destruction or degeneration of brain cells
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
United Kingdom government cabinet minister
The largest video fighting game tournament in the world begins its three day event running from July 15–17.
Donald Trump accepts the nomination of the Republican Party in the 2016 US Presidential election.
A Zimbabwean court dismisses charges against opposition leader Pastor Evan Mawarire who was accused of trying to overthrow the government.
Virginia Senator and vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine will speak.
Police kill the shooter with a bomb delivered on a bomb defusing robot.
attempted assassin of Ronald Reagan (born 1955)
American consumer packaged food and beverage company
AMC has 385 theaters with 5,380 screens, most in the United States.
Turkey orders the detention of 42 journalists including well-known writer Nazli Ilicak. Earlier, Turkish satirical magazine LeMan [tr] was prevented from publishing its post-coup edition—a cartoon on the cover showed Turkish soldiers facing off against anti-coup protesters, both pushed toward each other by giant hands.
Riots break out in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, after police attempt to disperse a protest by the city's taxi drivers.
Four children are stabbed to death by their mother in Memphis, Tennessee.
The United Nations suspends aid to dangerous areas of Nigeria's northeastern Borno State following Thursday's attack by Boko Haram (ISIL in Africa) on a humanitarian convoy where two soldiers and three civilians were wounded. However, UNICEF noted, aid will continue to the capital Maiduguri.
American politician and gun control advocate
practical authority granted to a formally constituted legal body or to a political leader to deal with legal matters
UN-backed talks are underway in Tunis regarding the future of Libya, including discussions on forming a unified army for the Government of National Accord.
former American multinational mass media corporation
Influential UC Berkeley professor Robert Reich calls on the DNC to fire Schultz.
homicide of a member of a family or social group by other members, due to the belief that the victim has brought dishonor upon the family or community
international quasi-judicial body established to settle disputes related to sport through arbitration
American and South Korean military officials agree to deploy a U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system in the country to counter North Korea's growing threats and use of ballistic missile and nuclear tests.
shopping mall in the Moosach district of Munich, Germany
The United Nations reports a mortar attack on a camp for displaced Iraqis south of Baghdad kills three people, including two children, and injures 13 others, two critically.
The Bahraini court previously issued a three-month suspension of the group last month.
city in and county seat of Berrien County, Michigan, United States
Russia's track and field athletes will not be allowed to compete in the Rio Olympic Games, even if they did not fail drug tests, after an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport is rejected.
Arab ethnic group who mostly adhere to Islam
Conservative Party members of parliament vote in a second ballot to choose the next leader of the party to replace outgoing Prime Minister David Cameron. The Home Secretary Theresa May secured the highest number votes with 199, while Department of Energy and Climate Change minister Andrea Leadsom received the second highest amount, with 84. The Secretary of State for Justice Michael Gove received just 46 votes and is eliminated from the race, meaning a run-off contest will now take place between May and Leadsom, with the result to be announced on September 9.
Indonesian police kill two militants in a clash in a remote jungle area on Sulawesi island. One may be Abu Wardah Santoso, leader of ISIL-connected Mujahidin Indonesia Timur, and the country's "most wanted man." Forensic tests will be carried out. Three others, including two women, escaped.
Fifteen people are injured following a suicide bombing in Ansbach, Germany.
group of Chiefs from each major branch of the armed services in the Republic of Korea Armed Forces
Secretary of State John Kerry says the United States would consider an extradition request for the cleric blamed for the attempted coup.
The United Nations urge Indonesian president Joko Widodo to halt all executions.
Solar Impulse 2 becomes the first solar-powered aircraft to travel around the world without fuel after it returns to Abu Dhabi.
The Eastern Bloc of the FARC-EP, a unit of the FARC rebel group, announces its rejection of the recent ceasefire signed by its leader Timoleón Jiménez and the Colombian government of President Juan Manuel Santos, declaring it will not lay down its arms and demobilize and will continue to fight the government.
(Press Trust of India via Business Standard)
Date: May 27, 1964 – present (58 years, 7 months, 4 weeks and 2 days)
American politician and former mayor of Atlanta, Georgia
Home Secretary Theresa May gets 165 votes after the first ballot of Conservative members of parliament to select a new Leader and the next Prime Minister.
Local officials report eight people were killed on Friday when their elevator fell 18 stories in an under-construction apartment building in the port city of Longkou in Shandong province of eastern China.
Munich Police Chief Hubertus Andrae identifies the attacker as a dual national, 18-year-old Iranian-German who apparently acted alone. He was found dead of a suspected self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head.
American actress, voice actress, producer, and director (born 1984)
International reactions to Philippines v. China
In football, host nation France plays against Portugal for the 2016 UEFA European Championship at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis. Portugal wins 1–0 with an Éder goal in extra time. ,
23 people are killed and 50 others are injured after two trains collide head-on near Andria in the province of Apulia, in southern Italy.
A truck plows into a mass of revelers during the Bastille Day fireworks on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France, with a death toll as high as 80 and 100 people injured.
Standard Life Investments suspends trading in its UK property fund, in response to increased withdrawal calls since the vote, to protect the interests of all investors in the fund.
Taiwan and China brace for the impact of Typhoon Nepartak, the first major typhoon of 2016. Thousands of people have been evacuated in Taiwan while over 35,000 military personnel have been placed on standby to help with relief efforts.
American comedian and former U.S. Senator (born 1951)
After five days of fighting that left 272 people dead and thousands more displaced in the capital, Juba, President Salva Kiir Mayardit and rebel leader and Vice-President Riek Machar declare a ceasefire.
Opposition senator and human rights lawyer Leila de Lima has condemned the killings and urged the Philippine Congress to investigate.
head of the United States Department of Justice
A suspected suicide bomber detonates his belt near the U.S.
2016 Democratic National Committee email leak
Following his meeting at Finnish President Sauli Niinistö's residence, Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Russia would respect Finland's choice whether to join NATO, though as part of NATO's military infrastructure, Finnish Defence Forces would overnight be at the borders of the Russian Federation. Putin and Niinistö call for improved security in Baltic airspace where Russian and Western aircraft have had close encounters in recent months.
With the day's theme being national and local security, notable speakers include reality television star Willie Robertson, actor Scott Baio, former Governor of Texas Rick Perry, former Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani, Milwaukee County sheriff David Clarke, retired United States Army lieutenant general Michael T. Flynn and Melania Trump, wife of presumptive Republican nominee for President of the United States Donald Trump.
inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled
Upper house of the Congress of the Philippines
Syrian Government forces capture the main road into the parts of Aleppo controlled by rebels.
Monterey County, California, United States
Somalia-based cell of the militant Islamist group al-Qaeda
South Coast Air Quality Management District
Date: 16 July 2016 – ongoing (disputed) (6 years, 6 months and 4 days)
The exact cause of death has not been determined; the lady had an underlying medical condition.
Suspected Allied Democratic Forces rebels hack nine people to death in the village of Oicha, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The United States announces it will be sending 560 more United States Armed Forces soldiers to Iraq to help fight against ISIL.
Herbalife, a multi-level marketer of dietary supplements and personal care products, has reached an agreement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to settle charges arising out of the appearance that it is a pyramid scheme.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu says Turkey's cooperation with Russia in combating the Islamic State in Syria does not include Russia's use of its Incirlik Air Base, which some have interpreted from his comments yesterday.
The Russian Olympic Committee appeals the ban of its track and field team from participating in the upcoming summer Olympics by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), because of large scale doping, with the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
NATO members gather in Warsaw, Poland, for a two-day summit. Much of the focus will be on Russia and NATO's commitments in bolstering its presence in Eastern Europe. Other issues to be discussed will include Europe's migrant crises, ISIL extremists, and the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union.
Paris, France, implements a pollution-reduction program that bans residents from driving cars built before 1997, and motorcycles built before 2000, on weekdays inside the city limits between 8 a.m.
ethnic group native to the Great Lakes region of Africa
international non-profit organization with HQ in Sweden which publishes secret information, by keeping sources anonymous
North American professional sports league
Taiwan and China brace for the impact of Typhoon Nepartak, the first major typhoon of 2016.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in Kiev, Ukraine, where he is expected to discuss ways of ending the conflict in the east of the country. The visit, along with his visit to Georgia yesterday, comes ahead of the NATO summit in Warsaw that will take place tomorrow.
National "Stay Away" protests, organized over the Internet via the WhatsApp social messaging platform, take place in Zimbabwe, following fears of an economic collapse amid calls for President Robert Mugabe's resignation.
One out of four leader of Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT), Islamic extremist.
city and county seat of Lee County, Florida, United States
Two men armed with knives take a priest, two nuns and two parishioners hostage in a church near Rouen in the French region of Normandy.
According to a spokesman for rebel leader and Vice President Riek Machar, South Sudan is "back to war" despite a peace deal being reached last April.
Date: 16 May 2014 – 23 October 2020 (6 years, 5 months and 1 week)
A group of radical Islamists hurl homemade bombs at police officers in the Kishoreganj District in central Bangladesh killing at least one officer and injuring several others.
British Conservative Party politician and former businessman (born 1948)
Breitbart tech editor and outspoken conservative gay activist Milo Yiannopoulos with more than 338,000 registered followers is "permanently" banned from Twitter.
In Indonesia, Sri Mulyani Indrawati assumes office as the new Finance Minister.
Torrential precipitation and widespread flash floods from an extratropical cyclone resulted in at least 78 deaths over North China and nearby regions.
Taiwan's navy mistakenly launches a supersonic Hsiung Feng III missile towards China, killing one person and injuring three in a Taiwanese fishing boat.
town in Sertar county, Garzê, Sichuan, China
international airport in Istanbul, Turkey
2016 United States Senate election in California
2016 U.S. senate election in California, won by Kamala Harris
present phase of the Somali Civil War, concentrated in southern Somalia
At least five workers are killed after a wall collapses on them at a recycling plant in Birmingham, England.
United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Union
ceremonial county in England, UK (use Q21694636 for administrative unitary authority)
A 63 year old Palestinian man dies during a clash at the Qalandiya checkpoint; Palestinian sources claim his death was due to tear gas inhalation while Israeli sources say the man suffered a fatal heart attack.
The Russian Olympic Committee appeals the ban of its track and field team from participating in the upcoming summer Olympics by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), because of large scale doping, with the Court of Arbitration for Sport. A hearing on the case will take place on July 19.
In response to violence in the Hebron area, including the killing yesterday of a 13-year-old Jewish girl asleep in her home in the Kiryat Arba settlement by a Palestinian assailant, the Israel Defense Forces places a closure on Hebron, brings additional troops to the area and announces a cut to tax funds it collects for the Palestinian Authority, saying it would deduct the amount the Palestinian leadership pays to the families of militants.
president of the United States from 1977 to 1981
United States president Barack Obama and his vice president Joe Biden endorse Kamala Harris over Loretta Sanchez, both of whom are Democrats.
maritime warfare branch of India's military
The United States Department of State reopens an investigation into the possible mishandling of classified information by former Secretary of State and presumptive Democratic Party presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and her top aides.
United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg apologizes for remarks she made earlier in the week to a number of news outlets criticizing presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
Nigel Farage resigns as leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) but says he and other MEPs/MPs of the party would continue to carry out their term in the European Parliament.
A federal judge, Paul L. Friedman, rules that John Hinckley Jr., who attempted to assassinate U.S. President Ronald Reagan outside the Washington Hilton on March 30, 1981, is to be released after 35 years at St. Elizabeths Hospital as he no longer poses a danger to himself or others.
The election deadlock continues as neither Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull nor opposition leader Bill Shorten has the minimum number of Lower House seats (76) needed to form a government. Shorten leads Turnbull, 71-67, with only six seats undecided.
Barack Obama chooses his home city of Chicago for his presidential library.
The government of the Philippines demands its critics to provide proof if there are human rights violations conducted during its drug war.
The Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda (FLEC) says it has killed nine Angolan soldiers and wounded 14 others in recent clashes in the oil-rich Cabinda Province.
most populous city in the United States of America
Standard & Poor's drops Australia's debt outlook from stable to negative following the country's surprisingly close election this weekend.
conflict between NATO Western forces and the Taliban
Five soldiers between the two rival Sudan People's Liberation Army factions are killed in clashes in the capital Juba, with reports of heavy gunfire continuing, despite President Salva Kiir Mayardit and rebel leader Riek Machar having reached a peace deal back in April.
Tesla motors opens a 'Gigafactory' near Reno in the middle of the Nevada desert.
Iraqi Interior Minister Mohammed Salem Al-Ghabban says he has submitted his resignation. Al-Ghabban cited a lack of "coordination among security systems" demonstrated by Sunday's bombings in Baghdad that killed over 200 people and injured at least 175 others. No report yet that Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has accepted this resignation.
Celebrity appearances and performances include the boyband Boyz II Men, singer/songwriter Paul Simon and singer/actress Demi Lovato; among the speakers include Sanders supporter/comedian Sarah Silverman and Latina activist/actress Eva Longoria. ,
The price of nickel swings wildly after Philippines environment secretary Gina Lopez announces plans to close existing mines in the country.
American TV personality, businessman, outdoorsman, hunter, and author
Two men armed with knives take a priest, two nuns and two parishioners hostage in a church near Rouen in the French region of Normandy. French police kill the hostage-takers after the 86-year-old priest, Jacques Hamel, was killed by slitting his throat. ,
Voters in Nauru go to the polls for an election. The President of Nauru Baron Waqa is reelected in his constituency. ,
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of Kyrgyzstan revokes Azimzhan Askarov's life sentence and sends the case to a lower court to be reviewed.
Gov. Dayton says, "Would this have happened if those passengers, the driver and the passengers, were white? I don't think it would have. So I'm forced to confront, and I think all of us in Minnesota are forced to confront, that this kind of racism exists."
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reports a 7.7 magnitude earthquake has struck off the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy resigns as leader of The Republicans party and announces his candidacy for President again.
extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth
Waves of Chinese protestors gather outside of KFC restaurants and Apple Stores across China to express their anti-U.S. sentiments after the ruling, while Chinese state media asks for calm.
A machete attack in the German city of Reutlingen by a Syrian asylum-seeker leaves one woman dead and two others injured.
Two nearby boats, responding to a Coast Guard emergency broadcast, rescue 46 people from the sinking 220-foot Alaska Juris fishing boat in the Bering Sea off Alaska's Aleutian Islands.
Emperor Akihito of Japan intends to abdicate within a few years, citing old age. It would be the first abdication of a Japanese emperor in 200 years; the last emperor to abdicate was Emperor Kōkaku in 1817.
After giving her speech, Melania Trump is accused of plagiarizing parts of Michelle Obama's speech that she gave during the 2008 Democratic National Convention. The Trump campaign quickly responded to the controversy saying that the whole thing was "absurd".
The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports U.S.-led coalition airstrikes on the Islamic State-held city of Manbij in northern Syria kill at least 56 civilians, including 11 children, and injure dozens more.
central bank of the Russian Federation established on July 13, 1990
major component of the U.S. criminal justice system
South Korea claims that North Korea has fired a ballistic missile from a submarine.
Twenty Philippine Army soldiers are under investigation after they are suspected of mutilating the body of a New People's Army member. The communist militant's eyes were gouged, his tongue was cut off and his throat was slit.
The Leader of the Opposition, Bill Shorten, concedes defeat as continued counting in marginal seats indicates that the governing coalition of the Liberal Party and National Party will either win a narrow majority or be able to govern with the support of independents. Malcolm Turnbull will continue as Prime Minister of Australia and has claimed victory. ,
Portuguese politician and teacher (born 1956)
capital and largest city of the United Kingdom
California governor Jerry Brown rejects a parole for Leslie van Houten, a cult follower of Charles Manson.
huge, persistent storm in Jupiter's atmosphere
Every square inch of the United States is forecasted to have hotter-than-normal temperatures for the first time in recorded history.
A lone gunman opened fire at a café in Žitište, Serbia, killing five people and injuring 20 more.
In skydiving, American Luke Aikins sets a world record for jumping from a height of 25,000 feet (7,620 meters) without a parachute or wing suit.
Attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan
1981 shooting of US President Ronald Reagan and murder of then White House Press Secretary James Brady
Typhoon Nepartak is expected to make landfall on mainland China on Friday and will make flooding worse. Nearly 200 people have died in flood waters in China in the past week with 41 people missing, 1.6 million relocated and almost 50,000 houses collapsed.
most senior politician within the Labour Party in the United Kingdom
Biologists have determined that the only 'true' species of wolf in North America is the gray wolf while the red wolf is a wolf hybridized with a coyote.
city in and county seat of Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States
bilateral relations between United States and Turkey
Japanese telecommunications company SoftBank agrees to buy British IT company ARM Holdings for more than $32 billion.
Abu Mohammad al-Julani, the leader of Al-Nusra Front, announces that the group is splitting from Al-Qaeda with their approval and that new operations will be carried out under the name Jabhat Fateh al-Sham.
At least 35 people are killed and 60 others injured in an attack on a Shiite mausoleum located in north of Baghdad. Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant have claimed responsibility. ,
Former president Bill Clinton, husband of Hillary Clinton, describes Hillary as a fighter who works relentlessly to make the world better. ,
13 hostages were rescued following a standoff with the Rapid Action Battalion.
2016 police killing of a black man in Falcon Heights, Minnesota, United States
The Philippines House of Representatives seeks to investigate the rise in deaths of suspected drug dealers in the country.
Cambodia and Laos cause discord at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations meeting after they block a joint statement by the group regarding the South China Sea. ,
Turkish Air Force base near Incirlik, Turkey
Airstrikes hit Darkush in Idlib Province near the Turkish border, killing at least 23 people, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. At least 25 died when rebels shelled government-held areas of Aleppo. Friday is the last day of a 72-hour Syrian Army-sponsored ceasefire.
Other issues to be discussed will include Europe's migrant crises, ISIL extremists, and the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's order under the state of emergency declared Wednesday after the failed military coup calls for closure of thousands of private schools, charities, and other institutions suspected of having links to Fethullah Gülen.
head of the executive branch of New York City's government
British and American actress (1916–2020)
Lincolnshire Police have ruled out a potential link to terrorism.
Angela Eagle drops out of the race and announces her endorsement of Owen Smith, the last remaining candidate to challenge incumbent party leader Jeremy Corbyn.
quantified value of an event that is more extreme than that of all comparable events worldwide, often in sport
Emails released by Wikileaks show that the Democratic National Committee (DNC), led by Debbie Wasserman Schultz, supported the candidacy of Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders. , , ,
Ten people are killed by the Philippine National Police within a week after Rodrigo Duterte took office as president and made statements encouraging the murder of illegal drug addicts.
fifth planet from the Sun and largest planet in the Solar System
Shorten leads Turnbull, 71-67, with only six seats undecided.
2016 police killing of a black man in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
U.S. political event held in Denver, Colorado
Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj announces Indian charity worker Judith D'Souza (Aga Khan Foundation), who was kidnapped in Kabul, Afghanistan, on June 9, 2016, is free.
president of the United States from 2009 to 2017
The FBI recommends, with numerous reservations about her actions, no charges be filed against Hillary Clinton over her emails.
Pakistani social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch is killed by her brother in an honour killing.
Active volcano in North Sumatra, Indonesia
The search intensifies for the Indian Air Force Antonov An-32 military transport with 29 people aboard that went missing over the Bay of Bengal shortly after its Friday morning takeoff from Tambaram.
intermontane valley in Jammu and Kashmir, bounded on the southwest by the Pir Panjal Range and on the northeast by the main Himalayas
International Catholic event celebrated from July 25–31, 2016 in Kraków, Poland
Syrian government airstrikes in Damascus kill at least 30 people. According to the rebels, the airstrikes were revenge for the killing of a Syrian Air Force pilot by Al-Nusra Front yesterday. The airstrikes reportedly targeted a medical centre and a school.
legal declaration or de facto acts by a government allowing assumption of extraordinary powers
At least two people are killed and dozens more are wounded in a suicide bombing in Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province.
Date: July 1, 2016 – present (6 years, 6 months and 19 days)
Sam Allardyce is appointed as the new England national football team manager by The Football Association following the resignation of Roy Hodgson in June.
American author and global health advocate
At least 30 civilians have been killed by Indian Army soldiers as anti-government protests and violence spread across the state.
British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports a Save the Children maternity hospital in Kafr Takharim in rebel-held Idlib Governorate is hit by airstrikes. No report on casualties. SOHR also says at least five people are killed and more than 25 injured from airstrikes in another part of the northern Idlib countryside.
A Turkish ship carrying humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip docks at the Israeli port city of Ashdod, the first warming move between the two countries since relations began to improve. Relations between Turkey and Israel were tense since the 2010 Gaza flotilla raid but ended last week when Turkey agreed to normalize ties in a diplomatic treaty.
Dr. Carla Hayden is confirmed to be the 14th Librarian of Congress, becoming the first woman and African-American to lead the Library of Congress.
Turkish police arrest a total of 41 people in connection with the Istanbul Atatürk Airport terrorist attack.
A suicide bomb explosion in Kurdish-controlled Al-Hasakah in northeastern Syria kills at least 16 people, including three children and two women. ISIL claims responsibility.
city in northern Iraq and capital of Nineveh Province
An Indian Air Force AN32 carrying 29 people on board has gone missing over the Bay of Bengal while en route to Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
List of chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir
#ThisFlag protest leader Pastor Evan Mawarire says the movement, which uses WhatsApp, Facebook, and Twitter, will hold a two-day strike next week if demands, that include sacking corrupt ministers, payment of delayed salaries, lifting of roadblocks that residents say are used by police to extract bribes, etc., are not met.
Jeff Weaver, the campaign manager of Bernie Sanders, says that someone, alluding to Debbie Wasserman Schultz, must be held accountable for the revelations in the leaks.
An estimated 272 people have been killed between rival Sudan People's Liberation Army factions as clashes in the capital, Juba, continue. According to a spokesman for rebel leader and Vice President Riek Machar, South Sudan is "back to war" despite a peace deal being reached last April.
single market of the European Union and participating non-EU countries
Santa Clarita Valley, Los Angeles County, California
gendarmerie and border security branch of the Israel National Police
The 127 people who were massacred in the Srebrenica massacre in 1995 and were subsequently discovered in mass graves are buried at the Srebrenica Genocide Memorial following a funeral. For the first time, Bosnian Serbs were not welcome to attend the ceremony.
During a press conference, Republican nominee Donald Trump calls on Russia to find Hillary Clinton's 30,000 missing emails.
The final result showed the Coalition with a bare 1 seat majority in the House with 76 seats and the Australian Labor Party with 69 seats.
And during a feast ending the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on Wednesday, The Gambian President Yahya Jammeh announced that child and forced marriages are banned.
Citibank notifies the Venezuelan government it will close the accounts of the Venezuelan Central Bank and the Bank of Venezuela in 30 days after conducting a "periodic risk management review." Venezuela relies on Citibank to conduct foreign currency transactions due to the country's strict currency controls.
Pakistani philanthropist, social activist, ascetic and humanitarian
At least one person is reportedly killed and others are taken hostage after an armed group seized control of the police headquarters in the Erebuni District of Yerevan, Armenia. The gunmen are demanding the release of jailed opposition figure, Jirair Sefilian, according to Armenia's National Security Service.
Floods kill at least 154 in China and 300,000 people are being evacuated in Hebei province.
The deadly, nine-day old Soberanes Fire, blazing south of Carmel-by-the-Sea, has destroyed 57 homes and is expected to grow to 170,000 acres (265 square miles) before it's done. It is 15 percent contained. Six major Big Sur State Parks remain closed through August 6.
valley in Southern California, United States
Twenty Philippine Army soldiers are under investigation after they are suspected of mutilating the body of a New People's Army member.
The Central Bank of Russia announces it will start buying the Chinese yuan in an attempt to diversify its foreign-currency reserves away from the Euro and the U.S. dollar and to become less vulnerable to Western sanctions.
A bus from Wales carrying 50 people, including 41 teenagers, tips over in eastern France, injuring 13, two seriously.
Police kill Micah X Johnson, the gunman believed responsible for the killing of five police officers and shooting of seven more in Dallas, Texas following a standoff.
ongoing civil war in the country of Yemen
Date: 16 April 2009 – 19 December 2017 (8 years, 8 months and 3 days)
ancient people known for their conflict with the Israelites described in the Bible
Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry says five border guards have been killed following clashes with Houthi militants on the border with Yemen.
protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
The Palestinian National Authority says it is planning to sue the United Kingdom over the 1917 Balfour Declaration. Palestinian Foreign Affairs Minister Riyad al-Maliki says the document led to mass Jewish immigration to British Mandatory Palestine, "at the expense of our Palestinian people".
AMC Theatres is purchasing London-based Odeon & UCI Cinemas Group in a deal valued at about £921 million ($1.21 billion). AMC has 385 theaters with 5,380 screens, most in the United States. Odeon & UCI has 242 theaters and 2,236 screens in the U.K. and Ireland. AMC noted its $1.1 billion (£835 million) acquisition of Carmike Cinemas (276 thrs/2,954 scrs) (of Columbus, Georgia) is still in the works.
Unilever buys Dollar Shave Club for US$1 billion.
Morocco formally announces it wishes to rejoin the African Union 32 years after leaving over its recognition of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic in Western Sahara.
Palestinian Foreign Affairs Minister Riyad al-Maliki says the document led to mass Jewish immigration to British Mandatory Palestine, "at the expense of our Palestinian people".
American lawyer, television personality, fashion designer, author and women's and diversity advocate
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of Kyrgyzstan revokes Azimzhan Askarov's life sentence and sends the case to a lower court to be reviewed. A prominent Kyrgyz political activist and recognized prisoner of conscience of Uzbek ethnicity, Askarov was convicted in 2011 of stirring up ethnic violence in 2010 between Uzbeks and Kyrgyz in southern Kyrgyzstan and sentenced to life in prison.
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
The short-range ballistic missiles flew about 500 to 600 kilometers (310 to 375 miles) before crashing in the sea, sufficient to target the southern part of South Korea where the U.S.
League of Nations Mandate in the Middle East under British administration (1920-1948)
Verizon Communications buys Yahoo! for $4.83 billion in cash, ending the latter's over 20-year run as an independent corporation.
NATO members gather in Warsaw, Poland, for a two-day summit.
person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed
American attorney and politician (born 1944)
Niger, following attacks by Boko Haram on Bosso and Yebi in the Lake Chad region, extends for three months a state of emergency in Diffa.
President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)
US-based movie theater chain in the US and Europe
Amnesty International reports detainees in Turkey are being subjected to beatings and torture, including rape, in official and unofficial detention centres in the country.
The United States military says it will shortly return 4,000 hectares of its Okinawa military installation, 17 percent of the area it controls, to the Japanese government.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from September to October 2022
Serie A defending champions Juventus break the Italian transfer record fee after completing the signing of Argentinian forward Gonzalo Higuaín from Napoli for €90M (£75.3m) on a five-year-deal.
Dozens of petty criminals and alleged drug addicts die in the Philippines within a few days after Rodrigo Duterte took the presidency. He actively encouraged extrajudicial killing of drug addicts and petty criminals before and after the election.
Andrea Leadsom withdraws from the leadership election meaning that Theresa May will become the next leader of the Conservative Party and next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Tunisian lawmakers, dissatisfied with the lack of progress on a financial reforms package, vote (118-3) to dismiss Prime Minister Habib Essid from office.
A dead body is found in the area of the Sand Fire near Santa Clarita that has doubled in size to more than 22,000 acres. Officials order mandatory evacuations for 1,500 homes in Little Tujunga, Sand, and Placerita canyons. The South Coast Air Quality Management District issues an alert for unhealthy air quality in affected areas.
event in which aircraft are used to attack targets on land or at sea
Typhoon Nepartak is expected to make landfall on mainland China on Friday and will make flooding worse.
American lawyer and politician (born 1960)
List of prime ministers of São Tomé and Príncipe
head of government of the United Kingdom
American criminal and cult leader (1934–2017)
flight involved in an incident on 8 March 2014
Thousands of people attend a ceremony at the Thiepval Memorial in Picardy, France, to mark the centenary of the start of the Battle of the Somme.
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette files criminal charges against six state employees in connection with the Flint water crisis.
bilateral relations between Cuba and the United States
head of the United States Department of State
A Kansas City police captain has been shot dead in Kansas City, Kansas.
The President of France François Hollande extends a state of emergency against terrorism for three months following the attack, which has now claimed over 80 lives.
British Conservative party politician (born 1967)
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani declares Sunday, 24 July 2016, a day of national mourning.
High profile speakers include Senator Cory Booker, Senator Al Franken, Senator Kristen Gillibrand and Senator Jeanne Shaheen.
team sport played on a court with baskets on either end
galaxy cluster in the constellation Perseus
An estimated 272 people have been killed between rival Sudan People's Liberation Army factions as clashes in the capital, Juba, continue.
Al-Ghabban cited a lack of "coordination among security systems" demonstrated by Sunday's bombings in Baghdad that killed over 200 people and injured at least 175 others.
Loretta Lynch, the Attorney General of the United States, closes the investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a personal email system to conduct official business without charges being laid.
Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey
Vietnamese police bus away about two dozen would-be protestors who gathered at Hoàn Kiếm Lake in central Hanoi to rally in support of the Permanent Court of Arbitration's South China Sea decision, and against China's rejection of the tribunal's ruling. This preemptive action, in effect, squashed the No-U group protest.
American lawyer and politician (born 1958)
President Barack Obama's advocates for Hillary Clinton stating there has never been anyone more qualified than Hillary to serve as president.
2016 shooting of Baton Rouge police officers
At least 44 people are killed in a twin bombing in the Kurdish-controlled city of Al-Qamishli on the Syria–Turkey border. ISIL claims responsibility for the attack.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz resigns from her position as Chairperson of the Democratic National Committee. Wasserman Schultz had reportedly been removed from a speaking role after a WikiLeaks email leak proved her implicit support of Hillary Clinton's campaign during the primaries. Her resignation will take effect upon the close of the convention. Donna Brazile will serve as interim chair.
country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom
Abdul Sattar Edhi, Pakistani philanthropist and Chairman of the Edhi Foundation, passes away in Karachi at Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation.
Officials evacuate 10,000 homes as the blaze grows to more than 35,000 acres.
The death toll from the coup is reported to be at least 42 in Ankara and 60 across Turkey. 130 soldiers have been taken into custody and one Turkish Army general has been killed. ,
Donna Brazile will serve as interim chair.
piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting
2016 Conservative Party leadership election
British Conservative Party leadership election
A crane collapses across the Tappan Zee Bridge in New York. No vehicles are hit, but several contractors suffer minor injuries.
Relations between Turkey and Israel were tense since the 2010 Gaza flotilla raid but ended last week when Turkey agreed to normalize ties in a diplomatic treaty.
state-sponsored act constituting a serious violation of the laws of war
The European Union extends economic sanctions on Russia until 31 January 2017 over Moscow's continued support for separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine.
2003–2011 war after an American-led invasion
Date: 8 November 1975 – present (47 years, 2 months and 18 days)
Democratic National Committee cyber attacks
Celebrity appearances include Elizabeth Banks, Andra Day, Lena Dunham, America Ferrera, Tony Goldwin, Alicia Keys, Debra Messing, Meryl Streep, and Mallory Weggemann. ,
The Home Secretary Theresa May secured the highest number votes with 199, while Department of Energy and Climate Change minister Andrea Leadsom received the second highest amount, with 84.
Rabbi Michael Mark is murdered and his two children badly injured when terrorists shoot at his car on the highway south of Hebron.
The municipality of North Battleford, Saskatchewan shuts off its main water supply following an oil spill into the North Saskatchewan River the previous day, of up to 250,000 litres, from a pipeline owned by Husky Energy.
2016 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles
In American football, a United States appeals court has denied New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady's appeal for his role in the Deflategate controversy.
one of the four Greater Sunda Islands, governed by Indonesia
Multiple gunshots strike the public safety headquarters of the San Antonio, Texas, Police Department. No injuries are reported.
Four Florida residents may have been infected by the virus locally.
2016 United States presidential election
directly elected parliament of the European Union
In pro-EU rallies, thousands of people protest in London against the United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Union and ask that Article 50 not be invoked.
city in and county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
social-democratic political party in Turkey
The United States tentatively approves eight, of 12 that applied, airlines for flights from 10 U.S. cities to Havana as early as this fall: Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, and United Airlines. Last month, flights were approved from five U.S. cities to nine other international airports.
China rejects the tribunal's ruling, declaring it null and void. China's paramount leader Xi Jinping reiterates the South China Sea has been Chinese territory since "ancient times."
Italian football club based in Naples, Campania
Elizabeth Truss is named Secretary of State for Justice and first ever female Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom as former chancellor Michael Gove is ousted from the cabinet.
Two years after its launch, supporters of the Ice Bucket Challenge to bring awareness to ALS celebrate scientific discovery regarding NEK1.
The axeman has reportedly been shot by police and is reportedly a 17-year-old Afghan man who pledged allegiance to ISIL before the attack.
political-religious armed movement in Yemen
crossover fighting video game developed by Nintendo for the Nintendo GameCube in 2001
Chief Andrae reports there are "no indications" the teenage gunman, who killed nine people and apparently himself, had links to ISIL or any other terror group. The attack injured 27.
Netizens launch a satiric contest for apologizing to China on social media after numerous artists apologized online.
ISIL claims responsibility for the attack, and four people allegedly involved in the attack are arrested overnight.
Investigators hypothesise that the plane may be further to the north than the current search area.
The communist militant's eyes were gouged, his tongue was cut off and his throat was slit.
human rights situation in Egypt pertaning to the rights assured by the constitution
Election of Evaristo Carvalho as President of São Tomé and Príncipe
The government does not recognize most of these people as citizens, and has treated even long-term residents as illegal immigrants.
At least 64 people die in Nepal after heavy monsoonal rain triggers floods and landslides.
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
capital city of the Al-Hasakah Governorate in Syria Founder ottoman empair
House of Representatives of the Philippines
Lower house of the Congress of the Philippines
Prime Minister David Cameron announces he will step down on Wednesday, July 13.
Three policemen and one civilian are killed in Almaty, Kazakhstan, in an attack on a police station by a radical Islamist. One gunman is reportedly still at large.
Israel's military attacks two Syrian Army targets in Syrian territory from the Golan Heights after a fire from the fighting damages a security fence on the border.
low-intensity asymmetric war, beginning in 1964, between Colombian governments, paramilitary groups, crime syndicates and far-left guerrillas (FARC, ELN, etc.)
A suspected militant of Al-Shabaab shoots and kills four Kenyan police officers at a police station in Kapenguria, Kenya, where he was being held.
A suicide bomber attacks a police station in Solo, Indonesia, killing himself and injuring a police officer.
port city and temporary capital of Yemen
Gunmen storm a restaurant, exchange fire with security, and take at least twenty hostages in the Gulshan neighborhood of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Two policemen are killed. The Islamic State claims responsibility.
Presumptive Democratic Party presidential nominee Hillary Clinton selects Senator Tim Kaine (Virginia) as her vice-presidential running mate.
overview of law enforcement in the Republic of Turkey
Date: 31 January 2009 – present (13 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
Celebrity appearances include Angela Bassett, Lee Daniels, Huey Dunbar, Raúl Esparza, La India, Star Jones, Lenny Kravitz, Sigourney Weaver, and will.i.am.
American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1993)
person who collects, writes and distributes news and other information
Palestinian militants fire two rockets into Israel from the Gaza Strip; one explodes outside a preschool in the town of Sderot, causing damage to property but no injuries, and the second rocket exploded in an open area in the Sha'ar Hanegev region.
Protests in Harare and elsewhere in the country continue despite police intimidation and pleas by President Robert Mugabe for them to stop.
Rupert Murdoch will replace him as interim Chief Executive and Chairman.
701 PARK AVENUE, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States
Six major Big Sur State Parks remain closed through August 6.
A car bomb explodes at an outdoor market in Baghdad, killing at least 12 people and injuring 20 more.
At least three Baton Rouge Police Department officers are shot dead and several others are wounded by a gunman in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
underground political party in the Philippines
An unidentified senior Indonesian official says the government is "99 percent" certain Abu Wardah Santoso, leader of ISIL-connected Mujahidin Indonesia Timur, was killed in Monday's clash with security forces on Sulawesi island.
Authorities identify the attacker as a 31-year-old Tunisian resident in France, who was killed during the exchange of gunfire with police. The man was known to police in connection with petty crime, but was not on the French intelligence service watch list.
The Bahrain High Civil Court in Manama dissolves Al Wefaq, Bahrain's main Shia opposition group, accusing it of helping to foster violence and terrorism in the Sunni-led, Shia-majority island country. The Bahraini court previously issued a three-month suspension of the group last month.
ISIL claims responsibility for the attack.
Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war
global international and intergovernmental organization
2014–2017 unicameral legislature of Nepal
Following the murder of the Catholic priest, French President François Hollande vows to wage war against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant "by every means".
map delineating Chinese territorial claims to South China Sea waters
In Brooklyn, New York 33 people are treated for a possible K2 overdose. The drug is illegal to sell or produce in the state.
conflict initiated by Rodrigo Duterte against drug lords and drug pushers
U.S. Army general and former U.S. National Security Advisor
Thousands of people in Cambodia attend the funeral of Kem Ley, a critic of the perceived corrupt and authoritarian rule of Hun Sen, who has been in power since 1985. , ,
Protesters in Pakistan take offense to the honour killing of internet celebrity Qandeel Baloch.
At least 31 people are killed and several more remain missing after flash floods ravage the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
secretary of state responsible for the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union
arbitration between the Philippines and China
Attorneys for 80-year old American pro football legend and Hall of Famer Paul Hornung, who has dementia, sue Riddell sports equipment manufacturer, stating its helmets failed to protect Hornung from brain injury. The suit says Hornung suffered multiple concussions as a player and his neurodegenerative disease has been linked to repetitive head trauma.
The visit, along with his visit to Georgia yesterday, comes ahead of the NATO summit in Warsaw that will take place tomorrow.
intentional infliction of physical or mental suffering upon a person or an animal
Hillary Clinton is nominated as the Democratic Party candidate for this year's presidential election. She becomes the first woman ever to be nominated for president by a major party in the United States.
Former Philippine president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has been acquitted of plunder.
South African athlete Oscar Pistorius is sentenced to six years imprisonment for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp.
series of caves located in the heart of the old city of Hebron, where, according to the Torah, Bible and the Quran, the Patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are buried
China begins demolishing buildings and evicting residents at Larung Gar in Tibet, one of the largest religious institutes in the world. Officials put forward overpopulation and security as the leading reasons for the planned action.
Three policemen and one civilian are killed in Almaty, Kazakhstan, in an attack on a police station by a radical Islamist.
American and South Korean military officials agree to deploy a U.S.
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South Korea announces plans to deploy a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense anti-ballistic missile system in Seongju County in the country's south in order to deter against a North Korean attack.
inter-governmental body seeking Israeli-Palestinian peace
The leader of the Australian delegation says the country's athletes would not be checking in at the athletes' village because it's unsafe for human habitation. Australian athletes have been staying at nearby Rio de Janeiro hotels.
Malaysia confirms it has suffered its first bombing by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant during the previous week raising fears about the spread of influence of the militant group.
The death toll from the coup is reported to be at least 42 in Ankara and 60 across Turkey.
A two-week standoff comes to an end in Yerevan, Armenia, after the remaining gunmen holed up in a police station surrender to police. The National Security Service says "twenty terrorists have been arrested" following the "complete liberation" of the police compound.
The President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan returns to Istanbul Atatürk Airport indicating that the coup may be faltering.
geographical and cultural region of France
President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986
conservative-democratic political party in Turkey
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders endorses Democratic Party rival Hillary Clinton for president at a rally in New Hampshire, effectively suspending his presidential campaign.
A suicide bomber detonates a device near the security headquarters of the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia, killing four security guards.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declares a state of emergency for three months following Friday night's failed coup.
Period of formation of tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean in 2016
Prime Minister of Hungary (1998–2002; 2010–present)
According to a Nigerian Army spokesman, a Boko Haram suicide bomber kills six people inside a mosque in the town of Damboa, Borno State. A second suicide bomber attempted to enter the same mosque but failed to gain entry and detonated his belt, killing only himself.
variant of skydiving activity involving a specially designed suit which offers control surfaces
Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection, 2016
Two suspects and a person of interest have been detained in connection with the shooting.
sovereign state in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
A French court sentences two former Rwandan mayors of the town of Kabarondo to life in prison on charges of crimes against humanity and genocide committed during the Rwandan Genocide in 1994. During the genocide, Hutu extremists massacred over 2,000 Tutsi who sought refuge in the town.
the practice and process of applying Islamic doctrine to personal life and society
Three high-ranking officers of the Investigative Committee of Russia in Moscow are detained for accepting bribes from a crime lord.
Flooding caused by torrential rain in China kills at least 180 people, mostly along the Yangtze river.
Business magnate and former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi sells leading football club A.C. Milan to a Chinese consortium for an eventual €400 million.
In a report by Amnesty International, the group documents findings of Egyptian officials forcibly making hundreds of people disappear and face torture in the past year in an attempt to crack down on dissent in the country.
island sovereign state off the coast of Southeast Africa, in the Indian Ocean
The Prime Minister of Australia, Malcolm Turnbull said that his country would open up trading with the United Kingdom in a post-EU trade deal.
sovereign state in West Africa and North Africa
A section of a Taiwanese commuter train car explodes near Songshan Station, injuring at least 21 people, some of them seriously.
At least six people are shot and killed and several people wounded by suspected Al-Shabaab militants who ambushed two buses in Mandera, Kenya, near the Somalian border.
More than a hundred suspected drug pushers have been killed since Rodrigo Duterte took office as president of the country, a situation likened to the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos.
In golf, Henrik Stenson wins the 2016 Open Championship defeating Phil Mickelson after a closely fought battle in the final round at the Royal Troon Golf Club in Scotland. Stenson's total of 264, 20 under par, is the lowest stroke total ever recorded in any major championship and ties Jason Day's performance at last year's PGA Championship for the lowest score in relation to par at a major. It is also Stenson's first victory in a major tournament.
province of Indonesia, on the island of Sumatra
primary law enforcement agency in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana
An ancient Philistine cemetery has been unearthed in Israel.
Syrian government airstrikes in Damascus kill at least 30 people.
ground warfare branch of Turkey's military
A helicopter crashes at Breighton Aerodrome in the United Kingdom, with reports of five casualties.
the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union
Larpenteur Avenue and Fry Street, Falcon Heights, Minnesota, U.S.
He had previously announced that it would be lifted on 26 July.
A bus crashes on a highway in Dagestan, Russia, killing at least nine people and injuring dozens more.
The Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull announces that a Royal Commission will be held into the Northern Territory youth justice system after the Australian Broadcasting Commission's Four Corners program shows footage of juvenile Aboriginal Australians being tortured at the Don Dale Juvenile Detention Centre. John Elferink has been sacked as the Northern Territory's Minister for Justice and Corrections following the report. ,
military conflict in the Arabian Peninsula
A car bomb explodes at a checkpoint north of Baghdad, killing at least seven people.
Greek security forces arrest eight people after a Turkish military helicopter lands at Alexandroupoli Airport. The helicopter crew have reportedly requested political asylum.
Kīlauea, a shield volcano on the island of Hawai'i, erupts lava into the ocean for the first time since 2013.
capital and most populous city of France
Attorneys for 80-year old American pro football legend and Hall of Famer Paul Hornung, who has dementia, sue Riddell sports equipment manufacturer, stating its helmets failed to protect Hornung from brain injury.
championship series of the National Basketball Association, annual from 1950; officially includes 1947 to 1949 BAA Finals; officially called the National Basketball Association World Championship Series through 1987
President Mugabe, in a live national television broadcast from a stadium in Bindura, blames Western sanctions for his country's inability to pay government workers on time.
American multinational technology company
Chief Andrae reports there are "no indications" the teenage gunman, who killed nine people and apparently himself, had links to ISIL or any other terror group.
City in Central Java Province, Indonesia
The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story
city in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
The 2016 Republican National Convention gets underway in Cleveland, Ohio. With the day's theme being national and local security, notable speakers include reality television star Willie Robertson, actor Scott Baio, former Governor of Texas Rick Perry, former Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani, Milwaukee County sheriff David Clarke, retired United States Army lieutenant general Michael T. Flynn and Melania Trump, wife of presumptive Republican nominee for President of the United States Donald Trump.
A Palestinian woman, in what was construed to be an attempt to stab Israeli Border Police officers at the entrance to the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron, is shot and later dies.
The nominees are announced in Los Angeles. Game of Thrones, Veep and The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story lead in nominations.
head of government of Turkey (1920 - 2018)
bilateral relations between Israel and Syria
An Al-Shabaab attack on the Central Investigations Department kills at least nine people.
This week, the Gambia and Tanzania outlawed child marriages.
The death toll from the two-mile high Mount Sinabung ash eruption Saturday has risen to seven, with two others in critical condition.
Israeli forces level land east of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip.
sale and distribution of illegal narcotics in the Philippines
Extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances in the Philippines
French Catholic Priest, Martyr and Servant of God
A suicide car bomb kills at least 21 people and wounds more than 32 at the entrance to Al Khalis, northeast of Baghdad. Most died inside their vehicles while waiting to enter the town.
A Lockheed C-130 Hercules owned by the Portuguese Armed Forces catches fire while taking off from Montijo Air Base, killing at least three people.
Indonesian Islamist militant organization
land service branch of the United States Armed Forces
North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
Ten people, including the gunman, are killed and 21 wounded in a shooting in and around the Olympia-Einkaufszentrum shopping mall in the Moosach district of Munich, Germany, next to the Olympic stadium.
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Theresa May becomes the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Following the Nampala attack, the government of Mali declares a three-day mourning period for the 17 soldiers killed in the attack, as well as a state of emergency for three months across the country.
former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
General Ümit Dündar reports at least 194 people were killed: two soldiers, 41 police officers, 47 civilians, and 104 alleged coup plotters. An official later adds that 1,440 people have been reported wounded.
A serial killer who has murdered seven people over a period of several months is on the loose in Phoenix, Arizona.
The Palestinian National Authority says it is planning to sue the United Kingdom over the 1917 Balfour Declaration.
The regional Parliament of Catalonia defies the Constitutional Court of Spain by holding an informal and unilateral vote for secession.
The Islamic State claims responsibility.
The International Olympic Committee states it considers all Russian athletes tainted by the country’s state-run doping scheme but individual athletes can compete in 2016 Games if they are able to convince individual sports federations of their innocence.
Three people are killed, including the male attacker, in a shotgun shooting outside a swimming pool in Spalding, Lincolnshire, U.K.. The victims are reported to be a 40-year-old mother and her 20-year-old daughter; both apparently knew the suspect.
Thousands gather in Istanbul's Taksim Square in a show of support for the new powers that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has received in order to crackdown on dissent following the attempted coup.
public health emergency of international concern
California officials declare a state of emergency for this Garrapata State Park blaze in Monterey County that, in its fifth day, has grown to 23,500 acres, and is only 10 percent contained.
The Zimbabwe economy is crippled after a week of protests as a result of dissatisfaction with the regime of Robert Mugabe.
Syrian opposition activists report government airstrikes on Aleppo Province kill at least five people and hit at least five medical facilities.
President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010
Dayton says, "Would this have happened if those passengers, the driver and the passengers, were white? I don't think it would have.
A Russian Air Force Mi-24 helicopter crashes near Palmyra, Syria, while assisting Syrian Army forces in the area. Russia's Ministry of Defence confirms two Russian pilots, Riafa'at Habibulin and Yevgeny Dolgin, are killed.
1975-present conflict in the Angolan exclave of Cabinda
formal body created for public enquiry into a defined issue in some Commonwealth monarchies
Typhoon Nepartak hits eastern Taiwan causing three deaths so far, 124 injuries, thousands of people to be evacuated, disrupting transport and power supplies.
South Korea warns that North Korea could hold another nuclear test at any time.
Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand wins the Women's British Open for her first major championship.
At least three French Armed Forces soldiers are killed after their helicopter is shot down near the city of Benghazi, Libya. The soldiers were killed while carrying out "dangerous intelligence operations", according to French President François Hollande.
music and theatre venue in downtown Los Angeles, California
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford London, E20
At least three people are killed and dozens more are wounded when protesters clash with Indian Army soldiers. The protesters defied an army curfew and took part in the funeral of a top rebel commander of Hizbul Mujahideen.
Two nearby boats, responding to a Coast Guard emergency broadcast, rescue 46 people from the sinking 220-foot Alaska Juris fishing boat in the Bering Sea off Alaska's Aleutian Islands. There are no reports of injuries; all on board were wearing survival suits.
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte urges Filipino citizens to murder people suspected of using illegal drugs.
Midori Ward, Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
56th governor of New York from 2011 to 2021
At least seven people are killed and eight are injured after a helicopter carrying Turkish Armed Forces personnel crashes in Turkey's northern Giresun Province, on the Black Sea coast.
Robert Mugabe says that his former supporters are to suffer severe punishment for supporting the protests.
At least 39 people are killed, including 16 children, in a fire at a residential compound in Mangidy, Madagascar.
terrorist attack in France on 14 July 2016
Directorate-General for External Security
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Date: 30 September 2015 – present (7 years, 3 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
athletics tournament held in London, United Kingdom
Turkey orders the detention of 42 journalists including well-known writer Nazli Ilicak.
Notable speakers include Governor Mark Dayton of Minnesota, Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Governor John Hickenlooper of Colorado, Governor Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania, retired General John R. Allen and Chelsea Clinton.
A Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) ship rescues 209 people, including 50 children, from two dinghies in distress in the Mediterranean Sea but finds 22 dead bodies, 21 women and a child, lying in a pool of fuel in the bottom of one of the boats. The dinghies were 17 miles east of Tripoli, Libya. Cause of death is unknown, though an MSF official says it could be that fumes from mixed fuel and water rendered the people unconscious. The MSF ship is expected to arrive in the Sicilian port of Trapani on Friday.
president of the United States from 2017 to 2021
The President of France François Hollande extends a state of emergency against terrorism for three months following the attack, which has now claimed over 80 lives. He had previously announced that it would be lifted on 26 July. ,
Home Secretary Theresa May gets 165 votes after the first ballot of Conservative members of parliament to select a new Leader and the next Prime Minister. Her nearest rival, Minister of State for Energy Andrea Leadsom, picked up 66 votes. Secretary of State for Justice Michael Gove won 48 votes, and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Stephen Crabb got 34 votes. Former Secretary of State for Defence Liam Fox is eliminated from consideration as he received just 16. Later, Crabb pulled out of the race and endorsed front-runner Theresa May. Fox also endorsed May.
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy criticizes Cambodian autocrat Hun Sen for trying to split up the Cambodian National Rescue Party, the second largest party in parliament.
Prominent Ukrainian-based journalist Pavel Sheremet of the Ukrayinska Pravda is killed in a car bombing in Kiev.
Castile's girlfriend, Lavish Reynolds, streamed the incident live over Facebook.
It is also Stenson's first victory in a major tournament.
A suicide car bomb, that targeted the Central Security headquarters in the port city of Aden, Yemen, kills at least 26 people. Following the blast, militants stormed the compound and clashed with soldiers. No group immediately claimed responsibility but it is similar to an Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant attack on the port of Al Mukalla.
diplomatic relations between Russia and the European Union
Bombings elsewhere in Iraq kill five more people.
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Over 15,000 players registered to compete with record breaking entrants for Street Fighter 5 at 5,107, Super Smash Bros for Wii U at 2,662 and Super Smash Bros. Melee at 2,372 entrants.
Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen refutes accusations that she would have interpreted the 1992 consensus differently.
In a so-called VatiLeaks case, a Vatican City Court dismisses charges of publishing confidential information against two Italian journalists stating it lacked jurisdiction in this case.
A crane collapses across the Tappan Zee Bridge in New York.
cities to nine other international airports.
individual who has killed three or more people over a period of more than a month
At least 16 people are killed after a hot air balloon catches fire and crashes near Lockhart, Texas.
ground-launched missile designed to attack aerial targets
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system in the country to counter North Korea's growing threats and use of ballistic missile and nuclear tests.
The United States deploys more than three dozen soldiers to Juba, South Sudan, to protect the U.S. embassy and help evacuate non-essential embassy staff due to local clashes.
American politician and educator (born 1952)
American author, educator, and political activist and strategist
seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea
Roger Ailes is reported to be leaving Fox News after charges of sexual harassment are filed against him by former Fox and Friends host Gretchen Carlson.
city in Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States
The United States Secretary of State John Kerry warns Turkey it could lose its NATO membership if it fails to uphold the principles of democracy. Around 8,000 police officers have been sacked in the country following the attempted coup, with more than 6,000 people in the army, the judiciary and other state bodies detained as part of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's crackdown.
At least two people are killed after as many as 17 people are injured during a mass shooting at Club Blu, a nightclub in Fort Myers, Florida, with most of the victims reportedly minors. Two suspects and a person of interest have been detained in connection with the shooting. ,
Protest leader, Evan Mawarire, asks the international community to put pressure on the regime of Robert Mugabe.
The United States Secretary of State John Kerry warns Turkey it could lose its NATO membership if it fails to uphold the principles of democracy.
At least three people die, including the shooter, in a shooting at the Berrien County courthouse in the U.S. state of Michigan.
Four children are stabbed to death by their mother in Memphis, Tennessee. The mother was taken into custody.
American online social media and social networking service
Russian war planes allegedly bomb a refugee camp near the border with Jordan, killing at least eight people.
Former president Bill Clinton, husband of Hillary Clinton, describes Hillary as a fighter who works relentlessly to make the world better.
Aftermath of the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum
American magazine on life, culture, politics, and style, focusing on New York City
The left-wing political party, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan, which is part of the current government, asks Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to investigate the recent vigilante killings of suspected drug pushers.
men's national association football team representing England
Secretary of State John Kerry says the United States would consider an extradition request for the cleric blamed for the attempted coup. Fethullah Gülen left Turkey in 1999 and now lives in Pennsylvania. Gülen denies any involvement. Kerry adds no request has been received.
city and commune in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
head of state and of government of Turkey
The Philippines' current crackdown on controlled substances passes a death toll of 500.
city in the Palestinian National Authority
Zimbabwean authorities arrest dozens of protesters as anti-government protests spread across the country.
The children's music group USA Freedom Kids plans to sue the campaign of Donald Trump.
ocean between Asia, Australia and the Americas
Japanese House of Councillors election, 2016
shooting that occurred in the Berrien County Courthouse in St. Joseph, Michigan
In painting, Louise Hearman wins the 2016 Archibald Prize for her portrait of Australian comedian, satirist and actor Barry Humphries.
He was found dead of a suspected self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head.
One suspect is in custody and two others are possibly at large.
Solo is the birthplace of President Joko Widodo.
Bernie Sanders 2016 presidential campaign
campaign by the Vermont Senator to become the 45th President of the United States
bilateral relations between Russia and Finland
At least 44 people are killed in a twin bombing in the Kurdish-controlled city of Al-Qamishli on the Syria–Turkey border.
Taiwan is recovering after Typhoon Nepartak hit yesterday killing two people and injuring 72.
Vietnamese police bus away about two dozen would-be protestors who gathered at Hoàn Kiếm Lake in central Hanoi to rally in support of the Permanent Court of Arbitration's South China Sea decision, and against China's rejection of the tribunal's ruling.
Australians vote to elect a government for the next three years. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, leader of the conservative Liberal Party-led Coalition, dissolved both houses of Parliament in May in a bid for a Senate more friendly to his agenda. The final result showed the Coalition with a bare 1 seat majority in the House with 76 seats and the Australian Labor Party with 69 seats.
global system of connected computer networks based on IP addressing and routing protocols
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirms previous rulings that Texas' 2011 voter ID law is discriminatory and does not comply with the Voting Rights Act, and orders a lower court to resolve the problem in time for the November elections.
Senator Bernie Sanders is booed by his own supporters during his keynote speech after telling them, "We must elect Hillary Clinton."
Following the death of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile and the shooting of white police officers in Dallas, Texas, The Bahamas issues a rare travel warning for its citizens traveling to the United States.
Democratic Republic of the Congo general election, 2016
The Coca-Cola Company beats expectations for its earnings.
U.S. President Barack Obama's advocates for Hillary Clinton stating there has never been anyone more qualified than Hillary to serve as president.
A lone gunman opened fire at a café in Žitište, Serbia, killing five people and injuring 20 more. The perpetrator was arrested shortly afterward while attempting to flee the scene.
China claims to have discovered the largest undersea hole dubbed "The Dragon's Hole" in the disputed Paracel Islands.
Parliament that exercises the legislative power of the Government of Catalonia
The new Belarusian ruble replaces the old Belarusian ruble during redenomination. (in Russian)
21st Century Fox announced that the head of Fox News, Roger Ailes, is resigning.
Lewis Hamilton wins the Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria.
Floods resulting from the annual monsoon season cause 22 deaths and make 100,000 people homeless in India.
Date: 16 January 2012 – present (11 years, 1 week and 3 days)
International Association of Athletics Federations
Restoration work at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, Palestine reveals a hidden angel mosaic.
Celebrity appearances include singer Carole King, basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabaar, actress Chloë Grace Moretz and singer Katy Perry.
electronic game with user interface and visual feedback
aerial warfare branch of Syria's armed forces
official currency of the People's Republic of China
head of state and of government of the U.S. state of Minnesota
court interpreting the Constitution of Spain
Afghan officials report at least 80 people are killed and more than 230 injured as twin suicide blasts hit a large demonstration of the Shiite Hazara community over a power route line at Dehmazang Circle, Kabul, Afghanistan. The Islamic State claims responsibility.
United States Government agency dedicated to civil aviation matters
The Syrian government offers an amnesty for rebels who surrender within three months.
land warfare branch of Nigeria's military
Americans of ancestry from black ethnic groups of Africa
The former Minister of Defense defeated the LDP-Komeito ruling coalition's Hiroya Masuda and the opposition bloc's Shuntaro Torigoe.
An official later adds that 1,440 people have been reported wounded.
Former Secretary of State for Defence Liam Fox is eliminated from consideration as he received just 16.
Former President of Brazil Lula da Silva will stand trial on obstruction of justice charges relating to the Petrobras scandal.
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen rejects a supposed deadline set by Mainland China's leader Xi Jinping for accepting the 1992 Consensus, saying such a deadline is against the will of the people.
international sports governing body organizing track and field athletics
Authorities identify the attacker as a 31-year-old Tunisian resident in France, who was killed during the exchange of gunfire with police.
General Akın Öztürk, Turkish Air Force chief until August 2015, confesses to planning last week's attempted coup d'état, according to the state-run Anadolu News Agency.
The protesters defied an army curfew and took part in the funeral of a top rebel commander of Hizbul Mujahideen.
bilateral relations between Japan and United States
This week, the Gambia and Tanzania outlawed child marriages. Friday, the Tanzanian High Court — in a case filed by the Msichana Initiative, a lobbying group that advocates for girls' right to education — ruled in favor of protecting girls from the harms of early marriage. And during a feast ending the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on Wednesday, The Gambian President Yahya Jammeh announced that child and forced marriages are banned. Jammeh called on the National Assembly to quickly take up the issue.
Austria’s highest court orders a repeat of the presidential elections narrowly lost in May by right-wing populist Freedom Party of Austria candidate Norbert Hofer.
The United Nations suspends aid to dangerous areas of Nigeria's northeastern Borno State following Thursday's attack by Boko Haram (ISIL in Africa) on a humanitarian convoy where two soldiers and three civilians were wounded.
Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda
China threatens the United States regarding the South China Sea and it will not accept a verdict in the Permanent Court of Arbitration.
highest federal executive body in the Russian Federation, headed by the Prime Minister
Protests occur in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S., after a man, Alton Sterling, is fatally shot by a police officer.
Samsung has its biggest profits in two years after the success of the Galaxy S7 phone.
Canada announces that it will deploy 1,000 soldiers of the Canadian Armed Forces to Latvia to bolster one of the four NATO battalions stationed there.
former Leader of the British Labour Party, MP for Islington North
Twin bombings in a pair of crowded commercial areas in Baghdad kill at least 125 people.
American broadband and telecommunications company
international humanitarian medical non-governmental organisation
British Chancellor Philip Hammond reports that the British economy grew in the last quarter immediately before Brexit, though economists warn that the economy is probably shrinking.
The Nigerian military commences bombing militants in Lagos and Ogun States with many militants reported dead.
2016 Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection
The court unanimously says that China has "no historical rights" based on the so-called "nine-dash line" map. ,
Iraqi politician and Prime Minister of Iraq
Democratic presidential election nominee Hillary Clinton accuses Russian intelligence services of being behind recent hacks into Democratic National Committee computers, while also accusing Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump of supporting Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The storm, which previously was a Category 3 hurricane, could produce up to 15 inches (40 cm) of rain.
Cambodia continues to block consensus in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations meeting. The country has political and economical dependencies with China.
Portugal wins 1–0 with an Éder goal in extra time.
highest-ranking regularly-appointed Great Officer of State of the United Kingdom
supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom
Australians vote to elect a government for the next three years.
This preemptive action, in effect, squashed the No-U group protest.
use of a drug with the primary intention to alter the state of consciousness
British–American Academy Award–winning film actress Olivia de Havilland, one of the last leading movie stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood, celebrates her 100th birthday.
formally combined military forces of Taliban-ruled Afghanistan from 1997–2001
North Korea says the United States has "crossed the red line in our showdown" after placing sanctions on its leader Kim Jong-un over human rights abuses, and considers the sanctions to be a "declaration of war" by the United States.
At least 19 people are killed and 26 others are injured in a knife attack at a care centre for disabled people in the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. A man has handed himself in to the police, according to local media.
process of changing the face value of banknotes or coins used in circulating currency
multiple murder by Micah Xavier Johnson during protest rally
Australian athletes have been staying at nearby Rio de Janeiro hotels.
failed Japanese X-ray astronomy satellite
group of islands, reefs, banks and other maritime features in the South China Sea
The United States Federal Aviation Administration issues an order that prohibits all airlines from flying from Turkey to the U.S., and bans U.S. commercial and private aircraft from flying to Turkey.
The death toll from the two-mile high Mount Sinabung ash eruption Saturday has risen to seven, with two others in critical condition. All victims were working farms in the village of Gamber in the Karo Regency of North Sumatra, within the volcano's "red zone" that Indonesian authorities have declared off-limits.
the unicameral legislature of the Gambia
Following the murder of the Catholic priest, French President François Hollande vows to wage war against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant "by every means". The organization released a video showing the attackers pledging allegiance to ISIL during the attack.
The European Union warns Switzerland that it will lose access to its single market if it goes through with its plan to impose restrictions on the free movement of EU citizens. In a referendum held back on February 9, 2014, Swiss voters approved limiting the movement of economic migrants from the EU in the country. Current laws allow migrants to enter Switzerland without visas.
In an unusual show of unity, tens of thousands of supporters of Turkey's ruling party and the country's main opposition parties hold a cross-party "Republic and Democracy" rally in support of democracy in Istanbul's central Taksim Square.
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's Liberal/National coalition, behind Bill Shorten's Labor Party in the first 48 hours following Saturday's election, is now ahead of Labor in the Lower House, 74–71 seats; 76 seats are needed to form a government. Minor parties and independents have won five seats; mail-in and absentee votes are still being counted. Turnbull is on the road today seeking support from a small handful of independent and small party lawmakers.
A car bomb explodes at an outdoor market in Baghdad, killing at least 12 people and injuring 20 more. Bombings elsewhere in Iraq kill five more people.
current United States federal appellate court
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016
EE UU based multi-level marketing company
Cybersecurity software maker Check Point reports HummingBad malware has infected at least 10 million Android devices, mostly in China and India. Check Point says a team of developers based in Beijing is behind HummingBad which gives hackers administrative-level access to infected devices. Apple devices have been hit by similar malware.
Hillary Clinton accepts her party's nomination as the candidate for this year's presidential election.
The chairman of the inquiry, Sir John Chilcot, said that the invasion was not a "last resort" and was based on "flawed intelligence and assessments".
Scientists manage to extract one last image from the Hitomi x-ray spacecraft, which broke up last March while orbiting Earth. Before it died, the spacecraft captured an image which measured the X-ray activity of the Perseus cluster.
Presidential transition of Rodrigo Duterte
international organisation of Southeast Asian countries
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announces that the country will hold a referendum on October 2 where voters will get to choose whether or not to accept European Union-imposed quotas on the distribution of migrants.
Aftermath of the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, 2016
Iraqi forces, backed by U.S. airstrikes, advance north towards ISIL-held Qayyarah Airfield West south of Mosul.
Non-governmental sports organisation (founded 1894)
Three people, including the perpetrator, are killed in a shooting in the town of Spalding, Lincolnshire in the United Kingdom. Lincolnshire Police have ruled out a potential link to terrorism.
A Russian Air Force Mi-24 helicopter crashes near Palmyra, Syria, while assisting Syrian Army forces in the area.
American political controversy surrounding Hillary Rodham Clinton's conduct while Secretary of State
bilateral relations between Israel and Turkey
countries with an originally European shared culture
image made from an assemblage of small pieces of colored glass, stone, or other materials
At least eight unidentified militants and one security officer are killed in ongoing clashes in rural Dagestan, Russia.
Russia is to deploy its advanced long range S-400 surface-to-air missile system to Feodosia in the Crimean Peninsula next month for the first time.
Landslides from torrential rain that pounded North Korea's North Pyongan Province this weekend kills 10 people and injures 55 with four others missing.
Scientists manage to extract one last image from the Hitomi x-ray spacecraft, which broke up last March while orbiting Earth.
A suicide bomber attacks a police station in Solo, Indonesia, killing himself and injuring a police officer. Solo is the birthplace of President Joko Widodo.
Villagers have accused local officials of covering up the extent of the damage.
California officials declare a state of emergency for this Garrapata State Park blaze in Monterey County that, in its fifth day, has grown to 23,500 acres, and is only 10 percent contained. Six major Big Sur State Parks remain closed.
American actress and producer (born 1975)
state-owned and state-funded national public broadcaster of Australia
Following the blast, militants stormed the compound and clashed with soldiers.
county seat of Dallas County, Texas, United States
Green Party presumptive presidential candidate Jill Stein invites Bernie Sanders to take over her place as the party's nominee.
Numerous confrontations and arrests have been reported.
2018 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election
Kurdish nationalist and separatist armed organization
However, UNICEF noted, aid will continue to the capital Maiduguri.
A Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) ship rescues 209 people, including 50 children, from two dinghies in distress in the Mediterranean Sea but finds 22 dead bodies, 21 women and a child, lying in a pool of fuel in the bottom of one of the boats.
American football player, coach, and team owner (1895-1983)
chain of islands in the Northern Pacific
Voters in Japan go to the polls with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its Komeito partners looking for a two-thirds majority that will allow them to put forward a referendum to change the constitution. The governing parties won 70 of the 121 seats. , , [permanent dead link]
region in France where the capital Paris is located
national park in the state of Assam, India
American businessman, record-setting aviator, sailor, and adventurer
land service branch of the Indian Armed Forces
The airstrikes reportedly targeted a medical centre and a school.
A suicide car bomb kills at least 21 people and wounds more than 32 at the entrance to Al Khalis, northeast of Baghdad.
second-most populous Islamic denomination
Friday is the last day of a 72-hour Syrian Army-sponsored ceasefire.
40th Governor of Minnesota; former United States Senator from Minnesota
American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer
city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
According to state media, at least eight people have been killed and dozens more are wounded.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, visiting the Kerrada site, is jeered by onlookers who blame his government for not stopping ISIL-related bloodshed.
Territorial disputes in the South China Sea
2016 Indian Air Force An-32 disappearance
American fast food restaurant chain specializing in fried chicken
head of the Roman Catholic Church from 1978 to 2005
head of the New York City Police Department
Celebrity appearances and performances include the boyband Boyz II Men, singer/songwriter Paul Simon and singer/actress Demi Lovato; among the speakers include Sanders supporter/comedian Sarah Silverman and Latina activist/actress Eva Longoria.
New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton announces the arraignment of three suspects in the theft of more than $5 million in cash and valuables, including jewelry and baseball cards, from banks in Brooklyn and Queens, in April and May of this year.
In a so-called VatiLeaks case, a Vatican City Court dismisses charges of publishing confidential information against two Italian journalists stating it lacked jurisdiction in this case. Emiliano Fittipaldi and Gianluigi Nuzzi wrote books on the inner workings of the Vatican. The court did convict a Vatican priest to 18 months, and assessed a 10-month suspended sentence on an Italian communications expert, for conspiring to pass documents to the journalists; a fifth defendant was cleared of all charges.
Islamic State militants attack two gas facilities northwest of Kirkuk in northern Iraq, killing at least five people and wounding six policemen.
Most died inside their vehicles while waiting to enter the town.
President of Taiwan (R.O.C. authorities) and Chairperson of the Democratic Progressive Party
The former Mayor of London Boris Johnson is appointed Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Philip Hammond is appointed as Chancellor of the Exchequer, Amber Rudd is appointed Home Secretary filling Theresa May's former position, Liam Fox is appointed as Secretary of State for International Trade and David Davis is appointed as minister for the newly created Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union.
In a referendum held back on February 9, 2014, Swiss voters approved limiting the movement of economic migrants from the EU in the country.
The deadly, nine-day old Soberanes Fire, blazing south of Carmel-by-the-Sea, has destroyed 57 homes and is expected to grow to 170,000 acres (265 square miles) before it's done.
According to a military spokesman of the rebel SPLM-IO, at least 115 soldiers between the two rival Sudan People's Liberation Army factions are killed in clashes in the capital, Juba.
Russian developed surface-to-air missile system
American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress (born 1981)
Former representative and gun violence victim advocate Gabby Giffords and her husband astronaut Mark Kelly will make an appearance.
Date: 26 July 2009 – present (13 years, 6 months and 1 day)
unified combatant command of the United States Armed Forces responsible for strategic, nuclear, and space operations
air warfare branch of Turkey's armed forces
General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and 3rd Supreme leader of North Korea
During the genocide, Hutu extremists massacred over 2,000 Tutsi who sought refuge in the town.
The largest video fighting game tournament in the world begins its three day event running from July 15–17. Over 15,000 players registered to compete with record breaking entrants for Street Fighter 5 at 5,107, Super Smash Bros for Wii U at 2,662 and Super Smash Bros. Melee at 2,372 entrants.
Armenian military commander and activist
wildfire in the Garrapata State Park, Monterey County, California
According to The Pentagon, two senior ISIL leaders have been killed by a United States-led coalition airstrike in Mosul.
American politician and First Lady of the United States (1993-2001)
partially recognised state in the western Maghreb
capital and largest city of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
human vocal communication using spoken language
A hearing on the case will take place on July 19.
Airstrikes hit Darkush in Idlib Province near the Turkish border, killing at least 23 people, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
2nd president of Zimbabwe from 1987 to 2017
diplomatic relations between Palestine and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Ahead of a court decision by the Permanent Court of Arbitration, China holds a naval drill in the disputed South China Sea raising tensions in the region.
American television executive and political consultant
armed forces of South Sudan, formerly Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) , founded 1983 as a guerrilla force
Officials put forward overpopulation and security as the leading reasons for the planned action.
American Jimmy Walker wins the 98th PGA Championship, his first major championship.
United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process
Kem Ley, a popular Cambodian political commentator and frequent critic of Prime Minister Hun Sen, is shot dead at a gas station in Phnom Penh.
air establishment in Mosul, Republic of Iraq
Libya's National Oil Corporation agrees to merge with the rival company of the same name in the east of the country after being split by the two rival governments.
Four people have been injured after a man with an axe attacks people on board a train near Würzburg in Germany.
Senator Ted Cruz, the runner-up in the race for the Republican Party nomination, is booed off stage after giving a speech and refusing to endorse Donald Trump.
The American Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating claims that the Hillary Clinton campaign has been hacked as part of recent cyber-attacks on the Democrats. ,
regency in North Sumatra Province, Indonesia
Presidential library in Chicago, Illinois
The Bank of Japan announces a 6 trillion yen stimulus package to help invigorate the Japanese economy.
Baron Waqa is reelected President of Nauru, winning 16 of the 18 votes in Parliament.
Cybersecurity software maker Check Point reports HummingBad malware has infected at least 10 million Android devices, mostly in China and India.
Scientists have discovered that the region directly above the Great Red Spot on the planet Jupiter is about 700° F (370° C) warmer than the surrounding upper atmosphere.
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's Liberal/National coalition, behind Bill Shorten's Labor Party in the first 48 hours following Saturday's election, is now ahead of Labor in the Lower House, 74–71 seats; 76 seats are needed to form a government.
Conservative Party members of parliament vote in a second ballot to choose the next leader of the party to replace outgoing Prime Minister David Cameron.
District of Hadhramaut Governorate, Yemen
Four people have been injured after a man with an axe attacks people on board a train near Würzburg in Germany. The axeman has reportedly been shot by police and is reportedly a 17-year-old Afghan man who pledged allegiance to ISIL before the attack. , ,
Missing staff from a Hong Kong bookseller
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, leader of the conservative Liberal Party-led Coalition, dissolved both houses of Parliament in May in a bid for a Senate more friendly to his agenda.
Lower house of the Parliament of Australia
capital city of the United Arab Emirates
Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in-Opposition
Wasserman Schultz had reportedly been removed from a speaking role after a WikiLeaks email leak proved her implicit support of Hillary Clinton's campaign during the primaries.
The organization released a video showing the attackers pledging allegiance to ISIL during the attack.
A seventeen-square mile fire continues to burn in Santa Clarita, California, near Los Angeles.
capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
A state of emergency is declared in Los Angeles County, California, due to the threat posed by the Sand Fire.
city in and county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States
city in Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
contamination by lead of water supply in Flint, Michigan
first vice president of the independent Republic of South Sudan
Pakistani model, actress, feminist activist and social media celebrity
2016 Pacific hurricane that affected Hawaii
Protests continue in multiple cities across the United States following the death of two black men by police. Numerous confrontations and arrests have been reported.
Meta Platforms-owned mobile instant messenger and social media service
The new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Theresa May begins forming her ministry following the end of the Second Cameron ministry. The former Mayor of London Boris Johnson is appointed Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Philip Hammond is appointed as Chancellor of the Exchequer, Amber Rudd is appointed Home Secretary filling Theresa May's former position, Liam Fox is appointed as Secretary of State for International Trade and David Davis is appointed as minister for the newly created Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union.
temporary provisions declared by the president of Venezuela
Yuriko Koike, of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) but not their preferred candidate, is elected the Tokyo prefecture's first female governor, replacing Yoichi Masuzoe who resigned last month. The former Minister of Defense defeated the LDP-Komeito ruling coalition's Hiroya Masuda and the opposition bloc's Shuntaro Torigoe. Turnout is over 40 percent.
He is succeeded as Zhejiang governor by Xinjiang deputy party chief Che Jun.
The Turkish military kills 35 Kurdistan Workers' Party militants after they attempt to capture a base in Turkey's Hakkâri Province.
series of purges by the Government of Turkey in reaction to the July 15th, 2016 failed coup d'état
product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapour that falls under gravity
American hurdler Kendra Harrison sets a new world record in the women's 100 meters hurdles with a time of 12.20 seconds in the London Anniversary Games at the Olympic Stadium.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates (State of Palestine)
United States presidential elections, 2016
Hamza bin Laden, the son of the slain Osama bin Laden, threatens a genocide against the United States to retaliate for his father's killing.
official residence and workplace of the President of the United States
Baltimore prosecutors drop all charges against the final three police officers with pending cases in the death of Freddie Gray. None of the six cases resulted in a conviction.
The former Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Angela Eagle formally announces her bid to become the new leader of the Labour Party after Jeremy Corbyn refused calls to resign.
controversial marketing strategy sometimes used in pyramid schemes
Capital and the second biggest city in Turkey
dislike of or opposition to the American government or its policies, or to Americans in general
Minor parties and independents have won five seats; mail-in and absentee votes are still being counted.
Four Hungarian Defence Force soldiers are killed and one is injured following an explosion at a military firing range in eastern Hungary.
In tennis, American defending champion Serena Williams defeats Angelique Kerber of Germany in straight sets to win her seventh Wimbledon Championships title and her 22nd Grand Slam title, tying the Open era record held by Steffi Graf.
Cambodia continues to block consensus in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations meeting.
The drug is illegal to sell or produce in the state.
wildfire in Los Angeles County, California
The 2016 Republican National Convention gets underway in Cleveland, Ohio.
2016 Nampala attack: At least 12 soldiers are killed and 27 others injured after unidentified militants briefly overrun a government base in central Mali, near the border with Mauritania.
founding and sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China
software that is intentionally hostile, intrusive, or damaging to a computer or network
26 people who were mainly from China and aboard a tour bus die after it crashes into a highway railing while en route to Taoyuan International Airport and bursts into flames.
The Communist Party of the Philippines agrees to fight drug lords after its legal wing Bagong Alyansang Makabayan joins the government cabinet of Rodrigo Duterte.
The suit says Hornung suffered multiple concussions as a player and his neurodegenerative disease has been linked to repetitive head trauma.
Date: 20 February 2014 – present (8 years, 11 months, 1 week and 1 day)
armed conflict in the Donbas region of Ukraine
head of the government of Greater London
Thousands of people take to the streets of Hong Kong, demanding answers over China's alleged abduction of five booksellers in late 2015 and that Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying resign from office.
Three people are killed, including the male attacker, in a shotgun shooting outside a swimming pool in Spalding, Lincolnshire, U.K..
explosive device that an individual wears
The American Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating claims that the Hillary Clinton campaign has been hacked as part of recent cyber-attacks on the Democrats.
No report yet that Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has accepted this resignation.
ceremonial county in the east of England
United Kingdom government cabinet minister heading the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Jammeh called on the National Assembly to quickly take up the issue.
American Baptist minister, activist, and politician
device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere
capital city of Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland
Hillary Clinton is nominated as the Democratic Party candidate for this year's presidential election.
According to a Nigerian Army spokesman, a Boko Haram suicide bomber kills six people inside a mosque in the town of Damboa, Borno State.
Islamist insurgency in the DR Congo and Uganda
The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff and the United States Strategic Command report North Korea fires three ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan.
United States Senator from New Hampshire
president of the United States since 2021
international airport serving Taipei, Taiwan
Islamic State militants attack two gas facilities northwest of Kirkuk in northern Iraq, killing at least five people and wounding six policemen. Three assailants detonated their explosive vests and a fourth was killed in clash with security forces.
Democratic Republic of the Congo general election
The death toll from anti-government protests in the Indian state rises to 36 with over a thousand more being treated for injuries. Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has called for calm.
Researchers have discovered that orangutans can control their vocal pitch, a link to human speech.
Yanghee Lee, the United Nations special human rights envoy to overwhelmingly Buddhist Myanmar, says more than 100,000 of the Muslim Rohingya minority remain in squalid camps they were forced to four years ago by violence. The government does not recognize most of these people as citizens, and has treated even long-term residents as illegal immigrants. Lee is encouraged by last March's peaceful transition to a democratically elected and civilian-led government.
Germany's parliament passes a new law saying that it is rape to have sex with a person who says "No" to the sex. Under the previous law, sex was not considered rape unless the victim fought back. The new law also classifies groping as a sex crime, makes it easier to deport migrants who commit sex offences, and makes it easier to prosecute assaults committed by a large group.
Date: 15 December 2013 – 22 February 2020 (6 years, 2 months, 1 week and 1 day)
The report of the diplomatic Quartet to the Security Council — the United Nations, Russia, the United States, and the European Union — calls on Israel to end settlement construction and expansion policy, and calls on Palestinians to act decisively to stop incitement to violence and to clearly condemn terrorist acts.
At least 21 are killed and more than 35 people injured in a suicide attack at one of the residential entrances to district Kadhimiyah, in northern Baghdad, Iraq. ISIL claims responsibility, as published in its official media. (CNN) (Iraqi News)
An Indian Air Force AN32 carrying 29 people on board has gone missing over the Bay of Bengal while en route to Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The Indian Navy has launched a search and rescue operation.
United States Marine Corps general, think tank executive
French food company Danone agrees to buy American company WhiteWave Foods for $10 billion.
English footballer and manager (born 1947)
July 2016 attempted military junta coup in Turkey
Twin bombings in a pair of crowded commercial areas in Baghdad kill at least 125 people. ISIL claims responsibility.
Zhejiang governor Li Qiang is transferred to neighbouring Jiangsu province to serve as party chief. He is succeeded as Zhejiang governor by Xinjiang deputy party chief Che Jun.
Voters in Japan go to the polls with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its Komeito partners looking for a two-thirds majority that will allow them to put forward a referendum to change the constitution.
Lawyer and Former First Lady of the United States
mass shooting on 22 July 2016, in Munich, Germany
American automotive, energy storage and solar power company
The Leader of the Opposition, Bill Shorten, concedes defeat as continued counting in marginal seats indicates that the governing coalition of the Liberal Party and National Party will either win a narrow majority or be able to govern with the support of independents.
Donald Trump is nominated as the Republican Party candidate for this year's presidential election.
Salafi jihadist militant Sunni Islamist group
(de facto) national library of the United States of America
Turkish preacher, former imam, writer, and political figure
International sanctions during the Ukrainian crisis
British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports a Save the Children maternity hospital in Kafr Takharim in rebel-held Idlib Governorate is hit by airstrikes.
It is the first time in the history of the People's Republic that a woman has succeeded another woman in a provincial government leadership position.
Twenty hostages and two policemen were killed, and six gunmen are dead with one captured alive.
Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, who served as Pope John Paul II’s personal secretary is the principal celebrant at the World Youth Day opening Mass on July 26th evening in Kraków, Poland. Pope Francis is to arrive in Poland on July 27th afternoon.
A report about the United Kingdom's involvement in the Iraq War is released.
head of state and head of government of Brazil
Sindh Institute of Urology & Transplantation
SIUT Karachi Pakistan Near Civil hospital Karachi, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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
military confrontation in Aleppo (2012–2016)
The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain issue a travel warning for their citizens heading to American cities where protests are occurring following ethnic tensions in the country.
process using materials into new products to prevent waste of potentially useful materials
Central, North, Northeast and Southwest China
largest city in California, United States of America
Celebrity appearances include Elizabeth Banks, Andra Day, Lena Dunham, America Ferrera, Tony Goldwin, Alicia Keys, Debra Messing, Meryl Streep, and Mallory Weggemann.
political and economic union of 27 European states
The Baghdad Provincial Council deputy head reports the death toll has passed 200, with at least 225 more injured.
The new law also classifies groping as a sex crime, makes it easier to deport migrants who commit sex offences, and makes it easier to prosecute assaults committed by a large group.
The man was known to police in connection with petty crime, but was not on the French intelligence service watch list.
transcontinental country straddling Western Asia and Southeastern Europe
principal security agency of Russia (FSB)
Russia's Ministry of Defence confirms two Russian pilots, Riafa'at Habibulin and Yevgeny Dolgin, are killed.
style of filmmaking characteristic of American cinema between the 1910s and the 1960s
U Gambira, a former Burmese monk and one of the most visible leaders during Myanmar's 2007 Saffron Revolution, is released from prison after having the charges against him dropped.
A Kansas City police captain has been shot dead in Kansas City, Kansas. One suspect is in custody and two others are possibly at large.
Malcolm Turnbull will continue as Prime Minister of Australia and has claimed victory.
Colombian politician and former guerrilla
Al-Shabaab claim responsibility for a double suicide car bombing attack in Mogadishu near an African Union base at the city's airport. At least 13 people are killed, including seven UN guards.
Xian Hui is named acting Chairwoman of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, succeeding Liu Hui. It is the first time in the history of the People's Republic that a woman has succeeded another woman in a provincial government leadership position.
Russian balloonist Fyodor Konyukhov breaks the world record of American Steve Fossett for the fastest hot air balloon ride to circumnavigate the globe.
Multiple gunshots strike the public safety headquarters of the San Antonio, Texas, Police Department.
2016 Nampala attack: At least 12 soldiers are killed and 27 others injured after unidentified militants briefly overrun a government base in central Mali, near the border with Mauritania. The attackers also burn and loot the adjacent village of Nampala.
Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation
Prime Minister Najib Razak gets emergency powers amid a widening scandal about corruption.
borough of New York City, New York, United States
New England Patriots scandal involving deflated game footballs
Games of the XXXI Olympiad, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
diplomatic relations between the Swiss Confederation and the European Union
The Turkish government dismisses nearly 1,400 military personnel for alleged links to exiled cleric Fethullah Gülen.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu says Russia and Syria will open humanitarian corridors to Aleppo, and will provide a way for rebel fighters to lay down their arms.
Erdoğan declares that the coup is over with over 1,500 members of the Turkish military in detention.
electromagnetic radiation of wavelength ranging from 10 pm to 10 nm
scientific agency of the United States government
sport that is practiced between two teams of eleven players
#ThisFlag protest leader Pastor Evan Mawarire says the movement, which uses WhatsApp, Facebook, and Twitter, will hold a two-day strike next week if demands, that include sacking corrupt ministers, payment of delayed salaries, lifting of roadblocks that residents say are used by police to extract bribes, etc., are not met. A drought has aggravated the country's situation as have banks that have a daily withdrawal ceiling as low as $50.
Voters in São Tomé and Príncipe go to the polls for a presidential election with former Prime Minister Evaristo Carvalho elected in the first round.
most senior politician within the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom
stabbing attack which occurred on 18 July 2016
anti-imperialist and anti-fascist organization
Emperor Akihito of Japan intends to abdicate within a few years, citing old age.
Three people, including the perpetrator, are killed in a shooting in the town of Spalding, Lincolnshire in the United Kingdom.
Game of Thrones, Veep and The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story lead in nominations.
At least 13 people are killed, including seven UN guards.
missile that follows a sub-orbital ballistic flightpath
adjudication of murder and gun charges brought against athlete Oscar Pistorius in 2014
United Kingdom government ministerial department
land force branch of the Syrian Armed Forces
Australian-born American media mogul (born 1931)
Austria’s highest court orders a repeat of the presidential elections narrowly lost in May by right-wing populist Freedom Party of Austria candidate Norbert Hofer. The margin of votes was less than 1%.
Around 1.8 million people are affected, and the Kaziranga National Park is submerged, due to heavy rains causing flooding in Assam.
American businessman and politician; 108th mayor of New York City
The MSF ship is expected to arrive in the Sicilian port of Trapani on Friday.
Australia-based Myanmar political activist
twin bombings in Kabul, Afghanistan occurring on 23 July 2016
release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment, especially marine areas, due to human activity
At least three people die, including the shooter, in a shooting at the Berrien County courthouse in the U.S.
The World Anti-Doping Agency finds that the Government of Russia was involved in an intensive doping program including at the 2014 Winter Olympics at Sochi.
Notable speakers include Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, Former Defense secretary Leon Panetta, California governor Jerry Brown, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, Senator Sherrod Brown, Senator Chris Murphy, Atlanta mayor Kasim Reed, Detroit mayor Mike Duggan, Flint, Michigan mayor Karen Weaver, New York City mayor Bill de Blasio, Former San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom, U.S. representative Ruben Gallego, former Maryland governor Martin O'Malley, Vice President Joe Biden, and longtime politician/activist the Reverend Jesse Jackson.
Ling Jihua, former top aide to paramount leader Hu Jintao, is sentenced to life in prison for illegally obtaining state secrets and taking over $11 million in bribes.
She becomes the first woman ever to be nominated for president by a major party in the United States.
U.S. military operation in Abbottabad, Pakistan
Protests continue in multiple cities across the United States following the death of two black men by police.
In basketball, Tim Duncan, who played his entire 19-season NBA career with the San Antonio Spurs, where he won five NBA titles and two MVP awards, made 15 All-Star appearances and made the All-NBA first team 10 times, announces his retirement.
former campaign manager and chief of staff for Bernie Sanders
Following his meeting at Finnish President Sauli Niinistö's residence, Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Russia would respect Finland's choice whether to join NATO, though as part of NATO's military infrastructure, Finnish Defence Forces would overnight be at the borders of the Russian Federation.
Indonesian police kill two militants in a clash in a remote jungle area on Sulawesi island.
cities to Havana as early as this fall: Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, and United Airlines.
1100 Alabama Avenue, Southeast, Washington, D.C., United States
The Ultimate Fighting Championship Mixed Martial Arts competition is sold to a consortium led by Hollywood talent agents WME-IMG.
The death toll from anti-government protests in the Indian state rises to 36 with over a thousand more being treated for injuries.
The Permanent Court of Arbitration rules in favor of the Philippines against China over territorial disputes in the South China Sea. ,
seasonal floods in Brahmaputra river in Northeast India
At least five people are killed and 10 injured after a building collapses in the Indian city of Bhiwandi amid heavy rain.
Germany's parliament passes a new law saying that it is rape to have sex with a person who says "No" to the sex.
Xian Hui is named acting Chairwoman of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, succeeding Liu Hui.
ethnic group inhabiting the African Great Lakes region
The six Ramon Magsaysay Awardees for 2016 are: Indian Dalit activist Bezwada Wilson, Ombudsman of the Philippines Conchita Carpio-Morales, Indian Carnatic musician T.M. Krishna, Indonesian charity organization Dompet Dhuafa, Lao humanitarian group Vientiane Rescue, and the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers.
58th quadrennial U.S. presidential election
The inquiry was announced on 15 June 2009 by then-Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
NASA's Juno spacecraft reaches Jupiter and enters into its orbit after a five-year flight.
Hawaii Governor David Ige declares a state of emergency as Tropical Storm Darby is on track to reach the U.S. state's Big Island today with maximum sustained winds approaching 50 mph (80 kph). The storm, which previously was a Category 3 hurricane, could produce up to 15 inches (40 cm) of rain.
former United States Senator from California
A suicide car bomb, that targeted the Central Security headquarters in the port city of Aden, Yemen, kills at least 26 people.
French police kill the hostage-takers after the 86-year-old priest, Jacques Hamel, was killed by slitting his throat.
capital of Louisiana, United States and seat of East Baton Rouge Parish
Palestinian village located in the West Bank
Tokyo, Japan, gubernatorial election, 2016
racial classification and skin color specifier
Persian-speaking people native to central Afghanistan
Rescue workers in Russia's Irkutsk Oblast discover the remains of an Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane which went missing last Friday after going on a firefighting mission.
Dozens of petty criminals and alleged drug addicts die in the Philippines within a few days after Rodrigo Duterte took the presidency.
traumatic injuries involving the cranium and intracranial structures
fighting video game championship held in the United States
means of attempting to prevent the recreational use of prohibited drugs
action sport of exiting an aircraft and returning to Earth using a parachute
Rebels in Aleppo launch an assault on government-controlled areas in the city.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, airstrikes in the towns of Al-Rastan and Ariha kill at least 24 people, despite a temporary ceasefire being declared by the Syrian government.
Yuriko Koike, of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) but not their preferred candidate, is elected the Tokyo prefecture's first female governor, replacing Yoichi Masuzoe who resigned last month.
Zhejiang governor Li Qiang is transferred to neighbouring Jiangsu province to serve as party chief.
General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
consolidated city-county in Muscogee County, Georgia, United States
American writer, director, actress, and producer
Evan Mawarire, the most visible leader of the protests in Zimbabwe, is arrested and charged with "inciting public violence and disturbing peace."
Ling's misfortunes started when he was accused of trying to cover up a scandal connected to his 23-year-old son's deadly crash in a Ferrari in 2012.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2010
capital and largest city of Borno State in north-eastern Nigeria
American comic, actress, writer (b. 1970)
association football club in Turin, Italy
American politician, businessman and the 42nd Governor of Colorado
A drought has aggravated the country's situation as have banks that have a daily withdrawal ceiling as low as $50.
In tennis, Andy Murray of Scotland defeats Canadian Milos Raonic in the finals of the men's singles to win his second Wimbledon championship.
municipality in Murtal District, Styria, Austria
armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines
city in Monterey County, California, United States
At least six Yemeni soldiers are killed in suicide bombings near the city of Al Mukalla.
establishments that primarily sell gasoline, lubricating oils, and other merchandise, such as tires and batteries, for motor vehicles and that often also perform minor repair work
2012–2019 American comedy television series
head of state and of government of Texas
non-profit social welfare program in Pakistan
In football, host nation France plays against Portugal for the 2016 UEFA European Championship at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis.
Yanghee Lee, the United Nations special human rights envoy to overwhelmingly Buddhist Myanmar, says more than 100,000 of the Muslim Rohingya minority remain in squalid camps they were forced to four years ago by violence.
representative Ruben Gallego, former Maryland governor Martin O'Malley, Vice President Joe Biden, and longtime politician/activist the Reverend Jesse Jackson.
Opposing protests and rallies in Cleveland on the first day of the convention remain peaceful.
The Bahrain High Civil Court in Manama dissolves Al Wefaq, Bahrain's main Shia opposition group, accusing it of helping to foster violence and terrorism in the Sunni-led, Shia-majority island country.
Los Angeles County, California, United States
Rebels in Aleppo launch an assault on government-controlled areas in the city. This comes after the Syrian Army blocked off the only road leading into opposition-controlled areas. According to state media, at least eight people have been killed and dozens more are wounded.
Other Democratic leaders speaking include Donna Brazile, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, Senator Barbara Boxer, Senator Tom Harkin, Senator Amy Klobuchar, Senator Harry Reid, Senator Chuck Schumer, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, former Attorney General Eric Holder, former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. ,
attorney general for the U.S. state of Michigan
crime that can be proceeded against summarily, without the right to a jury trial and/or indictment
He actively encouraged extrajudicial killing of drug addicts and petty criminals before and after the election.
layer of gases surrounding the planet Jupiter
executive department of the U.S. federal government
American-dependent insular area in the western Pacific
The helicopter crew have reportedly requested political asylum.
self-governing Palestinian territory next to Egypt and Israel
At least 19 people are killed and 26 others are injured in a knife attack at a care centre for disabled people in the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
Al-Shabaab claim responsibility for a double suicide car bombing attack in Mogadishu near an African Union base at the city's airport.
The court unanimously says that China has "no historical rights" based on the so-called "nine-dash line" map.
The woman had traveled to an area where Zika is spreading.
2016 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
Emiliano Fittipaldi and Gianluigi Nuzzi wrote books on the inner workings of the Vatican.
longest river in Asia, and the third-longest in the world
The International Olympic Committee states it considers all Russian athletes tainted by the country’s state-run doping scheme but individual athletes can compete in 2016 Games if they are able to convince individual sports federations of their innocence. A daunting task for these organizations to handle hundreds of appeals just 12 days before the start of the Rio Games on 5 August.
Much of the focus will be on Russia and NATO's commitments in bolstering its presence in Eastern Europe.
Gunmen storm a restaurant, exchange fire with security, and take at least twenty hostages in the Gulshan neighborhood of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Cause of death is unknown, though an MSF official says it could be that fumes from mixed fuel and water rendered the people unconscious.
Earlier, Turkish satirical magazine LeMan [tr] was prevented from publishing its post-coup edition—a cartoon on the cover showed Turkish soldiers facing off against anti-coup protesters, both pushed toward each other by giant hands.
non-governmental organization based in the United Kingdom
former capital of Kazakhstan and the nation's largest city
Thousands of people have been evacuated in Taiwan while over 35,000 military personnel have been placed on standby to help with relief efforts.
The Permanent Court of Arbitration rules in favor of the Philippines against China over territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
Later, Crabb pulled out of the race and endorsed front-runner Theresa May.
Donald Trump chooses Indiana governor Mike Pence as his vice presidential running mate.
systematic destruction of all or a significant part of a racial, ethnic, religious or national group
A suspected militant of Al-Shabaab shoots and kills four Kenyan police officers at a police station in Kapenguria, Kenya, where he was being held. The militant was later killed following a shootout with police.
upper house of the United States Congress
governing body of the Russian Armed Forces
A prominent Kyrgyz political activist and recognized prisoner of conscience of Uzbek ethnicity, Askarov was convicted in 2011 of stirring up ethnic violence in 2010 between Uzbeks and Kyrgyz in southern Kyrgyzstan and sentenced to life in prison.
hot air balloon crash near Lockhart, Texas, United States
NATO members in Warsaw, Poland, agree to extend their mission in Afghanistan into 2017 and announced that they will continue to fund the Afghan Armed Forces to 2020.
All victims were working farms in the village of Gamber in the Karo Regency of North Sumatra, within the volcano's "red zone" that Indonesian authorities have declared off-limits.
Wikileaks reveals that Ariana Grande was prevented from performing in the White House because of the July 2015 donut-licking incident.
A suspected suicide bomber detonates his belt near the U.S. consulate in Jeddah, killing himself and wounding two guards.
Secretary of State for International Trade
hospital for mothers, childbirth, and newborns
27th summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
American conservative cable television news channel
district of the London Borough of Newham in East London, England
unlawful killing of a human with malice aforethought
The new Belarusian ruble replaces the old Belarusian ruble during redenomination.
The French government calls on former European Commission chief José Manuel Barroso not to take a job with investment bank Goldman Sachs, after some EU politicians demanded Barroso be sanctioned for accepting the new position that raises questions about the EU's conflict of interest rules.
oblast and federal subject in central Siberia, Russia
open-source operating system for mobile devices created by Google
The Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull announces that a Royal Commission will be held into the Northern Territory youth justice system after the Australian Broadcasting Commission's Four Corners program shows footage of juvenile Aboriginal Australians being tortured at the Don Dale Juvenile Detention Centre.
The National Security Service says "twenty terrorists have been arrested" following the "complete liberation" of the police compound.
Zimbabwean human rights activist and pastor
bilateral relations between Ukraine and United States
top institution of the U.S. Democratic Party
ongoing multi-sided civil war in Syria since 2011
Thousands of people in Cambodia attend the funeral of Kem Ley, a critic of the perceived corrupt and authoritarian rule of Hun Sen, who has been in power since 1985.
President of Afghanistan from 2014 to 2021 (born 1949)
It is the first time that a men's Wimbledon final has not featured Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic since 2002.
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton requests a Justice Department investigation of last night's fatal police shooting of Philando Castile (an African-American) during a traffic stop.
After giving her speech, Melania Trump is accused of plagiarizing parts of Michelle Obama's speech that she gave during the 2008 Democratic National Convention.
Notable speakers include Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, Former Defense secretary Leon Panetta, California governor Jerry Brown, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, Senator Sherrod Brown, Senator Chris Murphy, Atlanta mayor Kasim Reed, Detroit mayor Mike Duggan, Flint, Michigan mayor Karen Weaver, New York City mayor Bill de Blasio, Former San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom, U.S.
John Elferink has been sacked as the Northern Territory's Minister for Justice and Corrections following the report.
continent on the Earth's northwestern quadrant, spanning from the Arctic Archipelago to the Panama Isthmus
2016 Labour Party leadership election (UK)
15th European association football championship
Soberanes Creek, Garrapata State Park, Santa Lucia Preserve, Monterey County, California
men's national association football team representing Portugal
Eight members of the Cuba men's national volleyball team, which is supposed to participate in the 2016 Summer Olympics, are arrested for aggravated group rape in Tampere, Finland, with two later being released.
Baltimore prosecutors drop all charges against the final three police officers with pending cases in the death of Freddie Gray.
capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany
railway station located in Taipei, Taiwan
American politician, Secretary of Defense 2011–2013
American professional tennis player (born 1981)
The court did convict a Vatican priest to 18 months, and assessed a 10-month suspended sentence on an Italian communications expert, for conspiring to pass documents to the journalists; a fifth defendant was cleared of all charges.
Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant have claimed responsibility.
deputy head of state of the Republic of South Sudan
group of centre-right political parties in Australia
constituent country of the United Kingdom
At least 21 are killed and more than 35 people injured in a suicide attack at one of the residential entrances to district Kadhimiyah, in northern Baghdad, Iraq.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
form of team game played with an oval ball on a field marked out as a gridiron
interim government in Western Asia, governing West Bank Areas A and B since 1994 and, until 2006, the Gaza Strip
2016 Conservative Party (UK) leadership election
U.S. political event held in Cleveland, Ohio
capital and most populous city of Russia
São Tomé and Príncipe presidential election, 2016
Nepal's Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli resigns minutes before parliament was to vote on a no confidence motion he was likely to lose, after allies of his multi-party coalition leave the government accusing him of not honoring power sharing deals that helped him assume office in October 2015.
Apple devices have been hit by similar malware.
The Prime Minister of Turkey Binali Yıldırım calls for "calm" over what he states was an "illegal attempt" by sections of the Turkish military to claim power.
Carla Hayden is confirmed to be the 14th Librarian of Congress, becoming the first woman and African-American to lead the Library of Congress.
award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Nearly 200 people have died in flood waters in China in the past week with 41 people missing, 1.6 million relocated and almost 50,000 houses collapsed.
The gunmen are demanding the release of jailed opposition figure, Jirair Sefilian, according to Armenia's National Security Service.
government of the Republic of Turkey (2016-2018)
security and rescue military service branch for U.S. waters
Under the previous law, sex was not considered rape unless the victim fought back.
SOHR also says at least five people are killed and more than 25 injured from airstrikes in another part of the northern Idlib countryside.
At least 10 Somali Armed Forces soldiers and 12 Al-Shabaab militants are killed in fighting near the town of Afgooye, Lower Shabelle.
At least 35 people are killed and 60 others injured in an attack on a Shiite mausoleum located in north of Baghdad.
airstrikes, advance north towards ISIL-held Qayyarah Airfield West south of Mosul.
International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War
General Ümit Dündar reports at least 194 people were killed: two soldiers, 41 police officers, 47 civilians, and 104 alleged coup plotters.
109th mayor of New York City from 2014 to 2022
2010s migrant crisis in the European Union
Floods kill at least 154 in China and 300,000 people are being evacuated in Hebei province. Villagers have accused local officials of covering up the extent of the damage.
scandal involving leaked Vatican documents
part of the Indian Ocean between South and South East Asia
Putin and Niinistö call for improved security in Baltic airspace where Russian and Western aircraft have had close encounters in recent months.
ground warfare branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
relations between the People's Republic of China (Mainland China) and Republic of China (Taiwan)
The shadow cabinet member who scrutinises how the government manages the House of Commons and arranges its business with the Leader of the House
former psychiatric hospital in Washington, D.C.
The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain issue a travel warning for their citizens heading to American cities where protests are occurring following ethnic tensions in the country. This comes after The Bahamas issued its own travel warning yesterday, after the shooting of Dallas police officers.
L.A. Live, South Park, Downtown Los Angeles
China begins demolishing buildings and evicting residents at Larung Gar in Tibet, one of the largest religious institutes in the world.
fictional character from the 1959 novel Psycho; portrayed by Janet Leigh in the 1960 film
American fantasy drama television series
Robert Mugabe calls war veterans, who are calling for him to resign, traitors.
massacre of more than 8,000 Bosniaks in and around the town of Srebrenica in July 1995 during the Bosnian War
a set of heights, that are having ongoing territorial disputes between Israel and Syria
music genre originating in southern India
The death of an elderly Utah woman with a Zika virus infection in late June is the first reported Zika-related death in the continental United States. The woman had traveled to an area where Zika is spreading. The exact cause of death has not been determined; the lady had an underlying medical condition.
intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states
AMC noted its $1.1 billion (£835 million) acquisition of Carmike Cinemas (276 thrs/2,954 scrs) (of Columbus, Georgia) is still in the works.
state whose primary territory consists of one or more islands or parts of islands
The President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir, removes Riek Machar from his post as deputy leader and as vice president, and installs Taban Deng Gai in his place.
The country has political and economical dependencies with China.
The report of the diplomatic Quartet to the Security Council — the United Nations, Russia, the United States, and the European Union — calls on Israel to end settlement construction and expansion policy, and calls on Palestinians to act decisively to stop incitement to violence and to clearly condemn terrorist acts. Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov tells the UNSC, “The main objective of this report is not about assigning blame ... (rather) it focuses on the major threats to achieving a negotiated peace."
punitive economic measures between nations
capital and the largest city of Afghanistan
conflict among rival groups seeking to control of the territory of Libya
None of the six cases resulted in a conviction.
An article in New York magazine speculates that the pilot may have deliberately crashed the plane into the Southern Ocean.
The attackers also burn and loot the adjacent village of Nampala.
repeated unwanted sexual attention or advances
American director, producer, and screenwriter
Kerry adds no request has been received.
ongoing militant uprising in Jammu and Kashmir
Friday, the Tanzanian High Court — in a case filed by the Msichana Initiative, a lobbying group that advocates for girls' right to education — ruled in favor of protecting girls from the harms of early marriage.
One may be Abu Wardah Santoso, leader of ISIL-connected Mujahidin Indonesia Timur, and the country's "most wanted man." Forensic tests will be carried out.
Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir, India
ethnoreligious group and nation from the Levant
Turkish politician; 27th Prime Minister of Turkey
Prime Minister of Australia from 2015 to 2018
four prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf
Nigerian jihadist terrorist organization
combination of right-wing politics and populist themes
The South Coast Air Quality Management District issues an alert for unhealthy air quality in affected areas.
American lawyer and politician (born 1966)
type of volcano usually built almost entirely of fluid lava flows
withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton requests a Justice Department investigation of last night's fatal police shooting of Philando Castile (an African-American) during a traffic stop. Castile's girlfriend, Lavish Reynolds, streamed the incident live over Facebook. It showed Castile had been shot several times and was slumped against Reynolds; he died in Minneapolis's Hennepin County Medical Center.
hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
A two-week standoff comes to an end in Yerevan, Armenia, after the remaining gunmen holed up in a police station surrender to police.
long-term brain disorder causing personality changes and impaired memory, reasoning, and social function
molten rock expelled by a volcano during an eruption
U.S. federal executive department in charge of law enforcement
armed conflicts that started from January 2012
second-largest city in Texas, United States
tennis term for winning all four major championships
The Secretary of State for Justice Michael Gove received just 46 votes and is eliminated from the race, meaning a run-off contest will now take place between May and Leadsom, with the result to be announced on September 9.
Paris, France, implements a pollution-reduction program that bans residents from driving cars built before 1997, and motorcycles built before 2000, on weekdays inside the city limits between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.
NATO-led training, advisory, assistance, and counter-terror mission in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
The death of an elderly Utah woman with a Zika virus infection in late June is the first reported Zika-related death in the continental United States.
Officials order mandatory evacuations for 1,500 homes in Little Tujunga, Sand, and Placerita canyons.
A report about the United Kingdom's involvement in the Iraq War is released. The chairman of the inquiry, Sir John Chilcot, said that the invasion was not a "last resort" and was based on "flawed intelligence and assessments". The inquiry was announced on 15 June 2009 by then-Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The final hearing was held on 2 February 2011.
Iraqi Interior Minister Mohammed Salem Al-Ghabban says he has submitted his resignation.
Hawaii Governor David Ige declares a state of emergency as Tropical Storm Darby is on track to reach the U.S.
maritime service branch of the Republic of China's armed forces
one of the three constitutive nations of Bosnia and Herzegovina
city in the region of Pirkanmaa in Finland
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says there is no tsunami threat because the quake was very deep in the earth.
public statement written by Arthur Balfour issued by the British government in 1917 in support of a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine then an Ottoman region
Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has called for calm.
Greek security forces arrest eight people after a Turkish military helicopter lands at Alexandroupoli Airport.
Issues about human rights in DPRK (North Korea)
filmmaking industry in the United States
Multi-purpose stadium at the London Olympic Park, England
material that government claims requires confidentiality
state's Big Island today with maximum sustained winds approaching 50 mph (80 kph).
Current laws allow migrants to enter Switzerland without visas.
Rihanna has been announced to play the iconic role of Marion Crane from the 1960 classic horror film Psycho for the final season of the American television series Bates Motel.
The President of Nauru Baron Waqa is reelected in his constituency.
Voter identification laws in the United States
Laws regarding the IDs that are required for voting in the US
Date: 7 October 2001 – 30 August 2021 (19 years, 10 months, 3 weeks and 2 days)
head of state and head of government of the Philippines
anyone imprisoned for their demographics, beliefs, or the nonviolent expression thereof
For the first time, Bosnian Serbs were not welcome to attend the ceremony.
The new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Theresa May begins forming her ministry following the end of the Second Cameron ministry.
The Baghdad Provincial Council deputy head reports the death toll has passed 200, with at least 225 more injured. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, visiting the Kerrada site, is jeered by onlookers who blame his government for not stopping ISIL-related bloodshed.
This comes after the Syrian Army blocked off the only road leading into opposition-controlled areas.
The militant was later killed following a shootout with police.
It would be the first abdication of a Japanese emperor in 200 years; the last emperor to abdicate was Emperor Kōkaku in 1817.
Eleven police officers are shot, with five dying of gunshot wounds in Dallas, Texas during a protest against two black men killed within a day of each other.
Date: 13 November 1996 – present (26 years)
foundation created through a collective initiative led by the International Olympic Committee
bicameral national legislature of Australia
city in Stark County, Ohio, United States
Headliners include Senator Elizabeth Warren, Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders and First Lady Michelle Obama.
illicit act of giving or promising money or gifts that alters the behavior of a person in power; illicit act of a person in power deciding based on money or gift received or promised
Secretary of State for Justice Michael Gove won 48 votes, and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Stephen Crabb got 34 votes.
region of the central coast of California, United States
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U
conflation of several 2014 fighting video games on different platforms
term used to refer to some groups of Indigenous Australians
highest court of appeal in the legal system of Kyrgyzstan
city in and county seat of Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
United Kingdom Labour Party leadership election
In golf, Henrik Stenson wins the 2016 Open Championship defeating Phil Mickelson after a closely fought battle in the final round at the Royal Troon Golf Club in Scotland.
The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff and the United States Strategic Command report North Korea fires three ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan. The short-range ballistic missiles flew about 500 to 600 kilometers (310 to 375 miles) before crashing in the sea, sufficient to target the southern part of South Korea where the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system is set to be installed.
A man has handed himself in to the police, according to local media.
Rescue workers in Russia's Irkutsk Oblast discover the remains of an Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane which went missing last Friday after going on a firefighting mission. Six people have been killed in the crash.
use of violence as a form of political, economic and religious coercion
1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
cinema chain in the United Kingdom and Ireland
marginalized communities in the South Asian caste system
armed conflict between the Republic of Turkey and various Kurdish insurgent groups
No vehicles are hit, but several contractors suffer minor injuries.
Minister for Finance in the United Kingdom and Head of Treasury
At least three French Armed Forces soldiers are killed after their helicopter is shot down near the city of Benghazi, Libya.
It showed Castile had been shot several times and was slumped against Reynolds; he died in Minneapolis's Hennepin County Medical Center.
The nominees are announced in Los Angeles.
Genus of ape found in rainforests on the Southeast Asian islands of Sumatra and Borneo
product that provides additional source of nutrients
vice president of the United States since 2021
ZAC du Cornillon Nord Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France
information office documenting human rights abuses in the Syrian Civil War
In Brooklyn, New York 33 people are treated for a possible K2 overdose.
Municipal police force in the United States
American far-right news and opinion website
Three assailants detonated their explosive vests and a fourth was killed in clash with security forces.
Thousands of people protest in the capital Kinshasa after the national electoral commission decides to postpone the election.
overview of American international relations
A daunting task for these organizations to handle hundreds of appeals just 12 days before the start of the Rio Games on 5 August.
130 soldiers have been taken into custody and one Turkish Army general has been killed.
West Bank, excluding East Jerusalem, a part of the State of Israel Capital, in the status of belligerent occupation, supported by international public law and the High Court of Justice of Israel
There are no reports of injuries; all on board were wearing survival suits.
The Trump campaign quickly responded to the controversy saying that the whole thing was "absurd".
This comes after The Bahamas issued its own travel warning yesterday, after the shooting of Dallas police officers.
Period of formation of tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific Ocean in 2016
lighter than air aircraft consisting of a bag, called an envelope, which contains heated air
2016 Labour Party (UK) leadership crisis
2016 Labour Party (UK) leadership election
governing body of association football in England
Her resignation will take effect upon the close of the convention.
The soldiers were killed while carrying out "dangerous intelligence operations", according to French President François Hollande.
human rights violations in the Philippines
Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California
Eleven police officers are shot, with five dying of gunshot wounds in Dallas, Texas during a protest against two black men killed within a day of each other. Police kill the shooter with a bomb delivered on a bomb defusing robot. ,
city and county seat of Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
American singer, songwriter, actress and television personality (1984)
Kyrgyz–Uzbek clashes after President Kurmanbek Bakiyev's ouster
London-based international non-profit organization
21st Century Fox announced that the head of Fox News, Roger Ailes, is resigning. Rupert Murdoch will replace him as interim Chief Executive and Chairman.
The dinghies were 17 miles east of Tripoli, Libya.
First Lady of the United States (2017–2021), model, and businesswoman
county seat of Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States
Last month, flights were approved from five U.S.
head of state and head of government of the United States of America
Pope Francis is to arrive in Poland on July 27th afternoon.
The President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan urges supporters to oppose the coup d'etat by taking to the streets.
A suicide bomb explosion in Kurdish-controlled Al-Hasakah in northeastern Syria kills at least 16 people, including three children and two women.
Cambodia and Laos cause discord at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations meeting after they block a joint statement by the group regarding the South China Sea.
consumer products used in personal hygiene and for beautification
one of two tsunami warning centers that are operated by NOAA, located on Ford Island, Hawaii
memorial complex in Srebrenica, honouring fallen Mujahedeen in 1995 Serbian brilliant victory and liberation of the enclave (armed Mujahedeen are presented as innocent civilians for propaganda reasons)
National Football League franchise in Foxborough, Massachusetts
One gunman is reportedly still at large.
ISIL claims responsibility, as published in its official media.
At least two people are killed after as many as 17 people are injured during a mass shooting at Club Blu, a nightclub in Fort Myers, Florida, with most of the victims reportedly minors.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz resigns from her position as Chairperson of the Democratic National Committee.
Japanese journalist and political activist
The leader of the Australian delegation says the country's athletes would not be checking in at the athletes' village because it's unsafe for human habitation.
violent uprising in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Afghan officials report at least 80 people are killed and more than 230 injured as twin suicide blasts hit a large demonstration of the Shiite Hazara community over a power route line at Dehmazang Circle, Kabul, Afghanistan.
British politician and former commodity broker (born 1964)
head of state and government of the Republic of Indonesia
British multinational semiconductor and software design company
woman ever to be nominated for president
A French court sentences two former Rwandan mayors of the town of Kabarondo to life in prison on charges of crimes against humanity and genocide committed during the Rwandan Genocide in 1994.
one of three wards of Sagamihara, Kanagawa
1969–present insurgency by the New People's Army
an unofficial title of the top leader of China, usually the General Secretary or Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party
holy month of fasting for Muslims, observed on the ninth month of the Islamic calendar
Cambodian politician and former military commander of Cambodia
American conservative daily morning news and television program
2016 Japanese House of Councillors election
election for the Japanese House of Councillors held in 2016
Munich Police Chief Hubertus Andrae identifies the attacker as a dual national, 18-year-old Iranian-German who apparently acted alone.
sport involving various running, jumping and throwing disciplines
American broadcast journalist, author, television personality and female empowerment advocate
North Korea's military development for weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear, chemical, and biological
The election deadlock continues as neither Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull nor opposition leader Bill Shorten has the minimum number of Lower House seats (76) needed to form a government.
Upper house of the Parliament of Australia
Palestinian rocket attacks on Israeli population
A dead body is found in the area of the Sand Fire near Santa Clarita that has doubled in size to more than 22,000 acres.
Emails released by Wikileaks show that the Democratic National Committee (DNC), led by Debbie Wasserman Schultz, supported the candidacy of Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders.
protective headgera for football players
Cambodian political commentator and activist
According to the rebels, the airstrikes were revenge for the killing of a Syrian Air Force pilot by Al-Nusra Front yesterday.
president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor
ultra low cost airline in the United States
At least one person is reportedly killed and others are taken hostage after an armed group seized control of the police headquarters in the Erebuni District of Yerevan, Armenia.
head of state and of government of the U.S. state of Hawaii
aircraft powered by electric motors as opposed to internal combustion engines
consulate in Jeddah, killing himself and wounding two guards.
2112 North Foster Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
public university in Berkeley, California
American drama thriller television series
sanctions against Russia after its annexation of Crimea in early 2014
British public inquiry into the Iraq war
series of suicide bombings in Saudi Arabia on 4 July 2016
Stenson's total of 264, 20 under par, is the lowest stroke total ever recorded in any major championship and ties Jason Day's performance at last year's PGA Championship for the lowest score in relation to par at a major.
Main Street and S. Lamar Street, Dallas, Texas, United States
city in the region of Franconia, Northern Bavaria, Germany
vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021
links golf course in Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
AMC Theatres is purchasing London-based Odeon & UCI Cinemas Group in a deal valued at about £921 million ($1.21 billion).
Odeon & UCI has 242 theaters and 2,236 screens in the U.K.
men's national volleyball team representing Cuba
The Indian Navy has launched a search and rescue operation.
The victims are reported to be a 40-year-old mother and her 20-year-old daughter; both apparently knew the suspect.
Independent national position in the Philippines
township in Union County, New Jersey, United States
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
Fethullah Gülen left Turkey in 1999 and now lives in Pennsylvania.
British politician; Labour MP for Wallasey (born 1961)
The Turkish military claims to have gained control of the government with gunfire reported on the streets of Ankara.
island sovereign state in the West Indies
Italian politician and media tycoon (born 1936)
Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, who served as Pope John Paul II’s personal secretary is the principal celebrant at the World Youth Day opening Mass on July 26th evening in Kraków, Poland.
battle of the Western Front, World War I
geopolitical area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China, excluding Special Administrative Regions
marriage or informal union entered into by an individual before reaching the age of 18
continuous multimedia operated and presented to users by a provider
No group immediately claimed responsibility but it is similar to an Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant attack on the port of Al Mukalla.
A second suicide bomber attempted to enter the same mosque but failed to gain entry and detonated his belt, killing only himself.
Salafi jihadist organization founded in 1988
association football club in Milan, Italy
Check Point says a team of developers based in Beijing is behind HummingBad which gives hackers administrative-level access to infected devices.
chemical element with symbol Ni and atomic number 28
Around 8,000 police officers have been sacked in the country following the attempted coup, with more than 6,000 people in the army, the judiciary and other state bodies detained as part of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's crackdown.
In tennis, Andy Murray of Scotland defeats Canadian Milos Raonic in the finals of the men's singles to win his second Wimbledon championship. It is the first time that a men's Wimbledon final has not featured Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic since 2002.
racket sport played on a court bisected by a net
ballistic missile with a range of about 1,000 kilometres
Other Democratic leaders speaking include Donna Brazile, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, Senator Barbara Boxer, Senator Tom Harkin, Senator Amy Klobuchar, Senator Harry Reid, Senator Chuck Schumer, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, former Attorney General Eric Holder, former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former U.S.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in Kiev, Ukraine, where he is expected to discuss ways of ending the conflict in the east of the country.
Taylor Swift is snubbed while Adele and Beyoncé lead in nominations.
Head of State of the Republic of Tunisia.
The governing parties won 70 of the 121 seats.
Before it died, the spacecraft captured an image which measured the X-ray activity of the Perseus cluster.
Taylor Swift is snubbed while Adele and Beyoncé lead in nominations. ,
Zimbabwe; cities across South Africa, England, United States, Australia, Canada
military actions against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
bilateral relations between Palestine and Israel
At least three people are killed and dozens more are wounded when protesters clash with Indian Army soldiers.
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reports a 7.7 magnitude earthquake has struck off the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says there is no tsunami threat because the quake was very deep in the earth.
48 states of the United States (all but Alaska and Hawaii) and the District of Columbia
deep underwater sinkhole in the South China Sea
member of the 20th CCP Politburo Standing Committee
United States federal executive department
Voters in Nauru go to the polls for an election.
Ling Jihua, former top aide to paramount leader Hu Jintao, is sentenced to life in prison for illegally obtaining state secrets and taking over $11 million in bribes. Ling's misfortunes started when he was accused of trying to cover up a scandal connected to his 23-year-old son's deadly crash in a Ferrari in 2012.
The 127 people who were massacred in the Srebrenica massacre in 1995 and were subsequently discovered in mass graves are buried at the Srebrenica Genocide Memorial following a funeral.
China rejects the tribunal's ruling, declaring it null and void.
The United States tentatively approves eight, of 12 that applied, airlines for flights from 10 U.S.
American lawyer and politician (born 1973)
The perpetrator was arrested shortly afterward while attempting to flee the scene.
attack in which the attacker knows they will die
Six major Big Sur State Parks remain closed.
head of state and of government in Zimbabwe
Librarian of Congress, American librarian
suburb of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
General Directorate of Security (Turkey)
22nd edition of Winter Olympics, in Sochi, Russia
the protection of computer systems and networks from theft, damage, زmisuse or data leak
A Turkish ship carrying humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip docks at the Israeli port city of Ashdod, the first warming move between the two countries since relations began to improve.
Three others, including two women, escaped.
Her nearest rival, Minister of State for Energy Andrea Leadsom, picked up 66 votes.
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system is set to be installed.
Saudi terrorist and co-founder of al-Qaeda (1957–2011)
ground force component of the Iraqi Armed Forces
At least 25 died when rebels shelled government-held areas of Aleppo.
United States civil space and aeronautics agency
United Nations special human rights envoy
credit rating agency, subsidiary of S&P Global
Lee is encouraged by last March's peaceful transition to a democratically elected and civilian-led government.
commune in Seine-Saint-Denis, Paris agglomeration, France
effort or inclination to increase the well-being of humankind by getting to the root of a problem and solving it once and for all via charitable aid or donations
Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process
Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov tells the UNSC, “The main objective of this report is not about assigning blame ...
American politician and activist (born 1941)
prison for juveniles in Northern Territory, Australia
President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia
city in Los Angeles County, California, USA
series of economic and political protests in Myanmar in 2007
national association football team representing France
one of the six principal organs of the UN, charged with the maintenance of international peace and security
Community and local council in near Hebron
Six people have been killed in the crash.
Turnbull is on the road today seeking support from a small handful of independent and small party lawmakers.
ongoing war in Eastern Europe since 2014
head of state of the RSFSR (office established in 1991) and Russia
civilian who undertakes law enforcement without legal authority
combined military forces of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
The final hearing was held on 2 February 2011.
Date: 16 September 2014 – present (8 years, 2 months, 1 week and 6 days)
The European Union warns Switzerland that it will lose access to its single market if it goes through with its plan to impose restrictions on the free movement of EU citizens.
Date: 13 July 1989 – present (33 years, 7 months and 2 weeks)
Puerto Rican recording artist; singer, salsa musician
Date: 30 December 2013 – 9 December 2017 (3 years, 11 months, 1 week and 2 days)
List of female United States presidential and vice presidential candidates
Indian politician and Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir