europe since 2014
head of state of the RSFSR (office established in 1991) and Russia
Date: 16 September 2014 – present (8 years, 2 months, 1 week and 6 days)
The Milwaukee Police Department says an officer was injured after being struck in the head by a brick, while a police car and gas station were set on fire.
Date: 30 December 2013 – 9 December 2017 (3 years, 11 months, 1 week and 2 days)
Two North Korean officials are reportedly publicly executed by Kim Jong-un after they allegedly disobeyed orders: former agriculture minister Hwang Min for unsuitable policies and Ri Yong Jin, a senior official at the education ministry, for sleeping at a meeting with Kim, disrespect for the leader and corruption.