association football club in Bournemouth, England
At least 14 suicide bombers attack a complex, killing themselves and at least 6 people.
2016 Silk Way Airlines Antonov An-12 crash
Date: 1 April – 18 June 2016 (2 months, 2 weeks and 3 days)
Since the fire has intermittently blocked the only route south toward Alberta's major cities, evacuees have had to go north toward oil camps and a few small settlements.
Date: 16 March 2004 – present (18 years, 10 months, 1 week and 4 days)
Five United Nations peacekeepers are killed in an attack in central Mali.
At least 13 suspected Al-Qaeda militants and two soldiers are killed in a raid in Aden, Yemen.
The Cavaliers await the winner of the Western Conference Finals between the Golden State Warriors and Oklahoma City Thunder.
London football club West Ham United F.C.
A rocket attack hits a hospital in the Syrian city of Aleppo, killing three civilians.
Ohio Governor John Kasich suspends his campaign. He was the last Republican Party challenger to Donald Trump for the GOP presidential nomination.
At least six people are killed in shootings at two nightclubs in the Mexican state of Veracruz.
men's national association football team representing Mexico
Vice President of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016
international quasi-judicial body established to settle disputes related to sport through arbitration
German chemical and pharmaceutical company Bayer bids to merge with American agrochemical and agricultural firm Monsanto.
British newspaper, magazine and digital publisher headquartered in Canary Wharf, London
Niger security forces kill 12 Boko Haram militants in Bosso.
British national Martin Travers is detained in Nepal for allegedly taking part in protests against the Nepalese government.
Hezbollah says Mustafa Badreddine, one of Hezbollah's highest ranking officials believed responsible for military operations in Syria, has been killed by artillery fire from the Syrian rebels.
Nyquist wins the 2016 Kentucky Derby, extending his race record to eight wins in eight races.
PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games
London votes Sadiq Khan to succeed Boris Johnson as Mayor of London; Khan is the first Muslim to be elected London's Mayor.
South Korea plans to import arms worth about 3.5 trillion won (US$3 billion) this year to enhance its defense capabilities.
Two car bombs kill at least 32 people and wounded 75 others in Samawa, Iraq. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility for the attack.
Record rainfall and severe flooding in southeast Texas has killed at least two people with three others missing. On Thursday, a record 16.6 inches (42 cm) of rain fell in Brenham, west of Houston.
Greek authorities begin operations to clear the Idomeni refugee camp on the border with Macedonia.
By 7 p.m. local time, the entire town of population 80,000 is placed under a mandatory evacuation. The neighbourhood of Beacon Hill, home to about 2,200 people, is 80% destroyed by fire.
The Philippines stock market suffers the biggest drop since February amid uncertainty about the upcoming elections.
The United States Department of Justice would not confirm or deny the investigation.
At least 13 Iranian soldiers are killed in a battle with Islamist militants in a village near Aleppo, Syria. This is the largest single day loss for the Iranians since the start of the conflict.
highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival
In an interview with the German broadsheet Frankfurter Allgemeine, the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama says that Germany has taken too many refugees and "from a moral standpoint" refugees should "only be accommodated temporarily" — with the goal of them returning home to rebuild their countries.
Floods in Baden-Württemberg in southwestern Germany following heavy rain that started Sunday night kill at least four people.
income gained by governments through taxation
In basketball, Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors is named NBA MVP for the second straight season. Curry is the first player ever to receive all possible first-place votes.
Ukrainian pilot and parliamentarian Nadiya Savchenko, who has been detained in Russia since 2014, arrives home following a dramatic prisoner swap with Russia.
Date: May 27, 1964 – present (58 years, 7 months, 4 weeks and 2 days)
Cameroonian footballer Patrick Ekeng of Romanian club FC Dinamo București dies after collapsing during a match.
Former Governor of Texas and Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry endorses Donald Trump for president and says he is open to being Trump's vice-presidential running mate.
The United States reports 70 militants were killed, including ISIL commander Maher al-Bilawi, in a Fallujah airstrike on Wednesday.
A released report from an interview with former U.S.
Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says the decision whether the Miami Marlins and Pittsburgh Pirates two-game series scheduled for later this month will be moved from Puerto Rico because of concerns about the Zika virus, will be announced Monday "at the latest."
cruise missile submarine in the U.S. Navy
The first-ever United Nations humanitarian summit opens in Istanbul, Turkey, to address the 125-million people crisis, the worst since World War II.
A Rutan VariEze experimental aircraft crashes north of Ventura, California, killing the two people aboard.
Two Romanian soldiers are killed along with assailants in an insider attack in Afghanistan.
The sect Iglesia ni Cristo conducts a "silent war" against the senatorial candidacy of justice secretary Leila de Lima.
2016 United States presidential straw poll in Guam
The province has airlifted 4,000 people to Edmonton and Calgary as of late Thursday.
10th Commissioner of Major League Baseball
Acting on a request from Brazil's top prosecutor, Supreme Court Justice Teori Zavascki suspends President of the Deputies Chamber Eduardo Cunha for obstructing the Petrobras corruption investigation.
Bangladeshi Islamist political party (founded 1941)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
town and local government area in Nigeria
head of the United States Department of Justice
A highly-reported execution of convicted murderer Kho Jabing occurs at 3.30pm on 20 May 2016 amidst local and international pleas to the government of Singapore to revoke the scheduled execution.
Halliburton will reportedly have to pay Baker Hughes a $3.5 billion termination fee if the deal is called off.
Nyalam County, Tibet Autonomous Region, China
Police in both Montgomery County and neighboring Prince George's County are also examining whether this person is the same as the male involved in the fatal shooting the previous day of a woman, Gladys Tordil, who was allegedly shot (a bystander who tried to help was also wounded) by her estranged abusive husband, tentatively identified as Eulalio Tordil, 62, a former Federal Protective Service officer.
Jaish-e-Mohammed operations chief is killed in a gun battle with police.
large indoor shopping center, usually anchored by department stores
Dozens of people have died in heavy fighting between Syrian government and opposition forces in the western Aleppo Governorate.
At least one person is dead as a shopping mall being built in the Nigerian city of Abeokuta collapses. Unconfirmed reports indicate that ten people may have died.
Norway Foreign Minister Børge Brende says his government is doubling humanitarian aid to Afghanistan to around 200 million kroner (US$24 million).
A man is killed, and two others are injured (a man in critical condition and a woman with non-life-threatening injuries), in the parking lot of Westfield Montgomery Mall in Potomac in Montgomery County, Maryland, near Washington, D.C. Soon after, a woman is killed at a grocery store some miles away. Police suspect that the same shooter may be behind both crime scene incidents. Police in both Montgomery County and neighboring Prince George's County are also examining whether this person is the same as the male involved in the fatal shooting the previous day of a woman, Gladys Tordil, who was allegedly shot (a bystander who tried to help was also wounded) by her estranged abusive husband, tentatively identified as Eulalio Tordil, 62, a former Federal Protective Service officer.
She is the first woman and first person from outside Europe to be appointed to the position.
Abu Sayyaf militants release 10 Indonesians the group had kidnapped from their tugboat and barge on March 28.
Somalia-based cell of the militant Islamist group al-Qaeda
A fire at a home for elderly people near the Ukrainian capital Kiev kills at least 16 people.
head of state and government of Argentina
At least 15 students are killed and 6 are missing after heavy rains and flash flooding trigger a landslide at a popular tourist resort in Deli Serdang Regency, Indonesia.
Turkey claims that its artillery fire together with U.S. air strikes killed more than 104 ISIL militants after rockets fired from northern Syria killed several people in the Turkish town of Kilis. [permanent dead link]
solids, liquids, or gases that can harm people, other living organisms, property, or the environment
Heavy rainfall leads to threats of flooding in Sri Lanka and southern India.
head of state and of government of the U.S. commonwealth of Massachusetts
Mark Selby wins the 2016 World Snooker Championship.
Houthi rebels capture the Umaliqa military base in 'Amran Governorate, endangering a shaky ceasefire.
Leni Robredo thanks a group of activist-farmers from Sumilao, Bukidnon, for their support promising to continue their reforms.
Health officials are concerned about the spread of the Zika virus in Haiti, which suffered the worst epidemic of cholera in recent history following the deadly 2010 Haiti earthquake.
United States Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John M. Richardson says Russian jets in the Baltics buzzing a U.S. military ship and planes are escalating tension between the two nations. Richardson added he doesn't think the Russians are trying to provoke an incident but these actions increase the chance of a "tactical miscalculation."
Democratic Governor of Virginia Terry McAuliffe is being investigated by federal prosecutors over campaign contributions, including a foreign contribution from a Chinese businessman, and what they consider to be "suspicious personal finances", as part of a public integrity probe that has lasted for more than a year, according to officials.
The Federal Senate of Brazil debates whether to suspend and impeach President Dilma Rousseff for allegedly breaching budget rules. The President's allies are not optimistic about the Senate vote.
North American professional sports league
Nero was accused of second-degree intentional assault, two counts of misconduct in office, and reckless endangerment.
Three Ukrainian Army soldiers are killed and eight more are injured around separatist-controlled Donetsk and government-controlled Mariupol by Russian-backed separatists.
Hamas says it has reached a truce with the Israeli military following hostilities today along the Gaza-Israel border. There were no casualties.
Date: 16 May 2014 – 23 October 2020 (6 years, 5 months and 1 week)
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reports a magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes the southern part of the Northern Territory in central Australia. No damage or injuries are reported.
North Korea attempts again to launch a BM25 Musudan intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of striking South Korea or Japan but is unsuccessful.
The first penis transplant in the United States is performed successfully at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston, Massachusetts. Doctors call the operation "a surgical milestone". The patient, 64-year-old Thomas Manning from Halifax, Massachusetts, is the third man worldwide to have had the experimental surgery performed.
The Abu Sayyaf militant group threatens to behead a Canadian hostage, a Filipina hostage, and a Norwegian hostage.
Head of Australia's Department of Immigration Mike Pezzullo denies that the detention centre for asylum seekers on Manus Island must be closed. He said there was no crisis that required any closure of the centre despite Papua New Guinea's Supreme Court ruling it to be unconstitutional and ordering the release of the detainees.
present phase of the Somali Civil War, concentrated in southern Somalia
British politician, Mayor of London (born 1970)
Afghan officials hang six Taliban prisoners.
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group claims responsibility.
2015-2016 season of the National Basketball Association
Date: 2 February 2016 – 22 May 2016 (3 months, 2 weeks and 6 days)
Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and militant group
Pope Francis meets with the Grand Imam of al-Azhar Ahmed el-Tayeb in the Vatican.
Researchers at the United States Department of Defense report, in the journal Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, the discovery in the United States of a strain of E. coli that includes the new gene MCR-1, which is resistant to colistin, a last-resort antibiotic.
None of the threats were found to be credible but disrupted General Certificate of Secondary Education tests in the UK.
The Scripps National Spelling Bee in the United States finishes with a tie between Jairam Hathwar and Nihar Janga. This is the third successive year the event has finished in a tie.
Fighting between Jaysh al-Islam and rival factions led by al-Qaeda’s Nusra Front in Ghouta, near Damascus, leaves more than 50 people dead.
announces plans to buy Anacor for $5.2 billion.
The U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals rules (12-3) a warrant is not required for police to obtain a person's cellphone location data from wireless carriers.
the highest court in the U.S. state of Iowa
Disappearance of Antonio Pampliega, José Manuel López and Ángel Sastre
The Pittsburgh Penguins defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final to advance to the Stanley Cup Final; they will face the San Jose Sharks.
United States presidential election in Indiana, 2016
Amid impeachment proceedings in Brazil against President Dilma Rousseff Pope Francis appeals for prayer and dialogue.
A suicide car bomb targeting Mogadishu's traffic police headquarters kills at least four.
Acting on a request from Brazil's top prosecutor, Supreme Court Justice Teori Zavascki suspends President of the Deputies Chamber Eduardo Cunha for obstructing the Petrobras corruption investigation. The full court confirms this action, Cunha is eliminated from the line of succession to President Dilma Rousseff, who may be suspended from office next week.
Police in the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua arrest scores of protesters as planned demonstrations to mark the anniversary of the incorporation of the region with Indonesia were to take place today.
most populous city in the United States of America
conflict between NATO Western forces and the Taliban
Spanish side Sevilla FC beats English opponent Liverpool F.C., 3-1, at St. Jakob-Park in Basel, Switzerland, to win the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League. It is their third straight UEFA Europa League title win.
Colombian police announce the seizure of about 8 tonnes (18,000 lb) of cocaine in an operation targeting the Clan Úsuga gang. This would make it the biggest seizure of drugs in the history of Colombia.
Georgia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses "shock and deep concern" after a Georgian citizen, 31-year-old Giga Otkhozoria, was shot dead by Russian Armed Forces troops patrolling areas near the administrative boundary with Abkhazia.
Two Turkish police officers are killed in a suspected Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) bomb attack in the eastern province of Van.
The Eurozone agrees to a €10.3 billion ($11.48 billion) bailout package for Greece.
Researchers from Konkoly Observatory in Budapest, Hungary, reveal that (225088) 2007 OR10 is the third largest dwarf planet in the Solar System.
Canadian regional subsidiary of Shell plc
Vice President of Brazil, Michel Temer, assumes the presidential powers and duties as Acting President of Brazil.
A massive fire breaks out at a tire dump in Seseña, near Madrid in Spain. The illegal dump contains 100,000 tons of used vehicle tires. The smoke from the fire is visible for at least 30km.
The Rhode Island Marine Architecture Project claims to have found the wreckage of HMS Endeavour used by Royal Navy Lieutenant James Cook on his voyage to Australia, New Zealand and Tahiti between 1768 and 1771. The ship was scuttled in 1778 in Newport Harbor ahead of the Battle of Rhode Island in the American War of Independence.
The companies announce they are abandoning the deal.
American politician and lawyer, Louisiana
French labor unions, led by the CGT, implement a strike in protest of proposed reforms to labor laws.
Al Qaeda militants kill at least 13 Yemeni government troops near the city of Mukalla.
police service provider for Baltimore, US
Convicted murderer executed in Singapore
Police suspect that the same shooter may be behind both crime scene incidents.
U.S. backed Syrian Democratic Forces, led by Kurdish forces, launch an operation to capture Al-Raqqah, the de facto capital of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. The force is reported to be more than 50,000 strong.
Halliburton Co. and Baker Hughes Inc., the second- and third-largest oilfield service firms, announce the cancellation of their $28 billion merger which has faced opposition from U.S. and European antitrust regulators. Halliburton will reportedly have to pay Baker Hughes a $3.5 billion termination fee if the deal is called off. [permanent dead link]
At least 37 people have been killed and 22 injured in a bus crash in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
NASA projects that 2016 will have the warmest global temperature average on record. This year would be the third record-breaking year in a row. Per NOAA annals, April marked the 12th record warmest month in a row.
Amaral, one of Rousseff's biggest foes, was arrested last November for allegedly taking kickbacks from Petrobras.
Spanish politicians fail to meet a deadline to form a government after last year's election so Felipe VI of Spain must dissolve the parliament and call a new election for June 26.
Lightning strikes across Europe kill one person and injure at least 14 more.
American intercity passenger rail operator
Hackers attack millions of users of Gmail, Hotmail, and Yahoo Mail, forcing users to make password changes.
ongoing armed conflict between India and multiple separatist rebel groups
campaign for the 2016 United States presidential election
capital and largest city of the United Kingdom
island in New York, United States of America
He escaped by overpowering a captor left alone with him.
The list also includes former and current officials of the Russian government with close links to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
On Wednesday, the European Union will propose relaxing visa requirements for Turks as a reward for having reduced the flood of refugees and migrants into Europe.
official press agency of the People's Republic of China
The United States Education and Justice Departments advise U.S. public school districts across the country to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms that match their gender identity, rather than their gender at birth. The new guidance comes as Justice and North Carolina battle in federal court over the state's new so-called bathroom bill.
offensive that the Iraqi government launched against ISIL
In association football, Real Madrid C.F.
Johnson picks former Massachusetts governor, and former Republican, William Weld as his running mate.
surgical transplant procedure in which a penis is transplanted to a patient
Nissan announces that it will buy 34% of fellow Japanese car manufacturer Mitsubishi Motors for 237.4 billion yen ($2.2 billion).
Uganda arrests opposition leader Kizza Besigye as he addressed a crowd of supporters in the capital Kampala, and shuts down access to social media within the country prior to President Yoweri Museveni's inauguration tomorrow.
specialised agency of the United Nations for education, sciences, and culture
Legislative, executive and judiciary powers of Nepal
More than 50 have been killed by lightning strikes in Bangladesh over the past two days.
A suicide bomb attack kills at least 10 people and injures four people travelling on a bus for appeals court staff travelling west of Kabul.
The actual infection rate remains unknown since the poor, densely populated nation lacks routine data systems that can track and document disease outbreaks.
A criminal investigation is launched by the New Hampshire attorney general against law enforcement officials after news footage showed Massachusetts/New Hampshire police appear to beat a man who was surrendering at the end of a bi-state car chase.
More details emerge on the rescue of Olympiacos and Mexico international footballer Alan Pulido, kidnapped in Ciudad Victoria on May 28. He escaped by overpowering a captor left alone with him.
The mandatory evacuation order expands to include the communities of Anzac, Gregoire Lake Estates, and Fort McMurray First Nation, forcing thousands who had just resettled to move again.
A blast hits a police station in the southern Turkish city of Gaziantep leaving one officer dead and 13 injured.
largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina
Duterte is due to take office on June 30, 2016.
Mexican multinational beverage company. It operates the largest independent Coca-Cola bottling group in the world.
The Italian Parliament gives final approval to legislation recognizing civil unions of same-sex couples.
American attorney, conservative journalist
An assailant stabs four people, killing two, at a home and a mall in Taunton, Massachusetts. A third victim is being treated for life-threatening injuries. The suspect was shot and killed by an off-duty deputy sheriff at the second scene.
The sect Iglesia ni Cristo is suing supporters of Rodrigo Duterte for spreading a fake endorsement by the denomination.
Independent candidate Alexander Van der Bellen, a member of The Greens, is elected President of Austria in a tight contest that was decided by mail-in votes.
The Philippine financial market continues to suffer amid speculation that Rodrigo Duterte may win the upcoming election.
President of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)
head of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil, second in line of presidential succession
In Punjab, Pakistan, the death toll has risen from 13 to 33 for people who have eaten sweets accidentally tainted with insecticide. The mass poisoning occurred in April.
2nd leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
The protests come a day after Maduro warned that the opposition-controlled National Assembly may soon "disappear".
President-elect of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, vows to reintroduce capital punishment and give security forces permission to shoot to kill for organized crime figures and people resisting arrest.
Suspected Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants launch a car bomb attack on a military installation in Turkey, killing one soldier; Turkey's army destroyes PKK targets in air strikes and kills more than 20.
At least four are killed and 90 injured among protesters who stormed the Green Zone in Baghdad.
phone call delivering pre-recorded message
Airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition kill at least 10 in Yemen.
The United Nations fears that approximately 700 migrants have drowned in three Mediterranean Sea shipwrecks over the past few days.
Tens of thousands of people are evacuated from Old Trafford shortly before kick-off between Manchester United F.C.
Seven Ukrainian servicemen are killed in suspected attacks by pro-Russian rebels.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announces the start of a military operation to recapture Falluja from Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
A Swedish court sentences Claver Berinkindi, a 61-year-old Swedish citizen originally from Rwanda, to life in prison for participation in the Rwandan genocide in 1994.
Date: 15 June 2014 – 9 December 2021 (7 years, 5 months, 3 weeks and 3 days)
Cho Yang-ho resigns as President of the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games due to growing financial problems with the Hanjin Group he is chairman of.
The Wall Street Journal reports that administrative mistakes by asset manager T. Rowe Price led it to vote in favor of the deal, even though it had vocally opposed it in the runup to the vote.
Three Turkish soldiers are killed and 14 others wounded in an armed attack by Kurdish militants during a military operation in the town of Nusaybin, Turkey.
structures made of dozens of bones, joints, muscles, tendons, and ligaments that support the weight of the equine body
political dispute in the Iberian Peninsula
bilateral relations between Spain and Russia
Coca-Cola FEMSA suspends all production in Venezuela due to a sugar shortage.
Germany's Bayer AG makes an unsolicited bid valued at $62 billion cash to takeover American company Monsanto to create the world's largest agricultural chemical company.
El Salvador arrests former congressman Raúl Mijango for allegedly attempting to smuggle banned items into prison and allegedly associating with gang members.
At least three are killed in a car bomb targeting a Turkish police vehicle in Diyarbakır, Turkey.
A truck collides with a motorised rickshaw in the Adilabad district of India's Telangana state resulting in 16 deaths.
At least 21 are killed and more than 500,000 are displaced by cyclone Roanu in Bangladesh.
The supporters of presidential candidates Grace Poe and Mar Roxas post petitions and counter-petitions on Change.org urging either candidate to drop-out and give way for the other.
Fabiano Silveira, Minister for Transparency, Supervision and Control, resigns after leaked recordings suggested he tried to derail the Petrobras corruption investigation. This anti-corruption ministry was created on May 12, 2016, when Vice President Michel Temer was sworn in as acting president. The same tapes led to the resignation of Planning Minister Romero Jucá last week.
The Afghan Taliban announces that Haibatullah Akhundzada will be its new leader replacing Akhtar Mansour who died recently in a drone strike.
officials believe the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has declared a state of emergency in its self-declared capital, Al-Raqqah.
China threatens to cut off regular communication with Taiwan unless it acknowledges the "One China principle".
While gaining a half hour of sunlight, this means Venezuelans will now lose a half hour of sleep.
Two horses die during a rainy Preakness Day's early races.
As of this day, local and central government are prohibited from making announcements in a way that could affect the outcome of the referendum.
Twin bombings kill a police officer and wound nine people in Peshawar, Pakistan.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claims that over 60,000 people have died in Syrian government jails during the five year civil war.
Amid growing concern about North Korea's ballistic missile capability, South Korea, Japan and the U.S.
The Pentagon announces the death of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIL) leader Abu Waheeb and three other militants in an airstrike near the town of Rutba, Iraq.
president of the United States from 2009 to 2017
Two hundred thousand people flee the Sri Lankan capital Colombo as floods caused by several days of heavy rain worsen.
Active volcano in North Sumatra, Indonesia
Iraqi security forces and Shiite Popular Mobilization Forces recapture Al-Karmah, about 16 kilometers (10 miles) northeast of Fallujah.
air strikes killed more than 104 ISIL militants after rockets fired from northern Syria killed several people in the Turkish town of Kilis.
Motorist Wahib Sadek Ahmed is arrested after he is accused of wielding a knife at a motorist. He is subdued after four taser shots. The FBI investigates after Sadek claim to be affiliated with a terrorist organization. His car is found to contain the knife and three guns, including an AK-47, and a loaded 45-caliber pistol.
Google honors Asian American civil rights activist Yuri Kochiyama, who held controversial views about racial harmony, terrorism and American power, with a doodle.
international governing body of association football
legal declaration or de facto acts by a government allowing assumption of extraordinary powers
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the attack was part of a bigger shelling that killed 19 more people.
Jihadist militant group in the Philippines
A policeman is killed in a shootout with militants in Taif, Saudi Arabia.
A suicide bomber attacks a NATO convoy in Parwan province, wounding two civilians.
The European Union proposes visa-free travel for Turkish citizens within Europe's Schengen Area and invites member states and EU lawmakers to endorse the move by June 30.
Ukraine's Jamala, performing the song "1944", wins the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm, Sweden.
Voters in the Dominican Republic go to the polls for a general election.
castration via anaphrodisiacal drugs, whether to reduce libido and sexual activity, to treat cancer, or otherwise
The Iraqi government begins Operation Breaking Terrorism, aimed at retaking the city of Fallujah, which has been under the control of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group since early 2014.
At least seven people are killed and 30 injured in a bus accident in Ranchi, the capital of the Indian state of Jharkhand.
At least 11 Afghan policemen are killed in a suspected Taliban attack on security checkpoints in Helmand province.
northernmost populated island of the Hawaiian archipelago
2016 Dominican Republic general election
600 Gresham Drive, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
The Supreme Federal Court rejects the government's request to rule on the merits of last month's Chamber of Deputies impeachment vote.
Sir Matt Busby Way Old Trafford Trafford Greater Manchester England
Suspect Taliban militants kill nine and kidnap 170 in an attack on three passenger buses in Kunduz, Afghanistan.
A suicide car bomb targeting Mogadishu's traffic police headquarters kills at least four. Al-Shabaab claims responsibility.
The university's football coach, Art Briles, is also fired.
There are about 15.5 million bitcoins in circulation.
Association football icon Pelé announces that he will sell 1,500 lots of his possessions via Julien's Auctions, which will include his medals, trophies, jerseys, and diplomatic gifts.
This is the largest single day loss for the Iranians since the start of the conflict.
ideograms used in electronic messages and web pages
final match of the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League
umbrella term for organized russian crime groups
Suzuki says it used improper fuel economy tests for Japan in a widening of a scandal that hit Mitsubishi Motors.
A unanimous opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court finds that the constitutional guarantee of a speedy trial does not guarantee a speedy sentencing hearing.
Assailants from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) armed with machetes hacked at least 16 civilians to death in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
island sovereign state off of Africa in the Indian Ocean
According to reports, the Indonesian police arrest close to 1,700 people in Papua and West Papua who were involved in attempted protests yesterday.
Ukraine's Parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, decides that the country's third largest city, Dnipropetrovsk, be renamed Dnipro as part of the decommunization drive.
Michelle Lodzinski is convicted of murdering her five-year-old son Timothy Wiltsey 25 years ago in New Jersey.
municipality of the Philippines in the province of Bukidnon
A transit of Mercury occurs, visible from Africa, the Americas, Europe and most of Asia.
Kazakhstan police detain dozens of protesters during rallies against proposed land reforms in the former Central Asian Soviet Republic.
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor, Maryland
California court finds "Grim Sleeper" serial killer guilty.
county in Virginia, United States; part of Washington metropolitan area
A Muslim mob is found to have attacked Coptic homes and stripped a woman in public in Minya Governorate, Egypt, on 20 May 2016.
A recent Global Slavery Index report estimates the number of people born into servitude, trafficked for sex work, in debt bondage, or forced labour to be 45.8 million.
Rodrigo Duterte, the Philippines presumptive president-elect, says he will allow the immediate burial of former kleptocratic dictator Ferdinand Marcos at the Heroes' Cemetery in metropolitan Manila.
Binali Yıldırım is appointed Prime Minister of Turkey after the resignation of Ahmet Davutoğlu amid disagreements with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Brazilian Police say they have identified and are searching for four of the more than 30 men suspected in last Saturday's gang rape of a 16-year-old girl in Rio de Janeiro. The assault came to light after several men posted about the attack online.
unmanned aerial vehicle that is usually armed
All leaks, and a nearby gas line that was ruptured, are contained.
Syrian Army troops surround the central prison in Hama after inmates revolted, seizing several guards. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says inmates were protesting against a planned transfer of prisoners from Hama to Sednaya Prison near Damascus.
2015–2016 wave of violence in Israeli–Palestinian conflict
ongoing civil war in the country of Yemen
Financial crisis that began affecting Puerto Rico in 2014
In compliance with recent UN Security Council resolutons, President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda announces an end to security and military cooperation with North Korea.
The 42nd G7 summit held at Ise-Shima in Japan's Mie Prefecture concludes with a declaration that the United Kingdom leaving the European Union would pose a "serious threat to world growth".
A five-storey apartment block collapses in Russian city of Mezhdurechensk, killing one man and injuring three.
American swimmer, Olympic athlete, and real estate developer
borough of New York City, New York, United States
Tajikistani constitutional referendum, 2016
Clark County, Nevada and Mohave County, Arizona
final of the 2015–16 edition of the UEFA Champions League
series of protests in Venezuela beginning in 2014
NATO foreign ministers, meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, agree to extend the alliance's Resolute Support Mission, that trains, advises and assists Afghanistan's military beyond 2016.
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan threatens unilateral action against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria inside Syria.
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
Ted Cruz announces that he is withdrawing from the race for the Republican nomination, leaving Donald Trump as the presumptive nominee.
Lake Mead in Mohave County, Arizona, the largest reservoir in the United States, drops to its lowest level in history, declining to its lowest level since it was filled in the 1930s. The reservoir serves water to the states of Arizona, Nevada and California.
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
current United States federal appellate court
President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)
capital and largest city in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas
nontrinitarian Christian denomination from the Philippines
police force in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
The U.S. military restricts off-base alcohol consumption in Okinawa until July 24 after the arrest of a former Marine suspected of murder.
association football club in Madrid, Spain
President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro orders clocks in the country to move forward by a half hour from UTC−04:30 to UTC−04:00 in order to save electricity as Venezuela faces an increasing electricity shortage. While gaining a half hour of sunlight, this means Venezuelans will now lose a half hour of sleep.
A new study by University of Colorado Boulder researchers, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, finds opioid medicines can paradoxically cause an increase in chronic pain in lab rats.
Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann resigns after seven and a half years in office; says he lost the backing of his Social Democrats party.
event in which aircraft are used to attack targets on land or at sea
type of natural disasters involving ground movements, often caused by slope instability triggered by specific event
enteric, rod shaped, gram-negative bacterium
American politician, Governor of Massachusetts (1991-1997)
Israeli Defense minister Moshe Ya'alon announces his resignation.
However, questions have been raised as to authenticity of his assertion.
Three gunmen open fire on a Real Madrid supporters club meeting in a cafe in Samarra northern Iraq, killing at least 14 and wounding 25. Islamic State of Iraq and Syria claims responsibility for attack.
flight involved in an incident on 8 March 2014
former football stadium of West Ham United FC
German Justice Minister Heiko Maas says he will propose legislation to annul homosexuality convictions, and create a “right to compensation.” A 19th-century law outlawed sexual relations between men. Homosexuality was decriminalized in 1969, but the law itself was not rescinded until 1994.
In basketball, the Golden State Warriors defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder 96–88 in the deciding Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals, winning the series 4–3. The defending NBA champion Warriors advance to the NBA Finals, where they will face the Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers for the second straight season.
The Iraqi government imposes a curfew in Baghdad.
capital and largest municipality of Spain
Loretta Lynch, the Attorney General of the United States, advises that the US government will seek the death penalty against Dylann Roof accused of conducting the 2015 Charleston massacre.
The Oklahoma Legislature files a measure asking for Congress to impeach Barack Obama over his decision to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms corresponding to their gender identity.
bilateral relations between Cuba and the United States
Google receives a United States patent for an adhesive for its self-driving cars, so-called human flypaper, designed to minimize injuries in a pedestrian accident by holding the person to the car rather than being thrown after impact.
judicial process where a judge decides questions of both fact and law
association football club in Leicester, England
2011–2019 external impact of the Syrian Civil War
Soon after, a woman is killed at a grocery store some miles away.
Indonesia's Mount Sinabung erupts, killing at least six people in Sumatra.
communist state in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
A Somali asylum seeker sets herself alight in Nauru to protest her detention on the island by Australia, one week after an Iranian asylum seeker did the same thing.
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria claims responsibility for some of the attacks.
Nine soldiers are killed and nine more wounded in a raid on suspected ISIL militants in Baghdad.
The Taliban leadership council reportedly meets to determine a successor to Mullah Akhtar Mansour, killed this weekend during an American drone strike in Pakistan.
The head of Bangladesh’s largest Islamist party, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Motiur Rahman Nizami, is executed for his alleged role in acts of genocide and war crimes 45 years ago during the independence war against Pakistan in 1971.
This is the third time Puerto Rico has defaulted on bond payments.
The 12th Festival of Pacific Arts opens at Paseo Stadium in Guam.
head of the United States Department of State
and A.F.C. Bournemouth after a suspect package was found.
Tropical Storm Bonnie makes landfall on the East Coast of the United States, affecting mainly the city of Charleston, South Carolina.
Reuters reports nearly 150 people are killed and at least 200 wounded in a series of car bomb and suicide attacks in the Syrian cities of Jableh and Tartus in government-controlled territory that hosts Russian military bases. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group claims responsibility.
team sport played on a court with baskets on either end
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asks Yisrael Beiteinu party leader and former Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman to be Defense Minister. Current defense minister and former army chief of staff Moshe Ya'alon's role in the future government is unclear. Leiberman is known for his hawkish and uncompromising views.
Fatma Samoura, a Senegalese United Nations official, is appointed as the Secretary General of FIFA.
Azerbaijani investigative journalist and radio host
island country in the southwest Pacific Ocean
annual song competition held among the member countries of the European Broadcasting Union
island territory of the United States of America
Rodrigo Duterte is officially elected as President and Leni Robredo as Vice President.
Minister for Transparency, Supervision and Control
Iraqi state-sponsored umbrella organization
An overnight fire at Pitakiatwittaya Christian elementary school's dormitory in the northern Chiang Rai Province in Thailand kills 18 girls between the ages of 5 and 12.
Iran's newly elected parliament, officially called the Islamic Consultative Assembly, is opened and new members will be sworn-in during the first session.
Dominican Republic general election, 2016
football stadium in London, England, UK, inaugurated in March 2007
Date: 5 February 2011 – present (11 years, 9 months, 3 weeks and 3 days)
The SEAL was later identified as Arizona native Charles Keating IV, the son of Charles Keating III, and the grandson of the convicted noted late financier Charles Keating Jr., who was embroiled in the 1980s savings and loan scandal.
department of the Ministry of Interior of Egypt
A massive fire breaks out at a tire dump in Seseña, near Madrid in Spain.
country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom
association football club in London, England
The U.S. Justice Department notifies North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory that the state's new law which limits restroom access for transgender people violates the U.S. Civil Rights Act, and asks for a response by May 9 whether the state will correct "these violations of Title VII." The Governor's statement in response does not specifically say what the state will do.
At least 41 army recruits are killed and 60 others injured in a suicide car bomb attack in Aden, Yemen. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group claims responsibility.
They expect most of the 88,000 evacuees will return to their homes within two weeks.
railway system in the United States of America
The Bible Emoji, a new digital translation of all 66 books of the King James Version of the Bible which replaces some words with emojis, is announced by its anonymous creator.
Officer Edward Nero waives his right to a jury trial on misdemeanor charges of second-degree assault, two counts of misconduct in office, and reckless endangerment.
Carnival Cruise Line's 704-passenger Adonia was able to set sail for the northern Caribbean country after Cuba, April 22, loosened its policy banning Cuban-born people from traveling to the country by sea.
A homeopathic doctor is hacked to death in Bangladesh.
United States government public health agency
President of Chile from 2006 to 2010 and 2014 to 2018
A bus crashes on U.S. Route 83 in Texas about 46 miles north of the city of Laredo resulting in eight deaths and 44 injured.
2016 United States presidential election
directly elected parliament of the European Union
His car is found to contain the knife and three guns, including an AK-47, and a loaded 45-caliber pistol.
India is reported to have the highest number at an estimated 18.4 million slaves, and North Korea the highest ratio, 4.4 percent of its population.
private Baptist university in Waco, Texas, United States
capital city of the province of Alberta, Canada
The Catholic Church in the Philippines urges voters to reject Rodrigo Duterte.
Jordanian King Abdullah II dissolves the parliament and appoints a new prime minister, Hani Al-Mulki.
Brazil's Federal Senate unanimously votes to strip Delcídio do Amaral of his senate seat. Amaral, one of Rousseff's biggest foes, was arrested last November for allegedly taking kickbacks from Petrobras.
Temperatures soar to a record 51 °C (124 °F) in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The heatwave has claimed 300 lives since April 2016.
political-religious armed movement in Yemen
The Afghan Taliban announces that Haibatullah Akhundzada will be its new leader replacing Akhtar Mansour who died recently in a drone strike. Sirajuddin Haqqani and Mullah Yaqoob are named as deputy leaders.
leader of the executive branch of the government of Pakistan
Date: 2 December 2015 – 31 August 2016 (8 months, 4 weeks and 1 day)
The smoke from the fire is visible for at least 30km.
Tsai Ing-wen is sworn in as the first female President of Taiwan.
The Oklahoma legislature passes a bill that would make it a felony for doctors to perform abortions and revokes the medical license of assisting physicians.
Community leaders and elected officials appeal for calm.
Egyptian Armed Forces claim that passenger luggage and part of the aircraft have been found in the Mediterranean Sea 290 kilometers north of Alexandria.
Google's offices in central Paris are raided by French finance officials as part of a tax fraud investigation. Google is accused of owing €1.6bn ($1.8bn; £1.3bn) in unpaid taxes.
At least 24 people are killed in a series of attacks in and around Baghdad. ISIL has claimed responsibility.
Voters in Guam head to the polls to vote in the Democratic presidential caucus.
Imprisoned Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova is announced as the winner of the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize for 2016 for "her outstanding contribution to press freedom in difficult circumstances."
The Tajikistani constitutional referendum results in the removal of term limits of incumbent President Emomali Rahmon.
medical practice of intentionally ending a life of an animal in order to relieve pain and suffering
state highway in Arlington County, Virginia, United States
explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas
The Panama Papers go online at the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists website.
low-intensity asymmetric war, beginning in 1964, between Colombian governments, paramilitary groups, crime syndicates and far-left guerrillas (FARC, ELN, etc.)
port city and temporary capital of Yemen
legal process whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for an actual or supposed crime
Date: 31 January 2009 – present (13 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
Anti-government protests erupt across Papua New Guinea against Prime Minister Peter O'Neill, calling on him to resign.
But new research indicates the virus has been present since 2014.
association football club in Manchester, England
Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull has called a historic double dissolution election with both houses of Parliament being dissolved and an election to be held on July 2.
The government of Hungary announces it will hold a referendum regarding future European Union quotas for resettling refugees. The vote is expected to be held either in September or October of this year where a turnout of over 50 percent will render it to be valid.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
agency in the United States Federal Government
Gou Zhongwen replaces the disgraced Lu Xiwen as the Deputy Party Secretary of Beijing.
Date: March 18, 1968 – present (54 years, 10 months, 1 week and 2 days)
Three bombings in and around Baghdad kill at least 14, including Shiite pilgrims, and injure more than 30.
The Brazilian Senate votes (55-22) to begin the impeachment process against the President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff and suspend her from office while the trial takes place.
multinational diversified metals and mining corporation
Filipino voters head to the polls for a presidential election with unofficial counts showing Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte with a commanding lead.
The EU says Turkey has met all but five of the 72 criteria included in the agreement in exchange for its efforts to stop asylum seekers from reaching Europe.
UEFA President Michel Platini, who had been suspended by the FIFA Ethics Committee last fall, announces his resignation following the Court of Arbitration for Sport decision that let stand his ban, shortened to four years which corresponds to the duration of his remaining time in office.
inbred strains of Rattus norvegicus used for scientific research
underground political party in the Philippines
In the U.S., the Iowa Supreme Court rules juveniles, even those convicted of first-degree murder, can not be sentenced to life without parole, becoming the 19th state to ban such sentences. As of January, about 2,300 American juveniles were serving life-without-parole sentences.
EgyptAir Flight 804 between Paris and Cairo disappears with 56 passengers and 10 crew onboard. The plane was at 37,000 feet when it disappeared ten minutes before entering Egyptian airspace over the Mediterranean Sea. It is later reported to have crashed off the Greek island of Karpathos. Locals reported seeing a fireball.
formal leaders within established religions, as a group
Eight Turkish soldiers and 21 Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants are killed in clashes and in a subsequent helicopter crash near Turkey's border with Iraq.
Philippine candidate Grace Poe denies she will give way in favor of administration bet Mar Roxas
global international and intergovernmental organization
An Australian security contractor is killed outside the Australian embassy in Baghdad. There are unconfirmed reports that he was shot.
More than 500,000 have been driven from their homes.
Turkey's Anadolu Agency reports that 45 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant militants have been killed by a combination of Turkish Army shelling and a U.S. air strike north of Aleppo.
capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
sovereign state in North Africa and Asia
conflict, starting 23 February 2011, ignited by Islamist militants in the Sinai Peninsula
pre-emptive surprise attack employing overwhelming force
boat or ship used to catch fish on a body of water
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
use of nuclear weapons against Japan in World War II
It was carrying a Japanese communications satellite JCSAT-14, which was successfully put into geostationary orbit.
Ohio Governor John Kasich suspends his campaign.
Voters in Tajikistan go to the polls for a referendum to make various amendments to the constitution which include, among other things, the elimination of term limits to allow President Emomali Rahmon and only him to run again for office and lowering the presidential age limit from 35 to 30, which observers believe will position Rahmon's son Rustam Emomali for future succession.
The Governor of Puerto Rico Alejandro García Padilla calls the situation a "humanitarian crisis".
city and governorate capital of Idlib, Syria
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
academic journal of the National Academy of Sciences
2016 United States presidential election in West Virginia
Following a 2-2 draw between Chelsea F.C. and Tottenham Hotspur F.C. at Stamford Bridge, Leicester City F.C. are confirmed as champions of the Premier League for the first time in their history. Leicester City were 5000-1 outsiders at the beginning of the season. ,
The Football Federation of Kosovo becomes the 55th member of UEFA following a secret ballot at the 40th Ordinary UEFA Congress in Budapest.
Murali Pillai of the People's Action Party emerged as the winner with 61.21% of the valid votes cast.
Six police officers are killed in an insider attack in Uruzgan province.
national stock exchange of the Philippines
A preliminary study by the National Toxicology Program finds that cellphone radiation has the potential to increase the risk of tumor growth in male rats.
At least 50 are killed in flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rains in Ethiopia.
The last edition will be printed on May 6.
President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986
The 17th parliamentary general election of Singapore held on 11 September 2015
system of governance where decision-makers are selected on the basis of their expertise in their areas of responsibility (esp. scientific knowledge), as opposed to one where elected representatives are the primary decision-makers in government
city and capital of Papua Province, Indonesia
conservative-democratic political party in Turkey
He also said military exercises would take place next weekend to counter "foreign threats".
2016 Islamist terror attacks in Baghdad, Iraq
In motor sport, rookie Alexander Rossi wins the 100th Indianapolis 500.
North American professional baseball league
The sailor was assisting Kurdish Peshmerga forces in repelling an attack on the area.
Former Secretary General of NATO Anders Fogh Rasmussen is named an advisor for Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, a move described by a Russian deputy chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee as a "hostile gesture".
land warfare branch of Venezuela's military
governing body of association football in Gibraltar
At least 73 people are killed in a collision between two buses and a fuel tanker in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan.
Artillery shelling and drone attacks by the U.S.-led coalition strike Islamic State positions in Syria, according to Turkish authorities, killing 63 militants and destroying multiple rocket launcher and gun positions.
Ali Larijani is reelected chairman of the Iranian Parliament for a one year term while Masoud Pezeshkian and Ali Motahari are elected deputy chairpersons. All three elected members were supported by List of Hope in the recent election.
At least three people are missing after heavy rains caused flooding in the U.S. states of Texas and Kansas. So far, four people have died in the flooding.
The Nepalese Maoist Party says that they will withdraw support from Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli and form a new government.
district of Telangana, India (previously in Andhra Pradesh)
Pfizer Inc. announces plans to buy Anacor for $5.2 billion.
Three Spanish journalists were released after being abducted around Aleppo, Syria, and held hostage by the Al-Nusra Front since 13 July 2015.
voting system used to elect a single winner where a second round of voting is used if no candidate wins an absolute majority in the first round
people native to any part of Spain or that hold Spanish citizenship
Interstate 395 (Virginia–District of Columbia)
The Afghan capital Kabul is locked down as members of the Hazara community protest the proposed route of a power line.
country in southwestern Europe with territories in Africa
Fabiano Silveira, Minister for Transparency, Supervision and Control, resigns after leaked recordings suggested he tried to derail the Petrobras corruption investigation.
Independence leader Benny Wenda joined various humanitarians, parliamentarians and lawyers in urging the United Nations to secure a vote on the future status of the region, which is occupied by Indonesia.
The reservoir serves water to the states of Arizona, Nevada and California.
town and a municipal council in Wardha district in the Indian state of Maharashtra
The Congress of the Philippines proclaims Rodrigo Duterte and Leni Robredo as President-elect and Vice President-elect of the Philippines, respectively. [permanent dead link]
United States President Barack Obama ends the American arms embargo with Vietnam during his visit in the country.
About 200 U.S. troops arrive in Moldova from Romania for planned military exercises with the Moldovan military which will last until May 20.
Three gunmen open fire on a Real Madrid supporters club meeting in a cafe in Samarra northern Iraq, killing at least 14 and wounding 25.
ground warfare branch of Turkey's military
school in which children receive primary or elementary education from the age of about five to twelve
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claim responsibility.
A fragment of the world's oldest ground-edge axe dated at between 45,000 and 49,000 years old is found in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
procedure of dissolving both houses of the Australian Parliament
At least 24 people are killed in a series of attacks in and around Baghdad.
The Baltimore Police Department says Nero remains on administrative duty while an internal investigation continues.
combined military forces of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
city and administrative center of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine
A powerful 6.7 magnitude earthquake hits Ecuador near the town of Muisne, one person is killed.
At least 64 people are killed and 87 injured in a bomb attack on a market in Sadr City, Baghdad. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) claims responsibility.
local time, the entire town of population 80,000 is placed under a mandatory evacuation.
zodiac constellation straddling the celestial equator
In association football, Real Madrid C.F. defeats Atlético Madrid in a penalty shoot-out to win the final.
capital and most populous city of France
index of articles associated with the same name
Syrian government forces and allies, including Lebanese Hezbollah fighters, retake a large area southeast of Damascus, including the key town of Deir al-Asafir.
A special verification panel recommends throwing out the results of the Haiti presidential election on October 25, 2015, because it appeared to be tainted by significant voter fraud.
bicameral legislature of the United States
The new guidance comes as Justice and North Carolina battle in federal court over the state's new so-called bathroom bill.
Syrian rebel group fighting against the Syrian government in the Syrian Civil War
The world's oldest person, American Susannah Mushatt Jones, dies at the age of 116.
At least 69 people are killed and 230 injured in a series of bomb attacks targeting Shiite neighborhoods in Baghdad, Iraq.
The Democratic Rally wins the legislative election.
Gunmen kill eight policemen in an ambush outside Cairo.
head of state and of government of the U.S. commonwealth of Virginia
United States presidential election in Guam, 2016
The neighbourhood of Beacon Hill, home to about 2,200 people, is 80% destroyed by fire.
Airstrikes on a camp for war refugees in Syria near the Syria–Turkey border kills 28 people, including women and children.
head of government of Turkey (1920 - 2018)
easternmost coast of the United States, located near the North Atlantic Ocean
American multinational agricultural biotechnology, seed, and agrochemical company
gendarmerie branch of Spain's armed forces
Park is expected to continue to Uganda and Kenya after this visit.
Brazilian Police say they have identified and are searching for four of the more than 30 men suspected in last Saturday's gang rape of a 16-year-old girl in Rio de Janeiro.
gender identity other than sex assigned at birth
Archaeologists announce the discovery of a 2,400-year-old tomb which they believe to be that of Aristotle based on its grandiosity, and its location atop a hill in Stagira, the city of his birth.
London football club West Ham United F.C. play the final match of their 112-year stay at the Boleyn Ground, before moving to the city's Olympic Stadium.
Capital city of Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
Israel seals off the West Bank and Gaza Strip for two days while Yom Ha'atzmaut (Israel's remembrance day and independence day) is celebrated.
West Fertilizer Co., 1471 Jerry Mashek Drive, West, Texas, U.S.
state police force of Jammu and Kashmir, India
island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe
San Francisco Police Department Chief Greg Suhr resigns from his position several hours after a black woman is shot by police in San Francisco.
Barring misfortune, the Cavs' LeBron James will become the eighth player to appear in six consecutive Finals and the first to do so without playing for the Boston Celtics.
Amid growing concern about North Korea's ballistic missile capability, South Korea, Japan and the U.S. are to hold their first ever joint anti-missile exercise next month, according to South Korea's Ministry of National Defense. The three countries will practice "detecting and tracing a hypothetical North Korean missile," said a ministry official.
airport in Kauai County, Hawaii, United States of America
A recent Global Slavery Index report estimates the number of people born into servitude, trafficked for sex work, in debt bondage, or forced labour to be 45.8 million. India is reported to have the highest number at an estimated 18.4 million slaves, and North Korea the highest ratio, 4.4 percent of its population.
public health emergency of international concern
Amid a state of emergency, Venezuelan police clash and fire tear gas at protesters calling for the downfall of socialist president Nicolás Maduro in central Caracas. The protests come a day after Maduro warned that the opposition-controlled National Assembly may soon "disappear".
A new species of horned dinosaur, Machairoceratops cronusi, thought to have lived about 77 million years ago, is discovered in southern Utah.
former Prime Minister of Denmark and NATO secretary general
A suicide bombing kills at least 30 and injures 70 others in the southern city of Mukalla, Yemen. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility for attack. [permanent dead link]
Ministry of National Defense (South Korea)
South Korean government ministry responsible for military and national defense affairs
Iraqi forces reportedly enter the city of Fallujah. Tens of thousands of civilians are trapped in the city.
Filipina convict Mary Jane Veloso gets a reprieve from Indonesian executions.
A bill that punishes hate crimes against law enforcement is signed by Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards.
Iraqi security forces fire tear gas and water cannon on protesters attempting to storm the Green Zone in Baghdad, injuring at least 33.
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford London, E20
maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces
South Korean President Park Geun-hye, during her state visit to Ethiopia to work toward full-scale defense cooperation, pledges $1 million in aid for drought recovery. Park is expected to continue to Uganda and Kenya after this visit.
A Buddhist monk is hacked to death in Bangladesh.
2001 Islamist terrorist attacks in the U.S.
bicameral legislature of the Republic of the Philippines
Amnesty International reports that this year at least 149 have died, including children, in a military detention center, Giwa barracks, in Maiduguri, Nigeria.
The Mexican government approves the extradition of drug boss Joaquín Guzmán to the United States following assurances that he will not face the death penalty.
A third victim is being treated for life-threatening injuries.
7th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea
The Mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin said that none of those responsible would go unpunished.
In Scotland, the Scottish National Party win a historic third term in government with Nicola Sturgeon re-elected First Minister, but fall two seats short of an overall majority.
Vice President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022
The historic Serbian Orthodox Cathedral of St. Sava in New York City is almost completely destroyed in a massive four-alarm fire.
Oppenheimer Blue, a large and rare blue diamond, is sold for $57.6 million USD, the most expensive jewel ever sold at an auction.
person's private sense of, and subjective experience of, their own gender
The Chilean government says President Michelle Bachelet voluntarily testified this week as part of a probe into alleged tax crimes by her daughter-in-law Natalia Compagnon.
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
international network of investigative reporters
At the tender age of 18 years, 7 months and 15 days old, Max Verstappen wins the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix, becoming not only the first dutchman to win a Formula One World Championship grand prix, but also destroying 3 records previously held by Sebastian Vettel: youngest ever winner, youngest driver to score a podium finish, and youngest ever to lead a lap.
president of the United States from 2017 to 2021
annual association football competition in Europe
IBM allows the public to access a five-qubit quantum computer its researchers have developed in Yorktown Heights, New York.
Iraqi forces reportedly enter the city of Fallujah.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un rules out a nuclear first strike unless North Korea's sovereignty is violated.
5201 Park Heights Avenue Baltimore, Maryland United States
medical condition of insufficient blood flow to the tissues of the body
At least two people are killed and 12 injured after a suicide bomb attack on a police training center in Helmand Province.
A suicide bombing kills at least 30 and injures 70 others in the southern city of Mukalla, Yemen.
Leiberman is known for his hawkish and uncompromising views.
Voters in the American state of Oregon have their mail-in ballots counted for a Democratic Party and Republican Party primary. Donald Trump is the projected winner on the Republican winner while Bernie Sanders is projected to win the Democratic Party race.
Hissene Habre, ex president of Chad, is sentenced to life in prison for ordering rape, sexual slavery and killings during his rule from 1982 to 1990.
spelling bee held in the United States in 2016
The heatwave has claimed 300 lives since April 2016.
Mexican international football player Alan Pulido, who plays for Olympiacos F.C., is kidnapped by masked men near his home in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas. He is later rescued.
drug used in the treatment and prevention of bacterial infections
At least 12 people are killed and 30 others injured after a bus plunges into a ravine in Bolivia's eastern Santa Cruz province.
2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries
selection of the Democratic Party nominee for President of the United States in 2016
A 120-year old woman is found living in the Astrakhan Oblast of Russia, which would make her the world's oldest living person. However, her birth year remains internationally unverified. Thus, 116-year old Italian Emma Morano is still listed as the oldest verified living person.
A Spanish judge issues an arrest warrant for various individuals with links to organized crime from Russia.
Thousands are set for May Day demonstrations across the United States for immigrant and worker rights, and for civility in presidential campaign rhetoric. Organizers and authorities in California are urging participants to remain calm, given the violence this week connected with Presidential campaign protests.
The death toll from yesterday's landslide in Taining County in China's Fujian province rises to 14 with 25 still missing,
Researchers report in the journal Nature the discovery of three potentially habitable, Earth-like exoplanets orbiting TRAPPIST-1, an ultracool dwarf star 40 light-years away in the constellation Aquarius.
The Venezuelan Army holds the biggest military exercise in its history, citing threats to national security, amidst opposition demands of a recall referendum on President Nicolás Maduro.
A Palestinian woman is killed and another person is injured in the Gaza Strip by tank fire from Israel. Israel said it responded to mortar rounds and the discovery of another tunnel by Hamas.
A controlled explosion was then carried out within the stadium.
state of Indiana head to the polls to vote in Democratic and Republican presidential primaries.
Adelaide United win their first A-League championship beating the Western Sydney Wanderers 3–1 in the Grand Final at the Adelaide Oval.
Filipina politician and author (1945-2016)
law that promotes or seeks to maintain market competition by regulating anti-competitive conduct by companies
The Federal Senate of Brazil debates whether to suspend and impeach President Dilma Rousseff for allegedly breaching budget rules.
using object intended for one purpose in alternative way
region of Eastern Indonesia on the island of New Guinea
municipality in Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
Montenegro and NATO sign an accession agreement, paving the way for the country's future entry into the military alliance. All of NATO's members must now ratify the agreement, with Prime Minister Milo Đukanović expecting Montenegro to join by mid 2017.
unincorporated territory of the United States of America
mass shooting in Charleston, South Carolina, United States
American online social media and social networking service
In basketball, the Cleveland Cavaliers defeat the Toronto Raptors 113–87 in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals to win the series 4–2 and advance to the NBA Finals for the second straight season. The Cavaliers await the winner of the Western Conference Finals between the Golden State Warriors and Oklahoma City Thunder. Barring misfortune, the Cavs' LeBron James will become the eighth player to appear in six consecutive Finals and the first to do so without playing for the Boston Celtics.
At least six Turkish soldiers are killed and four others are wounded in a PKK attack in Turkey's eastern Van Province.
The U.S. Senate passes a legislation that would allow victims of the Sept. 11 attacks to file lawsuits seeking damages from Saudi Arabia despite Saudi threats to pull billions of dollars from the U.S. economy.
maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces
U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan blocks the $6.3 billion merger of major office supply companies Staples and Office Depot, finding it would result in reduced competition and higher prices. The companies announce they are abandoning the deal.
An oil tanker, sent from Eastern Libya by a rival to the internationally recognized Government of National Accord, returns with its cargo to the refinery at Zawiya in western Libya. The United Nations blacklisted the shipment on Wednesday.
Gary Johnson presidential campaign, 2016
Exaggerator wins the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.
head of state and of government of Turkey
Spanish general election held on 20 December 2015
ocean between Asia, Australia and the Americas
Chinese state media Xinhua News Agency criticizes Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen as politically extreme and lacking emotional balance because she is unmarried and does not have children.
A romantic or sexual relationship between people of the same sex
One person is killed and several others injured in a knife attack at the Grafing station, a station of the Munich S-Bahn system in Germany.
The Congress of the Philippines proclaims Rodrigo Duterte and Leni Robredo as President-elect and Vice President-elect of the Philippines, respectively.
The stock exchange in Manila slid 1.2%, set for its lowest close in two months, before Monday's presidential elections.
U.S. federal government department concerning education
He said there was no crisis that required any closure of the centre despite Papua New Guinea's Supreme Court ruling it to be unconstitutional and ordering the release of the detainees.
Iraqi police claim ISIL militants fired chemical weapons, suspected to be mustard gas or chlorine, in the May 8 attacks on Bashir near Kirkuk, Iraq.
head of state and of government of the Republic of Korea
suburb district of the city of Baghdad, Iraq
This was the first Singaporean by-election following the 2015 general elections.
Islamist organization in Afghanistan (founded 1994)
Members of the British public head to local polling stations to cast their vote for various governmental positions, including the Mayor of London. Members of the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish public head to the polls for the regional devolved elections; the Scottish general election, the Welsh general election and the Northern Irish general election.
Kosovo and Gibraltar are elected as new members of FIFA.
North Carolina Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act
military forces of the Russian Federation
Australian tech entrepreneur Craig Steven Wright claims he is Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of the Bitcoin currency. There are about 15.5 million bitcoins in circulation. However, questions have been raised as to authenticity of his assertion.
Pimlico Race Course Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
An improvised explosive device kills four civilians and one soldier in Biu, Nigeria.
Head of Australia's Department of Immigration Mike Pezzullo denies that the detention centre for asylum seekers on Manus Island must be closed.
Leicester City were 5000-1 outsiders at the beginning of the season.
5th First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Scottish National Party
sovereign state situated on an island in the Caribbean Sea
air service branch of the United States Armed Forces
All three elected members were supported by List of Hope in the recent election.
Date: 16 January 2012 – present (11 years, 1 week and 3 days)
Land (federal state) in southwestern Germany
China stages joint war games featuring mock beach landing, helicopter assaults and tank battles along its east coast, just days before the inauguration of Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-Wen.
Rupert Wingfield-Hayes, the BBC's Tokyo correspondent, was detained in North Korea before being expelled by the government for "speaking very ill of the system".
An Azerbaijani cargo airplane crashes during landing in southern Afghanistan, killing seven out of its nine crew members.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives finds that a 2013 fire at a fertilizer plant in the American town of West, Texas, that killed 15 people was arson and begins the search for suspects.
A lawsuit brought against Google by Oracle Corporation accusing Google of using copyrighted code for the Android operating system is decided in Google's favor.
Vice presidential candidate Leni Robredo thanks supporters for the "Poe-Robredo tandem" pairing her with presidential candidate Grace Poe but insists she is loyal to her running-mate Mar Roxas.
In the Philippine general election, the Liberal Party emerges as the party with a plurality of seats in the Philippine Senate election, 2016 and Philippine House of Representatives elections, 2016.
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says the wildfire has destroyed about 1,600 structures in Fort McMurray, which is in Canada's oil sands region. No major oil sands facilities are in the fire's path, though two Royal Dutch Shell mines are closing, and a Suncor Energy facility is reducing crude production. The fire is threatening the Alberta Highway 63 bridge across the Athabasca River, the sole route south. The Canadian Red Cross is encouraging people to donate funds rather than clothing.
South Korea fires warning shots after a North Korean patrol boat and a fishing boat cross the disputed west coast Northern Limit Line. The two vessels retreated.
The vote is expected to be held either in September or October of this year where a turnout of over 50 percent will render it to be valid.
Australian immigration detention centre in Papua New Guinea
The Government of Brazil sues iron miner Samarco and parent companies Vale and BHP Billiton for 155 billion Brazilian reals ($43.5 billion US) for the collapse of a tailings dam that resulted in 19 deaths and caused major pollution to the Doce River.
The judge noted that Trump's candidacy has increased interest in these cases, and that Trump's comments "...
municipal police department in San Francisco, California
two or three-wheeled passenger cart, of Asian origin
Hamas says it has reached a truce with the Israeli military following hostilities today along the Gaza-Israel border.
industry (branch), which is engaged in the manufacturing of chemical products
Voters in the state of West Virginia head to the polls to vote in the Democratic and Republican presidential primaries. Voters in the state of Nebraska vote in the Republican presidential primary with Donald Trump just 169 delegates short of securing the nomination.
(Press Trust of India via Business Standard)
distance travelled by a vehicle compared to volume of fuel consumed
Health officials are concerned about the spread of the Zika virus in Haiti, which suffered the worst epidemic of cholera in recent history following the deadly 2010 Haiti earthquake. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports there are 2,214 suspected cases as of April 23. But new research indicates the virus has been present since 2014. The actual infection rate remains unknown since the poor, densely populated nation lacks routine data systems that can track and document disease outbreaks.
15th President of the Philippines (2010-2016)
highest federal executive body in the Russian Federation, headed by the Prime Minister
American judge and educational administrator
Identifier for a time offset from UTC of −4.30
The finding also concluded though that former secretary of state Colin Powell also had a private email server, as did former ambassador to Kenya Scott Gration.
Two missionaries from the United States are found slain in separate areas of rural St. Mary parish in Jamaica. Randy Hentzel and Harold Nichols both worked for a Pennsylvania-based Christian charity called Teams for Medical Missions.
A twin suicide bombing attack at a police station in Baghdad kills five people. Yesterday 93 people had been killed and 165 injured in the deadliest day of attacks in Iraq this year.
Suicide bomb attacks in a state owned cooking gas plant in Taji, north of Baghdad, kill at least 18 people, while 11 others die in attacks across the country.
American multinational technology company
Reuters reports nearly 150 people are killed and at least 200 wounded in a series of car bomb and suicide attacks in the Syrian cities of Jableh and Tartus in government-controlled territory that hosts Russian military bases.
Three policemen are killed in Srinagar, India. Hizbul Mujahideen claims responsibility.
Conservative leaders seeking an alternative to the Republican Party's presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump are urging Tennessee attorney and National Review writer David French to enter the 2016 presidential race as an independent candidate.
The first of seventy British military personnel arrive in Somalia to help combat the threat of Islamist militants. The remaining troops will join the United Nations peacekeepers and AMISOM soldiers in countering Al-Shabaab later on this year. This deployment is part of a greater effort by the United Kingdom to target terrorism.
Iraqi politician and Prime Minister of Iraq
Bryce Dejean-Jones, a National Basketball Association player with the New Orleans Pelicans, is shot dead in Dallas, Texas, after breaking down an apartment bedroom door.
An overnight fire at Pitakiatwittaya Christian elementary school's dormitory in the northern Chiang Rai Province in Thailand kills 18 girls between the ages of 5 and 12. The other 20 girls sleeping in the dorm are rescued, though five are injured.
1775–1783 war between Great Britain and the Thirteen Colonies, which won independence as the United States of America
Real Madrid beat Manchester City 1–0 to set-up a UEFA Champions League Final against city rivals Atlético Madrid on May 28, in Milan, Italy.
More than 150 prominent scientists worldwide send a letter to World Health Organization Director-General Margaret Chan calling for the postponement or relocation of the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Summer Olympics because of the widening Zika virus outbreak in Brazil, despite U.S.
The United States kills Taliban leader Akhtar Mansour in an air strike along the Afghan Pakistan border near the town of Ahmad Wal.
It is later reported to have crashed off the Greek island of Karpathos.
national political party in United States
ISRO successfully launched India's Reusable Launch Vehicle demonstrator mission (RLV-TD).
In basketball, the Golden State Warriors defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder 96–88 in the deciding Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals, winning the series 4–3.
Turkish political documents leaked in 2016
formally combined military forces of Taliban-ruled Afghanistan from 1997–2001
A man kills two and wounds 11 in an attack on a concert in the Austrian town of Nenzing.
process of transforming profits of crime and corruption into ostensibly legitimate assets
Protesters demanding political reform leave Baghdad's Green Zone after camping for 24 hours in the heavily fortified government district. These activists, followers of Shi'ite Muslim cleric Muqtadā al-Ṣadr, support Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's anti-corruption proposals to replace party-affiliated ministers with technocrats. A grid-locked parliament has been unable to act on these changes.
Voters in the American state of Kentucky go to the polls for a Democratic Party primary with Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders winning an equal number of delegates and Clinton winning the popular vote narrowly.
SpaceX successfully lands another Falcon 9 First stage onto a floating barge for the second time. It was carrying a Japanese communications satellite JCSAT-14, which was successfully put into geostationary orbit.
Wikimedia list of persons by position held
The Bank of England issues an unusually sharp warning about the possible economic consequences of an "Out" vote in the upcoming Brexit referendum.
The second round of voting takes place to elect either Norbert Hofer or Alexander Van der Bellen as President of Austria.
vehicular hot pursuit of suspects by law enforcers
Threatening robocalls lead to mass evacuation of students in the United States and United Kingdom. None of the threats were found to be credible but disrupted General Certificate of Secondary Education tests in the UK.
Russian President Vladimir Putin threatens to "neutralize" a new ballistic missile defense system which the United States has activated in Europe.
At least 41 people are missing in Taining County of China's Fujian province after a landslide hits a construction workers dormitory.
Republican candidate for U.S. President Donald Trump urges U.S. senator Marco Rubio to run for re-election after Rubio stated he would speak on Trump's behalf at the Republican Convention, if asked.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro orders the seizure of factories that have stopped production and the jailing of their owners amid a nationwide state of emergency. During a speech to pro-government supporters in Caracas, he said the country had to recover the means of production, to counter its deep economic crisis. He also said military exercises would take place next weekend to counter "foreign threats".
At least three people are killed and dozens are wounded after a mass brawl, involving around 200 people, mostly North Caucasusian migrants, breaks out in Khovanskoye Cemetery in southwest Moscow. The Mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin said that none of those responsible would go unpunished.
United States Federal Law Enforcement Agency
The President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan formally approves his ally Binali Yıldırım as the Prime Minister.
senator Marco Rubio to run for re-election after Rubio stated he would speak on Trump's behalf at the Republican Convention, if asked.
2016 Justice and Development Party leadership election
part of Manus Province in northern Papua New Guinea
The Philippine peso fell 0.3% continuing its drop three weeks in a row.
association football club in Barcelona, Spain
No major oil sands facilities are in the fire's path, though two Royal Dutch Shell mines are closing, and a Suncor Energy facility is reducing crude production.
Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook, met with a group of prominent U.S.
collection of sacred books in Judaism and Christianity
city in and county seat of Newport County, Rhode Island, United States
In Malaysia, Sarawak voters go to the polls for a state election.
United States Navy and Missile Defense Agency anti-ballistic missile program
Maheshkhali Island officials are monitoring a badly damaged 17-mile stretch of mud embankment in danger of collapsing, allowing seawater to flood the communities.
circular orbit above the Earth's equator and following the direction of the Earth's rotation
Homebuilt aircraft designed by Burt Rutan
gorilla who was shot dead on 28 May 2016 sparking an animal rights debate and several Internet memes
Chinese Communist Party Deputy Committee Secretary
The victory will allow for the re-opening of the Baghdad-Amman highway.
American political controversy surrounding Hillary Rodham Clinton's conduct while Secretary of State
The force is reported to be more than 50,000 strong.
United States presidential election in West Virginia, 2016
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
hotel and Convention Center in National Harbor, MD near Washington, D.C.
There are no known casualties from the fire, which today has grown to 210,000 acres (85,000 hectares), but fatalities are reported in at least one vehicle crash along the evacuation route.
NASA confirms that 1,284 objects discovered by its Kepler spacecraft are in fact exoplanets.
There are unconfirmed reports that he was shot.
The toll from landslides and heavy flooding in Sri Lanka rises to at least 73.
Sirajuddin Haqqani and Mullah Yaqoob are named as deputy leaders.
ritualistic and political suicide method
Maryland state elections officials decertify the results of Baltimore’s April 26, 2016, primary election because, for example, the number of ballots cast was hundreds more than the number of voters who checked in at polling places.
About 2,400 homes and buildings were destroyed, but firefighters saved 25,000 others in the city, including the hospital, municipal buildings, and every functioning school.
provision of the German Criminal Code forbidding homosexual acts, repealed 1994
These activists, followers of Shi'ite Muslim cleric Muqtadā al-Ṣadr, support Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's anti-corruption proposals to replace party-affiliated ministers with technocrats.
legislative branch of the state government of Oklahoma
chemical element with symbol Cl and atomic number 17
Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Note: the building was originally reported as six stories; flooding had sunk the ground and first floors.
Turkish shelling kills 55 Islamic State of Iraq and Syria insurgents in northern Syria in retaliation for rocket attacks on Kilis, a Turkish border town.
President-elect of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, vows to reintroduce capital punishment and give security forces permission to shoot to kill for organized crime figures and people resisting arrest. Duterte is due to take office on June 30, 2016.
Threatening robocalls lead to mass evacuation of students in the United States and United Kingdom.
American multinational technology and consulting corporation
floods and landslides which affected half a million people.
Google's offices in central Paris are raided by French finance officials as part of a tax fraud investigation.
A bill that punishes hate crimes against law enforcement is signed by Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards. It is the first state to pass such a law.
county seat of Dallas County, Texas, United States
Reynaldo Bignone, the last military President of Argentina, is sentenced to twenty years imprisonment for his role in the forced disappearance of more than 100 people in Operation Condor.
The Niger Delta Avengers militant group destroy gas and oil pipelines belonging to Shell and Agip in Nigeria.
Kurdish nationalist and separatist armed organization
About 240,000 Poles have taken to the streets in Warsaw to protest against the Polish government.
U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan blocks the $6.3 billion merger of major office supply companies Staples and Office Depot, finding it would result in reduced competition and higher prices.
The fire is threatening the Alberta Highway 63 bridge across the Athabasca River, the sole route south.
conference of the National Basketball Association
consolidated city and county in California, United States
Two missionaries from the United States are found slain in separate areas of rural St.
a traveling festival hosted every four years by a different country
Mohamed Abdelaziz, the leader of the Polisario Front which fought for the independence of Western Sahara from Morocco, dies after leading the group since 1976.
Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro García Padilla says the Commonwealth will default on a $422 million bond payment due Monday.
SpaceX successfully lands another Falcon 9 First stage onto a floating barge for the second time.
second-most populous Islamic denomination
Polish Constitutional Tribunal crisis (2015 – ongoing)
Per NOAA annals, April marked the 12th record warmest month in a row.
play the final match of their 112-year stay at the Boleyn Ground, before moving to the city's Olympic Stadium.
Date: 22 September 2014 – present (8 years, 4 months and 4 days)
district in Jayawijaya Regency, Highland Papua Province, Indonesia
Ken Starr, the president of Baylor University, is stripped of his title after an investigation revealed the university mishandled accusations of sexual assault against its football players. The university's football coach, Art Briles, is also fired.
uncontrolled fire of natural, accidental or criminal origin, which spreads over a natural or agricultural area covered by combustible vegetation
prolonged period of excessively hot weather
overview about the educational system of the United States of America
Curry is the first player ever to receive all possible first-place votes.
Events involving the combustion of tires
President of Taiwan (R.O.C. authorities) and Chairperson of the Democratic Progressive Party
A meeting is held in London on the issue of West Papuan independence. Independence leader Benny Wenda joined various humanitarians, parliamentarians and lawyers in urging the United Nations to secure a vote on the future status of the region, which is occupied by Indonesia.
In football, FC Barcelona wins La Liga for the 24th time.
Minister of Finance of the State of Israel
A flare up of wildfires around Fort McMurray has caused the evacuation of 8,000 workers.
Amtrak and a Baltimore-Washington commuter rail service also use the line.
The full court confirms this action, Cunha is eliminated from the line of succession to President Dilma Rousseff, who may be suspended from office next week.
This year would be the third record-breaking year in a row.
Voters in the American state of Oregon have their mail-in ballots counted for a Democratic Party and Republican Party primary.
Date: 26 July 2009 – present (13 years, 6 months and 1 day)
Bangladesh reports at least 26 deaths caused by drowning or homes collapsing with 500,000 evacuated during the storm. Maheshkhali Island officials are monitoring a badly damaged 17-mile stretch of mud embankment in danger of collapsing, allowing seawater to flood the communities.
The World Health Organization confirms that the Zika virus strain spreading in Cape Verde is the same as the one in the Americas.
There were no injuries reported, and there was no residential evacuation.
General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and 3rd Supreme leader of North Korea
Unconfirmed reports indicate that ten people may have died.
baseball team and Major League Baseball franchise in Miami, Florida, United States
Formula One motor race held on 15 May 2016
earth-fill embankment dam used to store byproducts of mining operations
American politician and First Lady of the United States (1993-2001)
capital and largest city of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Austrian politician who was Chancellor of Austria and chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Austria
This deployment is part of a greater effort by the United Kingdom to target terrorism.
Anti-government protests erupt across Papua New Guinea against Prime Minister Peter O'Neill, calling on him to resign. Papua New Guinea has been in a state of political turmoil since 2014 when the Prime Minister was accused of fraud and corruption.
Gunmen kill eight policemen in an ambush outside Cairo. The attack is claimed by Islamic State.
road in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England
iron ore tailings dam failure in Brazil, disaster which occurred on 5 November 2015
tanker designed for the transport of oil
List of active United States military aircraft
fleet of aircraft in active service with the United States military
According to the United States Department of Defense, ISIL fighters killed a Navy SEAL near Erbil.
The fire, which has merged with another blaze, is about 884 square miles (2,090 square kilometers) in size.
55 Fruit Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
A United States Secret Service officer shoots an armed man on a street near the White House after the man allegedly approached the officer and refused to drop his weapon.
alliance of militias fighting against ISIL and other Islamist extremists in the Syrian Civil War
The same tapes led to the resignation of Planning Minister Romero Jucá last week.
An oil tanker, sent from Eastern Libya by a rival to the internationally recognized Government of National Accord, returns with its cargo to the refinery at Zawiya in western Libya.
It is the first state to pass such a law.
2015–2017 normalization of Cuba–U.S. relations
Islamic State-related terrorist attacks in Turkey
coalition and electoral list affiliated with the Iranian reform movement
A twin suicide bombing attack at a police station in Baghdad kills five people.
Waldir Maranhão, the acting President of Brazil's Chamber of Deputies, says that the impeachment vote in that chamber should be annulled due to procedural irregularities and the voting process be held again. The Federal Senate is due to start voting on whether to impeach President Rousseff later this week.
Eight Russian Olympic athletes from three different sports have tested positive for banned substances during a re-examination of blood samples taken during the 2012 London Olympics, according to the Russian Olympic Committee.
District of Hadhramaut Governorate, Yemen
American politician and former television host
head of state and of government of the U.S. state of North Carolina
maritime warfare branch of Italy's military
At least 12 people are killed and many are wounded in twin blasts in central Syria.
Abolished in 1986; reinstated in 1993; abolished again in 2006
The San Jose Sharks defeat the St. Louis Blues in the Western Conference Final in six games to advance to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in franchise history.
Richmond Hwy./VA 110 at I-395, Arlington County, Virginia
Philippine presidential candidate Grace Poe releases her full statement of assets, liabilities, and net worth.
At least 64 people are killed and 87 injured in a bomb attack on a market in Sadr City, Baghdad.
President of South Korea from 2013 to 2017
Diplomatic relations between the European Union and the Republic of Turkey
At least five die after their overcrowded, repurposed trawler capsized in the southern Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya. The Italian navy rescued 562 people.
Federal Protective Service (United States)
federal law enforcement agency of the United States
public university in Boulder, Colorado, USA and flagship of the University of Colorado System
In the United States, Hillary Clinton is criticized by the State Department’s inspector general for her usage of a private email server while she was secretary of state. The finding also concluded though that former secretary of state Colin Powell also had a private email server, as did former ambassador to Kenya Scott Gration. The inspector referred to the email server usage as "longstanding systemic weaknesses".
Date(s): August 2, 2017 Evacuation: May 3 – June 1, 2016 Provincial state of emergency: May 4 – July 1, 2016
Donald Trump wins the Indiana Republican Primary.
Gary Johnson, former Governor of New Mexico, secures the nomination for the Libertarian Party in the U.S.
Voters in the U.S. state of Indiana head to the polls to vote in Democratic and Republican presidential primaries.
Two United States Navy FA-18's crash in the Atlantic Ocean near the Outer Banks off the coast of the US state of North Carolina. The four pilots safely ejected from the planes and are being examined in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Virginia.
teaching hospital in Massachusetts, United States
British film I, Daniel Blake, directed by Ken Loach, wins the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
Federal District Judge Gonzalo Curiel unseals documents requested by The Washington Post that had been filed with the court in connection with pending civil cases against Trump University, a former business of the Republican Party's presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump. The judge noted that Trump's candidacy has increased interest in these cases, and that Trump's comments "... (have) placed the integrity of these court proceedings at issue."
temporary provisions declared by the president of Venezuela
international governing body for association football in Europe
Over 30 college students in Iran were arrested and punished with 99 lashes each for attending a co-ed graduation party.
More than 150 people are feared dead by two landslides triggered by more than three days of heavy rain in central Sri Lanka.
Rodrigo Duterte continues to lead in the presidential race, while Leni Robredo leads Bongbong Marcos by a small margin in the vice presidential race.
Tens of thousands of civilians are trapped in the city.
area of 27 European states without mutual border controls
At least 23 people are killed in overnight air strikes in Idlib, Syria.
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders wins the Indiana Democratic primary.
official residence and workplace of the President of the United States
The suspect was shot and killed by an off-duty deputy sheriff at the second scene.
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant is suspected to be behind attack.
events in a specific year or time period
Thousands are set for May Day demonstrations across the United States for immigrant and worker rights, and for civility in presidential campaign rhetoric.
region to the center-east of America composed of many islands / coastal regions surrounding the Caribbean Sea
Former President of Argentina Cristina Fernández is indicted on fraud charges in relation to alleged irregularities in the sale of United States dollars by the Central Bank during her term in office.
country in the Caucasus in Eastern Europe
At least 13 people are killed and 53 injured after a bus skids off a bridge while travelling between India's Jharkhand state to Raipur, capital of Chhattisgarh state.
The majority of Canada's oil sands industry, and a third of the country's total oil output, is offline, though Shell Canada has restarted its Albian Sands mining operations.
Eleven people are dead and many are missing after a jade mine collapses in the Myanmar town of Hpakant.
national government of the United Mexican States
insurgency in the Mindanao region of the Philippines
A homeopathic doctor is hacked to death in Bangladesh. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claim responsibility.
He was the last Republican Party challenger to Donald Trump for the GOP presidential nomination.
metropolitan county in North West England
commuter rail system comprising three lines in the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area
2013–present spillover of the Syrian Civil War
top-level political division of the Soviet Union
German politician (SPD), federal minister for foreign affairs
armed conflict in the Donbas region of Ukraine
Authorities prepare for possibly violent protests.
head of the government of Greater London
Voters in Vietnam go to the polls to choose legislators for its Parliament. The only legal party in the country is the Communist Party, which has already chosen its members.
United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, 2016
landlocked territory near the Mediterranean coast of Western Asia
Use of chemical weapons in the War in Iraq (2013–2017)
The United States Education and Justice Departments advise U.S. public school districts across the country to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms that match their gender identity, rather than their gender at birth.
The Pentagon rejects a Russian proposal to stage joint airstrikes against Al-Qaeda linked groups in Syria.
Thousands of people take to the streets of Jayapura and other towns in Papua, Indonesia, in support of the Free Papua Movement and its effort to join the Melanesian Spearhead Group. Indonesia responded with a large police and military presence, with reports of police firing on demonstrators in Wamena and arresting dozens across the province.
Australian professional football club in South Australia
specialized municipality in northeastern Alberta
Mar Roxas and current President Benigno Aquino III call on political rivals Jejomar Binay, Miriam Defensor Santiago, and Grace Poe to unite and form a unity coalition in the upcoming elections.
National Hockey League franchise in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
It will be a repeat of the 2014 UEFA Champions League Final.
human right to trial without arbitrary or indefinite delay
Gary Johnson, former Governor of New Mexico, secures the nomination for the Libertarian Party in the U.S. presidential election. Johnson picks former Massachusetts governor, and former Republican, William Weld as his running mate.
Islamist insurgency in the DR Congo and Uganda
British multinational oil and gas company
ongoing crisis occurring in the country of Yemen
use of power by government officials for illegitimate private gain
member of the Verkhovna Rada (national parliament of Ukraine)
General Certificate of Secondary Education
British public examinations, generally taken aged 16
In basketball, Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors is named NBA MVP for the second straight season.
The defending NBA champion Warriors advance to the NBA Finals, where they will face the Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers for the second straight season.
Attacks by Islamic extremists in Bangladesh
Iraqi Army forces helped by U.S. airstrikes recapture the southwestern city of Ar-Rutbah from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group. The victory will allow for the re-opening of the Baghdad-Amman highway.
The government of Hungary announces it will hold a referendum regarding future European Union quotas for resettling refugees.
The Workers' Party of Korea, the ruling party of North Korea, holds its first party congress in nearly 40 years. The meeting comes as the country is facing tougher sanctions for its recent missile launches.
A mandatory evacuation order for more than 29,000 people remains in place for the Canadian town of Fort McMurray, Alberta, which is threatened by an out of control wildfire.
chemical used in agriculture, including pesticides, fungicides, herbicides, fertilizers, biocides, etc
This is the third successive year the event has finished in a tie.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo issues an executive order (Perppu) making child sexual abuse punishable by chemical castration and extends the maximum penalty to death.
sovereign state in northern South America
A United States Secret Service officer shoots an armed man on a street near the White House after the man allegedly approached the officer and refused to drop his weapon. The White House is locked down.
backed Syrian Democratic Forces, led by Kurdish forces, launch an operation to capture Al-Raqqah, the de facto capital of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
Voters in Vietnam go to the polls to choose legislators for its Parliament.
are confirmed as champions of the Premier League for the first time in their history.
The city will pay $125 for each day the person spent behind bars, an estimated total of $103,000 for the 66 people identified.
UEFA President Michel Platini, who had been suspended by the FIFA Ethics Committee last fall, announces his resignation following the Court of Arbitration for Sport decision that let stand his ban, shortened to four years which corresponds to the duration of his remaining time in office. The court ruled that Platini was guilty of conflict of interest for taking a $2 million payment from FIFA approved by Sepp Blatter in 2011.
Salafi jihadist militant Sunni Islamist group
Iran's Assembly of Experts new session is opened which elects Ahmad Jannati as its chairman.
American agrochemical and agricultural biotechnology company Monsanto rejects an unsolicited $62 billion takeover bid by German pharmaceutical giant Bayer, saying the price was too low but adding that it remained “open to further talks.”
women's association football club based in Kingston upon Thames, England
The Royal Navy's HMS Sabre fires warning shots at a Spanish Guardia Civil vessel after it twice attempted to cut across the path of United States Navy submarine USS Florida during an incursion into Gibraltar's territorial waters. Gibraltar officials say Spanish vessels regularly stray deep into its territorial waters and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has attacked the incursions as provocative.
Ali Haider Gilani, the son of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Yousaf Raza Gilani, is rescued in a joint operation by U.S. and Afghan forces three years after he was kidnapped by suspected Taliban militants.
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu announces his resignation effective May 22 amid conflict with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan over Turkey's increasingly authoritarian rule. Davutoğlu said he would step down following an extraordinary meeting of AKP party leaders scheduled for May 22.
A rocket attack hits a hospital in the Syrian city of Aleppo, killing three civilians. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the attack was part of a bigger shelling that killed 19 more people.
New satellite imagery from Stratfor appears to reveal the destruction of four Russian attack helicopters and 20 lorries at the Tiyas military airbase after a reported attack which was conducted last week by the ISIL.
12 January 2010 magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake
Real Madrid beat Manchester City 1–0 to set-up a UEFA Champions League Final against city rivals Atlético Madrid on May 28, in Milan, Italy. It will be a repeat of the 2014 UEFA Champions League Final.
head of government of the U.S. commonwealth of Puerto Rico
temporary alteration of the logo on Google's homepages to commemorate holidays and events
head of state and head of government of Brazil
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom
Alberta authorities update information about the fire.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
federal law enforcement organization of the United States
planetary-mass object in hydrostatic equilibrium but which has not cleared its neighborhood
Davutoğlu said he would step down following an extraordinary meeting of AKP party leaders scheduled for May 22.
A Spanish judge issues an arrest warrant for various individuals with links to organized crime from Russia. The list also includes former and current officials of the Russian government with close links to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Prominent officials include former Defense Minister Anatoliy Serdyukov and former Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov. The charges range from money laundering to assassination.
political and economic union of 27 European states
More than 72 are killed in clashes between Al-Nusra Front and Syrian government forces in Khan Tuman south of Aleppo, Syria.
At least 17 army personnel are killed in a fire in an ammunitions depot in the Indian town of Pulgaon, Maharashtra.
transcontinental country straddling Western Asia and Southeastern Europe
Judge Barry Williams finds Baltimore, Maryland, Police Officer Edward Nero not guilty of all charges. Nero was accused of second-degree intentional assault, two counts of misconduct in office, and reckless endangerment. Community leaders and elected officials appeal for calm.
An ISIL car bomb kills at least 50 and injures 54 people in the eastern Iraq city of Baquba.
castrated horse or other equine such as a donkey or a mule
baseball team and Major League Baseball franchise in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
It is their third straight UEFA Europa League title win.
In the United States, 14 of 175 cars of a CSX freight train derail in northeastern Washington, D.C., near a city subway station. There were three leaks; one, sodium hydroxide, is a hazardous material. All leaks, and a nearby gas line that was ruptured, are contained. Officials are unable to say when cleanup will be completed nor when train service will be restored. There were no injuries reported, and there was no residential evacuation. Amtrak and a Baltimore-Washington commuter rail service also use the line.
landmark U.S. civil rights and labor law
football stadium in the San Siro district of Milan, Italy
Date: 15 September 2001–present (21 years, 4 months, 2 weeks and 1 day)
U.S. officials believe the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has declared a state of emergency in its self-declared capital, Al-Raqqah.
At least 69 people are killed and 25 injured in fighting between the Houthis and government forces loyal to Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi.
Google is accused of owing €1.6bn ($1.8bn; £1.3bn) in unpaid taxes.
The Associated Press reports that Donald Trump has secured enough delegates to secure the Republican Party nomination for President.
policy of only recognizing one state of China
Rebels ambush and kill six Indian paramilitary soldiers in the state of Manipur, near the northeastern border with Myanmar.
Period of formation of tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean in 2016
Games of the XXXI Olympiad, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Democratic Governor of Virginia Terry McAuliffe is being investigated by federal prosecutors over campaign contributions, including a foreign contribution from a Chinese businessman, and what they consider to be "suspicious personal finances", as part of a public integrity probe that has lasted for more than a year, according to officials. The United States Department of Justice would not confirm or deny the investigation.
MI5 raises the threat level for dissident Northern Ireland militants from "moderate" to "substantial", meaning there is a strong possibility of an attack on the British mainland.
Brazil's Federal Senate unanimously votes to strip Delcídio do Amaral of his senate seat.
Reports claim that an Egyptian forensic official says that body parts recovered from EgyptAir flight 804 indicate that the crash was caused by an explosion.
unit of quantum information, analogous to the classical bit
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
runs the diplomatic relations of the State of Israel with other countries
An airplane crashes on Long Island, New York, killing three people onboard.
German multinational pharmaceutical, chemical, and agricultural biotechnology company
The illegal dump contains 100,000 tons of used vehicle tires.
scientific agency of the United States government
sport that is practiced between two teams of eleven players
At least four National Gendarmerie officers are killed in a helicopter crash in Hautes-Pyrénées, in southwestern France.
chief executive of Major League Baseball
The remaining troops will join the United Nations peacekeepers and AMISOM soldiers in countering Al-Shabaab later on this year.
land force branch of the Syrian Armed Forces
Trump is projected as the winner in the Republican primary in West Virginia while Bernie Sanders is projected to win the Democratic Primary.
At least three people are killed and dozens are wounded after a mass brawl, involving around 200 people, mostly North Caucasusian migrants, breaks out in Khovanskoye Cemetery in southwest Moscow.
Sri Lanka's Disaster Management Centre reports 92 people are confirmed dead with 109 people still missing from landslides and floods resulting from Roanu. More than 500,000 have been driven from their homes.
General Confederation of Labour (France)
The Rhode Island Marine Architecture Project claims to have found the wreckage of HMS Endeavour used by Royal Navy Lieutenant James Cook on his voyage to Australia, New Zealand and Tahiti between 1768 and 1771.
urban area of the London Borough of Newham
There were three leaks; one, sodium hydroxide, is a hazardous material.
Jose Maria Sison, who is the leader of the guerrilla Communist Party of the Philippines, says that the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte is "good for national unity."
defense concept involving the destruction of attacking missiles
American politician, businessman, and 29th Governor of New Mexico
According to the United States Department of Defense, ISIL fighters killed a Navy SEAL near Erbil. The sailor was assisting Kurdish Peshmerga forces in repelling an attack on the area. The SEAL was later identified as Arizona native Charles Keating IV, the son of Charles Keating III, and the grandson of the convicted noted late financier Charles Keating Jr., who was embroiled in the 1980s savings and loan scandal.
shortages of basic goods and others commodities due to the economic crisis in Venezuela
president of Argentina from 2007 to 2015, vicepresident of Argentina
An assailant stabs four people, killing two, at a home and a mall in Taunton, Massachusetts.
discontinued 2016 British newspaper by Trinity Mirror
ISIS bury alive 45 of their own fighters in Qayyarah for fleeing a battle.
Chief Syrian opposition negotiator of the High Negotiations Committee Mohammed Allush resigns over the failure of the UN-backed peace talks. Allush said that without any of the opposition demands met, peace talks were a "waste of time". In April, the HNC suspended talks with the Syrian government's delegation in Vienna.
All of NATO's members must now ratify the agreement, with Prime Minister Milo Đukanović expecting Montenegro to join by mid 2017.
The first cruise ship in more than a half-century bound for Havana from the United States leaves Miami, Florida, at about 4:24 p.m. EDT. Carnival Cruise Line's 704-passenger Adonia was able to set sail for the northern Caribbean country after Cuba, April 22, loosened its policy banning Cuban-born people from traveling to the country by sea.
Since the fire has intermittently blocked the only route south toward Alberta's major cities, evacuees have had to go north toward oil camps and a few small settlements. The province has airlifted 4,000 people to Edmonton and Calgary as of late Thursday. Roughly 20 percent of Canada's crude oil production, around 680,000 barrels per day, is offline and is expected to increase. There are no known casualties from the fire, which today has grown to 210,000 acres (85,000 hectares), but fatalities are reported in at least one vehicle crash along the evacuation route.
2016 Republican Party presidential primaries
selection of the Republican Party nominee for President of the United States in 2016
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility for attack.
58th quadrennial U.S. presidential election
separatist conflict in the region of West Papua
The Vegetarian, written by Han Kang and translated by Deborah Smith, wins the Man Booker International Prize.
city in and county seat of El Paso County, Colorado, United States
head of state and of government of the U.S. state of Oklahoma
system designed to rescue the crew of an aircraft in an emergency
2nd Justice and Development Party Extraordinary Congress
artificial lake impounded using a dam or lock to store water
dog that is trained to use its senses to detect substances
Judge Barry Williams finds Baltimore, Maryland, Police Officer Edward Nero not guilty of all charges.
61st season of the UEFA club football tournament
Israel said it responded to mortar rounds and the discovery of another tunnel by Hamas.
In 1971, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that people cannot be jailed if they do not have the money to pay.
45th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA
Persian-speaking people native to central Afghanistan
aircraft that crashed into Mediterranean sea on 19 May 2016
The inspector referred to the email server usage as "longstanding systemic weaknesses".
In April, the HNC suspended talks with the Syrian government's delegation in Vienna.
Hauptstr. 31, Grafing Bahnhof, Grafing, Bavaria Germany
In the United States, Hillary Clinton is criticized by the State Department’s inspector general for her usage of a private email server while she was secretary of state.
UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize
In the U.S., the Iowa Supreme Court rules juveniles, even those convicted of first-degree murder, can not be sentenced to life without parole, becoming the 19th state to ban such sentences.
The legal team of Joaquín Guzmán (El Chapo), the leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, has challenged the foreign ministry of Mexico's decision to extradite him to the United States.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asks Yisrael Beiteinu party leader and former Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman to be Defense Minister.
Ali Haider Gilani, the son of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Yousaf Raza Gilani, is rescued in a joint operation by U.S.
international military campaign that started after 11 September 2001
government with rulers that exploit the people and natural resources of their own territory in order to extend their personal wealth and political power.
War Memorial Drive North Adelaide, South Australia Australia
second-highest ranking government official in the executive branch of the Government of Brazil
capital and largest city of Borno State in north-eastern Nigeria
Alberta authorities update information about the fire. About 2,400 homes and buildings were destroyed, but firefighters saved 25,000 others in the city, including the hospital, municipal buildings, and every functioning school. They expect most of the 88,000 evacuees will return to their homes within two weeks. The fire, which has merged with another blaze, is about 884 square miles (2,090 square kilometers) in size. The majority of Canada's oil sands industry, and a third of the country's total oil output, is offline, though Shell Canada has restarted its Albian Sands mining operations.
daily broadsheet newspaper in Washington, D.C.
acute pain extending beyond the usual healing process
The three countries will practice "detecting and tracing a hypothetical North Korean missile," said a ministry official.
The Federal Senate is due to start voting on whether to impeach President Rousseff later this week.
British publisher Trinity Mirror announces that its daily newspaper, The New Day, will close after just two months since its launch, after sales fell to around 30,000 copies per day. The last edition will be printed on May 6.
material of natural or synthetic origin (other than liming materials) applied to soils or to plants to supply essential nutrients
1611 English translation of the Christian Bible
Date: 24 July 2015 – present (7 years, 6 months and 3 days)
American geopolitical intelligence platform and publisher
Sri Lanka's Disaster Management Centre reports 92 people are confirmed dead with 109 people still missing from landslides and floods resulting from Roanu.
Australian tech entrepreneur Craig Steven Wright claims he is Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of the Bitcoin currency.
Roughly 20 percent of Canada's crude oil production, around 680,000 barrels per day, is offline and is expected to increase.
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake says the city is prepared to respond to any disturbance after today's acquittal.
At least 69 people are killed and 230 injured in a series of bomb attacks targeting Shiite neighborhoods in Baghdad, Iraq. Islamic State of Iraq and Syria claims responsibility for some of the attacks.
head of state and of government of Texas
The patient, 64-year-old Thomas Manning from Halifax, Massachusetts, is the third man worldwide to have had the experimental surgery performed.
absolutist or autocratic ruler who assumes sole power over the state
Jejomar Binay also rejects calls for him to withdraw.
naval warfare force of the United Kingdom
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports at that least 270 pregnant women in the United States are infected with the Zika virus.
American-led intervention in Iraq (2014–2021)
multi-national campaign beginning in June 2014 to rid Iraq of ISIL influence and deliver humanitarian aid to Iraqi minority religious and ethnic groups
2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum
Referendum on the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union which took place on 23 June 2016
battle of the American Revolutionary War
FIFA Secretary General & former UN official
Islamic, democratic, federal parliamentary republic
Baltimore-Washington commuter rail service
Allush said that without any of the opposition demands met, peace talks were a "waste of time".
sleeping quarters or entire buildings primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people such as boarding school, high school, college or university students.
List of active Russian military aircraft
Amid a state of emergency, Venezuelan police clash and fire tear gas at protesters calling for the downfall of socialist president Nicolás Maduro in central Caracas.
bilateral relationship between Russia and the United States
detecting planets located outside the Solar System
executive department of the U.S. federal government
At least five people are killed after a Cessna 182 light-aircraft crashes near Port Allen Airport on Hawaii's Kauai island.
Pleasure boat resembling a fishing trawler
sovereign state comprising ten islands off the Western coast of Africa
French association football player, manager and executive
self-governing Palestinian territory next to Egypt and Israel
Ministry of Planning, Budget and Management
cabinet-level federal ministry in Brazil
electric discharge between the atmosphere and the ground
President of Brazil's Chamber of Deputies
At least one person is dead as a shopping mall being built in the Nigerian city of Abeokuta collapses.
At least one person is dead in protests that have turned violent in Chile.
Puerto Rico defaults on a $422 million debt payment. The Governor of Puerto Rico Alejandro García Padilla calls the situation a "humanitarian crisis". This is the third time Puerto Rico has defaulted on bond payments.
international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities
More details emerge on the rescue of Olympiacos and Mexico international footballer Alan Pulido, kidnapped in Ciudad Victoria on May 28.
Colorado Springs, Colorado, agrees to pay people who were sent to jail because they couldn't afford to pay fines for minor offenses like panhandling and jaywalking.
non-governmental organization based in the United Kingdom
Retired Major General of the United States Air Force
The ship was scuttled in 1778 in Newport Harbor ahead of the Battle of Rhode Island in the American War of Independence.
A court in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania finds that there is enough evidence to hold entertainer Bill Cosby on felony indecent assault charges in relation to the case of Andrea Constand v. William H. Cosby, Jr..
Palestinian Sunni-Islamist organization that governs the Gaza strip, with an associated military wing. The group is recognized as a terrorist organization.
The first penis transplant in the United States is performed successfully at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston, Massachusetts.
Penalty shoot-out (association football)
method used in association football to decide the winner of a drawn match
upper house of the United States Congress
governing body of the Russian Armed Forces
American politician and lawyer (born 1971)
ballistic missile with a range of 3,000–5,500 km
river in Minas Gerais & Espírito Santo, Brazil
Lake Mead in Mohave County, Arizona, the largest reservoir in the United States, drops to its lowest level in history, declining to its lowest level since it was filled in the 1930s.
armed conflict between the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip and the Israel Defense Forces
Games of the XXX Olympiad, in London, United Kingdom
ice hockey team of the National Hockey League
"lesser" criminal act in some common law legal systems
The Government of Malaysia confirms that two more pieces of debris found in South Africa and Rodrigues Island off the coast of Mauritius are "almost certainly" from Malaysia Airlines 370 that disappeared two years ago.
diplomatic relations between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of the Philippines
A released report from an interview with former U.S. diplomat Donald Rickard reveals that he provided intelligence that led to the arrest of Nelson Mandela.
Andrea Constand v. William H. Cosby, Jr.
district of the London Borough of Newham in East London, England
Thousands of people take to the streets of Jayapura and other towns in Papua, Indonesia, in support of the Free Papua Movement and its effort to join the Melanesian Spearhead Group.
8th President of the International Federation of Association Football
land force component of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
NBA team based in Boston; tied with most NBA Championships
open-source operating system for mobile devices created by Google
automobile capable of traveling without human input
Donald Trump is the projected winner on the Republican winner while Bernie Sanders is projected to win the Democratic Party race.
digital cash system and associated currency
ongoing multi-sided civil war in Syria since 2011
hockey team of the National Hockey League
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says inmates were protesting against a planned transfer of prisoners from Hama to Sednaya Prison near Damascus.
Fatma Samoura, a Senegalese United Nations official, is appointed as the Secretary General of FIFA. She is the first woman and first person from outside Europe to be appointed to the position.
The Kremlin condemns NATO's membership invitation to Montenegro, warning the step risks fueling geopolitical tensions in Europe.
Rescuers continue searching for survivors.
North Korean mobile intermediate-range ballistic missile
capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany
founding and sole ruling party of North Korea
Voters in the state of West Virginia head to the polls to vote in the Democratic and Republican presidential primaries.
2016 edition of the Finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors
At least three people are missing after heavy rains caused flooding in the U.S.
At least 20 people drown in the southern Mediterranean Sea when a repurposed fishing boat sinks 35 nautical miles north of Zuwara, Libya.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Manchester United F.C. beat Crystal Palace F.C. 2-1 at Wembley Stadium in London to win the 2015–16 FA Cup.
Obama calls for nations to reconsider the development of nuclear weapons and eventually eliminate them.
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu announces his resignation effective May 22 amid conflict with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan over Turkey's increasingly authoritarian rule.
capital and most populous city of Russia
In football, FC Barcelona wins La Liga for the 24th time. It is FC Barcelona's second straight title and sixth in the last eight years.
2-1 at Wembley Stadium in London to win the 2015–16 FA Cup.
Colombian police announce the seizure of about 8 tonnes (18,000 lb) of cocaine in an operation targeting the Clan Úsuga gang.
Kenyan authorities say the death toll from Friday's collapsed eight-story residential building in Nairobi has risen to 20, with 73 people missing. Rescuers continue searching for survivors. The building had been declared unfit for human habitation by the country's National Construction Authority, but remained standing. Note: the building was originally reported as six stories; flooding had sunk the ground and first floors.
city and county seat of Washington County, Texas, United States
independent city in Virginia, United States
Philippine House of Representatives elections, 2016
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro declares a sixty-day state of emergency.
Timeline of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present)
Puerto Rico defaults on a $422 million debt payment.
The Scripps National Spelling Bee in the United States finishes with a tie between Jairam Hathwar and Nihar Janga.
Prominent officials include former Defense Minister Anatoliy Serdyukov and former Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov.
Performs the diplomatic relations of the United Mexican States with other countries
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro orders the seizure of factories that have stopped production and the jailing of their owners amid a nationwide state of emergency.
cholera outbreak spread by UN peacekeepers in Haiti
census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
The Oklahoma legislature passes a bill that would make it a felony for doctors to perform abortions and revokes the medical license of assisting physicians. The governor then vetoes the bill.
Unidentified gunmen shoot dead Khurram Zaki, a Pakistani rights activist known for speaking out against the Taliban.
Reuters reports that Alberta Province, which projects a C$10 billion deficit this fiscal year as the prolonged slump in oil prices has reduced tax revenue, last month cut funding for wildfire prevention, including millions for programs created in response to the province's Slave Lake wildfire in 2011, which destroyed more than 300 homes.
headquarters of the United States Department of Defense; named after the shape of the building, a polygon with five (greek: penta) sides
Montenegro and NATO sign an accession agreement, paving the way for the country's future entry into the military alliance.
United States presidential election in Nebraska, 2016
Wood Buffalo, Alberta Northern Saskatchewan Canada
Following a 2-2 draw between Chelsea F.C.
The first of seventy British military personnel arrive in Somalia to help combat the threat of Islamist militants.
diplomat Donald Rickard reveals that he provided intelligence that led to the arrest of Nelson Mandela.
The European Union proposes visa-free travel for Turkish citizens within Europe's Schengen Area and invites member states and EU lawmakers to endorse the move by June 30. The EU says Turkey has met all but five of the 72 criteria included in the agreement in exchange for its efforts to stop asylum seekers from reaching Europe. This visa deal also needs approval from the European Parliament.
lower house of the National Congress of Brazil
2010s migrant crisis in the European Union
2016 Iranian Assembly of Experts election
5th Iranian Assembly of Experts election
metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England
governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Saudi security forces shoot dead two alleged Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant militants while two others blew themselves up near Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
combined military forces of the Syrian Arab Republic
state in the western and central peninsular region of India
However, her birth year remains internationally unverified.
Spanish side Sevilla FC beats English opponent Liverpool F.C., 3-1, at St. Jakob-Park in Basel, Switzerland, to win the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League.
Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro García Padilla says the Commonwealth will default on a $422 million bond payment due Monday. García Padilla says debt payments have been suspended in order to pay for essential services for the 3.5 million American citizens. Congress has been unable to pass a debt restructuring bill for Puerto Rico.
relations between the People's Republic of China (Mainland China) and Republic of China (Taiwan)
star of relatively small size and low luminosity
Mexican international football player Alan Pulido, who plays for Olympiacos F.C., is kidnapped by masked men near his home in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas.
Later Monday, Maranhão reverses his earlier decision to annul the Chamber of Deputies April 17 vote for impeachment.
sudden, drastic flow of snow down a steep slope
pseudonym for the person or group who designed and developed Bitcoin
and Baker Hughes Inc., the second- and third-largest oilfield service firms, announce the cancellation of their $28 billion merger which has faced opposition from U.S.
intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states
American multinational office supply retailing corporation
2016 National Assembly for Wales election
Temperatures soar to a record 51 °C (124 °F) in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
The meeting comes as the country is facing tougher sanctions for its recent missile launches.
statutory office held by a four-star admiral in the United States Navy
capital and the largest city of Afghanistan
generally refers to the spot price of a barrel of benchmark crude oil—a reference price for buyers and sellers of crude oil
conflict among rival groups seeking to control of the territory of Libya
youngest driver to score a podium finish
ongoing militant uprising in Jammu and Kashmir
official residence of the Pope in Vatican City
successful 2016 US presidential campaign
state being member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Colorado Springs, Colorado, agrees to pay people who were sent to jail because they couldn't afford to pay fines for minor offenses like panhandling and jaywalking. The city will pay $125 for each day the person spent behind bars, an estimated total of $103,000 for the 66 people identified. In 1971, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that people cannot be jailed if they do not have the money to pay.
The other 20 girls sleeping in the dorm are rescued, though five are injured.
Papua New Guinea has been in a state of political turmoil since 2014 when the Prime Minister was accused of fraud and corruption.
An opposition group to the rule of the Assad family in Syria
Turkish politician; 27th Prime Minister of Turkey
Prime Minister of Australia from 2015 to 2018
Kenyan authorities say the death toll from Friday's collapsed eight-story residential building in Nairobi has risen to 20, with 73 people missing.
Nigerian jihadist terrorist organization
census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Randy Hentzel and Harold Nichols both worked for a Pennsylvania-based Christian charity called Teams for Medical Missions.
withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union
Canadian humanitarian charitable organization
Date: 22 May – 29 June 2016 (1 month and 1 week)
second-largest city in Florida, United States of America
U.S. federal executive department in charge of law enforcement
armed conflicts that started from January 2012
The U.S. Senate passes a legislation that would allow victims of the Sept. 11 attacks to file lawsuits seeking damages from Saudi Arabia despite Saudi threats to pull billions of dollars from the U.S.
Impeachment process against Dilma Rousseff
Impeachment process against Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff
motor vehicle designed to carry liquefied loads, dry bulk cargo or gases on roads
civil status similar to marriage, most often independent of the gender of partners
The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, warns Romania and Poland against hosting parts of the U.S. missile defense shield.
NASA projects that 2016 will have the warmest global temperature average on record.
At least five die after their overcrowded, repurposed trawler capsized in the southern Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya.
Two car bombs kill at least 32 people and wounded 75 others in Samawa, Iraq.
Ministry of Transparency, Supervision and Control
association football club in Liverpool, England
The charges range from money laundering to assassination.
NATO-led training, advisory, assistance, and counter-terror mission in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
city in Sibley County, in Minnesota, United States
Three policemen are killed in Srinagar, India.
operation that has led to numerous investigations into Petrobras regarding alleged corruption and payment of kickbacks
The western Canadian province of Alberta declares a state of emergency as devastating wildfires, fed by unseasonably hot temperatures and dry conditions, grow to five times their initial size. The mandatory evacuation order expands to include the communities of Anzac, Gregoire Lake Estates, and Fort McMurray First Nation, forcing thousands who had just resettled to move again.
American army general and statesman (1937–2021)
Philippine senator and former coup plotter Antonio Trillanes warns that a coup d'etat may occur if Rodrigo Duterte wins the presidential elections. ,
are to hold their first ever joint anti-missile exercise next month, according to South Korea's Ministry of National Defense.
part of the United Kingdom situated on the island of Ireland
reservoir on the Colorado River, Nevada and Arizona in the United States
Turkey claims that its artillery fire together with U.S.
Tens of thousands of people are evacuated from Old Trafford shortly before kick-off between Manchester United F.C. and A.F.C. Bournemouth after a suspect package was found. A controlled explosion was then carried out within the stadium. The package is discovered to be an explosives training device left behind earlier in the week by a private company following a training exercise involving explosive search dogs.
song written and composed by Art Antonyan and Jamala, originally performed by Jamala at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest
A United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress crashes at Andersen Air Force Base on Guam. All seven aircrew members escaped. No injuries have been reported.
The United Nations blacklisted the shipment on Wednesday.
murder of a prominent person, often a political leader or ruler
A meeting is held in London on the issue of West Papuan independence.
Multi-purpose stadium at the London Olympic Park, England
Arsenal LFC defeats Chelsea LFC 1-0 to win their 14th title before a record match for this fixture at Wembley Stadium.
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
romantic or sexual attraction or behavior between members of the same sex or gender
1978 multi-role combat aircraft family by McDonnell Douglas
EgyptAir Flight 804 between Paris and Cairo disappears with 56 passengers and 10 crew onboard.
Grace Poe rejects Mar Roxas' offer saying she is not willing to withdraw. Jejomar Binay also rejects calls for him to withdraw.
Protesters demanding political reform leave Baghdad's Green Zone after camping for 24 hours in the heavily fortified government district.
ethnoreligious group indigenous to North Africa
Thus, 116-year old Italian Emma Morano is still listed as the oldest verified living person.
The Philippine stock market continues to fall for the fifth straight day due to fears about the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte. He continues to lead in opinion polls.
Date: 13 November 1996 – present (26 years)
A grid-locked parliament has been unable to act on these changes.
armed conflict involving Pakistan and armed militant groups
bicameral national legislature of Australia
umbrella term for independence movement for West Papua (the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua), with both militant and nonviolent elements
A Palestinian woman is killed and another person is injured in the Gaza Strip by tank fire from Israel.
Classical Greek philosopher and polymath (384–322 BC)
chairman and chief executive officer of Korean Air
Two horses die during a rainy Preakness Day's early races. A 9-year-old gelding apparently suffered cardiovascular collapse. A 4-year-old filly broke her left front cannon bone during her race and was euthanized, while her jockey broke his right collarbone as he was thrown to the turf.
The Canadian Red Cross is encouraging people to donate funds rather than clothing.
island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands
Following the summit, Barack Obama becomes the first sitting President of the United States to visit Hiroshima, the site of the first use of an atomic bomb by the U.S. during World War II. Obama calls for nations to reconsider the development of nuclear weapons and eventually eliminate them.
A United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress crashes at Andersen Air Force Base on Guam.
The FBI investigates after Sadek claim to be affiliated with a terrorist organization.
German Justice Minister Heiko Maas says he will propose legislation to annul homosexuality convictions, and create a “right to compensation.” A 19th-century law outlawed sexual relations between men.
American multinational computer technology corporation
and Afghan forces three years after he was kidnapped by suspected Taliban militants.
Supreme law of the United States of America
use of violence as a form of political, economic and religious coercion
The 24th Premier League that took place from 8 August 2015 to 17 May 2016.
city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States
1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, warns Romania and Poland against hosting parts of the U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports there are 2,214 suspected cases as of April 23.
Singapore's Bukit Batok by-elections conclude with more than 24,000 voters casting ballots. Murali Pillai of the People's Action Party emerged as the winner with 61.21% of the valid votes cast. This was the first Singaporean by-election following the 2015 general elections.
Hizbul Mujahideen claims responsibility.
More than 150 prominent scientists worldwide send a letter to World Health Organization Director-General Margaret Chan calling for the postponement or relocation of the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Summer Olympics because of the widening Zika virus outbreak in Brazil, despite U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Tom Frieden's statement yesterday that "there is no public health reason to cancel or delay the Olympics."
Egyptian police raid the headquarters of the journalists' association in Cairo, and arrest two journalists with the opposition website Bawabet Yanayer, editor Amr Badr and reporter Mahmud el-Sakka, for alleged incitement to protest in violation of the law.
Federal District Judge Gonzalo Curiel unseals documents requested by The Washington Post that had been filed with the court in connection with pending civil cases against Trump University, a former business of the Republican Party's presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump.
Reduced or absence of a criminal penalty for certain acts, illegal or legal
García Padilla says debt payments have been suspended in order to pay for essential services for the 3.5 million American citizens.
In Punjab, Pakistan, the death toll has risen from 13 to 33 for people who have eaten sweets accidentally tainted with insecticide.
women's football club from London, England
Nizami is the fifth senior opposition leader to be executed in connection with the war; a total of 17 people have received the death penalty.
Australian computer scientist and businessman
information office documenting human rights abuses in the Syrian Civil War
Ugandan physician, politician and former military officer in the Uganda People's Defence Force.
On Thursday, a record 16.6 inches (42 cm) of rain fell in Brenham, west of Houston.
Wikimedia list of persons by citizenship
auction house in Los Angeles, California, United States
The head of Bangladesh’s largest Islamist party, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Motiur Rahman Nizami, is executed for his alleged role in acts of genocide and war crimes 45 years ago during the independence war against Pakistan in 1971. Nizami is the fifth senior opposition leader to be executed in connection with the war; a total of 17 people have received the death penalty. Authorities prepare for possibly violent protests.
Members of the British public head to local polling stations to cast their vote for various governmental positions, including the Mayor of London.
The deposition process of Dilma Rousseff
upper house of the National Congress of Brazil
cases of corruption by officials and associates connected with FIFA
abnormal mass of tissue as a result of abnormal growth or division of cells
first minister for the Canadian province of Alberta
metro-like railway system in Austria, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland and Denmark.
Homosexuality was decriminalized in 1969, but the law itself was not rescinded until 1994.
Israeli governmental ministry responsible for military and national defense matters'
This visa deal also needs approval from the European Parliament.
develops, produces, and markets drugs or pharmaceuticals licensed for use as medications
In basketball, the Cleveland Cavaliers defeat the Toronto Raptors 113–87 in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals to win the series 4–2 and advance to the NBA Finals for the second straight season.
formal ceremony to mark the beginning of a major public leader's term of office, or official opening or beginning of an institution or structure
Brazilian economist, businessman and politician
prohibited from making announcements in a way that could affect the outcome
The bodies of mountaineer Alex Lowe and photographer David Bridges are found on the Himalayan mountain Shishapangma after being buried in an avalanche in 1999.
specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health
The four pilots safely ejected from the planes and are being examined in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Virginia.
disputed maritime demarcation line between North and South Korea
The assault came to light after several men posted about the attack online.
Mexican drug lord and former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel
ancient Northern Hemisphere spring festival and usually a public holiday
member of a religious group sent to do evangelism
natural disaster in Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada
failure to meet the legal obligations of a loan (e.g. by suspending payments)
Motorist Wahib Sadek Ahmed is arrested after he is accused of wielding a knife at a motorist.
Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act
As of January, about 2,300 American juveniles were serving life-without-parole sentences.
English men's association football top league
capital and largest city of Massachusetts, United States
The first cruise ship in more than a half-century bound for Havana from the United States leaves Miami, Florida, at about 4:24 p.m.
The court ruled that Platini was guilty of conflict of interest for taking a $2 million payment from FIFA approved by Sepp Blatter in 2011.
Officials are unable to say when cleanup will be completed nor when train service will be restored.
Ken Starr, the president of Baylor University, is stripped of his title after an investigation revealed the university mishandled accusations of sexual assault against its football players.
head of state and head of government of the United States of America
American professional basketball team based in Oklahoma City, United States
The United States National Hurricane Center issues a tropical storm warning for parts of South Carolina as the newly upgraded Tropical Storm Bonnie, at 5 p.m. EDT about 125 miles from Charleston, South Carolina, moves northwest toward the Atlantic Coast.
23rd edition of Winter Olympics, in Pyeongchang, South Korea
So far, four people have died in the flooding.
The building had been declared unfit for human habitation by the country's National Construction Authority, but remained standing.
This anti-corruption ministry was created on May 12, 2016, when Vice President Michel Temer was sworn in as acting president.
Talks and activities of attempted approaches into a possible impeachment of Barack Obama
international intergovernmental economic organization
A 120-year old woman is found living in the Astrakhan Oblast of Russia, which would make her the world's oldest living person.
association football stadium in London, England
First President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)
United States Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John M. Richardson says Russian jets in the Baltics buzzing a U.S. military ship and planes are escalating tension between the two nations.
Senator of the Republic of The Philippines
head of state and government of the Republic of Indonesia
Waldir Maranhão, the acting President of Brazil's Chamber of Deputies, says that the impeachment vote in that chamber should be annulled due to procedural irregularities and the voting process be held again.
1969–present insurgency by the New People's Army
At least 13 Iranian soldiers are killed in a battle with Islamist militants in a village near Aleppo, Syria.
area in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
Voters in the state of Nebraska vote in the Republican presidential primary with Donald Trump just 169 delegates short of securing the nomination.
Members of the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish public head to the polls for the regional devolved elections; the Scottish general election, the Welsh general election and the Northern Irish general election.
Following the summit, Barack Obama becomes the first sitting President of the United States to visit Hiroshima, the site of the first use of an atomic bomb by the U.S.
Record rainfall and severe flooding in southeast Texas has killed at least two people with three others missing.
Congress has been unable to pass a debt restructuring bill for Puerto Rico.
Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook, met with a group of prominent U.S. conservatives, over allegations that the company censors conservative content.
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says the wildfire has destroyed about 1,600 structures in Fort McMurray, which is in Canada's oil sands region.
Saudi war against Houthis in Yemen launched in 2015
plain bone of short length that serves as a strut between the scapula and the sternum
Chief Syrian opposition negotiator of the High Negotiations Committee Mohammed Allush resigns over the failure of the UN-backed peace talks.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
The President's allies are not optimistic about the Senate vote.
North Korea's military development for weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear, chemical, and biological
During a speech to pro-government supporters in Caracas, he said the country had to recover the means of production, to counter its deep economic crisis.
2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections
2016 United States presidential election in Nebraska
Germano mine complex, Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil
American-led intervention in the Syrian civil war
military campaign against Islamist extremist militant groups in Syria by USA, Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE
The Royal Navy's HMS Sabre fires warning shots at a Spanish Guardia Civil vessel after it twice attempted to cut across the path of United States Navy submarine USS Florida during an incursion into Gibraltar's territorial waters.
employment of military resources in training for military operations
Saudi Arabian city and capital of the Makkah province
unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)
Communist political party in Nepal founded in 1994
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility for the attack.
head of state and of government of the U.S. state of New Mexico
shopping mall in Bethesda, Maryland, United States, formerly named Montgomery Mall
official currency of the Republic of Korea
Doctors call the operation "a surgical milestone".
series of anti-communist, anti-dissent campaigns in South America
city in and county seat of Ventura County, California, United States
The plane was at 37,000 feet when it disappeared ten minutes before entering Egyptian airspace over the Mediterranean Sea.
Director-General of the World Health Organization
census-designated place in Westchester County, New York, United States
city in Mezhdurechensky Urban Okrug, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia
island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea
partially reusable orbital launch vehicle by SpaceX
division of the United States' National Weather Service
Indonesia responded with a large police and military presence, with reports of police firing on demonstrators in Wamena and arresting dozens across the province.
material which is used for bonding of various materials
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria claims responsibility for attack.
result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves
annual film festival held in Cannes, France
British publisher Trinity Mirror announces that its daily newspaper, The New Day, will close after just two months since its launch, after sales fell to around 30,000 copies per day.
state of Pennsylvania finds that there is enough evidence to hold entertainer Bill Cosby on felony indecent assault charges in relation to the case of Andrea Constand v. William H. Cosby, Jr..
french armed force, with military status, in charge of police missions
South Korea fires warning shots after a North Korean patrol boat and a fishing boat cross the disputed west coast Northern Limit Line.
main knockout cup competition in English women's football
The western Canadian province of Alberta declares a state of emergency as devastating wildfires, fed by unseasonably hot temperatures and dry conditions, grow to five times their initial size.
A 4-year-old filly broke her left front cannon bone during her race and was euthanized, while her jockey broke his right collarbone as he was thrown to the turf.
Anglo-Australian multinational mining and petroleum company
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) claims responsibility.
President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro orders clocks in the country to move forward by a half hour from UTC−04:30 to UTC−04:00 in order to save electricity as Venezuela faces an increasing electricity shortage.
ocean between Europe, Africa and the Americas
American multinational nonprofit news agency
Salafi jihadist organization founded in 1988
EDT about 125 miles from Charleston, South Carolina, moves northwest toward the Atlantic Coast.
The only legal party in the country is the Communist Party, which has already chosen its members.
defeats Atlético Madrid in a penalty shoot-out to win the final.
Baltimore, Maryland, primary election, 2016
two levels of alert issued to areas threatened by the approach of a tropical cyclone
Australian men's premier association football league
identifier for a time offset from UTC of −4
process of removing a legal prohibition against something which is currently not legal
Use of chemical weapons in the Iraqi civil war
Organizers and authorities in California are urging participants to remain calm, given the violence this week connected with Presidential campaign protests.
Singapore's Bukit Batok by-elections conclude with more than 24,000 voters casting ballots.
explosive device that gets its destructive force from nuclear reactions
15 West 25th St. Manhattan, New York City
annual spelling bee held in the United States
act passed in the U.S. state of North Carolina in 2016
It is FC Barcelona's second straight title and sixth in the last eight years.
Italian commune and capital city of Lombardy
The Workers' Party of Korea, the ruling party of North Korea, holds its first party congress in nearly 40 years.
American multinational pharmaceutical corporation
the monitoring and observation of peace processes in post-conflict areas
military actions against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Grace Poe rejects Mar Roxas' offer saying she is not willing to withdraw.
Polish Constitutional Court crisis, 2015
100th running of the Indianapolis 500 motor race
conflict that led to the independence of the majority-Bengali country
South Korean President Park Geun-hye, during her state visit to Ethiopia to work toward full-scale defense cooperation, pledges $1 million in aid for drought recovery.
another planet with environmental conditions similar to those found on the planet Earth
United States federal executive department
The Philippine stock market continues to fall for the fifth straight day due to fears about the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte.
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
public transit authority serving the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
In the United States, 14 of 175 cars of a CSX freight train derail in northeastern Washington, D.C., near a city subway station.
head of government of Russia, leads the executive branch in Russia
Runs the diplomatic relations of Georgia with other states
A man is killed, and two others are injured (a man in critical condition and a woman with non-life-threatening injuries), in the parking lot of Westfield Montgomery Mall in Potomac in Montgomery County, Maryland, near Washington, D.C.
2016 Guam Democratic presidential caucuses
head of state and head of government of Venezuela
attack in which the attacker knows they will die
Syrian Army troops surround the central prison in Hama after inmates revolted, seizing several guards.
An Australian security contractor is killed outside the Australian embassy in Baghdad.
2016 United States presidential election in Indiana
Deputy head of state and head of government of the Philippines
latest phase of the conflict which started after the escalation in 2015
General Directorate of Security (Turkey)
Indian program to develop a TSTO reusable launch vehicle
Overview of the role of the Buddhism in Bangladesh
Bangladesh reports at least 26 deaths caused by drowning or homes collapsing with 500,000 evacuated during the storm.
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reports a magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes the southern part of the Northern Territory in central Australia.
ground force component of the Iraqi Armed Forces
United States civil space and aeronautics agency
article about events in a specific year or time period
Parliamentary by-election in Bukit Batok Single Member Constituency, Singapore, in 2016
mobilized colistin resistance gene/protein
Date: 21–30 May 2016 (1 week and 2 days)
primary national police force in Afghanistan
Two United States Navy FA-18's crash in the Atlantic Ocean near the Outer Banks off the coast of the US state of North Carolina.
American politician and activist (born 1941)
The United States National Hurricane Center issues a tropical storm warning for parts of South Carolina as the newly upgraded Tropical Storm Bonnie, at 5 p.m.
Iraqi Army forces helped by U.S. airstrikes recapture the southwestern city of Ar-Rutbah from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group.
Grafing station near Munich, Bavaria, Germany
American conservative editorial magazine
President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia
city in Harris, Fort Bend, and Montgomery counties in Texas, United States, the is the county seat of Harris County
Current defense minister and former army chief of staff Moshe Ya'alon's role in the future government is unclear.
Turkey's Anadolu Agency reports that 45 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant militants have been killed by a combination of Turkish Army shelling and a U.S.
freedom of communication and expression through mediums including various electronic media and published materials
Yesterday 93 people had been killed and 165 injured in the deadliest day of attacks in Iraq this year.
Legislative body of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Philippine senator and former coup plotter Antonio Trillanes warns that a coup d'etat may occur if Rodrigo Duterte wins the presidential elections.
bilateral relations between United States and Moldova
At least 41 army recruits are killed and 60 others injured in a suicide car bomb attack in Aden, Yemen.
The package is discovered to be an explosives training device left behind earlier in the week by a private company following a training exercise involving explosive search dogs.
A 9-year-old gelding apparently suffered cardiovascular collapse.
one of the six principal organs of the UN, charged with the maintenance of international peace and security
attorney general for the U.S. state of New Hampshire
Gibraltar officials say Spanish vessels regularly stray deep into its territorial waters and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has attacked the incursions as provocative.
American multinational corporation; provider of services and products to the energy industry
head of state of the RSFSR (office established in 1991) and Russia
men's top professional football division of the Spanish football league system
Date: 16 September 2014 – present (8 years, 2 months, 1 week and 6 days)
Date: 16 September 2014 – present (8 years, 4 months, 1 week and 3 days)
countryside and suburban area in southwestern Syria
conservatives, over allegations that the company censors conservative content.
Date: 13 July 1989 – present (33 years, 7 months and 2 weeks)
Date: 30 December 2013 – 9 December 2017 (3 years, 11 months, 1 week and 2 days)
process of production and dissemination of literature, music, or information
Ali Larijani is reelected chairman of the Iranian Parliament for a one year term while Masoud Pezeshkian and Ali Motahari are elected deputy chairpersons.
This would make it the biggest seizure of drugs in the history of Colombia.
material or logistical assistance for people in need