Two suicide bombers detonate their explosives during a firefight with Saudi security forces in Jeddah.
A gunman opens fire at a mosque in Quebec City, Canada, during evening prayers. At least five people were killed. Two suspects were apprehended; one was later released.
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Date: 16 March 2004 – present (18 years, 10 months, 1 week and 4 days)
Al-Shabaab militants attack a remote AMISOM base in southern Somalia, claiming to have killed dozens of Kenyan troops.
A gunman opens fire in a nightclub in Istanbul, on the European coast of the Bosphorus, killing at least 39 people with an additional 69 wounded.
The NFL's Chargers franchise officially announce plans to move from San Diego to Los Angeles and rename itself the Los Angeles Chargers.
Chile has declared a state of emergency and requested international help to help deal with forest fires.
In New Haven, Connecticut, two men are suspected of approaching a man claiming to have a gun, took his cellphone and wallet.
public research university in Berlin, Germany
Consultancy PwC says that global banks with business both in London and on the European continent must plan for a hard Brexit that entails a break with many of the benefits of the Euro system, and a short transition period.
The cabinet of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte investigates an email leak that allegedly indicates the involvement of the vice president Leni Robredo in attempts to overthrow Duterte.
Minister charged with running France's public educational system and the supervision of agreements for private teaching organisations
Portugal's António Guterres begins his term as United Nations Secretary-General, replacing South Korea's Ban Ki-moon.
President-elect of the United States Donald Trump holds his first post-election press conference in New York City.
Oman receives 10 former detainees of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp following a request by the United States to take them.
A Turkish Airlines cargo jet crashes near Kyrgyzstan's Manas International Airport resulting in the deaths of at least 38 people.
Lieutenant General Ousman Badjie, chief of the Gambian army, recognizes Adama Barrow as the new commander-and-chief of the armed forces and says that his troops will not fight ECOWAS soldiers.
The President of the United States Barack Obama commutes the bulk of the sentence for Chelsea Manning for leaking documents to WikiLeaks.
In U.S. college women's basketball, Connecticut wins its 90th consecutive game, tying the school's own record for the longest winning streak in NCAA Division I basketball for either sex.
A crowd of over 500,000 gather in Washington DC, U.S., to advocate for women's rights and address the inauguration of Donald Trump
Robert Xie is found guilty of the Lin family murders seven years after their bodies were found in the Australian city of Sydney.
Ivory Coast president Alassane Ouattara reaches a deal with soldiers who seized the town of Bouake in a pay protest.
In New Haven, Connecticut, two men are suspected of approaching a man claiming to have a gun, took his cellphone and wallet. Then they stole his SUV and apparently lost control as they were killed when their stolen SUV accidentally crashed into and seriously damaged a synagogue
Barrow also vows to reform the National Intelligence Agency, accused by human rights groups of forced disappearances and torture under Yahya Jammeh.
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh declares a 90-day state of emergency a day before his mandate ends.
A truck rams into a group of Israeli soldiers in a deliberate attack in East Jerusalem, killing four and wounding 21. The perpetrator was previously convicted of terrorism and was jailed for 10 years.
Iran confirms receipt of Saudi Arabian invitation to discuss bilateral talk for Hajj-2017. The Iranian delegation is expected to travel to Saudi Arabia on 23 February this year for participation in the next pilgrimage.
8th Secretary-General of the United Nations
South Korean businessman kidnapped by the Philippine National Police
The Palestinian National Authority prepares to open an embassy in the Vatican City, just one day before a Palestinian peace conference in Paris.
Brazilian police enter the Alcacuz prison outside the city of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, after a week of fighting leaves 26 inmates dead. At least 126 people have been killed in Brazil's prisons since the beginning of the year.
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, during the daily press briefing, says State Department officials should follow the President's program or get new jobs .
Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama
Golden Globe Award for best drama television series
Ford announces that it has cancelled plans to build a $1.6 billion plant in Mexico, long criticized by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, and will invest $700 million in its Michigan plant in Flat Rock, potentially creating 700 new jobs from the investment and expansion of the plant.
Former President and Prime Minister of Portugal Mário Soares dies at the age of 92.
Search continues for missing firefighters in Tehran's Plasco Building site after the building's deadly fire and collapsing last day.
head of the United States Department of Justice
Tens of thousands of people, including politicians and activists, gather for the funeral of Ko Ni, Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi's longtime adviser, who was assassinated yesterday as he walked out of the Yangon International Airport.
Two to three days of freezing weather and heavy snow kills at least 27 children in Jowzjan Province, Afghanistan.
organization that provides reproductive health services in the United States and internationally
forms one half of the executive branch of the government of Romania
California Governor Jerry Brown declares a state of emergency in 50 counties, as winter storms kill four and cause millions of dollars in damage.
Fourth president of Iran from 1989 to 1997
Somalia-based cell of the militant Islamist group al-Qaeda
Kabul, Kandahar, Lashkargah, Afghanistan
Israel, Palestine, and the United Nations
Thousands of British tourists are evacuated from the Gambia as West African states prepare to take military action to remove President Yahya Jammeh from power as his term ends.
Date: 14 February 2011 – 18 March 2011 (1 month and 4 days) (occasional demonstrations until 2014)
Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea, claims that the country is close to developing an intercontinental ballistic missile.
The Hirakhand Express 18448, a scheduled passenger train from Jagdalpur to Bhubaneswar, derails near Kuneru in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. At least 25 are killed and around 200 others are injured.
2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team
republic of Russia, federal subject of Russia
White House National Trade Council director Peter Navarro says Germany exploits other countries with a "grossly undervalued" euro. German Chancellor Angela Merkel rejects the allegation.
Pope Francis takes de facto control of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (the entity retains sovereignty under international law), forcing its leader Prince and Grand Master Matthew Festing to resign.
A series of attacks kill at least 70 people and injure more than 100 others in mostly Shiite neighborhoods of Baghdad, Iraq.
A powerful storm system hits the southern United States, resulting in four deaths in Alabama and severe damage across several states.
international non-profit organization with HQ in Sweden which publishes secret information, by keeping sources anonymous
prefecture-level city in Guangdong, China
In U.S. college women's basketball, Connecticut defeats SMU 88–48 for the Huskies' 91st straight win, breaking the school's own record for the longest winning streak in NCAA Division I basketball history for either sex.
Houthi forces attack a Royal Saudi Navy frigate off the coast of Yemen in the Red Sea, killing at least two sailors and wounding three others.
Scientists have created a new form of hydrogen at temperature near absolute zero.
Date: 16 May 2014 – 23 October 2020 (6 years, 5 months and 1 week)
Both missions are scheduled for launch in the early 2020s.
international railway line serving Ethiopia and Djibouti
Following a joint police operation by Europol and Interpol last October and November across much of Europe, dubbed "Operation Pandora", more than 3,500 stolen artwork and artifacts are recovered, with 75 people arrested and 48,588 more being investigated.
U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly in New York grants a stay of the executive order that allows people with valid visas who landed in the U.S. to temporarily remain in the country.
A car bomb attack occurs in the Rakban refugee camp near the Jordanian border. Casualty counts are currently unknown and no one has yet taken credit for the attack.
Jewish civilian communities built on lands occupied by Israel
present phase of the Somali Civil War, concentrated in southern Somalia
British politician, Mayor of London (born 1970)
city in the Eastside region of King County, Washington, United States
The Iraqi Parliament votes in favour of a reciprocal travel ban on U.S. citizens if U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order barring citizens of Iraq and six other Muslim-majority countries is not reversed. The Iraqi travel ban will not be implemented while tens of thousands of U.S. soldiers and contractors are involved in the fight against ISIL.
head of the US Department of Agriculture
Eight people are killed in Rafah, Egypt, after a shell lands on the home in which they were staying.
List of countries by intentional homicide rate
Republican Forces of Côte d'Ivoire soldiers launch mutinies in three cities across Ivory Coast.
The Hirakhand Express 18448, a scheduled passenger train from Jagdalpur to Bhubaneswar, derails near Kuneru in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
second largest island of the Philippines
protection and preservation of ecosystems in oceans and seas
John D. Bates, United States federal judge for the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, blocks a proposed merger by health insurance companies Aetna and Humana.
A wildfire destroys at least 100 homes in Valparaíso, Chile, causing the evacuation of about 400 people. The Chilean Ministry of the Interior and Public Security reports that at least 19 people suffered from minor injuries.
Former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue is named Secretary of Agriculture, the last open seat in Trump's cabinet.
About 30 guests and staff were at the hotel.
2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
2017 edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
Following the inauguration of Donald Trump as President of the United States, Israel approves the construction of 566 new settlement homes in East Jerusalem.
region of the atmosphere in which atmospheric pressure is lower than that of surrounding regions
Mexican police search for a gunman who shot and wounded a U.S. Consular official in Guadalajara, Jalisco. The victim is in stable condition.
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction releases a report on Afghanistan, saying that the Afghan Armed Forces are not capable of securing the country and have lost more territory to the Taliban, the most since the United States invasion of Afghanistan in 2001.
American political role, appointed by the President
President Obama also commutes the sentence of Puerto Rican independence activist Oscar López Rivera who was sentenced to 35 years imprisonment for seditious conspiracy.
most populous city in the United States of America
SpaceX returns to flight by placing 10 Iridium NEXT satellites in orbit and successfully recovering the first stage of its Falcon 9 launcher on a droneship.
With a victory in the second stage of the Vuelta a San Juan, Tom Boonen becomes the first professional road cyclist to win a race on a bike equipped with disc brakes.
conflict between NATO Western forces and the Taliban
A U.S. Navy destroyer fires three warning shots at four Iranian fast-attack vessels after they close in at a high speed near the Strait of Hormuz, according to U.S. defense officials.
The soldiers are seeking bonuses, pay rises and faster promotion.
The U.S. Senate confirms the first two members of President Donald Trump's Cabinet: retired Marine General James Mattis as Secretary of Defense, and retired Marine general John F. Kelly as Secretary of Homeland Security.
Israeli authorities approve 153 construction permits for settlement homes in East Jerusalem, and plan to approve another 11,000 in the coming months.
portfolio in the Government of Australia
Russia begins to withdraw its forces from Syria, with its aircraft carrier battle group being the first to leave. The United Nations says the ceasefire is "largely holding".
In Dearborn, Michigan the driver and passenger of a minivan being pursued by police for missing plates were killed when they struck a car, lost control and hit several parked vehicles.
town in Gila County, Arizona, United States
Uber agrees to pay $20 million to settle U.S. Federal Trade Commission claims the company exaggerated prospective earnings and downplayed the costs of buying/leasing a car when recruiting new drivers.
Republican Forces of Côte d'Ivoire soldiers launch mutinies in three cities across Ivory Coast. The Defense Minister Alain Donwahi says talks are ongoing with the soldiers, calling for all troops to return to their barracks.
A gunman shoots dead at least 11 people, including his former wife, and then himself in a murder–suicide at a New Year's Eve party in the southeast Brazilian city of Campinas. Several others reportedly remain in critical condition.
Donald Trump is officially sworn in as the 45th President of the United States.
The Syrian Army recaptures all of the towns and villages in the Barada river valley near Damascus from rebel forces.
Norway becomes the first country to start a complete switch-off of national FM radio stations. The change, from the analogue FM system to digital audio broadcasting, is expected to be completed by the end of the year. Some, such as the Norwegian Local Radio Association, are concerned about the impact on motorists and the elderly.
Nearly 20 people die in recent days; 10 in Poland.
After much speculation British Prime Minister Theresa May announces that the United Kingdom will be leaving the European Single Market.
major component of the U.S. criminal justice system
The death toll in the southern United States rises to 18 with the Governor of Georgia Nathan Deal declaring a state of emergency in seven counties.
A small plane carrying Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Teori Zavascki crashes into the sea near the tourist town of Paraty in the state of Rio de Janeiro, killing the magistrate and two other people. Zavascki had been handling the politically-charged Operation Car Wash corruption trials.
Protests take place in Cameroon following the arrest of several opposition leaders and internet services being cut off in the nation's English-speaking areas.
peer-reviewed periodical relating to an academic discipline
capital and largest city of the United Kingdom
Spanish and Moroccan authorities clash with migrants on the Moroccan-Spanish border along Ceuta, as they attempt to climb and rush the border fence.
Adama Barrow is sworn in as the Gambia's new President at the Gambian embassy in Dakar, Senegal.
Trump nominates Rajiv Shah, former RNC Deputy Research Director, as White House research director.
U.S. cabinet member and head of the U.S. Department of Labor
Mexican senior officials say President Peña Nieto may cancel his plans to visit the White House next Tuesday, January 31, because of President Trump's actions.
military operation against rebel-held villages by the Syrian Army
strait between mainland China and Taiwan
1993 Israel–Palestine Liberation Organization agreement
The United Kingdom posthumously pardons around 49,000 gay and bisexual men found guilty of decades-old sodomy laws in England and Wales. Those still living can apply for a statutory pardon.
Talks between top Donald Trump advisers and Speaker Paul Ryan happen at the capital to discuss tax reform.
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer says that this is one of the ideas that the administration is considering to make Mexico pay for the wall.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blames the Islamic State for the attack that killed four soldiers and injured 15 others in East Jerusalem.
The death toll from people who drank poisonous methanol in Irkutsk, Russia, rises to 76.
former White House Chief of Staff and Former United States Marine Corps General
ISIL militants execute 12 people in Palmyra, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The Woody Harrelson biopic Lost in London makes history as the first full-length feature film to be filmed and theatrically released simultaneously.
Moldovan President Igor Dodon, during his first state visit to Russia, says Moldova could scrap the 2014 Moldova–European Union Association Agreement after the country's next parliamentary election.
At least 11 people are killed in a bombing in Kandahar, including five UAE diplomats.
A suicide bomber detonates a vehicle full of explosives at a military camp in Gao, Mali, killing at least 76 people and wounding scores more in Mali's deadliest terrorist attack in history.
Mexican police search for a gunman who shot and wounded a U.S. Consular official in Guadalajara, Jalisco.
At least 15 children are killed and 45 more are injured after a school bus collides with a truck in Etah, India.
Tel Aviv Branch Office of the Embassy of the United States
Despite massive protests in recent days, Romania's government adopts an emergency ordinance to decriminalize some graft offences.
American politician and lawyer (born 1942)
The clothing retailer Wet Seal announces the closing of all 148 of its brick-and-mortar stores after filing for bankruptcy in 2015. The news comes on the heels of recent announcements of the closings of other major clothing chains, such as The Limited.
Deutsche Bank agrees to a $7.2 billion settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over its sale and pooling of toxic mortgage securities in the years leading up to the 2008 financial crisis.
Mauritian Prime Minister Anerood Jugnauth announces his intention to resign on Monday and hand power over to his son, Pravind Jugnauth.
Two suicide bombings, one using a car bomb and another with an explosive belt, take place in vegetable markets in eastern Baghdad, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 50. The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility.
The House GOP caucus overwhelmingly re-elects Paul Ryan to another term as House Speaker.
A gunman shoots dead at least 11 people, including his former wife, and then himself in a murder–suicide at a New Year's Eve party in the southeast Brazilian city of Campinas.
Two suspects were apprehended; one was later released.
Southeastern United States, Northeast, Canada (Quebec)
Sinn Féin politician Martin McGuinness retires from politics for health reasons.
An eruption on Bogoslof Island of the Aleutian Islands disrupts air transportation routes, distributing tephra over populated areas, including Kodiak Island, 660 miles (1,060 km) away from the volcano.
The Palestinian National Authority threatens to revoke its recognition of Israel (guaranteed by their signing of the Oslo I Accord in 1993) if the United States, under the presidency of Donald Trump, moves its Embassy in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Pakistan has decided to impose official prohibition on Jundallah and splinter groups that claim responsibility for terror attacks.
U.S. President Donald Trump issues executive orders to withdraw the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and reinstates the Mexico City Policy, a policy banning U.S. aid to foreign organizations that use funds from other sources to perform or discuss abortions, which Barack Obama scrapped in 2009.
2017 College Football Playoff National Championship
The cause célèbre is the kidnapping and strangulation of South Korean businessman Jee Ick-joo last October.
Over 800 homes are destroyed or flooded in Tahiti, French Polynesia, following severe storms over the weekend, with at least 4,000 people affected.
The only survivors are two men who had been outside when the disaster struck.
The change, from the analogue FM system to digital audio broadcasting, is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Police arrest Anthony K. Boisvert after a foot chase in Lebanon, New Hampshire, charging him in the setting a fire which destroyed an abandoned building on January 2016, and two other fires, one which destroyed the historic First Baptist Church on December 2016 and stabbing two at a condominium complex December 29.
Nana Akufo-Addo is sworn in as the fifth President of Ghana.
president of the United States from 2009 to 2017
group of people from one state present in another state to represent the sending state
United States Secretary of Transportation
head of the United States Department of Transportation
The death toll from the avalanche which buried the four-star luxury resort Hotel Rigopiano on 18 January rises to seventeen, with twelve others still missing.
Iran says it will take reciprocal action after U.S. President Donald Trump signed the executive order which limits immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries, including Iran.
United States President Donald Trump announces that he intends to seek an investigation into possible voter fraud from last year's election.
Party leaders of the United States Senate
legal declaration or de facto acts by a government allowing assumption of extraordinary powers
Brazilian police arrest EBX Group CEO Eike Batista for allegedly bribing officials in Rio de Janeiro, including former Governor of Rio de Janeiro Sérgio Cabral Filho.
Date: July 1, 2016 – present (6 years, 6 months and 19 days)
The bill also includes violence against children.
crime that covers some of the more extreme acts against one's sovereign or nation
President Donald Trump has nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch to fill the vacant seat on the Supreme Court of the United States.
Trump nominates Joe Hagin, former Deputy Chief of Staff for President George W. Bush, as Deputy White House chief of staff for operations.
Three hundred U.S. marines arrive in Norway for a six-month deployment, becoming the first foreign troops in Norway since World War II.
Moldova–European Union Association Agreement
The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives cancels plans approved on Monday, following widespread criticism, including a tweet by President-elect Trump, that would have weakened the House's independent ethics watchdog, the Office of Congressional Ethics.
city in northern Iraq and capital of Nineveh Province
Dozens of people die in eastern Europe and Italy in recent days as a result of a cold snap with cancelled flights, frozen rivers, and traffic accidents.
Those still living can apply for a statutory pardon.
In sumo wrestling, Kisenosato Yutaka becomes the 72nd yokozuna.
last day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 31 December
2016 United Nations Secretary-General selection
selection for Secretary General of the United Nations
single market of the European Union and participating non-EU countries
Department officials said these signatures are far more than any dissent cable in recent years, adding more diplomats want to add their names to it.
IO-520 powered series of the Cessna 210 general aviation aircraft
petroleum-derived liquid used primarily as a fuel
London Mayor Sadiq Khan declares a public health emergency for at least the next three days because of high levels of air pollution in the London area.
Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway is officially completed, creating a rail link between Djibouti and Ethiopia.
bilateral relations between Norway and United States
Islamic Center board member said the amount taken wasn't large, but called police as the thief needed help.
According to medics on the scene as reported by Reuters, "around 30" were killed, among which were at least three senior Al-Qaeda members, at least one U.S.
and 168 marches reported in other countries.
The Vatican City State announces that Pope Francis will name a Pontifical Delegate to head the Sovereign Military Order of Malta after Prince and Grand Master Matthew Festing's unexpected forced resignation in a spat over condoms.
regulations governing international relations
New satellite imagery released by think tank 38 North indicates North Korea has resumed operations at its Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center in North Pyongan Province.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel rejects the allegation.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte suspends the war on drugs so resources can focus on ridding “corrupt” officers from the Philippine National Police.
The separatists report over 5 days of artillery attacks on them by the Ukrainian side.
Bolivia, Ethiopia, Italy, Kazakhstan, and Sweden begin their terms on the United Nations Security Council, replacing Angola, Malaysia, New Zealand, Spain, and Venezuela.
A boat with 31 people on board, including more than 20 Chinese tourists, goes missing after sailing from the eastern Malaysian port of Kota Kinabalu to visit the island of Pulau Mengalum.
ongoing civil war in the country of Yemen
Martin McGuinness of Sinn Féin resigns as the NI deputy first minister in protest of handling by the Democratic Unionist Party of a failed energy scheme that cost Northern Irish taxpayers £490 million.
Date: 16 April 2009 – 19 December 2017 (8 years, 8 months and 3 days)
A wildfire destroys at least 100 homes in Valparaíso, Chile, causing the evacuation of about 400 people.
Former Gambian Interior Minister Ousman Sonko is arrested in Switzerland on allegations of human rights abuses.
23rd FIFA World Cup, scheduled to be held in the United States, Mexico and Canada in 2026
The marines will be stationed at Værnes Air Station in Stjørdal.
White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus states that people from the affected countries who have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence, i.e.
Senegalese forces enter the Gambia as a military operation to end Yahya Jammeh's 22-year rule begins following the inauguration of Adama Barrow.
Executive Office of the President of the United States
Susan Kiefel is sworn in as the first female Chief Justice of Australia.
Gambian President Adama Barrow returns to the Gambia after being sworn in as president in Senegal, bringing an end to the country's political crisis.
The Elbphilharmonie concert hall in Hamburg, Germany is officially inaugurated with light shows and concerts of the Elbphilharmonie Orchestra.
terrorist attack in Gao on January 18, 2017
village in Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, India
According to an advisor to Gambian President Adama Barrow, more than 500 million dalasi, equivalent to US$11.3 million, are reported missing from state coffers after former President Yahya Jammeh left the country in exile.
Some protesters of the inauguration smash windows, damage cars, and clash with the police. Six police officers and at least one civilian are injured. DC police say 217 protesters have been arrested.
A winter storm pours ice rain on the Great Plains and American Midwest, causes power outages, school closures, and a traffic fatality in Missouri.
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
In Texas, four children die with an additional six others injured after they are poisoned by phosgene gas sprayed in an inappropriate attempt as a pesticide.
ECOWAS military intervention in the Gambia
military intervention in the Gambia by several West African countries
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom rules that the Government of the United Kingdom may not begin the formal Brexit process until Parliament votes in approval of the move.
2017 Mexico–United States diplomatic crisis
President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)
Sally Yates, the acting Attorney General of the United States, is fired after ordering employees of the United States Department of Justice not to enforce the President's ban due to personal doubts over its legality. Dana J. Boente becomes the new acting attorney general.
Manning will now be released in 2017 instead of 2045.
city in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States
The Crown wins the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama.
The Indian state government of Tamil Nadu lifts its ban on the sport of Jallikattu, following five days of protests by demonstrators against the ban.
joint-highest civilian award of the United States, bestowed by the President
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland James Brokenshire announces a snap election is to take place on March 2 to elect members to the Northern Ireland Assembly after the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and Sinn Féin failed to agree on a power-sharing agreement.
Iris Mittenaere, winner of Miss France 2016, is crowned as the winner of Miss Universe 2016 at a ceremony in the Philippines.
The defendants include, in absentia, the alleged mastermind Fethullah Gülen, former NATO Chief of Staff Major General Salih Sevil, and other high-ranking military officials.
The second day of peace negotiations in Astana, Kazakhstan, end with the sponsors of the talks, Russia, Turkey and Iran, agreeing to set up commission between the three to monitor and enforce the fragile ceasefire to the Syrian Civil War.
international border between the two countries in North America
Minister for Indigenous Health and Aged Care
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
head of government of the United Kingdom
foreign relations between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia
flight involved in an incident on 8 March 2014
Armon Hanatziv Esplanade, East Talpiot, East Jerusalem
Chief Administrative Officer; Head of the UN Secretariat
A Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighter jet crashes at Hat Yai International Airport in Thailand while performing at a Children's Day air show, killing the pilot, who failed to eject.
westernmost region of the African continent
A court in South Korea strikes down a request by prosecutors to issue an arrest warrant for Samsung vice chairman Lee Jae-yong, who is accused of bribery and embezzlement, in connection to a corruption scandal involving impeached President Park Geun-hye.
A wildfire destroys almost the entire town of Santa Olga in Chile's central Maule Region as a Russian firefighting Ilyushin Il-76 arrives to help fight the worst wildfire in Chile's modern history.
Several avalanches in Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan, caused by heavy snowfall over the weekend, leave at least seven people dead.
2017 ceremony awarding film works of 2016
bilateral relations between Cuba and the United States
Belgium supports a plan by Dutch minister Lilianne Ploumen to launch a fund compensating worldwide for the United States' newly-reinstated Mexico City policy.
refugees and displaced persons from the ongoing conflict
American political strategist and former White House Press Secretary and Communications Director for President Donald Trump
The Russian Duma backs a law decriminalizing a first instance of domestic violence that does "not seriously injure" the person, making it an administrative offense. The bill also includes violence against children.
An Italian rescue helicopter, carrying an injured skier from Gran Sasso d'Italia, crashes amid thick fog, killing six people.
ISIL's third attack against the Syrian government's forces in the city of Deir ez-Zor reportedly splits the government held area in two.
head of the United States Department of State
The United Nations Security Council unanimously votes in favor of the Russian and Turkey-backed ceasefire currently in effect in Syria.
President Donald Trump, that Mexico would pay for any border wall between the United States and his country.
White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus states that people from the affected countries who have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence, i.e. have a green card, will not be prevented from returning to the United States.
A shootout between armed robbers and civilian bystanders at the Rolling Oaks Mall in San Antonio, Texas, U.S., leaves one dead and seven wounded.
advisory body to the president of the United States
team sport played on a court with baskets on either end
A California storm in the Calaveras Big Trees State Park fells the 1,000-year-old American tree, the Pioneer Cabin Tree.
island country in the southwest Pacific Ocean
United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China
soldiers and contractors are involved in the fight against ISIL.
Date: 5 February 2011 – present (11 years, 9 months, 3 weeks and 3 days)
An arriving passenger from Alaska removes his checked-baggage pistol and kills five people and injures six at the Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport in Florida.
Searchers find four bodies, while families of at least 16 people still missing wait for news.
country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom
Walgreens Boots Alliance reduces its offer price for Rite Aid and defers the expected closing date by six months due to concerns about regulatory approval.
The Limited announces the closing of all of its brick-and-mortar stores and will begin operating only online after January 8.
chief executive of the Mexican state of Sinaloa
President Hassan Rouhani praises Rafsanjani as a great man of the Iranian Revolution.
state-sponsored act constituting a serious violation of the laws of war
diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the United States of America
In ice hockey, the United States defeats Canada to win the gold medal at the 2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh accuses the West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, of "declaring war" after it said it was putting forces on alert in case he refused to step down at the end of his mandate on January 19.
A traffic collision between a minivan and a pickup truck in the Ban Bueng District of Chonburi Province, Thailand kills at least 25 people and leaves 2 others injured.
area in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and partly in the City of Westminster, London, England
Israel announces it will withhold $6 million from its annual United Nations dues in protest of the December 23, 2016, Security Council settlement resolution.
Ard van der Steur the Minister of Security and Justice of the Netherlands resigns after allegedly misinforming the House of Representatives over the fallout of a payments scandal.
81st governor of Georgia; 31st United States Secretary of Agriculture
The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility for the attack in what it claims is a response to Turkey's actions in neighbouring Syria.
A British government spokesman says the state visit is going ahead as planned.
directly elected parliament of the European Union
Italian eyewear maker Luxottica and French corrective eyewear manufacturer Essilor agree to a €50 billion merger.
forgiveness of a crime and the cancellation of the relevant penalty
political-religious armed movement in Yemen
As the homicide rate in El Salvador declines, the country records its first day in the last two years without a homicide.
Ukraine sues Russia at the International Court of Justice, accusing the latter of being engaged in acts of "terrorism" and "discrimination" in eastern Ukraine and Crimea.
American reality television personality and political aide
He is the first Japanese national to effect the promotion to the highest rank in 19 years.
Prisoners kill at least 56 people in a prison riot in Manaus, Brazil.
The President of the United States Barack Obama awards his Vice President Joe Biden the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction, the only time the president has awarded this particular honor during his tenure.
A fuel truck explodes in the Syrian town of Azaz, near the border with Turkey, killing at least 43 people, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Chicago Police arrest four African-American suspects after they stream a video on Facebook showing themselves torturing and scalping a bound and gagged, kidnapped, white man with a mental disorder. The four suspects will face elevated hate crime charges.
federal law enforcement agency in Russia
Burkina Faso and Swaziland refuse to break relations with Taiwan and recognize the One-China policy despite being offered aid from China.
18th United States Secretary of Transporation and 24th United States Secretary of Labor
Ken Wyatt is sworn in as the first Indigenous Australian ever to serve as a Federal minister, becoming the Minister for Indigenous Health and Aged Care.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average breaks 20,000 for the first time ever.
The Grand National Assembly of Turkey votes to extend a state of emergency imposed after last year's attempted coup for another three months.
government agency overseeing stock exchanges
Antonio Tajani has been elected as new President of the European Parliament.
Lawyers of former Chadian President Hissène Habré, who was convicted of crimes against humanity last May and sentenced to life in prison, appeal the verdict, claiming there were irregularities in the trial and question the credibility of some witnesses.
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
issue or incident which incites widespread controversy and public debate
Date: 31 January 2009 – present (13 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
Four people are killed in the crash of a Cessna 210 into rugged terrain on Mogollon Rim near Payson, Arizona.
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, former President of Iran, dies at the age of 82.
List of ambassadors of the United States to the United Kingdom
A 7.9 magnitude earthquake hits west of Panguna, Papua New Guinea, beneath Bougainville Island. No immediate reports of casualties or major damage. Tsunami alert for Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands is rescinded.
Nominations for the 2017 Academy Awards are announced, with La La Land, Moonlight and Hidden Figures among the favorites.
State Administration of Foreign Exchange
agency in the United States Federal Government
The clothing retailer Wet Seal announces the closing of all 148 of its brick-and-mortar stores after filing for bankruptcy in 2015.
Following a start-of-year hike to the price of gas, widespread riots and looting mostly targeting gas stations, supermarkets and department stores take place in several cities in Mexico. Over 250 people are said to have been arrested so far while blockades to PEMEX installations potentially lead to critical situations in some states.
The Turkish Parliament approves two constitutional amendments which expand the powers of the president to appoint new legislation and select the cabinet.
Zavascki had been handling the politically-charged Operation Car Wash corruption trials.
In the second round run-off to select the Socialist Party's candidate in this year's spring presidential election, the leftist candidate, former Minister of National Education Benoît Hamon, topped former Prime Minister Manuel Valls, a centrist, with 58.65 percent of the vote.
At least four people are killed in a shootout between Mexican Police and unknown gunmen after the latter opened fire on the Quintana Roo state attorneys' office in Cancún.
A U.S. Navy destroyer fires three warning shots at four Iranian fast-attack vessels after they close in at a high speed near the Strait of Hormuz, according to U.S.
Pakistan detains Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, the suspected mastermind of the 2008 attacks in the Indian city. Saeed, co-founder of the active terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba, is being held under house arrest in Lahore in Pakistan's Punjab Province. Four other men are also under house arrest in the area.
Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war
global international and intergovernmental organization
conflict initiated by Rodrigo Duterte against drug lords and drug pushers
UK Prime Minister Theresa May and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sign a £100 million defense deal to build new fighter jets. Under the deal, BAE Systems will collaborate with Turkish companies to build the TAI TFX.
group of Arab nomads who have historically inhabited the Arabian and Syrian Deserts
conflict, starting 23 February 2011, ignited by Islamist militants in the Sinai Peninsula
Mashhad in northeastern Iran was officially named the capital of the Islamic culture in 2017 by the ISESCO.
Reuters reports, on the basis of anonymous Chinese bankers, that the State Administration of Foreign Exchange is instructing them to keep quiet about any negative analysis of prospects for the yuan.
3,000 U.S. troops are deployed in Poland as part of NATO's Operation Atlantic Resolve. Poland says that the deployment is a necessary response to Russian military exercises near its border and its intervention in Ukraine while Russia condemns the move as a "threat to national interests and security".
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
international organization based in The Hague
President Donald Trump has nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch to fill the vacant seat on the Supreme Court of the United States. Neil Gorsuch is the youngest nominee to the court in 25 years.
The Ukrainian military says seven soldiers have been killed by pro-Russian separatists since Sunday.
An Italian rescue official says a number of people have been killed by an avalanche, possibly connected to Wednesday's earthquakes, that buried a ski resort on a slope of the Gran Sasso mountain in Italy's Abruzzo region.
Date: 16 October 2016 – 20 July 2017 (9 months and 4 days)
Two Harvard scientists report, in the peer-reviewed journal Science, the first creation of metallic hydrogen in a laboratory, using a diamond anvil cell. Other researchers did not agree with this finding when it was first posted on the arXiv preprint server in October 2016, and have not yet changed their positions.
U.S. President Donald Trump signs documents approving the construction of both the Keystone XL and Dakota Access Pipelines.
Public spending scandal in Northern Ireland involving then Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment minister Arlene Foster
82nd governor of Georgia from 2011 to 2019
A UCLA research team, analyzing lunar minerals brought back during the Apollo program, reports that the moon is at least 4.51 billion years old, up to 150 million years older than previous estimates.
A Nigerian Air Force jet mistakenly bombs a refugee camp in Borno State, near the border with Cameroon, killing at least 90 people and injuring more than 100. The pilot reportedly believed he was attacking Boko Haram militants.
The order also prioritizes the vetting of Christian refugees of the Syrian Civil War.
Severe storms kill at least 11 people and injure 23 in the U.S.
List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches
Tankers anchored in the Caribbean Sea are unable to deliver over four million barrels of crude oil, due to Venezuela's state-owned oil and natural gas company being unable to pay for hull cleaning, inspections, and other port services.
proposed diplomatic solution for the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
2016–17 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team
air warfare branch of Nigeria's military
Environmentalists and netizens protest the planned construction of a Nickelodeon-themed underwater amusement park and resort by Viacom International Media Networks in Coron, Palawan, Philippines, despite claims by Viacom that the project would advocate marine resources conservation.
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moves the Doomsday Clock thirty seconds forward, to two and a half minutes before midnight.
Russian multinational cybersecurity and anti-virus provider
Noor Salman, the wife of Omar Mateen who committed the 2016 Orlando mass shooting is arrested and charged with obstructing the investigation of the case.
demarcation line between India and Pakistan over the disputed region of Kashmir
Forces of the Libyan National Army claim to have captured one of the last remaining strongholds of Benghazi from Ansar al-Sharia.
agrees to ban the full-face veil (burqa and niqāb) in public spaces, part of a larger deal struck by the center-left Social Democratic Party and the center-right Austrian People's Party to avoid the collapse of the ruling coalition government.
State Intelligence Services (The Gambia)
Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić accuses Kosovo of "seeking a war" after a train, en route to the Serb-majority city of Mitrovica in North Kosovo, and decorated in Serbian national colors and the words "Kosovo je Srbija" (Kosovo is Serbia), was prevented from crossing the Kosovan border. The Prime Minister of Kosovo Isa Mustafa says the train had been stopped "to protect the country's sovereignty".
country in southwestern Europe with territories in Africa
cultural region in the southeastern and south-central United States
ISIL's third attack against the Syrian government's forces in the city of Deir ez-Zor reportedly splits the government held area in two. An estimated 14,000 ISIL fighters are participating in the attack according to the government.
trial involving former Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi
track and field relay event covering 400 metres
United States military prison at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba
A summit begins in Paris, France, to restart peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine in an effort to discuss a possible two-state solution to the conflict.
A suspected arsonist is arrested after a fire destroys a mosque in Bellevue, Washington.
Yesterday, 29 people were killed in a bomb explosion at a busy market in Iraq’s capital Baghdad.
A summit begins in Paris, France, to restart peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine in an effort to discuss a possible two-state solution to the conflict. However, neither Israel nor Palestine sent representatives to the summit, casting doubts on a breakthrough.
Three people are killed and twenty injured after a man drove a car into the Bourke Street Mall in the CBD of the Australian city Melbourne. A man has been arrested and Victoria Police say the incident is not terror related. In the next few weeks, the death toll would rise to six.
individual who seeks refuge, esp. political asylum, in a foreign country
An Italian court orders former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to stand trial on April 4 on charges of allegedly bribing witnesses with €10 million (US$11 million) in order to silence them over accusations he paid for sex with young women.
Cagayan de Oro experienced a series of flash floods caused by heavy rainfall brought by a low-pressure area in the Moro Gulf.
American television and social media personality
Gambian President Adama Barrow names Fatoumata Tambajang as Vice-President of the Gambia.
capital and most populous city of France
Morocco rejoins the African Union after a 33-year absence, despite opposition from several member states over the political status of Western Sahara.
Two Orange County, Florida police officers are killed in connection with an apprehension attempt of a murder suspect.
Patrick F. Kennedy, Joyce Anne Barr, Michele Thoren Bond and Gentry O. Smith resign from the United States Department of State, after Victoria Nuland and Gregory B. Starr had declined to stay on in the Donald Trump administration.
bicameral legislature of the United States
Armed Forces of the Republic of Ivory Coast
Former U.S. President George H. W. Bush is hospitalized in intensive care at Houston Methodist Hospital for treatment of pneumonia. His wife, Barbara is also hospitalized.
List of executive actions by Donald Trump
United Nations Security Council election
The Iraqi travel ban will not be implemented while tens of thousands of U.S.
The World Food Programme cuts food aid to over 1.4 million displaced Iraqis by 50%, citing payment delays from donor states.
Four Cabinet of the Gambia members resign, including Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Abdou Kolley, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Neneh Macdouall-Gaye, Minister of Trade, Abdou Jobe, and Minister of Environment Pa Ousman Jarju.
North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
The principal forum advises on innovative strategies in trade negotiations and coordinate.
Under the deal, BAE Systems will collaborate with Turkish companies to build the TAI TFX.
mass shooting at Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport Florida, United States, on January 6, 2017
The German government decides it will abolish the crime of lèse-majesté, almost one year after the Böhmermann affair.
international TV networks division of Paramount Global
island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe
Several British MPs demand an investigation into a recent scandal in which an Israeli embassy official in London had conspired to damage the reputation of several British politicians in response to the recent United Nations Security Council resolution.
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto rejects the idea, announced by U.S.
Paul Ryan announces that the Republican party will, as part of its efforts to repeal Obamacare, seek to stop using federal money to fund Planned Parenthood.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls the latest peace-conference "useless".
French-Canadian student Alexandre Bissonnette is charged with six counts of murder and five counts of attempted murder in relation to an attack on a mosque in Quebec City.
Trump nominates Rick Dearborn, United States Attorney General designee and Senator Jeff Sessions' former chief of staff, as head of the White House legislative affairs office.
R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces
executive body of the German Government (part of the Federal Government of Germany)
Police discover US$20 million in a bed frame under a mattress at a Massachusetts home.
Travelers from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen are blocked from entering the United States as the executive order takes effect.
At least 14 Indian Army soldiers and four civilians are killed in a series of avalanches near the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir.
Long Island Rail Road station in Brooklyn, New York
medical care subspecialty, treating critically ill
Burmese constitutional lawyer (1953-2017)
Canada men's national junior ice hockey team
men's national junior ice hockey team representing Canada
Vice President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022
Four people are killed in the crash of a Cessna 210 into rugged terrain on Mogollon Rim near Payson, Arizona. The plane had been traveling from Scottsdale, Arizona to Telluride, Colorado. Victim was identified as Scottsdale attorney Eric Falbe along with his wife, Carrie, and his two daughters from a previous marriage.
Date: 30 September 2015 – present (7 years, 3 months and 4 weeks)
Clemson defeats Alabama 35–31 to win the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship.
Casualty counts are currently unknown and no one has yet taken credit for the attack.
president of the United States from 2017 to 2021
Peace talks in Astana, Kazakhstan, between the Syrian opposition and the Syrian Government, meant to build on a fragile ceasefire currently in effect in the Syrian Civil War, end with no breakthrough reported.
The Syrian Opposition agree to attend peace talks with the Syrian government in Astana, Kazakhstan, in order to press for a ceasefire to the conflict.
British American Tobacco agrees to take over the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company for $49.4 billion.
city in Etah district, Aligarh division, Uttar Pradesh, India
The National Assembly of the Gambia approves extending Yahya Jammeh's term as President of the country for 90 more days.
Yes California, the campaign to reinstate the independence of California launches its signature campaign.
inflammation of the alveoli of the lungs
have a green card, will not be prevented from returning to the United States.
Saeed, co-founder of the active terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba, is being held under house arrest in Lahore in Pakistan's Punjab Province.
At least seven people are killed when their vehicle hits a roadside bomb in Nangarhar Province.
International police organization (founded 1923)
neighborhood in Manhattan, New York City, United States
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto cancels the meeting scheduled for next week with U.S. President Donald Trump, citing his plan to build a border wall between the two countries.
A lone gunman opens fire at the BPM Festival in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, killing at least four people and injuring 12 others.
extended period when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces the selection of two new Discovery Program space exploration missions: Lucy, a mission to several Jupiter trojan asteroids, and Psyche, a mission to the asteroid 16 Psyche, which is believed to be the exposed core of an early protoplanet. Both missions are scheduled for launch in the early 2020s.
strait that connects the Arabian Sea with the Strait of Hormuz
The U.S. Commerce Department announces that construction spending increased 0.9 percent to $1.18 trillion in November 2016, the highest level since April 2006.
French eyewear and optical equipment company
mass shooting in Charleston, South Carolina, United States
American online social media and social networking service
Aftermath of the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum
National Football League franchise in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
The Fatah-dominated Palestinian Authority agrees to form a unity government with Hamas following a three-day delegation in Moscow.
head of state and of government of Turkey
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus announces it will cease operation in May after 146 years, due to lower attendance, higher operating costs and protests from animal rights activists.
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons says, for the first time, that they suspect Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and other senior officials of the Syrian government are responsible for the use of chemical weapons in the conflict.
ocean between Asia, Australia and the Americas
At least 22 people are killed and around 90 injured after a bomb explodes at a vegetable market in Parachinar in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte suspends the war on drugs so resources can focus on ridding “corrupt” officers from the Philippine National Police. The cause célèbre is the kidnapping and strangulation of South Korean businessman Jee Ick-joo last October.
Trump nominates Wall Street lawyer Jay Clayton to head the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Israeli police claim to have found evidence that the Bedouins were supporters of the Islamic State.
militant group associated with the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
La La Land wins the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy while Moonlight wins the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama.
Ivory Coast president Alassane Ouattara reaches a deal with soldiers who seized the town of Bouake in a pay protest. The soldiers are seeking bonuses, pay rises and faster promotion.
service member, and 10 women and children.
In the largest protest since the 1989 Revolution, more than 90,000 people march through Romania's capital and other cities against a government proposal to pardon thousands of prisoners.
head of government of the Republic of Mauritius
head of state and of government of the Republic of Korea
Gambian President Adama Barrow removes "Islamic" from the country's official name. The Gambia will now officially be called The Republic of The Gambia. Barrow also vows to reform the National Intelligence Agency, accused by human rights groups of forced disappearances and torture under Yahya Jammeh.
Islamist organization in Afghanistan (founded 1994)
The Iraqi Parliament votes in favour of a reciprocal travel ban on U.S.
The United Kingdom posthumously pardons around 49,000 gay and bisexual men found guilty of decades-old sodomy laws in England and Wales.
Twenty-eight people are killed in a coordinated attack on the Dayah Hotel in central Mogadishu. The terrorist group Al-Shabaab claims responsibility.
The Yemeni Army claims to have recaptured the port city of Mocha from Houthi rebels.
President of the United States Barack Obama signs an order to ease sanctions against Sudan, citing the country's efforts to "reduce internal conflict, improve humanitarian access to people requiring aid and curtail terrorism".
Huzaifa Shafeeq was arraigned on burglary charges after police say the stole from a Long Island mosque charity box on Christmas and New Years Day. Islamic Center board member said the amount taken wasn't large, but called police as the thief needed help.
Lashkar-i-Jhangvi al-Alami and Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan released joint statements claiming responsibility through text messages sent to journalists.
Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
airport near Fort Lauderdale and Hollywood, Florida, USA
A first-year New Rochelle Police officer crashed his Jeep into a tree, killing passenger Isaac "Hooshie" Ward.
Exposition Park, Los Angeles, California
venue, usually a building, for viewing films
Members of the Brazilian Primeiro Comando da Capital prison gang kill 31 inmates in the Monte Cristo prison in the state of Roraima. This action was revenge for an earlier massacre in a prison in Amazonas that killed 56 inmates.
The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations association football tournament begins in Gabon.
Authorities seek three men after they rob $6 million on New Year's Eve from the offices of high-end jewelry designer Gregg Ruth in New York City.
private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts
party caucus in the US House of Representatives
Date: 16 January 2012 – present (11 years, 1 week and 3 days)
official currency of the People's Republic of China
Israel approves the construction of 2,500 more new settlement homes in the West Bank, the most in years and the second time new homes were approved since Donald Trump was inaugurated as President of the United States.
Americans of ancestry from black ethnic groups of Africa
At least three suspected militants are killed by Russian security forces during a firefight in Khasavyurt, Dagestan.
These anions or clusters are formed by an electron addition to liquid helium nanodroplets doped with molecular hydrogen or deuterium.
peer-to-peer ridesharing, food delivery, and transportation network company headquartered in San Francisco, California
1,134-mile-long (1,825 km) underground oil pipeline project in the United States
United State embassy branch located in Tel Aviv, Israel
Eastern Visayas and Northern Mindanao, Philippines
highest federal executive body in the Russian Federation, headed by the Prime Minister
commuter rail service in Long Island, New York
Two bombs explode near the National Assembly in Kabul, killing at least 38 people.
Severe storms kill at least 11 people and injure 23 in the U.S. state of Georgia.
Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić accuses Kosovo of "seeking a war" after a train, en route to the Serb-majority city of Mitrovica in North Kosovo, and decorated in Serbian national colors and the words "Kosovo je Srbija" (Kosovo is Serbia), was prevented from crossing the Kosovan border.
U.S. B-2 stealth bombers strike two ISIL camps, south of the city of Sirte, Libya, killing more than 80 militants, according to United States Secretary of Defense Ash Carter.
Protests in Bahrain that started on February 14, 2011
vertical structure, usually solid, that defines and sometimes protects an area
Neil Gorsuch is the youngest nominee to the court in 25 years.
Chao is married to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
tropical sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located east of Central America, south of the Greater Antilles and north of South America
public university in Los Angeles, California
A traffic collision between a minivan and a pickup truck in the Ban Bueng District of Chonburi Province, Thailand kills at least 25 people and leaves 2 others injured. Authorities investigate the cause of the accident.
one of the three major sections of Chicago
autonomous city of Spain in North Africa
The cash is believed to be linked to Telexfree, a pyramid scheme disguised as a company that claimed to provide internet phone services.
Australian judge; Chief Justice of Australia
neighborhood in Quebec City; former independent city
thirteenth mission of the Discovery program; multiple-flyby reconnaissance of five Jupiter trojans
supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom
President-elect Adama Barrow travels to the Malian capital of Bamako to meet with world leaders after yesterday's failed attempts at persuading incumbent president Yahya Jammeh to step down at the end of his term.
Scientists have created a new form of hydrogen at temperature near absolute zero. These anions or clusters are formed by an electron addition to liquid helium nanodroplets doped with molecular hydrogen or deuterium.
capital city of Irkutsk Oblast, Siberia, in eastern Russia
The Prime Minister of Kosovo Isa Mustafa says the train had been stopped "to protect the country's sovereignty".
Ministry of the Interior and Public Security (Chile)
formally combined military forces of Taliban-ruled Afghanistan from 1997–2001
ongoing dispute between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots
capital city of New South Wales, Australia
The Syrian opposition agrees to surrender their remaining villages in the stretch between the Wadi Barada area and the Lebanon-Syria border, as well as the Rankous borderange for transportation of at least 250 rebel fighters to their stronghold in the Idlib Governorate.
line of tools, lawn and garden equipment, and work wear
The Iranian government declares three days of national mourning following the death of the former president and one of the key figures in the Islamic Republic.
Senate confirms former U.S. labor secretary and deputy transportation secretary Elaine Chao as Secretary of Transportation.
A cold spell with the temperature reaching −30 °C in Moscow and other parts of Eastern Europe hits Europe. Nearly 20 people die in recent days; 10 in Poland.
Atlantic Avenue, Flatbush Avenue & Hanson Place Brooklyn, New York City
Italian emergency crews rescue 10 people, including four children, from 16½ feet of snow and wreckage from the luxury Hotel Rigopiano following yesterday's Gran Sasso mountain avalanche. Searchers find four bodies, while families of at least 16 people still missing wait for news.
traffic accident involving a coach, near Verona, Italy
the unicameral legislature of the Gambia
diplomatic relations between the Republic of Moldova and the European Union
worldwide political rallies for women's rights
The 17-story Plasco Building collapses after a blaze in Tehran, Iran.
British Prime Minister Theresa May meets with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C.. This is the first visit by a foreign leader since Trump's inauguration last Friday.
head of government of the Italian Republic
Russia begins to withdraw its forces from Syria, with its aircraft carrier battle group being the first to leave.
national intelligence agency of the United States
Three hundred U.S. marines arrive in Norway for a six-month deployment, becoming the first foreign troops in Norway since World War II. The marines will be stationed at Værnes Air Station in Stjørdal.
President Trump signs two executive orders related to immigration, one to take federal grant funding away from sanctuary cities, and another to build a wall along the U.S.–Mexico border.
La La Land becomes the single most winning film in Golden Globes history, winning all seven awards out of its seven nominations and becomes the seventh film to achieve all the awards it was nominated for, the others being Doctor Zhivago (1966), Love Story (1971), The Godfather (1973), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1976), A Star is Born (1977) and Midnight Express (1979).
At least five Egyptian Army soldiers are killed by unknown gunmen in the Sinai Peninsula.
Aftermath of the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, 2016
Non-governmental sports organisation (founded 1894)
South Korean prosecutors issue an arrest warrant for Lee Jae-yong, a senior executive in the Samsung Group, in relation to the political scandal that has led to the impeachment of Park Geun-hye, the President of South Korea.
The board for the US$1 billion Lucas Museum of Narrative Art announces it will construct the museum in Los Angeles, California.
US Marine Corps general in retirement and former US secretary of defense
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan vows that the Turkish Armed Forces will stay on Cyprus "in perpetuity" and that the proposal of a rotating presidency for a unified island is unacceptable, casting doubts on an eventual solution to the dispute. The remarks come as the latest round of unity talks end, with them to restart on January 18.
The Ukrainian military says seven soldiers have been killed by pro-Russian separatists since Sunday. The separatists report over 5 days of artillery attacks on them by the Ukrainian side.
North Africa, East Africa and Western Asia
According to EU's Dublin Regulation, asylum seekers must file for asylum in the member state they arrived in.
A man has been arrested and Victoria Police say the incident is not terror related.
one of many public observances in honor of children
terrorist mass shooting that occurred at a nightclub in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, Turkey, on 1 January 2017
The Iranian delegation is expected to travel to Saudi Arabia on 23 February this year for participation in the next pilgrimage.
drone strike kills two al-Qaida militants in central Shabwa province, according to Yemeni security and tribal officials.
A truck rams into a group of Israeli soldiers in a deliberate attack in East Jerusalem, killing four and wounding 21.
A winter storm hits Europe with 330,000 people in France losing power, thousands of people in Great Britain evacuated and travel disrupted.
US deployments to Europe in response to Russo-Ukrainian War
An airstrike kills more than 40 Jabhat Fateh al-Sham fighters at a jihadist camp west of Aleppo. It is currently unknown whether American or Russian planes carried out the attack.
More than 100 prisoners escape in the Philippines after armed suspected Muslim rebels storm a prison in Kidapawan. A prison guard dies.
At least 21 people drown in a boat accident in the Ganges River in Patna, India.
second-highest constitutional office in the United States
The State Department memorandum about concerns with this travel ban is submitted to acting Secretary of State Tom Shannon through the federal government's Dissent Channel. This protest memo had between 900-1,000 signatures. Department officials said these signatures are far more than any dissent cable in recent years, adding more diplomats want to add their names to it.
Death and state funeral of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Death and funeral of Iran's fourth president
In Ankara, the Turkish government opens the trial of 270 suspects charged in July's failed coup in Ankara. The defendants include, in absentia, the alleged mastermind Fethullah Gülen, former NATO Chief of Staff Major General Salih Sevil, and other high-ranking military officials.
chain of islands in the Northern Pacific
The President of the United States Barack Obama commutes the bulk of the sentence for Chelsea Manning for leaking documents to WikiLeaks. Manning will now be released in 2017 instead of 2045.
The Gambia will now officially be called The Republic of The Gambia.
A student wounds four people in a school shooting and then kills himself in Monterrey, Mexico.
land service branch of the Indian Armed Forces
highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association
Sears Holdings announces that 108 Kmart and 42 Sears stores will close in the United States in 2017, affecting retailers in 40 states. The company also announced it is selling its trademark Craftsman tool brand to Stanley Black & Decker for $900 million.
The Russian Defence Ministry says six Russian bombers hit ISIL positions in Syria's Deir ez-Zor Governorate.
Calaveras and Tuolumne counties, California, United States
Mexican drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán is extradited to the United States, where he will face charges for his role as leader of the Sinaloa Cartel.
Four earthquakes of magnitude 5.1 or higher strike near Amatrice, Italy, forcing evacuation of some schools and the Rome Metro. No deaths are reported from the quakes.
Cloth that covers the face as a part of sartorial hijab
primary judicial organ of the United Nations
Former President Yahya Jammeh leaves The Gambia on a plane reportedly bound for Guinea.
series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water
metropolis and state capital of Bihar, India
uncontrolled fire of natural, accidental or criminal origin, which spreads over a natural or agricultural area covered by combustible vegetation
Two members of funk band Tower of Power are seriously injured after being struck by a train near Jack London Square in Oakland, California.
prolific winter tornado outbreak in the Southeastern United States
The International Olympic Committee says that sprinter Nesta Carter took the banned substance methylhexaneamine while competing in the 2008 Olympic 4 × 100 metres relay. As a result, the Jamaican team is disqualified and Usain Bolt loses his ninth Olympic gold medal.
Bahrain executes three people for their alleged involvement in a bombing that killed three police officers in 2014, the first executions in the country since 2010.
aid to foreign organizations that use funds from other sources to perform or discuss abortions, which Barack Obama scrapped in 2009.
French overseas country in the Southern Pacific ocean
At least six Britons from Manchester and Glasgow are killed in a bus crash in Saudi Arabia while they were on pilgrimage.
diplomatic relations between the Republic of Iraq and the United States of America
Trump nominates Katie Walsh, former Republican National Committee (RNC) chief of staff, as Deputy White House Chief of Staff.
President Trump signs an executive order limiting refugees and immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries, including Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. The order also prioritizes the vetting of Christian refugees of the Syrian Civil War.
Japanese toilet industries agreed to standardize the iconography of electric toilet seat controls in order to make them less confusing for users.
Voting takes place in the first round of the French Socialist Party presidential primary to select a candidate to run in this year's presidential election.
Greek and Turkish local leaders of Cyprus resume talks to end the division of the island before a high level multilateral conference takes place in Geneva this week in the latest effort to reunify the island.
top division of professional sumo wrestling
American foreign service officer (born 1959)
Date: 26 July 2009 – present (13 years, 6 months and 1 day)
President-elect Donald Trump appoints businessman and son-in-law Jared Kushner as his senior advisor in the White House.
General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and 3rd Supreme leader of North Korea
The underwater search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has been suspended.
The NFL's Chargers franchise officially announce plans to move from San Diego to Los Angeles and rename itself the Los Angeles Chargers. The team intends to play its next two seasons at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.
American politician and First Lady of the United States (1993-2001)
A gunman shoots dead Burundi's environment minister Emmanuel Niyonkuru in the nation's capital, Bujumbura.
1978–1979 revolution that overthrew the monarchy
ISIL militants destroy part of Palmyra's ancient Roman theatre.
Roman theatre in ancient Palmyra in the Syrian Desert
US Supreme Court justice since 2017 (born 1967)
state and federal laws intended to protect against bias crimes
The company also announced it is selling its trademark Craftsman tool brand to Stanley Black & Decker for $900 million.
German police detain two suspects with over 150kg of pyrotechnic explosives and an IED inscribed with a swastika and SS runes, stating the two may have a connection to a neo-Nazi terrorist group.
At least two police officers and three suspected militants are killed during a gunfight in Shali, Chechnya.
The Department for Environment says this pollution episode could last until at least Sunday.
one of nine official regions of England at the first level of NUTS
city in Western Asia, claimed by both Israel and the Palestinian Authority as its capital
Trump nominates Omarosa Manigault, former contestant on The Apprentice, as an assistant to the president and director of communications for the Office of Public Liaison.
period of cold weather in Central and Eastern Europe
An airstrike kills more than 40 Jabhat Fateh al-Sham fighters at a jihadist camp west of Aleppo.
Germany announces plans to start deporting newly-arrived migrants to Greece starting in March. According to EU's Dublin Regulation, asylum seekers must file for asylum in the member state they arrived in.
maritime facility where ships may dock to load and discharge passengers and cargo
A Brazilian man that police were following was charged in connection to the money.
President of South Korea from 2013 to 2017
meeting place of the United States Congress
Hundreds of thousands of Iranians gather in Tehran for the funeral of former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
2017 French Socialist Party presidential primary
The English rugby league club the Bradford Bulls goes into liquidation after years of financial problems.
President Barack Obama announces the end of the wet feet, dry feet policy, which previously allowed undocumented immigrants from Cuba to become permanent residents.
Flash flooding in southern Thailand kills at least 18 people.
bilateral relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia
Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction
As a result, the Jamaican team is disqualified and Usain Bolt loses his ninth Olympic gold medal.
A shootout in İzmir kills two gunmen while another one escapes. During the shootout a car bomb explodes, killing a police officer and court employee.
A commuter train from the Long Island Rail Road derails during the morning rush hour in Brooklyn, New York, injuring 103 people.
A petition, launched Sunday to cancel U.S. President Donald Trump's state visit to the United Kingdom later this year, tops 1 million signatures, passing the threshold for British Parliament debate. A British government spokesman says the state visit is going ahead as planned.
American professional tennis player (born 1980)
film genre; dramatizes the life of an actual person or people
official residence and workplace of the President of the United States
involves an elevated incidence of violent and non-violent crimes
Former U.S. President George H. W. Bush is hospitalized in intensive care at Houston Methodist Hospital for treatment of pneumonia.
United States President-elect Donald Trump indicates that he will nominate former Indiana senator Dan Coats as Director of National Intelligence.
Capital and the second biggest city in Turkey
Portion of Jerusalem occupied by Israel in 1967
lower house of the United States Congress
city and county seat of Alameda County, California, United States
Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs (The Gambia)
DC police say 217 protesters have been arrested.
The FIFA Council unanimously approves expansion of the World Cup from 32 to 48 teams starting in 2026.
2016 United Nations Security Council election
During the shootout a car bomb explodes, killing a police officer and court employee.
an election called earlier than expected
Huzaifa Shafeeq was arraigned on burglary charges after police say the stole from a Long Island mosque charity box on Christmas and New Years Day.
armed conflict in the Donbas region of Ukraine
The top aide to the White House Chief of Staff
head of the government of Greater London
landlocked territory near the Mediterranean coast of Western Asia
Worldwide, with flagship march in Washington, D.C.
Two Israeli Bedouins and one Israeli police officer are killed in a clash during a home-demolition operation in the Bedouin village of Umm al-Hiran. Israeli police claim to have found evidence that the Bedouins were supporters of the Islamic State.
explosive device that an individual wears
This action was revenge for an earlier massacre in a prison in Amazonas that killed 56 inmates.
chemical element with symbol He and atomic number 2; rare gas
capital of the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon
president of the United States since 2021
Holy See's independent city-state, an enclave within Rome, Italy
President Donald Trump nominates New York Jets owner Woody Johnson to be the next United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom.
highest court of appeal in most of the United Kingdom
one of the three island groups of the Philippines
presiding justice of the High Court of Australia
multinational professional services brand
5th President of Moldova from 2016 until 2020
The United Nations says the ceasefire is "largely holding".
Historical giant sequoia tunnel tree in Calaveras Big Trees State Park, California
First Lady of the United States (1989—1993)
religious body or creed officially endorsed by the state
July 2016 attempted military junta coup in Turkey
sovereign state in northern South America
Abdulkadir Masharipov, suspected of killing 39 people in the 2017 Istanbul nightclub shooting, is arrested in Istanbul's Esenyurt district.
United Nations branch related to food-assistance
Hirakhand Express is a daily express train which was initially introduced between Sambalpur and Balangir but now runs between Jagdalpur and Bhubaneswar.
Romanian protests against political corruption
Sally Yates, the acting Attorney General of the United States, is fired after ordering employees of the United States Department of Justice not to enforce the President's ban due to personal doubts over its legality.
Salafi jihadist militant Sunni Islamist group
The 17-story Plasco Building collapses after a blaze in Tehran, Iran. The building was evacuated but 30 firefighters have been killed in the collapse.
Turkish preacher, former imam, writer, and political figure
President Adama Barrow announces that Yahya Jammeh has agreed step down and leave the country following an intervention by ECOWAS states.
Sunni jihadist organization in Pakistan and Afghanistan
human settlement in Oakland, California, United States of America
when a person is confined by the authorities to a certain residence
The Church of Norway officially ceases to be the state church of Norway after almost 500 years.
A suspected U.S. drone strike kills two al-Qaida militants in central Shabwa province, according to Yemeni security and tribal officials.
political unionist party of Northern Ireland
warship primarily designed to carry, support, launch, and recover naval aircraft at sea
His decision will likely lead to a snap election.
act of removing part of the human scalp with hair still attached
form of cycling including recreational, racing, and utility cycling
high-pressure device used in scientific experiments
rapid flooding of low-lying areas, often caused by heavy rain associated with a severe thunderstorm, hurricane, tropical storm, or melt water from ice or snow
Donald Trump calls for a 20% tariff on Mexican imports to pay for the cost of a wall on the U.S–Mexican border. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer says that this is one of the ideas that the administration is considering to make Mexico pay for the wall.
city and federal state in the North of Germany
largest city in California, United States of America
political and economic union of 27 European states
transcontinental country straddling Western Asia and Southeastern Europe
principal security agency of Russia (FSB)
At least 10 people are killed in a prison riot between rival gangs in Natal, Brazil.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
agriculture ministry of United Kingdom (British ministerial department)
US policy restricting NGOs use of non-US government funds in other countries
overview of the foreign relations of the Republic of China on Taiwan
United States Deputy Secretary of Transportation
federal judges in the states of Massachusetts, Virginia, and Washington sign orders halting implementation of parts of the executive order.
Pakistan detains Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, the suspected mastermind of the 2008 attacks in the Indian city.
A petition, launched Sunday to cancel U.S.
It connects the intestines to the abdominal cavity.
walls and fences along the Mexico–United States border
The four suspects will face elevated hate crime charges.
Other researchers did not agree with this finding when it was first posted on the arXiv preprint server in October 2016, and have not yet changed their positions.
A 7.9 magnitude earthquake hits west of Panguna, Papua New Guinea, beneath Bougainville Island.
Air station of the Royal Norwegian Air Force
sovereign state situated on an island in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea
Six more people have been charged in relation to the armed robbery of American celebrity Kim Kardashian in Paris last year.
policy of only recognizing one state of China
United Kingdom government cabinet minister
A Syrian refugee is suing Facebook after the company failed to remove posts with his image that accuse him of being a terrorist.
lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons
Eastern Europe, Central Europe, Italy, Turkey
borough of New York City, New York, United States
ballistic missile with a range of more than 5,500 kilometres
motorway which connects Turin and Trieste via Milan and Venice
placing 10 Iridium NEXT satellites in orbit
electromagnetic radiation of wavelength ranging from 10 pm to 10 nm
Scientists classify the mesentery as an organ, making it the 79th human organ. It connects the intestines to the abdominal cavity.
Date: 18 January – 5 March 2017 (first phase)23 August 2017 – 10 August 2019 (second phase)
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
A car bomb attack occurs in the Rakban refugee camp near the Jordanian border.
the third largest city by population in Turkey
The Kremlin arrests four people, Kaspersky Lab's Ruslan Stoyanov, and three officials in the Federal Security Service (FSB previously KGB) Center for Information Security, reportedly on treason charges for passing information to America's CIA.
An estimated 180,000 alpacas are dead due to frigid temperatures and drought in Peru.
strait between the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf
land force branch of the Syrian Armed Forces
The Supreme Court of Greece rejects the extradition of eight soldiers accused by Turkey of involvement in the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt.
system of classifying hotels according to their quality
place that limits cooperation with national immigration law
South Korean multinational electronics corporation
2017 US-led operation in Yemen against al-Qaeda
Economic Community of West African States
amateur basketball played by students of higher education institutions
Quirino Ordaz Coppel is sworn in as Governor of the Mexican state of Sinaloa.
Germany announces plans to start deporting newly-arrived migrants to Greece starting in March.
President Donald Trump signed the executive order which limits immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries, including Iran.
major city in Greater Manchester, England, UK
U.S. federal executive department overseeing commerce
2016 United States presidential election
58th quadrennial U.S. presidential election
Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections
river flowing from Turkey through Iraq and Syria
Free University of Berlin chemists confirm that carbon can bond with more than four atoms, previously seen as its limit because carbon has only four shareable electrons.
Police discover US$20 million in a bed frame under a mattress at a Massachusetts home. The cash is believed to be linked to Telexfree, a pyramid scheme disguised as a company that claimed to provide internet phone services. A Brazilian man that police were following was charged in connection to the money.
An Italian rescue official says a number of people have been killed by an avalanche, possibly connected to Wednesday's earthquakes, that buried a ski resort on a slope of the Gran Sasso mountain in Italy's Abruzzo region. About 30 guests and staff were at the hotel. The only survivors are two men who had been outside when the disaster struck.
The Iraqi Army announces the liberation of the eastern part of Mosul following the collapse of ISIL defenses.
Thirty-two other dogs survive the fire in the licensed shelter.
A bus carrying Hungarian students crashes near Verona in northern Italy with at least 18 people dead and 50 injured.
American economist and author, Trump advisor
General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
The Defense Minister Alain Donwahi says talks are ongoing with the soldiers, calling for all troops to return to their barracks.
5th Director of National Intelligence, former United States Senator from Indiana
American Dylann Roof is sentenced to death for the Charleston church shooting in which nine people were killed.
revolt of members of the Ivorian military
The news comes on the heels of recent announcements of the closings of other major clothing chains, such as The Limited.
The African Union says it will cease to recognize Yahya Jammeh as President of The Gambia on January 19, the date he is to hand power over to his opponent Adama Barrow, who won last year's election.
bilateral relations between United States and Sudan
Date: 24 July 2015 – present (7 years, 6 months and 3 days)
Former Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang, who is on trial for corruption, pleads not guilty to three charges of bribery and misconduct relating to a penthouse he leased in Shenzhen.
Joint offensive by Iraqi government forces with allied militias to retake the city of Mosul from ISIL
insurance that covers the whole or a part of the risk of a person incurring medical and healthcare expenses
president of the United States from 2001 to 2009
type of ethnic group consisting of native peoples of the Australian continent and Torres Strait Islands
head of state and of government of the U.S. state of Georgia
An estimated 14,000 ISIL fighters are participating in the attack according to the government.
A suicide car bomb explosion and gunmen attack in Iraqi al-Qadisiya town situated in west of Najaf, kills at least 7 people and injures more than 17 others. Yesterday, 29 people were killed in a bomb explosion at a busy market in Iraq’s capital Baghdad. ISIS claims responsibility.
President-elect Donald Trump says that Robert Lighthizer will be the country's chief trade negotiator.
U.S. federal statute also known as Obamacare
United Nations Secretary-General selection
executive department of the U.S. federal government
Poland says that the deployment is a necessary response to Russian military exercises near its border and its intervention in Ukraine while Russia condemns the move as a "threat to national interests and security".
multiple-use sports complex in Carson, California, USA
This is the first visit by a foreign leader since Trump's inauguration last Friday.
Chilean Ministry of the Interior and Public Security
President Donald Trump's state visit to the United Kingdom later this year, tops 1 million signatures, passing the threshold for British Parliament debate.
Donald Trump calls for a 20% tariff on Mexican imports to pay for the cost of a wall on the U.S–Mexican border.
capital city of Razavi Khorasan Province, and second largest city in Iran
global financial crisis triggered by bursting of the United States housing bubble and the devaluation of housing-related securities
The perpetrator was previously convicted of terrorism and was jailed for 10 years.
The foreign ministry of the People's Republic of China confirms that the country's head of state Xi Jinping will attend the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this year, making him the first China's paramount leader to attend the high-profile event.
A U.S. military raid takes place in Yemen's southern Al Bayda Governorate. According to medics on the scene as reported by Reuters, "around 30" were killed, among which were at least three senior Al-Qaeda members, at least one U.S. service member, and 10 women and children.
act in which an individual kills one or more other persons as well as oneself
eastern portion of the Southern United States
Date: 23 December 2016 – 29 January 2017 (1 month and 6 days)
military raid takes place in Yemen's southern Al Bayda Governorate.
Palestinian Sunni-Islamist organization that governs the Gaza strip, with an associated military wing. The group is recognized as a terrorist organization.
chemical element with symbol C and atomic number 6; common element of all known life
symbol which represents the likelihood of a man-made global catastrophe
Over 250 people are said to have been arrested so far while blockades to PEMEX installations potentially lead to critical situations in some states.
A small plane carrying Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Teori Zavascki crashes into the sea near the tourist town of Paraty in the state of Rio de Janeiro, killing the magistrate and two other people.
United States Executive Order limiting refugees from Muslim-majority countries
governing body of the Russian Armed Forces
The avalanche is the deadliest in Italy since the White Friday avalanches in 1916, and the deadliest avalanche in Europe since the Galtür avalanche in 1999.
The State Department memorandum about concerns with this travel ban is submitted to acting Secretary of State Tom Shannon through the federal government's Dissent Channel.
Vice President Mike Pence gives a speech at the March for Life promising to end the tax-payer status of abortion providers.
Taiwan scrambles navy ships and jets as Chinese warships, led by the aircraft carrier Liaoning, sail through the Taiwan Strait following exercises in the South China Sea.
presence of dangerous substances in the atmosphere
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan vows that the Turkish Armed Forces will stay on Cyprus "in perpetuity" and that the proposal of a rotating presidency for a unified island is unacceptable, casting doubts on an eventual solution to the dispute.
city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Cotabato
(Reuters and AFP-JIJI via The Japan Times)
An attack by several gunmen and a truck bomb on a police checkpoint in El-Arish leaves 13 dead and 15 wounded, including the attackers.
58th United States presidential inauguration
capital of the Punjab province, Pakistan
Nonpartisan entity established by the U.S. House of Representatives
The International Olympic Committee says that sprinter Nesta Carter took the banned substance methylhexaneamine while competing in the 2008 Olympic 4 × 100 metres relay.
form of petition which is signed online, usually through a form on a website
UK Prime Minister Theresa May and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sign a £100 million defense deal to build new fighter jets.
ongoing multi-sided civil war in Syria since 2011
Date: 31 December 2016 Shortly before midnight (UTC-02:00 (BRST))
Deir ez-Zor offensive (January–February 2017)
region in the northern part of Kosovo with ethnic Kosovo Serbs majority
Marches occur across the U.S. and throughout the world, with 408 reported marches in the U.S. and 168 marches reported in other countries.
Colegio Americano del Noreste 2017 shootings
Iran confirms receipt of Saudi Arabian invitation to discuss bilateral talk for Hajj-2017.
American professional tennis player (born 1981)
winning candidate of the U.S. presidential election in the time before inauguration
British Conservative party politician, MP and minister (1968–2021)
interim government in Western Asia, governing West Bank Areas A and B since 1994 and, until 2006, the Gaza Strip
Prejudice towards Muslims in the United States
and throughout the world, with 408 reported marches in the U.S.
armed forces under the control of Khalifa Haftar mostly in the East of Libya
Evangelical-Lutheran denomination in Norway
In sumo wrestling, Kisenosato Yutaka becomes the 72nd yokozuna. He is the first Japanese national to effect the promotion to the highest rank in 19 years.
capital and most populous city of Russia
official currency of the United Kingdom and other territories
45th presidential administration and cabinet of the USA (2017-2021)
head of debate oversight in the European Union legislature
Free University of Berlin chemists confirm that carbon can bond with more than four atoms, previously seen as its limit because carbon has only four shareable electrons. The researchers used X-rays to, for the first time, map the molecule — a carbon atom bonded to six other carbon atoms.
Timeline of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present)
top institution of the U.S. Republican Party
U.S. federal judges in the states of Massachusetts, Virginia, and Washington sign orders halting implementation of parts of the executive order.
A declassified U.S. intelligence report claims that Vladimir Putin ordered a campaign to influence the U.S. presidential election against Democratic Party candidate Hillary Clinton.
US policy on Cuban migrants between 1995 and 2017
List of people granted executive clemency by Barack Obama
President Donald Trump's executive order barring citizens of Iraq and six other Muslim-majority countries is not reversed.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334
2016 resolution condemning Israeli settlements
German global banking and financial services company
overview of immigration to the United States
Serena Williams defeats her sister Venus Williams 6-4, 6-4 to win the women's singles and an Open era-record 23rd Grand Slam singles title.
domesticated species of South American camelid
The United States House of Representatives votes in favor of legislation that approves preliminary budgetary measures for the United States Congress to begin repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, colloquially known as Obamacare.
Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction
U.S. government's leading oversight authority on Afghanistan reconstruction
President Trump signs an executive order limiting refugees and immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries, including Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia
law enforcement agency in Washington, D.C., United States
political aim for the State of California to secede from the U.S.
2010s migrant crisis in the European Union
Gambian President Adama Barrow removes "Islamic" from the country's official name.
Date: 14 January – 14 February 2017 (1 month)
Fire destroys a kennel in Wasilla, Alaska, killing 46 Labrador Retrievers.
Some, such as the Norwegian Local Radio Association, are concerned about the impact on motorists and the elderly.
Tsunami alert for Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands is rescinded.
team sport played on ice using sticks, skates, and a puck
President of the United States from 1989 to 1993
agency that controls foreign exchange market activities in the People's Republic of China
sudden, drastic flow of snow down a steep slope
Two Harvard scientists report, in the peer-reviewed journal Science, the first creation of metallic hydrogen in a laboratory, using a diamond anvil cell.
municipality in Brazil, capital of Rio Grande do Norte
Benoît Hamon wins the first round of voting and will now face runner-up former Prime Minister of France Manuel Valls in a second round run-off on January 29.
Martin McGuinness of Sinn Féin resigns as the NI deputy first minister in protest of handling by the Democratic Unionist Party of a failed energy scheme that cost Northern Irish taxpayers £490 million. His decision will likely lead to a snap election.
asset-backed security secured by one or more mortgages, aggregated and packaged into a security that investors can buy
intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states
neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, United States
A first-year New Rochelle Police officer crashed his Jeep into a tree, killing passenger Isaac "Hooshie" Ward. He will be charged with vehicular manslaughter as his Blood Alcohol Content was above the legal limit
capital and the largest city of Afghanistan
The U.S. Senate confirms former U.S. labor secretary and deputy transportation secretary Elaine Chao as Secretary of Transportation. Chao is married to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump says that Robert Lighthizer will be the country's chief trade negotiator.
Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2017
conflict among rival groups seeking to control of the territory of Libya
A ferry catches fire en route to Indonesia's Thousand Islands, killing at least 23 people and injuring 17 others.
On the afternoon of 18 January 2017, a major avalanche occurred on Gran Sasso d'Italia, a mountain in Rigopiano, a tourist destination in the province of Pescara, in Southern Italy's Abruzzo region.
Irish republican and Sinn Féin politician (1950-2017)
mass methanol poisoning in Irkutsk, in Siberia
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto rejects the idea, announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, that Mexico would pay for any border wall between the United States and his country.
The Russian Duma backs a law decriminalizing a first instance of domestic violence that does "not seriously injure" the person, making it an administrative offense.
American manufacturer of industrial tools and household hardware and provider of security products and locks
The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility.
An opposition group to the rule of the Assad family in Syria
The pilot reportedly believed he was attacking Boko Haram militants.
Nigerian jihadist terrorist organization
head of government and of the Council of Ministers of France
The plane had been traveling from Scottsdale, Arizona to Telluride, Colorado.
withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union
In Ankara, the Turkish government opens the trial of 270 suspects charged in July's failed coup in Ankara.
full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field
U.S. federal executive department in charge of law enforcement
It is currently unknown whether American or Russian planes carried out the attack.
armed conflicts that started from January 2012
The team intends to play its next two seasons at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.
pattern of behavior which involves the abuse of one family member by another
capital and largest city of Mexican state Jalisco
second-largest city in Texas, United States
American lawyer, 36th United States Deputy Attorney General
tennis term for winning all four major championships
mass shooting at gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida
European Union (EU) law regarding political asylum
B-2 stealth bombers strike two ISIL camps, south of the city of Sirte, Libya, killing more than 80 militants, according to United States Secretary of Defense Ash Carter.
A top Egyptian court rules against giving away the two Red Sea islands of Tiran and Sanafir to Saudi Arabia.
chief spokesperson for the executive branch of the United States government
lower house of the Netherlands parliament
part of the day during which traffic congestion on roads and crowding on public transport is at its highest
operation that has led to numerous investigations into Petrobras regarding alleged corruption and payment of kickbacks
event at which aviators display their flying skills and the capabilities of their aircraft
This protest memo had between 900-1,000 signatures.
murder of a prominent person, often a political leader or ruler
California state park with groves of giant sequoias
Minister of Foreign Affairs (The Gambia)
Date: 7 October 2001 – 30 August 2021 (19 years, 10 months, 3 weeks and 2 days)
Chicago Police arrest four African-American suspects after they stream a video on Facebook showing themselves torturing and scalping a bound and gagged, kidnapped, white man with a mental disorder.
head of state and head of government of the Philippines
Supreme Civil and Criminal Court of Greece
A gunman opens fire at a mosque in Quebec City, Canada, during evening prayers.
town and county seat of San Miguel County, Colorado, United States
fragmental material produced by a volcanic eruption
Global temperatures rose to the hottest level on record for 2016 for a third successive record according to NASA and the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
partially recognized country in southeastern Europe
However, neither Israel nor Palestine sent representatives to the summit, casting doubts on a breakthrough.
A suicide car bomb explosion and gunmen attack in Iraqi al-Qadisiya town situated in west of Najaf, kills at least 7 people and injures more than 17 others.
armed conflict involving Pakistan and armed militant groups
White House National Trade Council director Peter Navarro says Germany exploits other countries with a "grossly undervalued" euro.
Norway becomes the first country to start a complete switch-off of national FM radio stations.
Three people are killed and twenty injured after a man drove a car into the Bourke Street Mall in the CBD of the Australian city Melbourne.
South China Sea, East China Sea (Pacific Ocean）
Wikimedia list of persons by position held
List of grand masters of the Knights Hospitaller
London Mayor Sadiq Khan declares a public health emergency for at least the next three days because of high levels of air pollution in the London area. The Department for Environment says this pollution episode could last until at least Sunday.
birth control and sexually transmitted disease prevention device
state that is a participant in the treaties of the European Union (EU)
most senior appointed officers of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States under the Trump Administration
main island of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville of Papua New Guinea
Date: June 16, 2015 – January 20, 2021 (5 years, 7 months and 4 days)
former semi-autonomous tribal region in northwestern Pakistan (1947–2018)
A cold spell with the temperature reaching −30 °C in Moscow and other parts of Eastern Europe hits Europe.
In Detroit, Michigan an African American man was shot in the head driving a car which crashed, police are searching for two men who ran from the car after the crash
Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs
Iraqi forces capture parts of Mosul University and several areas along the Tigris River from Islamic State militants.
More than 100 prisoners escape in the Philippines after armed suspected Muslim rebels storm a prison in Kidapawan.
town in the commune of Constitución, Chile
In tennis, Roger Federer of Switzerland defeats Rafael Nadal of Spain in the final of the men's singles.
city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Misamis Oriental
militias and armed volunteer groups affiliated with the Union of Novorossiya
central government of England, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Four earthquakes of magnitude 5.1 or higher strike near Amatrice, Italy, forcing evacuation of some schools and the Rome Metro.
mountain located in the Abruzzo region of central Italy
information office documenting human rights abuses in the Syrian Civil War
Two Israeli Bedouins and one Israeli police officer are killed in a clash during a home-demolition operation in the Bedouin village of Umm al-Hiran.
Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center
city in Switzerland and capital of its canton
municipality of the Philippines in the province of Palawan
List of diplomatic missions of the United States
city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
district in Chon Buri province, Thailand
Incident in January 2017 in Melbourne, Australia
city in San Diego County, California, United States; second-largest city in California
capital city of the province of Quebec, Canada
French Socialist Party presidential primary, 2017
representative of the voters to a parliament
Mexican drug lord and former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel
intelligence report claims that Vladimir Putin ordered a campaign to influence the U.S. presidential election against Democratic Party candidate Hillary Clinton.
city and county seat of Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
American multinational department store chain
British Prime Minister Theresa May meets with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C..
bilateral relations between Saudi Arabia and Egypt
Date: 9 December 2016 – 21 January 2017 (1 month, 1 week and 5 days)
human settlement in United States of America
annual awards for cinematic achievements
head of state and head of government of the United States of America
U.S. President Donald Trump nominates New York Jets owner Woody Johnson to be the next United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom.
use of digital technology to transmit or receive across the radio spectrum
people from Puerto Rico or who identify, culturally, as Puerto Rican
Fire destroys a kennel in Wasilla, Alaska, killing 46 Labrador Retrievers. Thirty-two other dogs survive the fire in the licensed shelter.
Senate confirms the first two members of President Donald Trump's Cabinet: retired Marine General James Mattis as Secretary of Defense, and retired Marine general John F. Kelly as Secretary of Homeland Security.
crime of violating majesty; an offence against the dignity of a reigning sovereign or against a state
At least 25 are killed and around 200 others are injured.
2016 elections for the United Nations Security Council
The terrorist group Al-Shabaab claims responsibility.
an unofficial title of the top leader of China, usually the General Secretary or Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party
Flooding in southern Thailand has caused 40 deaths in recent days with more heavy rain forecast for Monday.
Israeli diplomatic mission in the United Kingdom
American investor, real-estate developer, newspaper publisher, and senior advisor to President Donald Trump
District Judge Ann Donnelly in New York grants a stay of the executive order that allows people with valid visas who landed in the U.S.
radio broadcasting using frequency modulation
Former State Counsellor of Myanmar and Leader of the National League for Democracy
court order to temporarily suspend the execution of a court judgment or other court order
online digital archive for electronic preprints of scientific papers
North Korea's military development for weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear, chemical, and biological
The Chilean Ministry of the Interior and Public Security reports that at least 19 people suffered from minor injuries.
In the next few weeks, the death toll would rise to six.
country in Northwestern Europe with territories in the Caribbean
Boisvert after a foot chase in Lebanon, New Hampshire, charging him in the setting a fire which destroyed an abandoned building on January 2016, and two other fires, one which destroyed the historic First Baptist Church on December 2016 and stabbing two at a condominium complex December 29.
Twenty-eight people are killed in a coordinated attack on the Dayah Hotel in central Mogadishu.
Games of the XXIX Olympiad, in Beijing, China
Four other men are also under house arrest in the area.
Authorities investigate the cause of the accident.
A Nigerian Air Force jet mistakenly bombs a refugee camp in Borno State, near the border with Cameroon, killing at least 90 people and injuring more than 100.
The remarks come as the latest round of unity talks end, with them to restart on January 18.
SpaceX reusable launch system development program
all about SpaceX reusable launch system development program
upcoming NASA orbiter of the metallic asteroid 16 Psyche
vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021
partially reusable orbital launch vehicle by SpaceX
the science and craft of using self-contained and self-sustained exothermic chemical reactions to make heat, light, gas, smoke and/or sound
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019
result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves
UK constitutional case concerning the Royal Prerogative and leaving the European Union
Sears Holdings announces that 108 Kmart and 42 Sears stores will close in the United States in 2017, affecting retailers in 40 states.
termination of a pregnancy in the United States
Italian politician and media tycoon (born 1936)
No immediate reports of casualties or major damage.
United States Secretary of Homeland Security
head of the United States Department of Homeland Security
United States men's national junior ice hockey team
men's national junior ice hockey team representing the USA
United Nations Security Council resolution
Nyongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center
U.S. presidential liaison with interest groups, NGOs, the public apart from the press
Six police officers and at least one civilian are injured.
The researchers used X-rays to, for the first time, map the molecule — a carbon atom bonded to six other carbon atoms.
A shootout in İzmir kills two gunmen while another one escapes.
Date: January 4, 2017 around 1:00 (UTC+8)
Italian emergency crews rescue 10 people, including four children, from 16½ feet of snow and wreckage from the luxury Hotel Rigopiano following yesterday's Gran Sasso mountain avalanche.
On the afternoon of 18 January 2017, a major avalanche occurred on Gran Sasso d'Italia, a mountain in Rigopiano, a tourist destination in the province of Pescara, in Southern Italy's Abruzzo region. The avalanche struck the luxury resort Hotel Rigopiano, killing twenty-nine people and injuring eleven others. The avalanche is the deadliest in Italy since the White Friday avalanches in 1916, and the deadliest avalanche in Europe since the Galtür avalanche in 1999.
handwritten mark made as a proof of identity and intent
supreme authority within a territory, as well as external autonomy from other states
annual anti-abortion rally in Washington, D.C.
medal, generally awarded for first place or a high achievement
At least 126 people have been killed in Brazil's prisons since the beginning of the year.
Victim was identified as Scottsdale attorney Eric Falbe along with his wife, Carrie, and his two daughters from a previous marriage.
bilateral relations between Palestine and Israel
(Japan Sanitary Equipment Industry Association)
city in Amazonas federated state, Brazil
Scientists classify the mesentery as an organ, making it the 79th human organ.
3,000 U.S. troops are deployed in Poland as part of NATO's Operation Atlantic Resolve.
rights claimed for women and girls worldwide
Iran says it will take reciprocal action after U.S.
The avalanche struck the luxury resort Hotel Rigopiano, killing twenty-nine people and injuring eleven others.
chemical element with symbol H and atomic number 1; lightest and most abundant substance in the universe
The building was evacuated but 30 firefighters have been killed in the collapse.
Two suicide bombings, one using a car bomb and another with an explosive belt, take place in vegetable markets in eastern Baghdad, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 50.
2017 British law pardoning formerly-illegal sex acts
Several others reportedly remain in critical condition.
running over a short distance at the top-most speed of the body in a limited period of time
A4 motorway at 298th km, at San Martino Buon Albergo
1989 popular uprising in Romania against the regime of Nicolae Ceaușescu
Dana J. Boente becomes the new acting attorney general.
latest phase of the conflict which started after the escalation in 2015
broad expanse of flat land west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains
international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams
Mass shooting in Campinas, São Paulo State, Brazil
geometrical figure and ancient religious icon in the cultures of Eurasia (卐 with • on each box) represents peace and harmony.
academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
President Donald Trump issues executive orders to withdraw the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and reinstates the Mexico City Policy, a policy banning U.S.
Members of the Brazilian Primeiro Comando da Capital prison gang kill 31 inmates in the Monte Cristo prison in the state of Roraima.
head of state and head of government of Ghana
National Football League franchise in Inglewood, California
Terminal 2, Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, Broward County, Florida, United States
head of state of the Syrian Arab Republic
ground force component of the Iraqi Armed Forces
United States civil space and aeronautics agency
bilateral relations between the neighboring countries in North America
efforts to form a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinian people
transfer of power from Barack Obama to Donald Trump
financial asset whose value has fallen significantly and for which there is no longer a functioning market
human settlement in Chechen Republic, Russia
measure of earthquake size, in terms of the energy released
President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia
city in Harris, Fort Bend, and Montgomery counties in Texas, United States, the is the county seat of Harris County
2016 United States election interference by Russia
one of the six principal organs of the UN, charged with the maintenance of international peace and security
Brazilian police enter the Alcacuz prison outside the city of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, after a week of fighting leaves 26 inmates dead.
Date: 21 January 2017 11:00 p.m. local time (16:30 UTC, 21 January)
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces the selection of two new Discovery Program space exploration missions: Lucy, a mission to several Jupiter trojan asteroids, and Psyche, a mission to the asteroid 16 Psyche, which is believed to be the exposed core of an early protoplanet.
ongoing war in Eastern Europe since 2014
Mid-January 2017 North American ice storm
Date: 16 September 2014 – present (8 years, 2 months, 1 week and 6 days)
American attorney and politician; White House Chief of Staff, January – July 2017
Date: 30 December 2013 – 9 December 2017 (3 years, 11 months, 1 week and 2 days)
Following a start-of-year hike to the price of gas, widespread riots and looting mostly targeting gas stations, supermarkets and department stores take place in several cities in Mexico.
Some protesters of the inauguration smash windows, damage cars, and clash with the police.
Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
one of the largest international Islamic organizations