Sudan and Bahrain follow Saudi Arabia's lead and cut diplomatic relations with Iran, and the United Arab Emirates downgrades diplomatic ties.
Date: 16 March 2004 – present (18 years, 10 months, 1 week and 4 days)
Baseball Writers' Association of America
In sumo, Kotoshōgiku Kazuhiro wins his first makuuchi (top division) championship to end a decade-long drought of a Japanese-born championship winner.
Iran seizes the crew of two small United States Navy boats near Farsi Island, in the Persian Gulf, after they had allegedly entered Iranian waters. Pentagon spokesman, Peter Cook, told Associated Press that Iran has assured the United States that the crew and vessels will be returned promptly.
premier Australian rules football competition
Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir says the country's recent tensions with Iran will not interfere with Syrian peace talks scheduled to begin in Geneva, Switzerland, later this month.
The 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam convenes in Hanoi for eight days to select the country's leadership for the next five years.
Australian region tropical cyclone season
Hundreds of civilians are reportedly killed by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant militants throughout the city of Deir ez-Zor. Syria's state news agency SANA, quoting residents, said "around 300 civilians" were killed. If confirmed it would be one of the deadliest days in Syria's nearly five-year war.
international quasi-judicial body established to settle disputes related to sport through arbitration
third planet from the Sun in the Solar System
2015–16 Australian region cyclone season
The State Council of Crimea issues an arrest warrant for the leader of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People and former Soviet dissident Mustafa Dzhemilev.
Two former Presidents of Burundi call for the United Nations Security Council to authorise the use of peacekeeping troops in Burundi to prevent a potential civil war.
Wikipedia celebrates its 15th anniversary.
The Revenant wins the award for best drama with lead actor Leonardo DiCaprio winning best actor in a drama.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The chief of Cologne's police force, Wolfgang Albers, is relieved of his duties following criticism of his handling of violent clashes and sexual assaults by migrant gangs in the city on New Year's Eve.
Romania offers neighboring Moldova a $65 million (60 million euros) loan to help stave off economic collapse and keep the former Soviet Republic on a pro-European course, provided the Moldovan government implements major reforms.
NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announce that 2015 was the hottest year on record since the beginning of meteorological records in 1890.
stock exchange that is based in the city of Shanghai, China
French racecar driver and motorcycle rider
Gunmen attack a university in Charsadda, Pakistan.
The National Oil Corporation (NOC) reports that fires continue to rage in both Sidra and Ra's Lanuf after oil storage tanks were hit by shells.
Philip Dilley, chairman of the UK's Environment Agency resigns after receiving heavy criticism for not returning from a family holiday in Barbados during the recent heavy floods in Northern England and Scotland.
17th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; American neurosurgeon
College Football Playoff National Championship
Seven people are killed after a truck collides with a train near Cairo, Egypt.
Steve Zadesky, who has been running the electric car project for Apple Inc.
Bob Brown, former Parliamentary Leader of the Australian Greens, is arrested during a protest in the Tasmanian village of Lapoinya over proposed clear-fell logging of a nearby forest.
Two Sunni mosques are bombed in central Iraq and a muezzin is killed amid fears of renewals of sectarian strife following Saudi Arabia's execution of Shi'ite cleric Nimr al-Nimr in Saudi Arabia.
A helicopter fighting forest fires in South Korea's North Jeolla Province crashes near the Geumsansa Temple in Gimje.
The seven candidates featuring in the primetime debate were Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, John Kasich, Rand Paul and Marco Rubio.
Turkish security forces kill at least 32 Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants over the weekend, in military operations across the embattled Kurdish-majority southeast.
Storm Gertrude impacts the British Isles, with 90mph winds knocking out power lines and causing travel disruption.
8th Secretary-General of the United Nations
Fiji warns residents to prepare for the impact of severe tropical cyclone Ula.
Reports coming out of the area suggest the town of Yarloop has been almost completely destroyed with one local official, Murray Cowper, saying, "A big fireball came through and there was no way they were going to stop it.
body of all cardinals of the Catholic Church
Three Americans are missing, feared kidnapped, in Baghdad. Several unconfirmed reports claim that they were kidnapped by a shi'ite militant group.
A huge fire at a factory in Moscow's eastern Sokolniki District, kills at least 12 people. Police suspect arson may be involved.
Three people are unaccounted for and at least 135 structures are destroyed, including the historic Yarloop Workshops, following a bushfire in the small Western Australian town of Yarloop. Reports coming out of the area suggest the town of Yarloop has been almost completely destroyed with one local official, Murray Cowper, saying, "A big fireball came through and there was no way they were going to stop it. This could well be the end of the town".
If not true it would mean that the test partially failed.
South Korean soldiers fire warning shots at a suspected North Korean drone near the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).
Trading on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange are suspended for the day after stock indices plummeted by 6.85% and 8.1% respectively.
thoroughfare in Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, and Los Angeles, United States
combined military forces of the People's Republic of China
private research university located in Pasadena, California
Al Jazeera America announces that it will close in April due to poor ratings.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports ISIL fighters had advanced into the northern tip of Deir ez-Zor city, and captured the suburb of Al-Baghaliyeh.
organization that provides reproductive health services in the United States and internationally
Thousands of protesters in Leipzig demonstrate against a record refugee influx they blame for mass sexual violence at New Year's Eve events in Cologne and other German cities.
board game for two players that originated in China more than 2,500 years ago
The United States Coast Guard and Navy in Hawaii are searching for twelve American servicemen off the northern coast of Oahu following a crash between two United States Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters that were conducting an overnight training flight.
forms one half of the executive branch of the government of Romania
Virologists find the Zika virus in Australian tourists returning from South America.
Somalia-based cell of the militant Islamist group al-Qaeda
Oklahoma earthquake swarms (2009–present)
swarms of earthquakes in Oklahoma extending from 2009 to the present
Cameroon closes most of its northern markets on the Nigerian border.
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's branch in Libya attacks the Libyan oil port of Sidra, which is Libya's largest oil depot. Two members of the Petrol Facilities Guard militia, which is defending Sidra, were reportedly killed in clashes. Islamic State militants were reportedly pushed back from the port, but the group now says it controls the town of Bin Jawad, 30km west of Sidra on the road from its stronghold in Sirte.
The 61-year-old pilot dies in the crash.
capital city of the Beni Suef Governorate in Egypt
A major indication that relations between Cuba and the U.S. are increasingly normalized will be the island nation’s participation later this month at an annual Caribbean security conference in Jamaica, according to the outgoing head of the United States Southern Command, General John F. Kelly.
Japan deploys two MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile interceptor systems in Tokyo in preparation for any North Korean ballistic missiles potentially heading for the city. The deployment comes amid concerns of an imminent North Korean missile launch following the detection of "increased activity" at a North Korean missile facility.
Archbishops of the Anglican Communion meeting in England vote to sanction the U.S. branch of the Communion for its unilateral decision to allow same-sex marriages.
TransCanada, the firm that unsuccessfully applied for cross-border permission to build the Keystone XL pipeline, files a lawsuit against the United States alleging that the refusal of permission violated the North American Free Trade Agreement.
the publishing or transfer of a user's digital photos online
Sixty alleged Islamic militants are arrested in Turkey with twenty one people arrested in the city of Sanliurfa.
human settlement in Kaliachak I community development block, Malda Sadar subdivision, Malda district, India
Two suspects are killed in a clash with police, and three others are arrested in connection with yesterday's assassination of Temixco, Morelos's newly inaugurated mayor Gisela Mota Ocampo. Governor Graco Ramírez, who attributed Mota's killing to organized crime, calls for three days of mourning.
A suicide bomb attack on a Syrian Army (SAA) checkpoint in the city of Homs kills at least 22 people, including around a dozen soldiers. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility for the attack.
A shooting takes place at a pub in Tel Aviv, Israel, leaving two dead and eight injured. The gunman managed to escape and possibly killed his accomplice, an Arab taxi driver, whose body was found nearby. The police identified the shooter as 30 year old muslim Nisa'at Melkham from Ar'ara and searched his home.
In motor sport, The 2016 Dakar Rally finishes with Stephane Peterhansel of France winning his 12th victory in the cars and Toby Price of Australia winning his first victory in the motorcycles.
Doctors Without Borders is treating 250 people with severe acute malnutrition.
Afghan government ministry responsible for military and national defense matters
Date: 16 May 2014 – 23 October 2020 (6 years, 5 months and 1 week)
British politician, barrister and writer (1928-2015)
company owned and/or controlled by another company
Islamic State militants were reportedly pushed back from the port, but the group now says it controls the town of Bin Jawad, 30km west of Sidra on the road from its stronghold in Sirte.
2016 Republican Party presidential candidates
selection of Republican US presidential candidate
present phase of the Somali Civil War, concentrated in southern Somalia
diseases caused by bacteria, viruses or parasites transmitted by mosquitoes
The People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force is founded, with Gao Jin as its inaugural commander and Liu Fulian as Political Commissar.
The United States House of Representatives votes overwhelmingly in favor of legislation to tighten sanctions on North Korea in response to the North's latest nuclear test.
The U.S. state of Michigan asks for assistance from the federal government to assist with a water crisis in the city of Flint.
The President of the United States Barack Obama announces executive orders to expand background checks for firearms and toughen regulation of firearms.
corporation Xerox announces it will split into two companies, separating its business process outsourcing line from its legacy business, document technology.
French defunct global telecommunications equipment company
The Pentagon said that the mission aimed at countering the "excessive maritime claims of parties that claim the Paracel Islands", while China's Ministry of Defense said the U.S.
Syria's political opposition in-exile urges all Arab countries to sever diplomatic ties with Iran. The Turkey-based Syrian National Coalition declared its support for Riyadh's move, calling on "all Arab and Islamic countries to take a similar step", and criticized what it said was Iran's support for Shia militias in Syria and Iraq.
Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and militant group
Shareholders of Royal Dutch Shell approve that company's acquisition of BG Group, a deal expected to close on February 15.
At least 21 people are killed and 16 injured in a multi-car pile-up on a road near the city of Beni Suef, Egypt.
The Prime Minister of Malaysia Najib Razak is cleared of corruption by the Attorney-General of Malaysia Apandi Ali after returning US$607 million worth of donations to his personal account from the Saudi Royal Family.
highly contested topic especially for the fundamental human rights
German police temporarily seal off the main entrance to the chancellery building because of a suspicious package.
Japan deploys two MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile interceptor systems in Tokyo in preparation for any North Korean ballistic missiles potentially heading for the city.
California's state climatologist Michael Anderson mentions that the recent El Niño-fueled storms will put a dent in the ongoing drought, but not end the conditions citing larger reservoirs that are still below normal.
Two members of the Petrol Facilities Guard militia, which is defending Sidra, were reportedly killed in clashes.
climatic phenomenon occurring in the Pacific Ocean
At least one person is killed and multiple others injured in a fight between two outlaw motorcycle gangs in the American city of Denver, Colorado. [permanent dead link]
Satellite images released by the Associated Press reveal the historic Saint Elijah's Monastery near the Iraqi city of Mosul, the oldest Christian monastery in Iraq that predates Islam, has been completely razed by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant militants.
Six people, including the gunman, are dead in a murder-suicide in Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens becomes the highest-grossing film ever in the United States and Canada, overtaking Avatar.
head of state of the Republic of Burundi
conflict between NATO Western forces and the Taliban
An Afghan police officer, allegedly tied to Taliban, poisons and kills ten of his colleagues in Urozgan province.
Buzzfeed and the BBC report there is evidence of alleged widespread match-fixing by "16 players who have ranked in the top 50" of world tennis involving Northern Italian, Sicilian, and Russian betting syndicates "at major tournaments including Wimbledon."
Hurricane Pali becomes the earliest hurricane on record in the central Pacific Ocean. It is currently no threat to land.
Texas state trooper Brian Encinia is charged with perjury in connection with the death of Sandra Bland.
South Korea says it will resume cross-border propaganda broadcasts and limit entry to the Kaesong Industrial Region in response to yesterday's nuclear test at the North's Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site.
political movement in Taiwan to found a state formally independent of, and not asserting sovereignty over, China
treaty which led to the creation of Europe's Schengen Area, in which internal border checks have largely been abolished
The Carolina Panthers beat the Arizona Cardinals 49–15 to win the NFC Championship and qualify for Super Bowl 50.
Officials from the New York State parks system have proposed to temporarily "shut off" the American portion of Niagara Falls (also known as American Falls) within three years. The shut off will allow the replacement of two 115-year-old pedestrian stone bridges that are unsafe for the public.
central figure of Christianity (6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33)
In the United States, the Dow Jones industrial average closes 275 points down due to concerns over the Chinese economy.
men's professional tennis governing body
landmass comprising the continents of North America and South America
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, a member of the Politburo, is expected to replace Nguyễn Tấn Dũng as prime minister.
The Bank of Japan adopts a negative interest rate policy to support the economy.
Gisela Mota Ocampo, mayor of Temixco in Mexico's Morelos state is assassinated by gunmen at her home, less than a day after taking office. Morelos Governor, Graco Ramírez, attributed Mota's killing to organized crime, without citing a particular drug cartel or gang.
city in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran
On January 18, 2016, the British Parliament will debate a petition, signed by more than 560,000 people, calling for the Home Secretary to ban United States Republican Party presidential candidate Donald Trump from entering the United Kingdom because of 'hate speech' that is unacceptable behavior, non-conducive to the public good.
At least seven people are killed in a suicide bomb attack near the presidential palace in Aden, Yemen.
French association football manager and former player
A shooting takes place at a pub in Tel Aviv, Israel, leaving two dead and eight injured.
Tropical Cyclone Stan makes landfall on the Western Australian coast east of Pardoo.
32 first-level administrative entities of Mexico
overview of the foreign relations of Iran
In Texas, a grand jury has cleared Planned Parenthood of any wrongdoing while it has indicted two anti-abortionists who were involved in making videos of the organization.
head of state and of government of the U.S. state of New York
Saudi Arabia will end all air traffic and trade links with Iran, and demands that Iran must "act like a normal country" before it would restore severed diplomatic relations.
If confirmed it would be one of the deadliest days in Syria's nearly five-year war.
former White House Chief of Staff and Former United States Marine Corps General
Reuters reports that Xiao Gang, the head of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, has offered to resign after a sharp sell-off in two of China's stock exchanges.
Thousands of protesters in Leipzig demonstrate against a record refugee influx they blame for mass sexual violence at New Year's Eve events in Cologne and other German cities. Many chanted 'We are the people', 'Resistance!' and 'Deport them!'. The rally was organized by a local chapter of PEGIDA (Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the Occident). Six Pakistani men and one Syrian man were also attacked by so-called vigilantes in Cologne, following calls on social media for "revenge" in the wake of the New Year's Eve assaults.
A suicide bomber in Kabul, Afghanistan, targets Tolo News, killing four and wounding 20.
Donald Trump, the current front-runner in the polls, was also invited to the primetime debate but opted to boycott the debate and instead hosted a town hall with charitable proceeds going to veterans groups.
The Government of the United States rules that 22 emails on Hillary Clinton's home server contained closely guarded information rated as "Top Secret".
Brazil Zika virus outbreak (2015 - present)
Zika virus outbreak in Brazil (2015 - present)
Zika virus outbreak in the Americas (2015–present)
The United Kingdom's Prime Minister David Cameron announces he will suspend collective responsibility ahead of the referendum on the country's EU membership, allowing ministers to campaign for the UK to leave the European Union. A member of his cabinet was reportedly due to resign over the issue within 24 hours.
Heavy snowfall in western and central Japan leaves at least two people dead and over a hundred injured.
Former Governor of Alaska, vice presidential candidate (2008), and Tea Party activist Sarah Palin endorses Republican Party presidential candidate Donald Trump for President of the United States.
maritime warfare branch of Mexico's military
The roof of the renovated Hôtel Ritz in Paris is damaged by fire just weeks before the planned re-opening.
German police begin investigations into a gang of up to 1,000 men of North African and Arab appearance who committed sexual assaults on women in Cologne's main square on New Year's Eve.
Tata Steel is to cut 1,050 jobs in the United Kingdom, with the majority going in South Wales. The Indian multinational steel-making company announced there will be 750 job losses at its Port Talbot Steelworks in Port Talbot, Wales while another 300 jobs will go at its plants in Corby and Hartlepool in England.
This potentially record storm, which is predicted to generate blizzard conditions through a third day on Sunday, has caused at least 10 deaths, knocked out power to hundreds of thousands, led to more than 8,300 canceled flights, stranded many travelers on major highways and, with up to 70 mph winds, produced record-high tides along the Delaware and New Jersey shores.
head of the executive branch of New York City's government
rocket and spacecraft developed by Blue Origin
Tropical Cyclone Stan gathers strength as it heads towards the Pilbara and Kimberley regions of Western Australia.
U.S. Army officials set August 8 as the start date for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s court-martial. Bergdahl, charged with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, was held captive by the Taliban for five years after he left his base in Afghanistan. A pre-trial hearing is scheduled for early this week.
city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility for a suicide bomb attack on an Iraqi Army base (Camp Speicher, now known as Tikrit Air Academy), near the town of Tikrit, north of Baghdad, that killed at least 15 and injured 22.
intentional act of swearing a false oath or of falsifying an affirmation to tell the truth
In accordance with a major point of a nuclear agreement reached with several world powers, Iran removed a plutonium core and filled with concrete the Arak nuclear reactor, setting the stage for the removal of sanctions against Iran.
district and town in Mardin Province, Turkey
Junior doctors in the United Kingdom go on strike over a proposed new contract.
Date: 15 June 2014 – 9 December 2021 (7 years, 5 months, 3 weeks and 3 days)
A suspected gas explosion in the Italian town of Arnasco kills at least five people.
Each will share the estimated jackpot of US $1.6 billion dollars, the largest lottery jackpot in world history.
Trade is suspended on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Stock Exchange for a second time in a week after share prices tumble following the devaluation of the yuan.
Two police officers are shot dead by gunmen near the Giza pyramids, on the outskirts of Cairo.
An Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantom II fighter jet crashes near the southeast port city of Konarak while on a training mission, killing both the pilot and co-pilot.
The price of oil drops below $28 a barrel, the lowest since 2003.
destroyer armed with missile systems as a primary weapon
The Seoul Central District Court fines two South Korean baseball players Seung-hwan Oh and Lim Chang-yong for illegal gambling in Macau.
A suspected Saudi missile strike on a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) clinic in Razih, located in Yemen's northern Saada Governorate, leaves at least five people dead and around a dozen injured.
Sierra Leone imposes quarantine on hundreds of people following a recent death from the Ebola virus.
2014–16 Russian military intervention in Ukraine
president of the United States from 2009 to 2017
Austria is to deploy its army on its borders with Germany and Slovenia in the wake of surging numbers of migrants entering the Central European country.
Astronomers announce the discovery of supernova ASASSN-15lh, the biggest yet seen by scientists.
Greece faces suspension or expulsion from the European Union's Schengen Area if it can not prevent waves of migrants from crossing over the country into Macedonia.
international governing body of association football
legal declaration or de facto acts by a government allowing assumption of extraordinary powers
Poland surveillance law plan angers protesters: Thousands of Poles take part in marches in Warsaw and other cities to protest about plans of the conservative government, which they say will curtail privacy and freedom.
A Bronze Age village is discovered in Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom.
There were no casualties in the attack, which caused some damage to the hotel, and the attackers were arrested shortly afterwards.
Nokia, the telecommunications giant based in Finland, announces that it has gained control of French counterpart Alcatel-Lucent, and sets the date for formal consolidation as January 14.
A pipeline used to generate around half the electricity in Iraqi Kurdistan is blown up, knocking out power across the region.
In association football, Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona and Argentina wins the 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or, for his fifth time. Barça manager Luis Enrique is named FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football. Carli Lloyd of the Houston Dash and the USA is named FIFA Women's World Player of the Year, and USA coach Jill Ellis is named FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football.
At least 100 people are killed and hundreds others injured in an attack by Boko Haram militants on Dalori Village 4 kilometers from Maiduguri, Nigeria.
city in northern Iraq and capital of Nineveh Province
town and local government area in Nigeria
part of the Mediterranean Sea, between the Greek mainland, the Turkish mainland, Crete, and Rhodes
Nemra had just been elected President in early January 2016.
The incident is noted for taking place on the anniversary of last year's Charlie Hebdo shooting.
Georgia welcomes the ICC's investigation into alleged war crimes committed during the 2008 South Ossetia war, which will be the first inquiry by the ICC into possible abuses by Moscow and/or Georgia.
planet that is hypothesized to have impacted Earth and created the Moon
last day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 31 December
association of female professional golfers in the United States
At least 10 bodies have also been found in the Cappucino cafe which was also attacked by the militants.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claims that scores of Syrian Army troops have been killed in fighting with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant over the past few days with the fiercest battles near the city of Deir ez-Zor.
The two-child policy takes effect in China, allowing couples in the country to have at most two children, replacing the controversial one-child policy. The change in law was announced by the ruling Communist Party on October 29 and passed the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on December 27, five days prior to its effect.
Date: 27 December 2015 – 25 January 2016 (4 weeks and 1 day)
Date: 2–5 January 2016 Began at 03:30 (IST)
Boko Haram militants shoot and kill 7 people and burn down 10 houses in Madagali, Adamawa.
district in Eastern Administrative Okrug, Moscow, Russia
Finnish multinational telecommunications and information technology company
A Saudi-led coalition airstrike on a police building in Yemen's capital, Sana'a, kills at least 26 people and injures 15 others.
The death toll from the blizzard that hit the Eastern United States rises to 50.
A Saudi-alliance spokesman promises to investigate the accusations.
professional women's soccer team based in Houston, Texas
United Nations Security Council resolution
UN resolution adopted by the fifteen members of the Security Council
A special court is set up at The Hague to try Kosovo Liberation Army suspects for alleged war crimes against ethnic minorities and political opponents.
In American football, the National Football League receives relocation applications from the San Diego Chargers, St. Louis Rams and Oakland Raiders to relocate to Los Angeles.
British musician and actor David Bowie dies from cancer, aged 69.
A major power station in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi is shelled by militants.
The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office released a statement saying that they are examining the content of the video.
Scientists from UCLA conclude that study of the geology of the Earth and Moon indicate that both consist of a mixture of rocks from the original Earth and a hypothesized planetary-mass object called Theia after a collision.
Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam
executive committee for communist parties
constitutional convention in governments using the Westminster System that members of the cabinet must publicly support all governmental decisions made in Cabinet, even if they do not privately agree with them
In tennis, defending champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia defeats second seed Andy Murray of the United Kingdom in the men's singles in straight sets. It is Djokovic's third straight Grand Slam title.
2015–2016 wave of violence in Israeli–Palestinian conflict
ongoing civil war in the country of Yemen
Back-to-back-to-back storms from the current El Niño, which the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says ties the strongest on record (1997–98), are likely to produce dangerous flooding and mudslides in the Western United States with as much as 15 inches (30cm) of rain, and about 2 feet (60cm) of snow in the Sierra Nevada mountains over the next two weeks.
Yarloop, Western Australia, Western Australia
The Islamic State's Libyan branch continues attacks on Libya's oil ports of Sidra and Ra's Lanuf, resulting in at least 10 security personnel deaths and 40 injured.
The U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear an appeal that may redefine the boundaries of insider trading in U.S.
The reserve will be almost as big as the UK with just over half of the protected area completely closed to fishing.
Killing of captives by the Islamic State
Multinational consumer electronics and home appliances company based in China
Ukraine says that a cyberattack on Boryspil International Airport near Kiev came from Russian computers.
A MiG-31 fighter jet crashes in the Krasnoyarsk Krai region in Siberia, Russia. The pilots were able to eject safely, according to the Russian Defence Ministry.
A tropical cyclone warning is issued for the northern Cook Islands as Tropical Cyclone Victor approaches.
A MiG-31 fighter jet crashes in the Krasnoyarsk Krai region in Siberia, Russia.
Kyrgyzstan's parliament revokes an agreement with Russia to construct hydropower plants, officially ending a deal that in reality was going nowhere, due to the "unfavorable economic situation" in Russia.
city in Leicestershire, East Midlands, England
online platform that facilitates the building of social relations
At least five French Foreign Legion soldiers are killed and six injured in an avalanche while on a training exercise in the Alps, close to the Italian border. The soldiers were members of the 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment.
Two suspected ISIS militants are killed and three tourists injured in an unsuccessful attack on a hotel in the city of Hurghada.
Turkish Interior Minister Efkan Ala says yesterday's ISIS suicide bomber had registered with Turkish immigration authorities but was not on any known militant suspects list.
Twelve people are feared dead following a road accident in the Udhampur district of India's Jammu and Kashmir state.
A rocket fired from ISIL-controlled territory in Syria's Aleppo Governorate, kills at least one person and injures another in the Turkish city of Kilis, close to the Syria–Turkey border.
President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)
At least seven people are killed in a suicide bomb attack near the presidential palace in Aden, Yemen. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims it was behind the attack.
strategy game that minimizes luck and does not rely on a theme
British explorer Henry Worsley dies at the age of 55 while attempting to be the first person to cross Antarctica unaided.
northern village in Saskatchewan, Canada
Yemen's top salafist cleric, Samahan Abdel-Aziz, is found dead, with signs of torture, in Sheikh Othman, Aden Governorate, after being abducted by gunmen outside his mosque after delivering a sermon against Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State.
association football club in Madrid, Spain
Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif and army chief General Raheel Sharif will visit Riyadh on Monday and Tehran on Tuesday to launch mediation efforts between Iran and Saudi Arabia for normalization of relations and to ease the tensions in the region after Saudi Arabia executed a prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr and an attack on the Saudi Embassy in Tehran. [permanent dead link]
A person dies of the Ebola virus in Sierra Leone hours after the WHO makes its declaration.
International agreement on the nuclear program of Iran
The two-month-old Nipigon River Bridge near Nipigon, Ontario is closed to traffic after a mechanical failure, severing the Trans-Canada Highway and forcing a detour into the United States.
A British inquiry alleges that Russian President Vladimir Putin "probably" personally approved the FSB's murder of Alexander Litvinenko in November 2006 based on findings from a public enquiry.
Bomb blasts and gunfire are reported in the centre of the Indonesian capital Jakarta. At least seven deaths have been reported.
event in which aircraft are used to attack targets on land or at sea
The Mexican Federal District is officially renamed to Mexico City (Ciudad de México), and becomes one of the 32 first-level administrative entities of Mexico.
Almost all of the 50 MPs (member of parliament), of the 650-member legislative body, present criticized Trump -- especially his comments on Muslims -- but few supported an entry ban.
The United Kingdom designates Ascension Island and its surrounding waters in the Atlantic Ocean as a Marine protected area.
any celestial object massive enough to achieve hydrostatic equilibrium, but not enough to sustain core fusion like a star
French taxidrivers, air traffic controllers and school teachers go on strike over working conditions and competition from non-traditional services such as Uber.
head of government of the United Kingdom
foreign relations between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia
Sian Blake's partner Arthur Simpson-Kent is arrested in Ghana in connection with the murder of Blake and her two children.
Chief Administrative Officer; Head of the UN Secretariat
Tata Steel is to cut 1,050 jobs in the United Kingdom, with the majority going in South Wales.
westernmost region of the African continent
land warfare branch of Jordan's military
Armed militiamen, including members of the Bundy family of Nevada, take over and occupy the headquarters of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Oregon following a peaceful rally in support of Dwight and Steve Hammond, who were convicted of arson in 2012 for setting fires on public land adjacent to their property.
The Chinese securities regulator introduces legislation limiting the sale of shares by shareholders.
The Denver Broncos beat the New England Patriots 20–18 to win the AFC Championship and qualify for Super Bowl 50.
The Indian multinational steel-making company announced there will be 750 job losses at its Port Talbot Steelworks in Port Talbot, Wales while another 300 jobs will go at its plants in Corby and Hartlepool in England.
Around 200 migrants storm the French port of Calais, near the Channel Tunnel to Britain, after a demonstration in support of migrants living in the nearby Calais jungle camp, with approximately 50 of them boarding the P&O Ferries operated MS Spirit of Britain cross-border ferry. The port was closed following the incident.
bilateral relations between Cuba and the United States
South Korean golfer Jang Ha-na makes first albatross on par-four in LPGA history.
Windows 8 along with Internet Explorer versions 8, 9 and 10 are now officially unsupported by Microsoft.
2011–2019 external impact of the Syrian Civil War
Islamic State militants attack Pakistan's consulate in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, killing 9 people and injuring 12 more.
At least 75 Syrian Army soldiers and pro-Assad militiamen are killed following a multi-front attack on the eastern Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant forces. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports ISIL fighters had advanced into the northern tip of Deir ez-Zor city, and captured the suburb of Al-Baghaliyeh. The pro-government Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reports that government forces had repelled an attack on the city leaving dozens of militants dead.
communist state in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
national government of the United States
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister has left Tehran for Saudi Arabia for participation in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation ministerial meeting in Jeddah which was called for by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to discuss the consequence of attack at Saudi Embassy in Tehran following the execution of Shia Muslim cleric Sheikh Nimr.
The newly appointed President of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, vows to continue his predecessor Artur Mas i Gavarró's plans to secede from Spain within 18 months.
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head of the United States Department of State
Authorities in the People's Republic of China say that Wang Baoan is under suspicion for "serious violation of discipline" (a phrase usually associated with corruption charges) as the head of that country's powerful National Bureau of Statistics.
phase transition in which a liquid turns into a solid
The death toll from the blizzard in the Eastern United States rises to at least 30.
ISIL confirms the death of militant Jihadi John in an airstrike in November.
Suicide bombers kill at least 32 people and injure 66 others in northern Cameroon, near the border with Nigeria.
The soldiers also confiscated more than 2 million narcotics pills that were left behind.
Two Australians, a doctor and his wife, have been abducted in northern Burkina Faso. The Al Qaeda-linked, Mali-based "Emirate of the Sahara" is responsible, according to SITE.
island territory of the United States of America
Twelve Turkish academics are detained for signing a declaration opposing military action against Kurdistan Workers Party forces in southeast Turkey.
department of the Ministry of Interior of Egypt
country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom
Scotland Yard confirms that they are investigating a triple murder in relation to the death of British actress Sian Blake and her two sons after the discovery of their dead bodies on Tuesday.
A Bolivian spectator dies in the seventh stage between Bolivia and Argentina after being hit by a Mitsubishi driven by French driver Lionel Baud.
Gunmen armed with heavy weapons attack a restaurant called Cappuccino and the Splendid Hotel, taking hostages, in the heart of Burkino Faso's capital, Ouagadougou. At least 20 people are reportedly killed.
The ring was alleged to have taken bets on MLB and Nippon Professional Baseball games.
al Shabaab militants overrun an African Union base in southern Somalia with unconfirmed reports of dozens of soldiers dead.
The Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search announces the discovery of the latest largest known prime number, a Mersenne prime with 22,338,618 digits equal to 274,207,281-1.
three free trade areas established between the European Union, and Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine respectively
Saudi Arabia arrests Samar Badawi, a human rights activist who received the International Women of Courage Award from the United States in 2012.
The United States government implements new restrictions to its visa waiver program which now requires, with limited exceptions, European, Japanese and Australian travelers to the United States who either have been visitors in the last five years to or are dual-citizens of Iran, Iraq, Syria and Sudan to obtain a travel visa.
The International Atomic Energy Agency states that Iran has complied with its commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, paving the way for international sanctions to be lifted by the United States and European Union.
System of classifying tropical cyclones into five categories based on measured wind speed and used to estimate potential damage
Armed militiamen, also known as the Citizens for Constitutional Freedom, who are occupying the USFWS administered Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Harney County, Oregon, tear down a part of a fence that they claim was erected by the federal government in order to allow privately owned cattle to graze on the adjacent public land.
specialist responsible for the safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of air traffic
In tennis, defending champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia defeats second seed Andy Murray of the United Kingdom in the men's singles in straight sets.
The Mexican Navy recaptures escaped drug lord Joaquín Guzmán, also known as "El Chapo", in Los Mochis, Sinaloa.
Azerbaijani National Police use tear gas and water cannons to forcibly disperse protesters in the Quba District who were protesting the country's worsening economic situation, resulting in scores being arrested.
An avalanche kills three and injures one at the Les Deux Alpes ski resort in Isère département of the French Alps. Officials are searching for other possible victims.
North Korea may be preparing for an imminent thermonuclear weapon test at its Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site, located in the country's North Hamgyong Province where previous tests took place in 2006, 2009 and 2013, according to a South Korean military report.
The Syrian Army, backed by Russian airstrikes, retakes control of the strategic town of Salma in the northern Latakia Governorate. The town had been mostly under rebel (FSA) and jihadist (Al-Nusra Front) control since 2012.
Hurricane Alex heads towards the Azores with hurricane warnings in place for several islands.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
United States government public health agency
Western Australia's Pilbara region braces for the impact of Cyclone Stan, which is expected to make landfall as a Category Three storm.
Gunmen armed with heavy weapons attack a restaurant called Cappuccino and the Splendid Hotel, taking hostages, in the heart of Burkino Faso's capital, Ouagadougou.
2016 United States presidential election
Hilda Heine is elected President of the Marshall Islands by Parliament, becoming the country's first female president, as well as the first woman to serve as president of any Micronesian country. She succeeds outgoing President Casten Nemra, who lost a vote of no confidence on January 26.
Current ruling party Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party) lost its majority in the Legislative Yuan, a first since the country's founding in 1911
law and regulation, especially as it relates to tips shared among family and friends.
mountainside developed for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter sports
independent city in Virginia, United States
northernmost region of the African continent
city in Clay County, Indiana, United States
Destruction of cultural heritage by the Islamic State
monuments destroyed by the Islamic State
public school in La Loche, Saskatchewan, Canada
An avalanche kills three and injures one at the Les Deux Alpes ski resort in Isère département of the French Alps.
city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States
American actor, screenwriter, and producer
federal law enforcement agency in Russia
A gunman stating to have sworn allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) shoots and seriously wounds a Philadelphia police officer before being arrested.
Artificial intelligence company owned by Google
List of politicians killed in the Mexican drug war
arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) releases a video showing the killing of five men accused of committing espionage on the militant group for the United Kingdom. The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office released a statement saying that they are examining the content of the video.
Iran claims that it has interrogated ten United States Navy personnel that it captured allegedly in its territorial waters.
Jordanian–Syrian border incidents during the Syrian civil war
At least 15 people are killed and dozens injured after a bomb explodes near a polio centre near the Pakistani city of Quetta.
port city and temporary capital of Yemen
overview of law enforcement in the Republic of Turkey
Poland summons the German ambassador in Warsaw over "anti-Polish" remarks made by German politicians.
Date: 31 January 2009 – present (13 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
The United States government implements new restrictions to its visa waiver program which now requires, with limited exceptions, European, Japanese and Australian travelers to the United States who either have been visitors in the last five years to or are dual-citizens of Iran, Iraq, Syria and Sudan to obtain a travel visa. The new visa policies were mandated by legislation which was passed, in the aftermath of November 2015 Paris attacks, by Congress on the grounds of national security.
agency in the United States Federal Government
Romania offers neighboring Moldova a $65 million (60 million euros) loan to help stave off economic collapse and keep the former Soviet Republic on a pro-European course, provided the Moldovan government implements major reforms. Government funds were needed to cover more than $1 billion that "disappeared" from three Moldovan banks in November 2014. In the frigid capital Chișinău, 15,000 people from both the pro-European and pro-Russian sides of the political divide, protested on Sunday against the current government and demanded new elections. Prime Minister Pavel Filip, who took office last week, is the country's sixth PM in a year.
Twenty people are killed after a bus carrying amateur football players and fans plunges into a river in Veracruz, eastern Mexico.
Similar systems have existed in China for many years.
contracting out of an internal business process to a third-party organization
Railway and timber mill machinery workshop in Western Australia
China's Haier Group buys General Electric's appliance unit for $5.4 billion.
Marshall Islands President Casten Nemra is defeated in a vote of no confidence. Nemra had just been elected President in early January 2016. A successor is expected to be selected soon.
Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war
CST, 32 kilometers (20 miles) northwest of Fairview, Oklahoma.
capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
sovereign state in North Africa and Asia
low-intensity asymmetric war between the Mexican Government and various drug trafficking syndicates
American aerospace developer and manufacturer
American physician and politician (born 1963)
Human rights activists claim that three pro-democracy advocates have been sentenced to up to five years imprisonment on charges of attempting to overthrow the Communist Party government in Guangzhou.
South Korea and the People's Republic of China will hold talks to develop a joint response to last week's North Korean nuclear test.
At least 10 people are killed and 15 injured, mostly German tourists, following an explosion in Istanbul's Sultanahmet Square. A Syrian suicide bomber, an ISIL member, is responsible, according to Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu.
Pakistan lifts a three-year ban on YouTube after Google launches a local version that allows the government to demand removal of material it considers to be offensive. Similar systems have existed in China for many years.
hypothetical large planet in the far outer Solar System
electronic transmission of information between locations
stock exchange in the People's Republic of China
The death toll from the blizzard rises to 38.
Heavy snowfall in western and central Japan leaves at least two people dead and over a hundred injured. Snowfall was also recorded for the first time in 155 years on Amami Ōshima, a subtropical island in Japan's southern Kagoshima Prefecture.
The bodies of six people are found in a rural village in Guerrero state in southern Mexico.
sailors are freed by Iran and are in U.S.
2015 death in police custody, Waller County, Texas, US
At least 9 people are killed and 35 injured after a suicide bomber strikes near a security checkpoint near Peshawar, Pakistan.
ganador del balón de oro 2015 ⚪🔴⚪👩‍🦲👩‍🦲👩‍🦲
The United Kingdom designates Ascension Island and its surrounding waters in the Atlantic Ocean as a Marine protected area. The reserve will be almost as big as the UK with just over half of the protected area completely closed to fishing.
Indian multinational steel-making company
New Year's Eve sexual assaults in Germany
A bushfire burning near the town of Esperance, Western Australia, is threatening lives and properties.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam
Head of the Communist Party of Vietnam and top leader of Vietnam
North American professional baseball league
Former "Peking University prodigy" Li Shulei is named the Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of the municipality of Beijing.
A single United States Air Force B-52 long-range strategic bomber makes a low-level flight over South Korea, close to the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), in a show of force following North Korea's fourth nuclear test on January 6, before returning to its base in Guam.
Three Americans are missing, feared kidnapped, in Baghdad.
Government funds were needed to cover more than $1 billion that "disappeared" from three Moldovan banks in November 2014.
Period of formation of tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean in 2016
Three winning Powerball lottery tickets are sold in the U.S. states of California, Florida, and Tennessee. Each will share the estimated jackpot of US $1.6 billion dollars, the largest lottery jackpot in world history.
At least five people are killed and ten injured in a microbus crash in Egypt's New Valley Governorate.
computer program developed by Google DeepMind to play the board game Go
British explorer and British Army officer
Over 126 people have been freed and at least 29 people have died.
spokesman for the American militia group Citizens for Constitutional Freedom
the practice and process of applying Islamic doctrine to personal life and society
Social networking service Facebook, and its photo-sharing subsidiary Instagram, ban private, person-to-person sales of guns via their services. [permanent dead link]
country in southwestern Europe with territories in Africa
President of the Government of Catalonia
head of government of the Generalitat of Catalonia
military transport helicopter model by Sikorsky
The Afghanistan defense ministry reports its forces have recaptured Darqad District in northern Takhar Province. According to the ministry, twenty Taliban militants and one Afghan soldier were killed in two days of fighting.
Europe and the United States lift sanctions imposed on Iran regarding its nuclear programme, and the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action begins to be implemented.
population control policy which was used by the People's Republic of China
USFWS condemns the actions through a written statement which states that, "Removing fences, damaging any refuge property, or unauthorized use of equipment would be additional unlawful actions by the illegal occupiers.
Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, who has been the President of Iceland for 20 years, announces in his new-year speech that he will not seek reelection for a sixth term when presidential elections will be held in June.
Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is elected the first female President of Taiwan. Eric Chu, the ruling Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party) candidate concedes defeat and announced his resignation as party leader. Ms. Tsai vowed to preserve the status quo in relations with China. The DPP supports independence for the island.
A 5.1 magnitude earthquake near Sungjibaegam, North Korea, is suspected to be a nuclear explosion at the Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site. North Korea announces it has conducted a hydrogen bomb test. They claim to have tested a miniaturized bomb. If not true it would mean that the test partially failed.
The Turkey-based Syrian National Coalition declared its support for Riyadh's move, calling on "all Arab and Islamic countries to take a similar step", and criticized what it said was Iran's support for Shia militias in Syria and Iraq.
Former Prime Minister of Thailand Yingluck Shinawatra appears in court to face corruption charges.
A Saudi-led coalition airstrike kills a senior Yemeni judge and seven members of his family in Sana'a. The judge had previously presided over treason cases against ousted President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi.
Argentinian left-wing lawmaker Milagro Sala is detained at her home for allegedly instigating public disturbances.
The seventh Republican Party presidential debate, the second hosted by Fox News, and the final debate before voting begins with the Iowa caucuses on February 1, is held in Des Moines, Iowa. The seven candidates featuring in the primetime debate were Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, John Kasich, Rand Paul and Marco Rubio. Donald Trump, the current front-runner in the polls, was also invited to the primetime debate but opted to boycott the debate and instead hosted a town hall with charitable proceeds going to veterans groups.
capital and most populous city of France
American multinational technology company
Arabic-speaking ethnic and national groups, originally from the Arabian Peninsula
bicameral legislature of the United States
Gunmen attack a university in Charsadda, Pakistan. At least 21 people are reportedly killed.
Following the death of its leader, Zahran Alloush, Jaysh al-Islam names Essam al-Buwaydhani as its new leader.
federal government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, established by the Constitution of Pakistan
Syrian rebel group fighting against the Syrian government in the Syrian Civil War
bilateral diplomatic relations between Japan and North Korea
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announces the formation of three new missions, each in Vietnam, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Nigeria.
American rapper Mos Def is banned from South Africa for five years, having been living illegally in the country since 2013 on a tourist visa.
hydroelectric dam complex on the Xingu River in the state of Pará, Brazil
informal diplomatic relationship between the United States and Iran
Table systematically placing elements based on atomic number and recurrent properties
Almost 40 people are killed and 75 are rescued after a boat carrying migrants sinks between Turkey and Greece.
act of leaving one's country or region with the intent to settle permanently or temporarily in another
In American football, the Alabama Crimson Tide defeat the Clemson Tigers 45-40 to win the College Football Playoff National Championship.
head of government of Turkey (1920 - 2018)
Eric Chu, the ruling Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party) candidate concedes defeat and announced his resignation as party leader.
The Syrian Army takes control of the strategic Turkmen town of Rabia in Syria's Latakia Governorate. The town had been under rebel control since 2012.
bilateral relations of Israel and Sweden
U.S. Numbered Highway in western the United States
steel production plant in Port Talbot, West Glamorgan, Wales
land service branch of the United States Armed Forces
mountain range in the Western United States
The Metropolitan Fire Brigade in the Australian city of Melbourne warn residents about haze from a large industrial fire burning in the suburb of Broadmeadows.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
The Islamic State, following Saudi Arabia's execution of 47 people on Saturday, threatens to destroy Saudi Arabia's Tarfiya and al-Ha'ir Prisons holding Al-Qaeda and ISIL supporters.
photo and video sharing social network owned by Meta, Inc.
Hundreds of civilians are reportedly killed by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant militants throughout the city of Deir ez-Zor.
most populous city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Iran bans imports of all products made in Saudi Arabia and reiterates that the ban on Iranians traveling to the Saudi holy city of Mecca remains in place.
US State Dep award presented to women who proved their prominence for women's rights
award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 2015
Bahrain says it has dismantled a terrorist cell allegedly linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guard and Lebanon's Hezbollah.
Gisela Mota Ocampo, mayor of Temixco in Mexico's Morelos state is assassinated by gunmen at her home, less than a day after taking office.
country's January 16, 2016, presidential and legislative elections
public health emergency of international concern
The World Health Organisation declares an end to the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa with Liberia the last country to be declared free of the virus.
Wei Hong resigns as Governor of Sichuan province in China after it was revealed that he was undergoing investigation for "breaching party discipline." Former World Health Organization executive committee member Yin Li becomes acting governor.
poisoning by lead in the body, especially affects the brain
Five of the terrorists who attacked an Indian Air Force base in Pathankot, Punjab are reported to have been killed; mopping-up and search operations continue.
maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces
A man linked to the Paris attacks is arrested in Mohammedia, Morocco.
Iranian protesters ransack and set fire to the Saudi Arabian embassy in Tehran, in response to the Saudi execution of Nimr al-Nimr.
The World Health Organization forms an emergency committee to tackle the spread of the Zika virus in the Americas.
country in Central and Southeastern Europe
protests against the government of Yingluck Shinawatra by the PDRC
56th governor of New York from 2011 to 2021
former NFL team now moved to Los Angeles
The Second Artillery Corps is re-organized into the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force.
A United States Army soldier is killed and two others wounded in a joint operation with Afghan National Security Forces in Afghanistan's southern Helmand Province.
Armed militiamen, also known as the Citizens for Constitutional Freedom, who are occupying the USFWS administered Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Harney County, Oregon, tear down a part of a fence that they claim was erected by the federal government in order to allow privately owned cattle to graze on the adjacent public land. USFWS condemns the actions through a written statement which states that, "Removing fences, damaging any refuge property, or unauthorized use of equipment would be additional unlawful actions by the illegal occupiers. Any movement of cattle onto the refuge or other activities that are not specifically authorized by [the Fish and Wildlife Service] constitutes trespassing."
observatory on the South Korean side of the MDL
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
professional sports hall of fame in New York, U.S.
Two of the inmates who escaped from a jail in Santa Ana, California, were arrested in San Francisco.
In tennis, the sport's governing bodies launch an independent inquiry into the anti-corruption unit following a report published by the BBC and BuzzFeed about allegations of failing to pursue allegations of match fixing.
Date: 30 September 2015 – present (7 years, 3 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
social union or legal contract between people called spouses that creates kinship
NSA documents show the US and UK spied on Israeli military drones and fighter jets.
president of the United States from 2017 to 2021
The nominations are announced for the 88th Academy Awards at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Hollywood.
Thousands of people in Moldova march against proposed candidate for Prime Minister Vlad Plahotniuc.
Turkish police headquarters in Midyat and Çınar, Diyarbakır, are hit by car bombs, killing six people and injuring 39. No group has claimed responsibility but the government accuses PKK rebels of carrying out the attack.
Pentagon spokesman, Peter Cook, told Associated Press that Iran has assured the United States that the crew and vessels will be returned promptly.
At least six people are killed and dozens injured from a 6.7 magnitude earthquake that struck 20 miles from the city of Imphal, the capital of the Indian state of Manipur, near the border with Myanmar.
Griffey and Piazza will be formally inducted on July 24.
René Angélil, manager and husband of singer Celine Dion, dies at age 73 after a long battle with throat cancer.
In association football, Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona and Argentina wins the 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or, for his fifth time.
Russian airstrikes on an Al-Nusra Front (Al-Qaeda's branch in Syria)-run prison complex in the northern town of Maarrat al-Nu'man, Idlib, leaves nearly 60 people dead. Most of those killed were rebels imprisoned by Al-Nusra, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
ground-launched missile designed to attack aerial targets
protected areas of seas, oceans, estuaries or large lakes
National Football Federation of Guatemala
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims it was behind the attack.
Shia Sheikh in al-Awamiyah in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province
List of nuclear weapons tests of North Korea
Mexican authorities want to question American actor Sean Penn and Mexican actress Kate del Castillo about a secret October meeting and interview with Joaquín Guzmán, published by Rolling Stone magazine yesterday. Mexico Attorney General Arely Gomez says it was the Penn interview that led authorities to a Guzman hiding place.
Swedish Interior Minister Anders Ygeman tells financial newspaper Dagens Industri that Sweden is disallowing about 45 percent of asylum applications which means around 60,000-80,000 asylum-seekers could be deported in coming years.
Subtropical Storm Alex is located 785 miles (1,260 km) south-southwest of the Azores. Alex is one of just four tropical or subtropical storms to occur in January since 1851, the first year records were kept. The hurricane season begins on June 1 of each year. Alex is expected to hit the Azores on Friday with average rain accumulations of 3 to 5 inches.
Occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
Harney County, Oregon (30 mi (48 km) south of Burns, Oregon)
More than 2,100 pregnant Colombian women are infected with the mosquito-borne Zika virus.
Christiane Taubira, differing with President François Hollande concerning pending terrorist/citizenship legislation, resigns as the Minister of Justice in France.
A U.S. drone strike kills at least 6 ISIL militants in Afghanistan's Nangarhar Province, according to the Afghan defense ministry.
A foiled stabbing attack resulted in Israeli soldiers shooting and killing a Palestinian at Beit Einun.
four provinces of Canada on the Atlantic Ocean
the legislative branch of the Republic of Crimea
American online social media and social networking service
term used by the United States Department of Defense
A U.S. drone strike on a vehicle in Yemen's Shabwah Governorate kills three suspected Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) militants.
maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces
National Security Guard officials state the operations will continue until the air base is made safe.
referendum on the country's EU membership
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns pregnant women against visiting 14 countries and territories in South America, Central America and the Caribbean due to the Zika virus outbreak.
UNICEF confirms severe malnutrition in the besieged Syrian town of Madaya.
international association of professional women tennis players
ocean between Asia, Australia and the Americas
Mexico Attorney General Arely Gomez says it was the Penn interview that led authorities to a Guzman hiding place.
She succeeds outgoing President Casten Nemra, who lost a vote of no confidence on January 26.
U.S. federal authorities arrest militia leader Ammon Bundy and several of his followers following an exchange of gunfire at a traffic stop on U.S. Route 395 in Harney County, Oregon. One person, LaVoy Finicum, a rancher from Arizona and spokesman for the militia, was killed in the shootout.
It is Djokovic's third straight Grand Slam title.
120th season of the elite Australian rules football competition
Several Zika virus cases have been reported in Denmark, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and Switzerland.
Planned Parenthood 2015 undercover videos controversy
Morelos Governor, Graco Ramírez, attributed Mota's killing to organized crime, without citing a particular drug cartel or gang.
bridge designed for pedestrians and in some cases cyclists, animal traffic and horse riders, rather than vehicular traffic
Islamist organization in Afghanistan (founded 1994)
Anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping
A 5.1 magnitude earthquake near Sungjibaegam, North Korea, is suspected to be a nuclear explosion at the Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site.
U.S. corporation Xerox announces it will split into two companies, separating its business process outsourcing line from its legacy business, document technology.
species of atoms having the same number of protons in the atomic nucleus and the same chemical properties, but not nessarily the same mass, or the same stability (or half-lifetime if they are unstable)
At least 65 people are killed after a truck bomb hit a police training center in the Libyan town of Zliten.
Douglas Borough Council announces that the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway, at Douglas, Isle of Man, ran for the last time at the end of the 2015 season.
The International Atomic Energy Agency states that Iran has complied with its commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, paving the way for international sanctions to be lifted by the United States and European Union. " (BBC)
January 2016 Paris police station attack
Icelandic politician, 5th President of Iceland
fungible item produced to satisfy wants or needs
air service branch of the United States Armed Forces
Li Dongsheng, a former Vice Minister of China's Ministry of Public Security, is jailed for 15 years for corruption.
A Brazilian court suspends the licence for the Belo Monte Dam weeks before it was due to start operating until operator Norte Energia SA and the government of Brazil reorganizes Fundação Nacional do Índio, a protection agency for indigenous Brazilians. [permanent dead link]
List of border incidents involving North and South Korea
Aloysius Catholic Church in Abajah village, Nigeria's Imo state, which is described as the tallest Jesus statue in Africa.
Israel says Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström is no longer welcome in the country after she called for investigations into "suspected extrajudicial executions" of Palestinians by the Israeli army. Sweden has for many years financed NGOs such as B'Tselem and Breaking the Silence operating in Israel.
In the United States, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo orders communities statewide to place homeless people in shelters when temperatures reach freezing.
official currency of the People's Republic of China
A suicide-bomb attack outside the police chief's house in Aden, southern Yemen, leaves at least 7 people dead.
Actor Alan Rickman dies from cancer, aged 69.
2016 College Football Playoff National Championship
A trial of the facts regarding allegations of child abuse against 12 former residents of children's homes in Leicester by British lord Greville Janner ends due to his death.
peer-to-peer ridesharing, food delivery, and transportation network company headquartered in San Francisco, California
Global surveillance disclosures (2013–present)
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi agree, on principle, that a strong United Nations Security Council resolution is needed regarding North Korea's nuclear test earlier this month.
A suicide bomber kills at least 13 people and injures 14 in the Afghan city of Jalalabad.
continent on Earth, mainly on the Earth's northeastern quadrant
drone strike kills at least 6 ISIL militants in Afghanistan's Nangarhar Province, according to the Afghan defense ministry.
one of the arrondissements of Paris, France
The new visa policies were mandated by legislation which was passed, in the aftermath of November 2015 Paris attacks, by Congress on the grounds of national security.
government-imposed limit of two children per family
The EU-Ukraine Free Trade deal officially comes into force, coinciding with a Russian food embargo on Ukraine.
Russian airstrikes on an Al-Nusra Front (Al-Qaeda's branch in Syria)-run prison complex in the northern town of Maarrat al-Nu'man, Idlib, leaves nearly 60 people dead.
international humanitarian medical non-governmental organisation
No group has claimed responsibility but the government accuses PKK rebels of carrying out the attack.
archaeological site on the Giza Plateau, Egypt
Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg is seriously considering a possible independent presidential run if Donald Trump or Texas Senator Ted Cruz face Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders in the general election.
His execution generated negative worldwide reactions from politicians, Muslim religious figures, and Shia people.
public university in Los Angeles, California
Amnesty International reports that at least 160 young Iranians are currently awaiting execution and 73 others have been put to death between 2005 and 2015, which including sentencing girls as young as 9 and boys as young as 15 to death.
village in Otsego County, New York, United States
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility for the attack.
supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom
corporation operating in multiple countries
A U.S. airstrike destroys an ISIL money and payroll hub in central Mosul.
A rocket fired from ISIL-controlled territory in Syria's Aleppo Governorate, kills at least one person and injures another in the Turkish city of Kilis, close to the Syria–Turkey border. The Turkish military responded with artillery fire on ISIL positions.
The "unidentified flying object" was spotted around 29 miles north of Seoul, near South Korea's Dora Observation Post.
airstrike destroys an ISIL money and payroll hub in central Mosul.
Many chanted 'We are the people', 'Resistance!' and 'Deport them!'.
The Syrian Army, backed by Hezbollah militiamen and Russian airstrikes, retakes full control of the strategic town of Al-Shaykh Maskin in Syria's southern Daraa Governorate, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa is elected President of the Portuguese Republic.
UNICEF confirms severe malnutrition in the besieged Syrian town of Madaya. Russia calls for humanitarian aid to be let into besieged towns like Madaya, Fua and Kafraya.
science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals
disclosures of NSA and related global espionage
U.S. forecasting agency of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Lawyers for former FIFA chief Sepp Blatter confirm that he will appeal his eight year ban from the organisation.
Wei Hong, Governor of Sichuan province, is announced to be under investigation for "breaching discipline" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.
human rights in pre- and post-revolution Iran
nontrinitarian, Christian restorationist church
Iran seizes the crew of two small United States Navy boats near Farsi Island, in the Persian Gulf, after they had allegedly entered Iranian waters.
Date: 15–16 January 2016 19:30 – ~next morning (GMT)
Turkish police arrest three people with Russian citizenship in the southern province of Adana on suspicion of belonging to ISIS. [permanent dead link]
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes southwestern Alaska, leaving 10,000 in the Anchorage area without power and forcing the evacuation of several homes on the Kenai Peninsula.
association football club in Barcelona, Spain
and Mike Piazza are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016
Alex is expected to hit the Azores on Friday with average rain accumulations of 3 to 5 inches.
One Shia protester is killed and a child is injured by Saudi police in Al-Awamiyah, Eastern Province.
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claims responsibility for the attack, which if confirmed would be the first Islamic terrorist attack in the city.
2006 test detonation of a nuclear weapon in North Korea
small explosive device primarily designed to make noise
Five people are dead and 65 people are injured after trucks carrying garment workers crash in Cambodia's Kampong Speu Province.
American soccer coach and national director (born 1966)
The World Health Organisation warns that the Zika virus could spread to most countries in the Americas.
Residents of the islands of Tafea are urged to seek shelter as Severe Tropical Cyclone Ula approaches Vanuatu.
Saudi Arabian lawyer and human rights activist
They claim to have tested a miniaturized bomb.
Steve Zadesky, who has been running the electric car project for Apple Inc. for two years, will leave that company soon for personal reasons, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Niagara River into the Niagara Gorge; border of New York, United States, and Ontario, Canada
Date: 28 February 1998 – 11 June 1999 (1 year, 3 months and 2 weeks)
A huge fire at a factory in Moscow's eastern Sokolniki District, kills at least 12 people.
Malaysian state in the southern Malay Peninsula, bordering Pahang to the north, Malacca and Negeri Sembilan to the northwest, Singapore to the South, and Indonesia to the west and east
Saudi Arabia arrests Samar Badawi, a human rights activist who received the International Women of Courage Award from the United States in 2012. Badawi is to appear in court on Wednesday, according to Amnesty International. Both her brother, Raif Badawi, publisher of the "Free Saudi Liberals" blog, and former husband, Waleed Sami Abulkhair, are currently imprisoned.
Saudi Arabia breaks off diplomatic relations with Iran after Sheikh Nimr's execution and an attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran.
Chinese Communist Party Deputy Committee Secretary
spree shooting incident and subsequent further attacks in Paris, France, from 7 January to 9 January 2015
American political controversy surrounding Hillary Rodham Clinton's conduct while Secretary of State
British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic Ocean
2016 shooting of Philadelphia police officer
nickname for the success of foreign financial firms in London, analogous to the success of foreign players in the championships
municipality and capital city of Belgium
Pakistan lifts a three-year ban on YouTube after Google launches a local version that allows the government to demand removal of material it considers to be offensive.
About one thousand houses in Manila's Tondo district in the Philippines are set ablaze following New Year's Eve firecracker festivities that left one dead and 380 others injured.
According to a report in The Japan Times, Major League Baseball is investigating Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish as to whether he had any links with an illegal gambling ring allegedly operated by his brother Sho, who was arrested in October 2015 in Osaka on gambling charges. The ring was alleged to have taken bets on MLB and Nippon Professional Baseball games.
This could well be the end of the town".
organised community living under a system of government; either a sovereign state, constituent state, or federated state
general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army
The Saudi Arabian government executes 47 people, including Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, a prominent Shia Muslim cleric and leader of the anti-government Shia opposition group. His execution generated negative worldwide reactions from politicians, Muslim religious figures, and Shia people.
for two years, will leave that company soon for personal reasons, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Kurdish nationalist and separatist armed organization
United Nations Commission on Human Rights
defunct functional commission of the United Nations
At least 13 civilians have been killed by a roadside bomb while fleeing from fighting between Iraqi security forces and ISIL near Ramadi.
consolidated city and county in California, United States
Gunmen open fire on tourists at a hotel close to the Giza pyramids. There were no casualties in the attack, which caused some damage to the hotel, and the attackers were arrested shortly afterwards.
second-most populous Islamic denomination
A United States Navy guided missile destroyer, USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54), sails within 12 nautical miles of the disputed Triton Island. The Pentagon said that the mission aimed at countering the "excessive maritime claims of parties that claim the Paracel Islands", while China's Ministry of Defense said the U.S. action “severely violated the law."
2014-15 Ebola virus disease epidemic in West Africa
The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry confirms the addition of four new chemical elements to the periodic table after scientists from the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna, Russia and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California, United States provided sufficient evidence to fill the elements 113, 115, 117 and 118, which were temporarily named ununtrium, ununpentium, ununseptium and ununoctium, respectively.
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation arrests a Milwaukee, Wisconsin, man who is alleged to have been planning a machine gun mass shooting at a local Masonic Temple.
Polish Constitutional Tribunal crisis (2015 – ongoing)
effects of global warming and resultant drought and risk of wildfire.
sequence of instructions written in programming language to perform a specified task with a computer
The United States Supreme Court ruled in Montgomery v. Louisiana (2016) that its prohibition of mandatory life sentences for juveniles convicted of murder (under Miller v. Alabama (2012)), had to be applied retroactively, potentially affecting 1300 to 2300 cases nationally.
The British Parliament debates a petition, signed by more than 560,000 people, calling for the Home Secretary to ban, because of 'hate speech,' United States Republican Party presidential candidate Donald Trump from entering the United Kingdom.
The biggest, a magnitude 4.8, happened yesterday at 10:27 p.m.
vote on whether a group of people still has confidence in a government or leader
series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water
President Barack Obama declares the city of Flint, Michigan, to be in a federal public health state of emergency due to an ongoing crisis that involves lead contamination (and possibly Legionella which has caused 87 cases of Legionnaires' disease which has led to 10 deaths) in its local water supply.
Territorial disputes in the South China Sea
Dominic Ongwen, a former commander of the Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda, appears before the International Criminal Court in a hearing to determine whether a criminal trial should go ahead.
Japan places its military on alert over a possible North Korean ballistic-missile launch after detecting "increased activity" at a North Korean missile site. Japan's Minister of Defense, Gen Nakatani, has ordered Kongō-class destroyers stationed in the Sea of Japan, equipped with Aegis combat systems, to target any North Korean projectiles heading for Japan.
The trial of former President of the Ivory Coast Laurent Gbagbo for crimes against humanity begins at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
Hurricane Alex becomes the first hurricane to form in the Atlantic Ocean in January since 1938 with warnings issued for the Azores.
chemical element with the atomic number of 117
President of Taiwan (R.O.C. authorities) and Chairperson of the Democratic Progressive Party
Anti-Serbian protesters set fire to the government's headquarters in Kosovo's capital, Pristina, over an EU-brokered deal that will give Kosovo's ethnic Serb minority greater local powers.
Jamaican health officials confirm the country's first case of the Zika virus in a 4-year-old child who recently returned from a trip to Texas.
international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons
Casten Nemra is elected President of the Marshall Islands by the Nitijela. Nemra narrowly defeated Alvin Jacklick by a 17-16 vote.
bilateral relations between Romania and Moldova
weapon using combustion or an explosive charge to propel a projectile
A boat carrying Iraqi Kurd migrants sinks off the Greek island of Samos in the Aegean Sea off Turkey's Anatolian coast, killing at least 24 people, including several children, with 11 others missing.
Barça manager Luis Enrique is named FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football.
capital and largest city of Colorado, United States
Kuwait sentences two people to death for spying for Iran and Hezbollah.
List of presidents of the Marshall Islands
prehistoric period and age studied in archaeology, part of the Holocene Epoch
Gunfire and loud explosions are heard at an Indian Air Force base in Pathankot, Punjab, as anti-terrorist operations continue. A further two militants, for a total of six, are reported to have been killed; seven military and paramilitary personnel are reported to have been killed, with up to 20 other security personnel wounded.
Date: 26 July 2009 – present (13 years, 6 months and 1 day)
People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister has left Tehran for Saudi Arabia for participation in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation ministerial meeting in Jeddah which was called for by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to discuss the consequence of attack at Saudi Embassy in Tehran following the execution of Shia Muslim cleric Sheikh Nimr. [permanent dead link] [permanent dead link]
The British Parliament debates a petition, signed by more than 560,000 people, calling for the Home Secretary to ban, because of 'hate speech,' United States Republican Party presidential candidate Donald Trump from entering the United Kingdom. Almost all of the 50 MPs (member of parliament), of the 650-member legislative body, present criticized Trump -- especially his comments on Muslims -- but few supported an entry ban.
U.S. President Barack Obama declares the city of Flint, Michigan, to be in a federal public health state of emergency due to an ongoing crisis that involves lead contamination (and possibly Legionella which has caused 87 cases of Legionnaires' disease which has led to 10 deaths) in its local water supply.
American politician and First Lady of the United States (1993-2001)
2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods
Suicide bombers blow themselves up in the northeast Nigerian town of Chibok, killing at least 13 and injuring at least 30 others.
The city has been under a siege by Syrian government forces since July.
The U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear an appeal that may redefine the boundaries of insider trading in U.S. law and regulation, especially as it relates to tips shared among family and friends.
Chinese government internal security body
Jordanian soldiers kill 12 "infiltrators" and wound several others, on the border with Syria, foiling an attempt by dozens of smugglers to cross into the kingdom.
The President of Taiwan Ma Ying-jeou visits Taiping Island, Taiwan's largest island in the South China Sea, despite the United States warning it could provoke diplomatic tensions with the People's Republic of China and other nations in the area.
Date: 15 October 2015 – 12 March 2016 (4 months, 3 weeks and 5 days)
district and town in Diyarbakır Province, Turkey
Arabian political leader and the founder of Islam
A Brazilian court suspends the licence for the Belo Monte Dam weeks before it was due to start operating until operator Norte Energia SA and the government of Brazil reorganizes Fundação Nacional do Índio, a protection agency for indigenous Brazilians.
The town had been under rebel control since 2012.
city in Alameda County, California, United States
Biafran separatists claim that police killed 8 protesters calling for independence. [permanent dead link]
American politician and former television host
At least seven deaths have been reported.
At least five French Foreign Legion soldiers are killed and six injured in an avalanche while on a training exercise in the Alps, close to the Italian border.
A pre-trial hearing is scheduled for early this week.
Two Australians, a doctor and his wife, have been abducted in northern Burkina Faso.
The deployment comes amid concerns of an imminent North Korean missile launch following the detection of "increased activity" at a North Korean missile facility.
An avalanche near McBride in the Canadian province of British Columbia kills five people.
The Saudi Arabian government executes 47 people, including Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, a prominent Shia Muslim cleric and leader of the anti-government Shia opposition group.
The Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban-Ki Moon demands that North Korea should cease any further nuclear activity.
Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra
Bergdahl, charged with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, was held captive by the Taliban for five years after he left his base in Afghanistan.
contamination by lead of water supply in Flint, Michigan
The DPP supports independence for the island.
In Major League Baseball, Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Griffey was named on all but three of the 440 ballots received, surpassing Tom Seaver for the highest voting percentage in Hall history. Griffey and Piazza will be formally inducted on July 24.
bilateral relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia
A new 28-foot tall statue of Jesus, dubbed "Jesus de Greatest," is unveiled on New Year's Day outside St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Abajah village, Nigeria's Imo state, which is described as the tallest Jesus statue in Africa.
At least 21 people are reportedly killed.
Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code
Section of the United States Bankruptcy Code
Moldova's parliament approves a new government despite ongoing protests calling for snap elections.
Saudi-led coalition airstrikes today reportedly hit the presidential palace and a mountain military base to the south of Sana'a, causing children and teachers in several schools to flee.
2016 prison escape in Santa Ana, California
Several unconfirmed reports claim that they were kidnapped by a shi'ite militant group.
human settlement in Temixco Municipality, Morelos, Mexico
area of 27 European states without mutual border controls
One person is brain dead and five people are critically ill in Rennes, France, from a clinical trial of an experimental drug made by Portuguese drug company Bial. The six men, aged 28 to 49, had been in good health prior to the start of this test. All trials on the drug are suspended.
capital city of Guangdong Province, China
events in a specific year or time period
A piece of paper with an Islamic State flag and claim for the attack written in Arabic was found on his body.
At least 60 people are killed and 110 wounded in a twin-suicide bomb attack in the town of Sayyidah Zaynab, Rif Dimashq Governorate, near Syria's holiest Shi'ite shrine, the Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque.
region to the center-east of America composed of many islands / coastal regions surrounding the Caribbean Sea
in economics, the quantity of a good that consumers are willing and able to purchase at various prices during a given time
county seat and city of Orange County, California, United States
country in the Caucasus in Eastern Europe
city, municipal seat of Ahome, Sinaloa, Mexico
men's national association football team representing Argentina
lower house of the United States Congress
road traffic accident involving many vehicles
island in the South China Sea administered by Taiwan
fully automatic mounted or portable firearm
Sayyidah Zaynab, Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria
founding and sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China
top-level political division of the Soviet Union
Date: 20 February 2014 – present (8 years, 11 months, 1 week and 1 day)
The Seoul Central District Court fines two South Korean baseball players Seung-hwan Oh and Lim Chang-yong for illegal gambling in Macau. [permanent dead link]
Iran says last night, Saudi warplanes bombed its embassy in the Yemeni capital, Sana'a, wounding several of its guards.
international airport serving Kyiv, Ukraine
From the Diocese of Tonga, Catholic Cardinal Soane Patita Paini Mafi is welcomed at the Co-Cathedral of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus in Honolulu, Hawaii.
first month in the Julian and Gregorian calendars
Five of the terrorists who attacked an Indian Air Force base in Pathankot, Punjab are reported to have been killed; mopping-up and search operations continue. National Security Guard officials state the operations will continue until the air base is made safe.
In association football, La Liga powerhouse Real Madrid sack manager Rafael Benítez, replacing him with former Real and France great Zinedine Zidane.
Indonesia blocks access to radical Islamist websites and social media sites after the recent terror attacks in Jakarta.
The two-child policy takes effect in China, allowing couples in the country to have at most two children, replacing the controversial one-child policy.
The seventh Republican Party presidential debate, the second hosted by Fox News, and the final debate before voting begins with the Iowa caucuses on February 1, is held in Des Moines, Iowa.
Three men are arrested in the outskirts of Jakarta in connection with the attacks. Police have identified the attackers killed in the raid with two of the men having been imprisoned for terrorism related offences.
percentage of a sum of money charged for its use
gorge of the Niagara River on the boundary of Canada and the United States
British multinational oil and gas company
events which primarily involve the use of motorized vehicles
2015–2016 Chinese stock market turbulence
international airport serving Taipei, Taiwan
Gunmen open fire on tourists at a hotel close to the Giza pyramids.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average declines by just under 400 points as a result of concerns over the Chinese economy.
A former La Loche Community School student shot and killed two brothers at home, and two females, one a teacher, at the school in La Loche, Saskatchewan, Canada, while injuring others. A suspect has been arrested.
baseball league representing the highest level of professional baseball in Japan
Israel says Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström is no longer welcome in the country after she called for investigations into "suspected extrajudicial executions" of Palestinians by the Israeli army.
Officials are searching for other possible victims.
2016 United States Marine Corps helicopter collision
city in and county seat of Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States, that is also the capital city of Hawaii
rail tunnel beneath the English Channel between France and Great Britain
emergency management authority in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, responsible for fire response
opposition faction in the Syrian Civil War
French police shoot dead a knife-wielding man, who was shouting "Allahu Akbar", outside a police station in Goutte d'Or, located in the 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Officials from the New York State parks system have proposed to temporarily "shut off" the American portion of Niagara Falls (also known as American Falls) within three years.
region comprising the westernmost states of the United States
Salafi jihadist militant Sunni Islamist group
group of countries which in 2006 joined the diplomatic efforts with Iran in regard to its nuclear program
Dragan Vasiljković, a former Serbian paramilitary commander, is charged with war crimes in Croatia.
A new 28-foot tall statue of Jesus, dubbed "Jesus de Greatest," is unveiled on New Year's Day outside St.
Republican Party presidential debates, 2016
A computer program called AlphaGo, powered by DeepMind, beats the European Go champion Fan Hui, 5-0. This is the first time artificial intelligence has defeated a professional player in this ancient Chinese abstract strategy board game.
Co-Cathedral of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus (Honolulu, Hawaii)
star exploding at the end of its stellar lifespan
In efforts to control an influx of migrants, Denmark introduces ten days of identity checks on its southern border with Germany, while Sweden introduces similar measures on the Øresund Bridge between itself and Denmark. All three countries are subject to the Schengen Agreement on the free movement of people.
Heavily armed terrorists, reportedly members of Jaish-e-Mohammed, attack an Indian Air Force base in Pathankot, Punjab; three security force personnel and four of the terrorists are reported to have been killed.
At least 60 people are killed and 110 wounded in a twin-suicide bomb attack in the town of Sayyidah Zaynab, Rif Dimashq Governorate, near Syria's holiest Shi'ite shrine, the Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claim responsibility for the attack.
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom
Saudi-led coalition airstrikes today reportedly hit the presidential palace and a mountain military base to the south of Sana'a, causing children and teachers in several schools to flee. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
French police shoot dead a knife-wielding man, who was shouting "Allahu Akbar", outside a police station in Goutte d'Or, located in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. A piece of paper with an Islamic State flag and claim for the attack written in Arabic was found on his body. The incident is noted for taking place on the anniversary of last year's Charlie Hebdo shooting.
largest city in California, United States of America
political and economic union of 27 European states
The confirmed death toll from this week's attacks rises to eight.
The soldiers were members of the 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment.
transcontinental country straddling Western Asia and Southeastern Europe
The legislation would extend to civil unions the same rights they would have under marriage, including adoption of children.
English singer-songwriter and actor (1947–2016)
principal security agency of Russia (FSB)
Atlantic Ocean archipelago and autonomous region of Portugal
The town had been mostly under rebel (FSA) and jihadist (Al-Nusra Front) control since 2012.
A tour bus carrying skiers runs off the road in Japan's Nagano Prefecture with at least 14 people dead and injuring another 27.
Six Pakistani men and one Syrian man were also attacked by so-called vigilantes in Cologne, following calls on social media for "revenge" in the wake of the New Year's Eve assaults.
Former Beijing Deputy Communist Party Secretary Lu Xiwen is expelled from the Communist Party of China for "interfering with the market economy and law enforcement" and "living a luxurious lifestyle", among other offenses.
ISIL militants abduct at least 400 civilians from the eastern Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor.
At least eighty-five people are killed in Taiwan and tens of thousands stranded in airports as an unprecedented cold snap hits several Asian countries including China and South Korea.
Christiane Taubira, differing with President François Hollande concerning pending terrorist/citizenship legislation, resigns as the Minister of Justice in France. [permanent dead link]
Incidents involving multiple victims of firearms, not including robbery or familicide
In the United States, a swarm of 30 (and counting) earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or greater struck Oklahoma from Wednesday evening through Thursday mid-afternoon. The biggest, a magnitude 4.8, happened yesterday at 10:27 p.m. CST, 32 kilometers (20 miles) northwest of Fairview, Oklahoma.
The Turkish military responded with artillery fire on ISIL positions.
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
federal research institute in Livermore, California, United States
Period of formation of tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean in 2016
city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France at the confluence of the Ille and the Vilaine
Blue Origin's rocket New Shepard has been reflown in Texas.
Mexico launches a wholesale telecoms network tender on this day.
At least 10 people are killed and 15 injured, mostly German tourists, following an explosion in Istanbul's Sultanahmet Square.
city in and county seat of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
American document management corporation
Ethnic Albanian paramilitary organization (1992-1999)
Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China
Chinese government ministry responsible for military and national defense matters
sport that is practiced between two teams of eleven players
Iran releases four Iranian-American prisoners including Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian and Christian pastor Saeed Abedini. The United States is to release seven Iranian-Americans held in the United States for violating sanctions against Iran.
land force branch of the Syrian Armed Forces
Governor Graco Ramírez, who attributed Mota's killing to organized crime, calls for three days of mourning.
A further two militants, for a total of six, are reported to have been killed; seven military and paramilitary personnel are reported to have been killed, with up to 20 other security personnel wounded.
interior ministry of the Republic of Turkey
American businessman and politician; 108th mayor of New York City
Branch of the Islamic State operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Jordanian soldiers kill 12 "infiltrators" and wound several others, on the border with Syria, foiling an attempt by dozens of smugglers to cross into the kingdom. The soldiers also confiscated more than 2 million narcotics pills that were left behind.
Casten Nemra is elected President of the Marshall Islands by the Nitijela.
National Football League franchise in Glendale, Arizona
Griffey was named on all but three of the 440 ballots received, surpassing Tom Seaver for the highest voting percentage in Hall history.
2015–16 New Year's Eve sexual assaults in Germany
overview about the 2015–16 New Year's Eve sexual assaults in Germany
Two people are killed and three others are hospitalized, two with life-threatening injuries, following a shooting in the "The Jungle" homeless encampment in the U.S.
A United States Navy guided missile destroyer, USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54), sails within 12 nautical miles of the disputed Triton Island.
measurement of a population's nutritional status
Pacific Northwest, Great Plains, South Central United States, Eastern United States (especially the Mid-Atlantic states), Atlantic Canada, British Isles, Finland
field of computer science and engineering practices for intelligence demonstrated by machines and intelligent agents
South Korean soldiers fire warning shots at a suspected North Korean drone near the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). The "unidentified flying object" was spotted around 29 miles north of Seoul, near South Korea's Dora Observation Post.
A former La Loche Community School student shot and killed two brothers at home, and two females, one a teacher, at the school in La Loche, Saskatchewan, Canada, while injuring others.
three waterfalls that straddle the international border between Canada and the United States
Local Tajikistan police have shaved nearly 13,000 men's beards, closed more than 150 shops selling traditional Muslim clothing, and convinced around 1,800 women and girls to stop wearing headscarves in 2015 as part of a campaign to eradicate foreign influences in the former Soviet Republic.
2016 Republican Party presidential debates and forums
One person is brain dead and five people are critically ill in Rennes, France, from a clinical trial of an experimental drug made by Portuguese drug company Bial.
North Korea announces it has conducted a hydrogen bomb test.
facility for the storage of oil and/or petrochemical products
58th quadrennial U.S. presidential election
Anglican denomination in the United States
All 10 U.S. sailors are freed by Iran and are in U.S. custody. The U.S. Naval Forces Central Command says, "There are no indications that the sailors were harmed during their brief detention."
Date: 31 October 2013 – 22 May 2014 (7 months and 22 days)
Northwestern Europe; between the Celtic and North Seas
The World Health Organisation confirms a second new case of Ebola virus in Sierra Leone.
Burkina Faso security forces storm the Hotel Splendid which had been under attack by Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb militants. Over 126 people have been freed and at least 29 people have died.
Two people are killed and three others are hospitalized, two with life-threatening injuries, following a shooting in the "The Jungle" homeless encampment in the U.S. city of Seattle. Police are searching for two suspects.
United States Department of Homeland Security
American fiscally conservative political movement
Islamic State militants continue to besiege the Libyan oil port of Sidra, attacking checkpoints on the road to the port, leaving seven guards dead.
Human rights activists claim that three pro-democracy advocates have been sentenced to up to five years imprisonment on charges of attempting to overthrow the Communist Party government in Guangzhou. [permanent dead link]
Social networking service Facebook, and its photo-sharing subsidiary Instagram, ban private, person-to-person sales of guns via their services.
On January 18, 2016, the British Parliament will debate a petition, signed by more than 560,000 people, calling for the Home Secretary to ban United States Republican Party presidential candidate Donald Trump from entering the United Kingdom because of 'hate speech' that is unacceptable behavior, non-conducive to the public good. The conclusion reached by the lawmakers will not be binding on the UK government.
A major indication that relations between Cuba and the U.S.
strait at the narrowest part of the English Channel
A team of astronomers at Caltech infer the existence of a potential new planet (Planet Nine) in the outer Solar System.
capital and largest city of Borno State in north-eastern Nigeria
county seat of Lamar County, Texas, United States
A member of his cabinet was reportedly due to resign over the issue within 24 hours.
daily broadsheet newspaper in Washington, D.C.
China says Chinese passengers flying from the Chinese cities of Nanchang, Kunming, and Chongqing, will be allowed to stop at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport before flying to a third destination. Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou applauded this step toward normalizing relations between the two states. Taiwan's opposition party expressed concern that Beijing is trying to interfere with the country's January 16, 2016, presidential and legislative elections.
Reuters reports that a million dollars in FIFA funding is missing from the accounts of the National Football Federation of Guatemala.
National legislature of the Marshall Islands
Date: 24 July 2015 – present (7 years, 4 months and 6 days)
pre-determined number of strokes that a scratch (or 0 handicap) golfer should require to complete a hole or round
United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Union
American soldier captured by the Taliban in 2009 and released in 2014 as part of a prisoner swap
Islamic State militants continue to besiege the Libyan oil port of Sidra, attacking checkpoints on the road to the port, leaving seven guards dead. The National Oil Corporation (NOC) said an oil storage tank in the port was set on fire by a long-range rocket, and that the oil tank fire started just as firefighters were close to bringing under control another blaze at an oil tank that was hit during fighting in the nearby Ra's Lanuf Refinery on Monday.
The Islamic State's Libyan branch continues attacks on Libya's oil ports of Sidra and Ra's Lanuf, resulting in at least 10 security personnel deaths and 40 injured. The National Oil Corporation (NOC) reports that fires continue to rage in both Sidra and Ra's Lanuf after oil storage tanks were hit by shells.
Rodrique further cites a treaty, never ratified by the United States Congress, giving ownership of the land to the tribe.
30 miles (48 km) south of Burns, Harney County, Oregon, United States
Iran says last night, Saudi warplanes bombed its embassy in the Yemeni capital, Sana'a, wounding several of its guards. The Associated Press reports there is no visible damage to the building. A Saudi-alliance spokesman promises to investigate the accusations.
China says Chinese passengers flying from the Chinese cities of Nanchang, Kunming, and Chongqing, will be allowed to stop at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport before flying to a third destination.
Islamist militia based in the Islamic Maghreb
Of these, 3,855 civilians were killed and 7,056 wounded between 1 May and 31 October 2015, with approximately half of these deaths occurring in Baghdad.
American whistleblower and former National Security Agency contractor
Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou applauded this step toward normalizing relations between the two states.
American-led intervention in Iraq (2014–2021)
multi-national campaign beginning in June 2014 to rid Iraq of ISIL influence and deliver humanitarian aid to Iraqi minority religious and ethnic groups
game that involves counters or pieces moved or placed on a pre-marked surface or "board", according to a set of rules
2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum
Referendum on the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union which took place on 23 June 2016
At least 20 people are reportedly killed.
A suicide bomber kills at least 13 people and injures 14 in the Afghan city of Jalalabad. [permanent dead link]
Turkish police headquarters in Midyat and Çınar, Diyarbakır, are hit by car bombs, killing six people and injuring 39.
Tribal chair Charlotte Rodrique of the local Burns Paiute Tribe has joined in asking the occupiers to leave saying "The protesters have no claim to this land". Rodrique further cites a treaty, never ratified by the United States Congress, giving ownership of the land to the tribe.
This is the first time artificial intelligence has defeated a professional player in this ancient Chinese abstract strategy board game.
At least one person is killed and multiple others injured in a fight between two outlaw motorcycle gangs in the American city of Denver, Colorado.
Arch Coal, the second largest coal-mining concern in the United States, files for chapter 11 protection because it has been hit hard by the collapsing market demand for that commodity.
Two dead bodies have been found in Yarloop, Western Australia, and residents of four towns urged to evacuate in under threat as the Waroona bushfire continues to burn out of control.
decade-long drought of a Japanese-born championship winner
act in which an individual kills one or more other persons as well as oneself
All three countries are subject to the Schengen Agreement on the free movement of people.
non-governmental organization based in the United Kingdom
temporary name assigned to newly synthesized or not yet synthesized chemical elements
city in Alaska, United States of America
The United Nations Commission on Human Rights releases a report stating that at least 18,802 civilians have been killed and another 36,245 wounded between 1 January 2014 and 31 October 2015. Of these, 3,855 civilians were killed and 7,056 wounded between 1 May and 31 October 2015, with approximately half of these deaths occurring in Baghdad.
Two suspects are killed in a clash with police, and three others are arrested in connection with yesterday's assassination of Temixco, Morelos's newly inaugurated mayor Gisela Mota Ocampo.
Hilda Heine is elected President of the Marshall Islands by Parliament, becoming the country's first female president, as well as the first woman to serve as president of any Micronesian country.
Three winning Powerball lottery tickets are sold in the U.S.
upper house of the United States Congress
governing body of the Russian Armed Forces
American politician and lawyer (born 1971)
The United States is to release seven Iranian-Americans held in the United States for violating sanctions against Iran.
Indonesian police suspect Islamic State militants are responsible for the attacks with five attackers reported dead.
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
city in and county seat of King County, Washington, United States
The judge had previously presided over treason cases against ousted President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi.
Three men are arrested in the outskirts of Jakarta in connection with the attacks.
The port was closed following the incident.
American conservative cable television news channel
air warfare branch of Iran's regular military
8th President of the International Federation of Association Football
groupings of highly centralized criminal enterprises
The six men, aged 28 to 49, had been in good health prior to the start of this test.
The gunman managed to escape and possibly killed his accomplice, an Arab taxi driver, whose body was found nearby.
Violent riots break out in Kaliachak, West Bengal, India, after political activist Kamlesh Tiwari allegedly insulted the Muslim prophet Muhammad.
In Australian football, 34 current and former players with the Essendon Football Club are banned from playing in the Australian Football League during the 2016 AFL season after the Court of Arbitration for Sport finds that they took the banned substance thymosin-beta 4.
New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
governmental department responsible for maintaining public parks in New York City
ongoing multi-sided civil war in Syria since 2011
This is Kerber's first Grand Slam title.
The St. Louis Rams and potentially San Diego Chargers are approved for relocation to Los Angeles by a 30-2 NFL Vote.
Subtropical Storm Alex is located 785 miles (1,260 km) south-southwest of the Azores.
The rally was organized by a local chapter of PEGIDA (Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the Occident).
American professional tennis player (born 1981)
Japanese counterpart of the United States Navy's Arleigh Burke class (Flight I)
state of Michigan asks for assistance from the federal government to assist with a water crisis in the city of Flint.
constituent country of the United Kingdom
form of team game played with an oval ball on a field marked out as a gridiron
The Syrian Army, backed by Russian airstrikes, retakes control of the strategic town of Salma in the northern Latakia Governorate.
medical condition that results from eating too little, too much, or the wrong nutrients
capital and most populous city of Russia
systematic or threatened use of violence to create a general climate of fear
Mexican authorities want to question American actor Sean Penn and Mexican actress Kate del Castillo about a secret October meeting and interview with Joaquín Guzmán, published by Rolling Stone magazine yesterday.
United Nations War Crimes Commission investigators are gathering information about conditions in the western town of Madaya, where an aid convoy just brought the first food and medical relief for three months. The city has been under a siege by Syrian government forces since July. Doctors Without Borders is treating 250 people with severe acute malnutrition.
Timeline of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present)
Police have identified the attackers killed in the raid with two of the men having been imprisoned for terrorism related offences.
South Korea says it will resume cross-border propaganda broadcasts and limit entry to the Kaesong Industrial Region in response to yesterday's nuclear test at the North's Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site. North Korea considers the propaganda broadcasts to be "an act of war".
capital city and smallest province of Indonesia
security and rescue military service branch for U.S. waters
citizens or residents of the United States of America
nuclear research sites and processing facilities of Iran
sovereign state in Oceania, situated on an archipelago
Around 200 migrants storm the French port of Calais, near the Channel Tunnel to Britain, after a demonstration in support of migrants living in the nearby Calais jungle camp, with approximately 50 of them boarding the P&O Ferries operated MS Spirit of Britain cross-border ferry.
2010s migrant crisis in the European Union
Japan's Minister of Defense, Gen Nakatani, has ordered Kongō-class destroyers stationed in the Sea of Japan, equipped with Aegis combat systems, to target any North Korean projectiles heading for Japan.
Malaysian authorities find 13 bodies washed up on Johor beach believed to be Indonesian migrants.
rebel movement formed by Joseph Kony in northern Uganda in 1987, incorporating remnants of Alice Lakwena's Holy Spirit Mobile Forces/Movement and Odong Latek's Uganda People's Democratic Army
combined military forces of the Syrian Arab Republic
federal authorities arrest militia leader Ammon Bundy and several of his followers following an exchange of gunfire at a traffic stop on U.S. Route 395 in Harney County, Oregon.
suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
relations between the People's Republic of China (Mainland China) and Republic of China (Taiwan)
According to the ministry, twenty Taliban militants and one Afghan soldier were killed in two days of fighting.
Tsai vowed to preserve the status quo in relations with China.
Tribal chair Charlotte Rodrique of the local Burns Paiute Tribe has joined in asking the occupiers to leave saying "The protesters have no claim to this land".
sudden, drastic flow of snow down a steep slope
Economic sanctions imposed on Iran by the United States and other nations
Vietnam reelects conservative Nguyễn Phú Trọng as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Deputy Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, a member of the Politburo, is expected to replace Nguyễn Tấn Dũng as prime minister. Dũng is not eligible for another term.
There were no immediate reports of casualties.
At least 51 people are reportedly killed in an attack on a shopping centre in Iraq's capital, Baghdad, and a car bombing outside an illegal casino in Miqdadiyah, east of Baghdad, with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claiming responsibility for both attacks.
federally recognized tribe in Oregon, United States
Vietnam reelects conservative Nguyễn Phú Trọng as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam.
The conclusion reached by the lawmakers will not be binding on the UK government.
neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, United States
movie theater in Beverly Hills, California, United States, at headquarters of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
At least 3 people are killed and 7 wounded in an attack on a Shia mosque in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province. [permanent dead link]
United States women's national soccer team
women's national association football team representing the United States
In the United States, a swarm of 30 (and counting) earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or greater struck Oklahoma from Wednesday evening through Thursday mid-afternoon.
capital and the largest city of Afghanistan
conflict among rival groups seeking to control of the territory of Libya
The Russian Duma rejects a Communist Party bill banning homosexual expression.
Al-Shabaab militants attack the Lido or beach area in Mogadishu.
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) releases a video showing the killing of five men accused of committing espionage on the militant group for the United Kingdom.
part of the Alps mountain range in France
A Syrian suicide bomber, an ISIL member, is responsible, according to Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu.
successful 2016 US presidential campaign
An opposition group to the rule of the Assad family in Syria
Nigerian jihadist terrorist organization
former military and security forces of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
The pro-government Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reports that government forces had repelled an attack on the city leaving dozens of militants dead.
According to a report in The Japan Times, Major League Baseball is investigating Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish as to whether he had any links with an illegal gambling ring allegedly operated by his brother Sho, who was arrested in October 2015 in Osaka on gambling charges.
withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union
Germany from 1933 to 1945 while under control of the Nazi Party
Millions of people in the Mid-Atlantic states brace for a winter storm.
The Al Qaeda-linked, Mali-based "Emirate of the Sahara" is responsible, according to SITE.
Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
Airstrikes on Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant-controlled areas in Syria's eastern Deir ez-Zor Governorate, leaves at least 47 civilians dead, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
civil status similar to marriage, most often independent of the gender of partners
The change in law was announced by the ruling Communist Party on October 29 and passed the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on December 27, five days prior to its effect.
Office of the Federal Chancellor of Germany
The National Weather Service reported that there was no tsunami following the earthquake.
method of electronically exchanging digital messages between people over a network
tennis term for winning all four major championships
55th Governor of New Jersey, former U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey
collusion to secretly predetermine the outcome of a sports match
Syria's state news agency SANA, quoting residents, said "around 300 civilians" were killed.
In tennis, Angelique Kerber of Germany tops (2–1) defending champion Serena Williams of the United States, 6-4, 3–6, 6–4, to win the Women's Singles.
Customs of clothing associated with Islam
Glenn Frey, a founding member of the Eagles, dies of complications arising from rheumatoid arthritis, colitis and pneumonia.
geographical administrative area within the LDS Church
The United Nations Commission on Human Rights releases a report stating that at least 18,802 civilians have been killed and another 36,245 wounded between 1 January 2014 and 31 October 2015.
Russia calls for humanitarian aid to be let into besieged towns like Madaya, Fua and Kafraya.
Al-Shabaab militants attack the Lido or beach area in Mogadishu. At least 20 people are reportedly killed.
positive integer with exactly two divisors, 1 and itself
Most of those killed were rebels imprisoned by Al-Nusra, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
process of identification of a person, for security concerns
The Martian wins the award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy and lead actor Matt Damon winning Best Performance by an actor in a musical or comedy.
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes southwestern Alaska, leaving 10,000 in the Anchorage area without power and forcing the evacuation of several homes on the Kenai Peninsula. The National Weather Service reported that there was no tsunami following the earthquake.
United Kingdom government cabinet minister
U.S. Army officials set August 8 as the start date for Sgt.
murder of a prominent person, often a political leader or ruler
fighter aircraft family by McDonnell Douglas
continent, mainly on the Earth's southwestern quadrant
Badawi is to appear in court on Wednesday, according to Amnesty International.
Date: 7 October 2001 – 30 August 2021 (19 years, 10 months, 3 weeks and 2 days)
romantic or sexual attraction or behavior between members of the same sex or gender
westernmost subregion of the continent of Asia
National Football League franchise in Denver, Colorado
Co-Cathedral of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus
Destruction of cultural heritage by ISIL
partially recognized country in southeastern Europe
epidemiological intervention of restriction on the movement of people and goods, which is intended to prevent the spread of infectious disease or pests
series of terrorist attacks in Paris, France, on November 13, 2015
armed conflict involving Pakistan and armed militant groups
The Ground Force is re-organized under the People's Liberation Army Ground Force Command, under commander Li Zuocheng.
Member of the 20th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party
Carli Lloyd of the Houston Dash and the USA is named FIFA Women's World Player of the Year, and USA coach Jill Ellis is named FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football.
Marshall Islands President Casten Nemra is defeated in a vote of no confidence.
Volunteer project using software to search for Mersenne prime numbers
Nemra narrowly defeated Alvin Jacklick by a 17-16 vote.
defense system used on 20th and 21st century ships
Iran releases four Iranian-American prisoners including Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian and Christian pastor Saeed Abedini.
A computer program called AlphaGo, powered by DeepMind, beats the European Go champion Fan Hui, 5-0.
A bus catches fire in the Chinese city of Yinchuan resulting in at least 14 deaths and over 30 injured.
60th Street and Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Biafran separatists claim that police killed 8 protesters calling for independence.
An estimated half-million Italians protest in Rome's Circus Maximus against pending legislation that would legalize same-sex unions. The legislation would extend to civil unions the same rights they would have under marriage, including adoption of children.
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's branch in Libya attacks the Libyan oil port of Sidra, which is Libya's largest oil depot.
Japan places its military on alert over a possible North Korean ballistic-missile launch after detecting "increased activity" at a North Korean missile site.
armed conflict between the Republic of Turkey and various Kurdish insurgent groups
command responsible for South American area
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (top leader) since 2011
internal control body of the Chinese Communist Party
chief executive of the Mexican state of Morelos
township municipality in Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
central government of England, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
infectious disease characterized by severe form of infection producing pneumonia
Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is elected the first female President of Taiwan.
information office documenting human rights abuses in the Syrian Civil War
location where key leadership and coordination functions take place, often recognized as the central home for a disparate organization
Burkina Faso security forces storm the Hotel Splendid which had been under attack by Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb militants.
strategic missile force of China's military
List of sumo tournament top division champions
city in Switzerland and capital of its canton
Date: 10 August 2012 – 31 July 2018 (5 years, 1 week and 5 days)
cases of corruption by officials and associates connected with FIFA
severe snowstorm characterized by strong sustained winds of at least 56 km/h (35 mph) and lasting for a prolonged period of time—typically three hours or more
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claim responsibility for the attack.
representative of the voters to a parliament
armed occupation of a US federal protected area in Oregon in 2016
cold wave in East Asia during January 2016
specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health
Saudi Arabian writer, activist, and creator of the website Free Saudi Liberals
attack on the Cappuccino restaurant and the Splendid Hotel in Burkina Faso
are increasingly normalized will be the island nation’s participation later this month at an annual Caribbean security conference in Jamaica, according to the outgoing head of the United States Southern Command, General John F. Kelly.
Spanish politician, President of the Generalitat of Catalonia
Mexican drug lord and former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel
trading of a public company's securities by individuals based on material, nonpublic information about the company
Former Pakistani three time Prime Minister, businessman, corruption master and politician
In efforts to control an influx of migrants, Denmark introduces ten days of identity checks on its southern border with Germany, while Sweden introduces similar measures on the Øresund Bridge between itself and Denmark.
A Saudi-led coalition airstrike kills a senior Yemeni judge and seven members of his family in Sana'a.
The Associated Press reports there is no visible damage to the building.
Bomb blasts and gunfire are reported in the centre of the Indonesian capital Jakarta.
room or structure where a Masonic Lodge meets
The shut off will allow the replacement of two 115-year-old pedestrian stone bridges that are unsafe for the public.
head of state and head of government of the United States of America
Vice presidential candidacy of Sarah Palin
Brazilian agency for Indian interests and culture
The National Oil Corporation (NOC) said an oil storage tank in the port was set on fire by a long-range rocket, and that the oil tank fire started just as firefighters were close to bringing under control another blaze at an oil tank that was hit during fighting in the nearby Ra's Lanuf Refinery on Monday.
set of terrorist acts or campaign committed by individuals or groups who profess or claim to profess Islamic or Islamist motivations or goals
Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China
National Football League franchise in Foxborough, Massachusetts
Date: 11 March 2011 – 24 December 2012 (1 year, 11 months and 3 days)
personal computer operating system by Microsoft
Three people are unaccounted for and at least 135 structures are destroyed, including the historic Yarloop Workshops, following a bushfire in the small Western Australian town of Yarloop.
county seat of Genesee County, Michigan, United States of America
At least 75 Syrian Army soldiers and pro-Assad militiamen are killed following a multi-front attack on the eastern Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant forces.
Turkish police arrest three people with Russian citizenship in the southern province of Adana on suspicion of belonging to ISIS.
land service branch of the Chinese People's Liberation Army
North Korea considers the propaganda broadcasts to be "an act of war".
Federal Bureau of Investigation arrests a Milwaukee, Wisconsin, man who is alleged to have been planning a machine gun mass shooting at a local Masonic Temple.
person appointed at a mosque to lead and recite the call to prayer
At least 3 people are killed and 7 wounded in an attack on a Shia mosque in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province.
largest city in Pennsylvania, United States
The police identified the shooter as 30 year old muslim Nisa'at Melkham from Ar'ara and searched his home.
Saudi war against Houthis in Yemen launched in 2015
The pilots were able to eject safely, according to the Russian Defence Ministry.
North Korea's military development for weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear, chemical, and biological
diplomatic contacts of the Republic of Poland to the Federal Republic of Germany
The hurricane season begins on June 1 of each year.
special administrative industrial region of North Korea
The Afghanistan defense ministry reports its forces have recaptured Darqad District in northern Takhar Province.
Saudi Arabian city and capital of the Makkah province
An estimated half-million Italians protest in Rome's Circus Maximus against pending legislation that would legalize same-sex unions.
commission of the United Nations investigating allegations of war crimes committed by Nazi Germany and the other Axis powers in World War II (1943-1948)
professional American football team in St. Louis, Missouri, from 1995 to 2015
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
12th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam
Election of top leadership of Communist Party of Vietnam
A suicide bomb attack on a Syrian Army (SAA) checkpoint in the city of Homs kills at least 22 people, including around a dozen soldiers.
account of past events in the Chinese civilisation
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Saudi Arabia)
Runs the diplomatic relations of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with other countries
A successor is expected to be selected soon.
international organization that represents chemists in individual countries
geographic and cultural region; collective term for the Arabic-speaking countries of Asia and Africa, or of Asia only
result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves
Snowfall was also recorded for the first time in 155 years on Amami Ōshima, a subtropical island in Japan's southern Kagoshima Prefecture.
polar continent in the Southern Hemisphere
Saudi diplomat and minister of foreign affairs (born 1962)
The United Kingdom's Prime Minister David Cameron announces he will suspend collective responsibility ahead of the referendum on the country's EU membership, allowing ministers to campaign for the UK to leave the European Union.
The Syrian Army takes control of the strategic Turkmen town of Rabia in Syria's Latakia Governorate.
a head covering or veil worn in public by some Muslim women
city in and county seat of Polk County, Iowa, United States, and Iowa federated state capital city
In tennis, Angelique Kerber of Germany tops (2–1) defending champion Serena Williams of the United States, 6-4, 3–6, 6–4, to win the Women's Singles. This is Kerber's first Grand Slam title.
refugee and migrant encampment in the vicinity of Calais, France
ocean between Europe, Africa and the Americas
American multinational nonprofit news agency
Salafi jihadist organization founded in 1988
combustible sedimentary rock composed primarily of carbon
states of California, Florida, and Tennessee.
Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
racket sport played on a court bisected by a net
blizzard in January 2016 affecting the eastern United States
One person, LaVoy Finicum, a rancher from Arizona and spokesman for the militia, was killed in the shootout.
National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces
coalition of opposition groups in the Syrian civil war
one's current state of health, usually within a hospital
agreement to normalize relations between Serbia and Kosovo
Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif and army chief General Raheel Sharif will visit Riyadh on Monday and Tehran on Tuesday to launch mediation efforts between Iran and Saudi Arabia for normalization of relations and to ease the tensions in the region after Saudi Arabia executed a prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr and an attack on the Saudi Embassy in Tehran.
political movement of paramilitary groups in the US
Sweden has for many years financed NGOs such as B'Tselem and Breaking the Silence operating in Israel.
standing body of PRC's National People's Congress
Alex is one of just four tropical or subtropical storms to occur in January since 1851, the first year records were kept.
krai and federal subject in Siberian Federal District, Russia
Polish Constitutional Court crisis, 2015
former Australian Greens politician, medical doctor, environmentalist
A helicopter fighting forest fires in South Korea's North Jeolla Province crashes near the Geumsansa Temple in Gimje. The 61-year-old pilot dies in the crash.
United States federal executive department
capital of Balochistan Province, Pakistan
municipality in the Netherlands, seat of the Dutch government
North Sea–English Channel (Atlantic Ocean)
Taiwan's opposition party expressed concern that Beijing is trying to interfere with the country's January 16, 2016, presidential and legislative elections.
attack in which the attacker knows they will die
program allowing 90-day visa free travel to the United States for citizens of some countries
latest phase of the conflict which started after the escalation in 2015
East Asia, Southeast Asia and South Asia
broad expanse of flat land west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains
General Directorate of Security (Turkey)
9876 Wilshire Boulevard Beverly Hills, California 90210
From the Diocese of Tonga, Catholic Cardinal Soane Patita Paini Mafi is welcomed at the Co-Cathedral of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus in Honolulu, Hawaii. Appointed by Pope Francis, Mafi is the first and youngest cardinal from the small South Pacific nation of Tonga.
Gunfire and loud explosions are heard at an Indian Air Force base in Pathankot, Punjab, as anti-terrorist operations continue.
ground force component of the Iraqi Armed Forces
baseball team and Major League Baseball franchise in Arlington, Texas, United States
Leader of the Crimean Tatar National Movement
United States civil space and aeronautics agency
Appointed by Pope Francis, Mafi is the first and youngest cardinal from the small South Pacific nation of Tonga.
Syria's political opposition in-exile urges all Arab countries to sever diplomatic ties with Iran.
Spanish association football manager and former player
commune in Seine-Saint-Denis, Paris agglomeration, France
Prime Minister Pavel Filip, who took office last week, is the country's sixth PM in a year.
American politician and activist (born 1941)
In the frigid capital Chișinău, 15,000 people from both the pro-European and pro-Russian sides of the political divide, protested on Sunday against the current government and demanded new elections.
measure of earthquake size, in terms of the energy released
Turkic ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and Northern Cyprus
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia
suicide attack in Istanbul's historic Sultanahmet Square district
United Nations War Crimes Commission investigators are gathering information about conditions in the western town of Madaya, where an aid convoy just brought the first food and medical relief for three months.
Hurricane Pali becomes the earliest hurricane on record in the central Pacific Ocean.
drone strike on a vehicle in Yemen's Shabwah Governorate kills three suspected Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) militants.
national association football team representing France
one of the six principal organs of the UN, charged with the maintenance of international peace and security
medicinal product not yet approved for routine use
In Major League Baseball, Ken Griffey Jr.
Both her brother, Raif Badawi, publisher of the "Free Saudi Liberals" blog, and former husband, Waleed Sami Abulkhair, are currently imprisoned.
ongoing war in Eastern Europe since 2014
men's top professional football division of the Spanish football league system
Date: 16 September 2014 – present (8 years, 2 months, 1 week and 6 days)
administrative agency of the State Council of China
Date: 30 December 2013 – 9 December 2017 (3 years, 11 months, 1 week and 2 days)
Communist Party of the Russian Federation