art business and fine arts auction house
Police in Florida link a fourth unsolved murder to an unknown serial killer targeting the Seminole Heights area of Tampa, Florida.
Syrian government troops and allied militia retake Abu Kamal, ISIL's last urban stronghold in Syria.
Twenty-three European Union countries sign a defence integration pact known as the Permanent Structured Cooperation. NATO members Denmark, Portugal and the United Kingdom (withdrawal from EU underway), and non-NATO members Malta and Ireland, opt out.
At least 305 people are killed, and over 128 wounded, in a bomb and gun attack at a mosque near Arish, Egypt.
This will make the United States the only country not in the Paris Agreement, when they plan to leave on 4 November 2020.
Victoria becomes the first state to pass euthanasia legislation.
United States president Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka visits Japan.
RT America registers with the U.S. Department of Justice as a foreign agent in the United States.
Spanish historian, politician and professor
The Free Democratic Party (FDP), which was in discussions over forming a government with the CDU, CSU and Alliance 90/The Greens, announced that the party refuses further coalition negotiations.
At least five people are killed at a demonstration in Nairobi after supporters of Raila Odinga and members of the National Super Alliance clash with the Kenya Police.
The Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands wins 14 of the 17 electoral seats, and all but 2 of the 9 noble representatives are re-elected.
President of the Australian Senate, Stephen Parry, announces he will resign, effective 2 November 2017, after confirming he holds dual British-Australian citizenship.
Lebanese Army General and President of Lebanon
Ratko Mladić, the former Chief of Staff of the Bosnian Serb army during the Bosnian War, is found guilty of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and is sentenced to life imprisonment.
Cumulus Media files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization and enters into a restructuring agreement with some of its lenders to reduce more than $1 billion of the debt accrued by the Atlanta-based radio broadcasting group since its 2011 purchase of Citadel Broadcasting, towards the end of a 30-day period for the company to secure a financing plan after defaulting on a $23.6-million debt payment on November 1. In a statement, Cumulus representatives said that the company expects all operations, programming and sales for its 459 radio stations across the U.S. to continue as normal during the restructuring process.
Direction – Social Democracy loses four regions to center-right opposition candidates.
constitution of New York State, United States
Mass graves containing at least 400 bodies have been found near Hawija, an Iraqi city that was occupied by ISIL until last month.
Date: 15 December 2013 – 22 February 2020 (6 years, 2 months, 1 week and 1 day)
terrorist bombing in a Sinai mosque, Egypt
The United States will end the temporary protected status program (TPS) for more than 300,000 refugees from El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Many of the refugees have already left for Canada, where it is easier to get asylum.
land service branch of the United States Armed Forces
spaceflight-related events during the year of 2017
human settlement in Tampa, Florida, United States of America
Former millionaire Chisako Kakehi (also known as Japan's "Black Widow") is sentenced to death for the murder of 3 men which included a husband.
A policeman in the French city of Sarcelles kills his girlfriend's father, two passers-by and himself after she ended their relationship.
A passenger train collides with a car on a level crossing at Morlanwelz, Hainaut, Belgium, and is damaged by the subsequent fire.
North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
Former US District attorney Jenny Durkan is elected mayor of Seattle, becoming the city's first woman mayor since 1926.
Major League Baseball franchise in Houston, Texas
process of returning an asset, an item, or a person to its owner or their place of origin or citizenship
French President Emmanuel Macron makes an unscheduled visit to Saudi Arabia amidst an escalating crisis between the kingdom and Lebanon. France is a close partner of Lebanon.
Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai announces his agency will take steps to repeal the regulations put in place under the Obama administration, including the classification of broadband Internet as a public utility.
A poorly managed vaccination campaign against Dengue Fever
United Nations Climate Change conference
men's national association football team representing Sweden
sovereign state in northern South America
Venezuela defaults on sovereign debt and bonds issued by state oil firm PDVSA (Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A.).
A new general strike is convened in Catalonia for November 8.
tropical disease caused by the dengue virus, transmitted by mosquito
A Soyuz-2.1b's Fregat upper stage malfunctions during Meteor-M No.2-1's launch from the Vostochny Cosmodrome.
A North Korean defector claims children are being born with deformities near North Korea's nuclear testing site.
In cricket, Ellyse Perry scores 213 not out, the highest individual score by an Australian in Women’s Tests.
United States Senator Rand Paul is recovering from fractured ribs after being assaulted by a neighbor at his home.
public statement written by Arthur Balfour issued by the British government in 1917 in support of a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine then an Ottoman region
President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe is fired as the leader of ZANU–PF and replaced with former Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
Donald Trump nominates Jerome Powell to be the next chairman of the Chair of the Federal Reserve.
Shalane Flanagan becomes the first American woman since 1977 to win the New York City Marathon. Kenyan Geoffrey Kamworor wins the men's marathon.
international armed conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995
Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands
The U.S. State Department, in a reversal, says the Palestine Liberation Organization mission can remain open in Washington, D.C.
Philip Murphy wins the New Jersey gubernatorial election.
A gunman opens fire at a Baptist church in the American town of Sutherland Springs, Texas in the San Antonio area, killing at least 26 people and injuring many others. The 26-year-old gunman is later found dead in his car from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Refuse Fascism holds protests against U.S. President Donald Trump in several major cities, including New York City, Chicago, and San Francisco.
political protests against Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte
Days ahead of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in India, scheduled to be attended by Ivanka Trump per Prime Minister Narendra Modi's June invitation, reports indicate the United States Department of State, led by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, will not be sending a high-level delegation to support her amid reports of tensions between Tillerson and the White House.
medical practice of intentionally ending a life in order to relieve pain and suffering
The United States and Russia begin fighting over the extradition of Yevgeniy Nikulin, who was detained in October 2016 in the Czech Republic, after the U.S. Justice Department issued an international arrest warrant for him.
public health emergency of international concern
Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano sends a cloud of smoke, ash and steam around 5,900 feet (1798 meters) above the peak, the largest eruption since 2013.
Lebanon Prime Minister Saad Hariri arrives in Beirut for the first time since announcing his resignation in Saudi Arabia more than two weeks ago.
Nuclear and radiation accidents and incidents
event that has led to significant consequences to people, the environment or the facility
Thousands of Yemenis protest a blockade on Yemen led by a Saudi Arabian coalition.
Salafi jihadist militant Sunni Islamist group
Voters in Somaliland vote for their next president.
Martin Truex Jr. wins the season-ending 2017 Ford EcoBoost 400 and with it his first title of the NASCAR Cup Series. The race also marks the final Cup Series appearance for Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth, and Danica Patrick as full-time drivers.
An offer is made by New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern to resettle refugees stuck in the Manus Regional Processing Centre but is rejected by Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
The Iraqi Army captures the town of Rawa from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). It was the last town held by ISIL in Iraq.
List of battles and other violent events by death toll
A Somali committee determined that the death toll of the twin bombing in Mogadishu last October is way higher than expected, rising up to 512. This makes the attack the third-deadliest terrorist attack worldwide.
Five other members of the Bureau of the Parliament and the Speaker face similar charges, but each case will be handled by the Supreme Court due to their parliamentary immunity.
NBC News announces that it has terminated their employment of Matt Lauer after a female employee filed a complaint about him conducting "inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace".
international airport serving Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
military settlement between North and South Korea
France declares the end of the country's state of emergency which was enforced as a reaction to the November 2015 Paris attacks. The state of emergency gets replaced with a new counterterrorism law signed by President Emmanuel Macron.
overview of the politics of Northern Ireland
biennial air show held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Saudi crown prince and Minister of Defense (born 1985)
As the people of Equatorial Guinea vote in the legislative election, the government blocks access to the internet and bans private vehicles. Observers predict the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea will win the election.
Marjan Šarec, the other candidate from the original field of nine, received 332,366 votes.
British politician Priti Patel resigns from her position as Secretary of State for International Development amid reports that she had had unauthorized meetings with senior Israeli officials.
Date: 6 September 2017 – 1 June 2018 (8 months, 3 weeks and 5 days)
Date: 26 October – 9 December 2017 (1 month, 1 week and 6 days)
U.S. President Donald Trump selects Eli Lilly's American division president and former HHS deputy secretary Alex Azar to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, replacing Tom Price who resigned on September 29.
Secessionist Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont surrenders to Belgian police.
United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
Hezbollah declares the resignation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri invalid.
Date: 7 October 2001 – 30 August 2021 (19 years, 10 months, 3 weeks and 2 days)
Ralph Northam wins the Virginia gubernatorial election.
The national police force of Papua New Guinea.
history and listing of economic sanctions imposed on North Korea
Former President Sebastián Piñera wins the primary vote in the presidential election and faces a runoff against Socialist Alejandro Guillier.
At least 260 people have been arrested while protesting against Vladimir Putin in Moscow while people in five other cities are also detained. The protests were organized by the Artpodgotovka movement founded by Vyacheslav Maltsev.
warship primarily designed to carry, support, launch, and recover naval aircraft at sea
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare is narrowly ousted in a vote of no confidence by 27 to 23 votes.
Maine votes to expand Medicaid under Obamacare in the first ever referendum on the issue.
The U.S. Department of Justice files a lawsuit blocking the potential merger of AT&T and Time Warner.
Pope Francis issues a directive banning the sale of most tobacco in Vatican City as of January 1, 2018, because of its unhealthy attributes. A 2015 book stated the papal city netted $11 million (£8.7 million) per year from these sales.
Authorities discover the murdered wife of spree killer Kevin Janson Neal under the floorboards of their home, raising the death toll to six with ten others wounded in eight separate shootings.
Papua New Guinea Police remove 40 refugees from the closed Manus Regional Processing Centre, and over 300 refugees remain.
unincorporated community in Wilson County, Texas, United States
Human rights activists and opponents of Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte stage protests led by the Philippine Catholic Church against the ongoing drug crackdown that has killed thousands of people.
American-originated sport in which teams compete to score runs by hitting a thrown ball and advancing around bases
The death toll from the earthquake in Iraq and Iran exceeds 400 with over 7,000 injured.
A European Union appeal committee votes to reauthorise the use of glyphosate as a herbicide for a five-year period.
Syria signs the Paris Agreement. This will make the United States the only country not in the Paris Agreement, when they plan to leave on 4 November 2020.
The White House confirms Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu's announcement that President Donald Trump told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan that America is preparing to stop supplying weapons to ethnic Kurdish fighters in Syria.
Thousands of people celebrate the expected downfall of Robert Mugabe in the streets of Harare.
The death toll in Vietnam from Typhoon Damrey reaches 27, another 22 are missing.
A driver intentionally drives into a group of students near Toulouse, France. Three injured people are taken to hospital. A suspect has been arrested. Police are not treating this incident as connected to terrorism.
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman accuses Iran of an act of "direct military aggression" by supplying missiles to rebels in Yemen.
Saudi Arabia's attorney general says at least $100bn (£76bn) has been misused through systemic corruption and embezzlement in recent decades.
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson calls the persecution of Rohingya Muslims by the government of Myanmar an "ethnic cleansing" and announces that the United States will consider targeted sanctions against Myanmar.
rapid flooding of low-lying areas, often caused by heavy rain associated with a severe thunderstorm, hurricane, tropical storm, or melt water from ice or snow
U.S. President Donald Trump re-tweets three anti-Muslim videos that were originally tweeted by Jayda Fransen, the deputy leader of British far-right political party Britain First, prompting international condemnation and criticism.
A 7.3 magnitude earthquake strikes near Halabja, Iraq, killing at least 145 people and injuring more than 850 with structural damage reported in both Iraq and Iran.
2017 Philippine dengue vaccination crisis
Two suicide bombers attack a Shi'ite mosque in Kirkuk, killing at least 5 people and injuring more than 20.
International reactions to the Rohingya genocide
citizenship of four Somali Americans allegedly abusing the Diversity Immigrant Visa by pretending to be a family.
The International Committee of the Red Cross is buying 750,000 liters of diesel fuel to help provide clean water for a million people living in Yemen.
The Free Democratic Party (FDP), which was in discussions over forming a government with the CDU, CSU and Alliance 90/The Greens, announced that the party refuses further coalition negotiations. The main reasons for the failure were questions about the politics concerning migration and environment.
Costa Rica is hit by a 6.5 magnitude earthquake at Jacó near the capital San José. No immediate reports of casualties or damage.
largest city in California, United States of America
Japanese female serial killer (born 1946)
political and economic union of 27 European states
series of terrorist attacks in Paris, France, on November 13, 2015
U.S. President Donald Trump visits South Korea amidst a crisis with North Korea.
José Inés García Zarate, a suspect in a 2015 shooting in San Francisco, is acquitted of murder charges and found guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
naval warfare branch of Argentina's armed forces
Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
international network of investigative reporters
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022
Tsunami warnings for New Caledonia and Vanuatu are cancelled.
The BBC reveals that a secret deal in mid-October allowed hundreds of ISIL fighters and their families, including some of their "most notorious members", escape from Raqqa in a convoy that was between 6 to 7 km long. The United States government confirms that the deal with ISIL was made and that the evacuations took place. The possibility of a deal was previously reported as early as October 14.
president of the United States from 2017 to 2021
transcontinental country straddling Western Asia and Southeastern Europe
A mass arrest campaign by Saudi Government
Netflix announces that it will no longer be working with American actor Kevin Spacey who plays Frank Underwood on the U.S. version of House of Cards.
The Iraqi Armed Forces enter the town of Al-Qa'im, close to the border with Syria. Al-Qa'im is one of the last towns in Iraq still held by ISIL.
The Astros' George Springer, who set records for most extra-base hits (8) and total bases (29) in a single World Series, and tied the record for most home runs in a single World Series (5), is named series MVP.
The U.S. Senate Budget Committee votes to move the Trump administration's tax bill to the full U.S. Senate.
Branch of Islamic State of Iraq and Levant in the east African country of Somalia
Some Republican politicians distance themselves from Moore, calling on him to step down from the election if these allegations are true, while some Alabama Republicans defend him.
Tampa, Florida police arrest Howell Emanuel Donaldson III and charge him with four counts of murder.
A 7.0 magnitude undersea earthquake strikes east of New Caledonia's Loyalty Islands in the South Pacific Ocean.
prefecture-level city in Zhejiang, China
The Overthrow of the Mugabe Regime in Zimbabwe
Karen Ibasco of the Philippines is crowned Miss Earth 2017 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Philippines.
Investors react poorly to the arrest of Saudi billionaire Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, one of the world's wealthiest men.
The United States launches airstrikes against Islamic State in Somalia for the first time. The United States Africa Command says "several terrorists" were killed in the strikes, which took place in coordination with Somalia's government.
Legal history of euthanasia in Australia
At least nine people are killed and another 23 are injured in Hader, Quneitra Governorate, after a Tahrir al-Sham-operated car bomb detonates inside the town.
After the United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Union referendum, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) will relocate to Amsterdam and the European Banking Authority (EBA) to Paris from London.
American producer Russell Simmons announces his resignation from his companies after a sexual assault allegation was made by screenwriter Jenny Lumet against him.
A U.S. Navy C-2A Greyhound, operating off the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, crashes in the Philippine Sea. Eight sailors are rescued, while three remain missing from the 11-person crew.
act of reducing or eliminating nuclear weapons
American investor and 39th U.S. Secretary of Commerce
The opposition Cambodian National Rescue Party is dissolved by the Cambodian Supreme Court.
In a television speech, President Mugabe refuses to resign and pledges to preside over next month's ZANU-PF congress. The ruling party gave the 93-year-old less than 24 hours to quit as head of state or face impeachment.
Australian immigration detention facility
American singer, songwriter and actress (born 1958)
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri resigns, citing assassination threats.
individual who has killed three or more people over a period of more than a month
Slovenian President Borut Pahor, winning nearly 53 percent of the vote (373,877), is reelected for a second term in the runoff between the top two candidates from the October, 22, 2017, poll.
It is the first World Series title for the Astros, who had lost 111 games just four seasons earlier.
Sanofi Pasteur made a statement that its product Dengvaxia poses higher risks to people without prior dengue infection.
Spanish politician, trade unionist and teacher
second most important position in Saudi Arabia, second to the King
football classification process for 2018 World Cup
individual act constituting a serious violation of the laws of war
British Conservative party politician (born 1972)
Houthi rebels in Yemen fire a ballistic missile at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The missile was shot down, according to Saudi officials, with no resulting injuries or damage.
Journalists start reporting on the contents of 13.4 million documents leaked from the offshore law firm Appleby, along with business registries in 19 tax jurisdictions that reveal offshore financial activities of politicians, celebrities, corporate giants and business leaders. The German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung had previously obtained the documents and shared them with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.
Prince Harry announces his engagement to American actress Meghan Markle.
The Bank of Korea raises interest rates for the first time in more than six years by lifting borrowing costs to 1.50 percent from 1.25, citing economic recovery.
most senior appointed officers of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States under the Trump Administration
President Donald Trump's main social media account is suspended for 11 minutes.
Deir ez-Zor offensive (September–November 2017)
military operation launched by the Syrian Armed Forces
At least 15 people are killed in a human stampede over food in the village of Sidi Boualem, Morocco.
inflammation of the alveoli of the lungs
Slovenian Politician, former Prime Minister, current President, born 1963
Shinzō Abe is officially reinstated as Prime Minister of Japan following the election on 22 October 2017.
Emmerson Mnangagwa is fired as Vice President by Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe.
presiding officer of the upper house of the Australian Parliament
Sayfullo Saipov, the suspect of the attack, pleads not guilty to all charges of murder and terrorism.
present phase of the Somali Civil War, concentrated in southern Somalia
Thousands of Iranians are forced to spend a second night outdoors in near-freezing temperatures after an earthquake hit the country's western border with Iraq.
At Lebanese President Michel Aoun's request, Hariri suspends his resignation so further consultations can proceed.
Date: June 16, 2015 – January 20, 2021 (5 years, 7 months and 4 days)
Spain issues an arrest warrant against former Catalonian president Carles Puigdemont.
United States House Committee on the Judiciary
Standing committee of the United States House of Representatives
France's nuclear safety institute (IRSN) picks up traces of ruthenium-106, suggesting a nuclear accident took place in either Russia or Kazakhstan, in late September and early October.
A Saudi-led coalition airstrike on a market in Sahar District in Yemen's northern Saada Governorate, which is under Houthi control, kills at least 26 people, according to medics and local officials.
Voters in Nepal go to the polls for the first phase of an election to choose members for the House of Representatives and Parliament.
ethnic and religious persecution of the Rohingya people by the Government of Myanmar
North Korea fires another missile in a test, landing in the Sea of Japan.
Conflict in Rakhine State (2016–present)
Zimbabwe Defence Forces troops seize control of the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation headquarters as explosions are heard in the capital Harare amid reports of a coup against President Robert Mugabe.
Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and militant group
Mungo Man, the oldest human remains in Australia, is returned to Lake Mungo in outback New South Wales, where he was originally buried.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the city of Deir ez-Zor has largely been cleared of ISIS fighters by the Syrian Armed Forces. Deir ez-Zor was the scene of a three-year-long siege until it was broken in September 2017.
The missile was shot down, according to Saudi officials, with no resulting injuries or damage.
Popocatépetl volcano continues to erupt in Mexico.
A tourist boat capsizes on the Krishna River in Andhra Pradesh, leaving at least 16 people dead.
Kenyan Geoffrey Kamworor wins the men's marathon.
The alleged gunman was shot and killed by police.
Prime Minister of Lebanon Saad Hariri meets President of France Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace in Paris.
Date: 23 October – 6 December 2017 (1 month, 1 week and 6 days)
Evelyn Wever-Croes becomes the first female Prime Minister of Aruba following the 2017 general election in September.
She leaves the prison the next day, after the payment of a bail.
Pope Francis, at the start of a two-day nuclear disarmament conference at Vatican City, says countries should not stockpile nuclear weapons even for the purpose of deterrence.
The main reasons for the failure were questions about the politics concerning migration and environment.
United States Senate Committee on the Budget
standing committee of the United States Senate
Ján Lunter defeats Marian Kotleba in the Slovakian regional election held in the Banská Bystrica Region. Direction – Social Democracy loses four regions to center-right opposition candidates.
Soldiers directing traffic and at least six APCs have been spotted around Harare, a day after General Constantino Chiwenga intervened in attempt to prevent a purge within the ruling ZANU-PF party. The party has accused the general of treason.
United States social health care program for families and individuals with limited resources
The U.S. Treasury imposes new sanctions on several North Korean shipping companies and vessels, along with four Chinese companies which have engaged in trading activities with North Korea.
A fire in a low-rent apartment in a suburb of Beijing kills 19 people and injures 8. The Beijing municipal government then launches a fire safety crackdown in which thousands of migrant workers are evicted from their homes within days.
List of presidents of the Parliament of Catalonia
U.S. President Donald Trump designates Office of Management and Budget director Mick Mulvaney acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), replacing Richard Cordray, who promoted chief of staff Leandra English to CFPB deputy director prior to his resignation.
Finance Minister Ignatius Chombo is among those people detained overnight in Zimbabwe.
baseball award for the most important player in each World Series
American online social media and social networking service
The United States contemplates reimposing sanctions against Myanmar over alleged abuses against the Rohingya people.
Temporary status for eligible nationals of designated countries who reside in the United States, accorded to nationals from some countries affected by armed conflict or natural disaster, allows persons to live and work in the U.S. for limited times
Left-Green Movement leader Katrín Jakobsdóttir fails to form a government after the breakdown of talks with her proposed four-party coalition.
A grenade attack at a peace concert in Bangui, Central African Republic, kills seven and injures 20.
maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces
Airborne radioactivity increase in Europe in autumn 2017
most populous city in the United States of America
LIGO announces it has detected gravitational waves from the merger of two black holes.
conflict between NATO Western forces and the Taliban
The BBC reveals that a secret deal in mid-October allowed hundreds of ISIL fighters and their families, including some of their "most notorious members", escape from Raqqa in a convoy that was between 6 to 7 km long.
Chinese delegates visiting the Burmese capital of Naypyidaw propose a three-phase plan to resolve the conflict in Myanmar's Rakhine State. The governments of Myanmar and Bangladesh expressed support for the plan, which included repatriating refugees that have fled from violence in Rakhine State.
Member of the British royal family and former actress
Croatian politician and soldier (1945-2017)
organisms whose genetic material has been altered using genetic engineering methods
head of state and of government of Turkey
a global trend in which allegations of sexual misconduct by famous or powerful men are disclosed
May 2018 wedding of British royal Prince Harry to American actress Meghan Markle
ocean between Asia, Australia and the Americas
unofficial Chinese holiday celebrating persons not in romantic relationships
information office documenting human rights abuses in the Syrian Civil War
missile that follows a sub-orbital ballistic flightpath
Institut de radioprotection et de sûreté nucléaire
adjudication of murder and gun charges brought against athlete Oscar Pistorius in 2014
Date: 14 July 2014 – 17 November 2017 (3 years, 4 months and 3 days)
land force branch of the Syrian Armed Forces
Katrín Jakobsdóttir is confirmed as Prime Minister of Iceland after forming a coalition with other parties.
issued its arrest warrant, Russian authorities also sought his extradition.
Judge Lamela sends preventive detention to eight of the ministers of the Government of Catalonia (Junqueras, Forn, Borràs, Romeva, Mundó, Bassa, Rull, Turull) due to an alleged crime of sedition and rebellion.
Voters in Utah's 3rd congressional district choose John Curtis to win the representative seat in the special election.
international agreement from 12 December 2015 within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) dealing with greenhouse gas emissions mitigation, adaptation and finance starting in the year 2020
public policies, including criminal laws and occupational safety and health regulations, that prohibit tobacco smoking in workplaces and other public spaces
human settlement in district, Lucknow Division, Uttar Pradesh, India
substance that causes death, injury or harm to organs, when an organism absorbs a sufficient quantity
Along West Street in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.
These uncommon tropical-like systems form over much cooler oceans than typical tropical cyclones.
Emmerson Mnangagwa is sworn in as the new President of Zimbabwe pending elections next year.
Trade ministers from 11 countries announce that they have agreed on "core elements" of the Trans-Pacific Partnership and plan to move forward with approving the trade agreement.
Uzbek-born Russian businessman and oligarch (1953-)
A helicopter crashes near Saudi Arabia's border with Yemen, killing Prince Mansour bin Muqrin, and seven other Saudi officials. The cause of the crash is unknown.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies reports the discovery of several cases of fraud amounting to at least $6 million (£4.6 million) through overbilling and the "likely collusion" between a bank and former IFRC employees during the 2013–16 West African Ebola outbreak.
former domed stadium located in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
capital and largest city of the United Kingdom
Date: 7 July 2017 – 28 July 2018 (1 year and 3 weeks)
auto race held at Homestead, Florida, USA in 2017
Refuse Fascism holds protests against U.S.
A blanket of thick grey smog covers the Indian capital, Delhi, with some areas 30 times more polluted than the World Health Organization's recommended limit, one year after a similar smog.
one of the Unified Combatant Commands of the United States Armed Forces
The Spanish Attorney General José Manuel Maza unexpectedly dies of an illness in Buenos Aires at the age of 66.
Nationalist ideology and movement promoting Poland and the Polish nation
bilateral relations between Lebanon and France
Numa is an example of a rare Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone, or "medicane". These uncommon tropical-like systems form over much cooler oceans than typical tropical cyclones.
Slovenian President Borut Pahor, winning nearly 53 percent of the vote (373,877), is reelected for a second term in the runoff between the top two candidates from the October, 22, 2017, poll. Marjan Šarec, the other candidate from the original field of nine, received 332,366 votes.
deadliest terrorist attack in the history of Somalia and Africa
Equatorial Guinean legislative election, 2017
A 7.0 magnitude undersea earthquake strikes east of New Caledonia's Loyalty Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. Tsunami warnings for New Caledonia and Vanuatu are cancelled. There are no immediate reports of damage.
The Zimbabwean government recognizes the birthday of former leader, Robert Mugabe as a national holiday.
carrier onboard delivery aircraft family by Grumman
Hariri has been detained in Saudi Arabia (presumably in Riyadh) for several days.
10050 Cielo Drive Los Angeles, California, U.S.
hashtag used in October 2017 to denounce sexual assault and harassment
The Supreme Court sends to preventive prison the Speaker of the Parliament of Catalonia, Carme Forcadell. She leaves the prison the next day, after the payment of a bail. Four of the members of the Bureau of the Parliaments are condemned to pay a fine, while one of them not receives any precautionary measure.
mass shooting in the Las Vegas area of Nevada, USA on October 1, 2017
Explosions and gunfire are heard in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi amidst counter-terrorism operations.
Pope Francis arrives in Yangon to begin a six-day trip to Myanmar and Bangladesh, where he is expected to meet with the Rohingya people.
High level statespersons from France, Germany and other nations speak at the 2017 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bonn.
Cumulus Media files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization and enters into a restructuring agreement with some of its lenders to reduce more than $1 billion of the debt accrued by the Atlanta-based radio broadcasting group since its 2011 purchase of Citadel Broadcasting, towards the end of a 30-day period for the company to secure a financing plan after defaulting on a $23.6-million debt payment on November 1.
Caribbean island constituent country of the Netherlands
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, wanted by the ICC for allegations of genocide and war crimes, asks Russian President Vladimir Putin for increased military ties and protection against the United States during his first visit to Russia as President.
protests in Russia between March 2017 and October 2018 against Vladimir Putin's policies
large sandstone rock formation in Australia, formerly known as Ayers Rock
A high-ranking representative of the Zimbabwe National Army broadcast a military statement calling on the various sectors of society to keep calm and support the country's development.
List of border incidents involving North and South Korea
Secretary of State for International Development
Police are not treating this incident as connected to terrorism.
English women's cricket team in Australia in 2017–18
specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health
bilateral relations between United States and Turkey
number of bases a baseball player has gained with hits
Flash floods on the outskirts of the Greek capital Athens kill at least 16 people and injure dozens more after a severe thunderstorm.
Four women accuse Roy Moore, a former Alabama judge and U.S. Senate candidate, of sexual misconduct during the 1970s and early 1980s when they were between the ages of 14 and 18 and he was in his 30s.
Judge Lamela sends preventive detention to eight of the ministers of the Government of Catalonia (Junqueras, Forn, Borràs, Romeva, Mundó, Bassa, Rull, Turull) due to an alleged crime of sedition and rebellion. The ninth Santi Vila, minister of Enterprise and Knowledge, leaves the jail the next day after payment of a bail, being the only one who was given this opportunity.
The party has accused the general of treason.
Salafi jihadist militant faction during the Syrian Civil War
113th edition of Major League Baseball's championship series
The Navy of Argentina begins a search for one of its submarines, the San Juan, which has been out of contact for two days.
Five people, including the gunman, are killed and several others injured following a shooting at an elementary school and other locations on Rancho Tehama, California.
2017 Equatorial Guinean legislative election
national survey to gauge support for legalising same-sex marriage in Australia
The Beijing municipal government then launches a fire safety crackdown in which thousands of migrant workers are evicted from their homes within days.
Australian immigration detention centre in Papua New Guinea
A senior UN official warns that Yemen faces the world's largest famine in decades "with millions of victims" if aid deliveries do not resume.
Five people, including the gunman, are killed and several others injured following a shooting at an elementary school and other locations on Rancho Tehama, California. The alleged gunman was shot and killed by police.
city and county seat of Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
MOA Complex, Jose W. Diokno Boulevard cor. Coral Way and Marina Way, Bay City, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines
Pakistan's government calls for troops to be deployed in the capital, Islamabad, after violence breaks out during protests by Islamists that were organized by the Tehreek-e-Labaik.
A rare minor earthquake centered seven miles (11 km) northeast of Dover, Delaware, is felt throughout the Mid-Atlantic United States.
2017–18 Australian parliamentary eligibility crisis
crisis over the eligibility of members of the Parliament of Australia over citizenship
Hangzhou-based group of Internet-based e-commerce businesses
The Syrian Army (SAA) and allies announce the complete liberation of Deir ez-Zor from ISIL.
There are no immediate reports of damage.
The Pakistan Minister for Law Zahid Hamid resigns after days of protest over proposed changes to blasphemy laws.
provision for special executive powers in France
national park in the Northern Territory, Australia and location of a sandstone monolith
A large factory explosion in Ningbo, China, kills at least 2 people and injures more than 30.
This makes the attack the third-deadliest terrorist attack worldwide.
The United States will end the temporary protected status program (TPS) for more than 300,000 refugees from El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
fuel that is produced through contemporary biological processes, as opposed to fossil fuel that was produced by prehistoric bio-geological processes
Michael Fallon resigns as the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Defence amid controversy over reports he touched a female journalist inappropriately in 2002.
British far-right nationalist political party
Section 44 of the Constitution of Australia
A passenger train collides with a car on a level crossing at Morlanwelz, Hainaut, Belgium, and is damaged by the subsequent fire. During recovery operations, it breaks free from the train hauling it, runs away for 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) and collides with a passenger train at Strépy-Bracquegnies. Two people are killed, seven are injured.
agency of the United States government responsible for consumer protection in the financial sector
A fire in a low-rent apartment in a suburb of Beijing kills 19 people and injures 8.
Boeing announces at the Dubai Airshow that the airline Emirates will purchase forty 787 Dreamliners with a list value of US$15 billion.
Salvator Mundi, a painting generally attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, is sold at auction Christie's in New York City for US$450.3 million; setting a new record for the sale of an original work of art.
bilateral relations between Japan and United States
About 67% of Tonga's registered voters participate in the country's general election.
The United States launches airstrikes against Islamic State in Somalia for the first time.
United States Department of Homeland Security
sovereign state in Southern Europe situated on an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea
The death toll is expected to rise further in coming days.
political system of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
prehistoric human remains found in Australia
YouTube removes thousands of child abuse videos related to Elsagate.
A Soyuz-2.1b's Fregat upper stage malfunctions during Meteor-M No.2-1's launch from the Vostochny Cosmodrome. The status of the satellite and 18 other payloads is unknown, as they are either stranded in a wrong orbit or they reentered the atmosphere and crashed in the ocean.
fear, hatred of, or prejudice against the religion of Islam or Muslims in general
In a statement, Cumulus representatives said that the company expects all operations, programming and sales for its 459 radio stations across the U.S.
2017 United States Senate special election in Alabama
Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
The United States Africa Command says "several terrorists" were killed in the strikes, which took place in coordination with Somalia's government.
United States Department of the Treasury
United States federal executive department
head of state and head of government of the United States of America
The Conservative Party suspends Dover MP Charlie Elphicke following "serious allegations" against him which have been passed on to police. Elphicke denies any wrongdoing.
ocean between Europe, Africa and the Americas
Italian Renaissance polymath (1452-1519)
Earthquake on the central pacific coast of Costa Rica
Voters in New York reject a ballot initiative that, if passed, would have resulted in a Constitutional Convention being convened to change in the current state constitution.
documents leak related to offshore investment
The Georgia Dome, former home of the NFL's Atlanta Falcons and the NCAA's Peach Bowl, is imploded after 25 years of use.
men's national association football team representing Morocco
Voters in Honduras go to the polls to elect a president for the country, with current President Juan Orlando Hernández running for a second term, marking the first time a sitting president sought reelection.
agency that prepares and evaluates the President of the United States' annual budget to Congress
The Argentine Navy continues searching in the South Atlantic for the ARA San Juan submarine, which went missing on 15 November 2017.
The possibility of a deal was previously reported as early as October 14.
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Second Round
medical condition in which there is physical damage to the continuity of the bone
A significant U.S. federal government study finds "no convincing alternative explanation" for the changing climate other than "human activities, especially emissions of greenhouse gases."
Four of the members of the Bureau of the Parliaments are condemned to pay a fine, while one of them not receives any precautionary measure.
Russian airstrikes hit residential buildings in the ISIS-held village of Al-Shafah in Deir Ezzor province, killing at least 53 civilians, including 21 children.
United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions intends on stripping the U.S. citizenship of four Somali Americans allegedly abusing the Diversity Immigrant Visa by pretending to be a family. The Trump Administration earlier said it plans to scrap the visa program.
Colombian authorities seize 12 tons of cocaine, worth an estimated $360 million, from the Clan del Golfo and make four arrests.
One security guard and 3 terrorists are killed.
Retired Croatian Army general Slobodan Praljak, upon hearing at a UN tribunal that the international tribunal upheld his war crime conviction, drinks a small vial that apparently contained poison, and later dies in a hospital in The Hague.
List of accidents and incidents involving helicopters
The Syrian Army and its allies capture Abu Kamal from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
At least 22 people killed and 100 injured in boiler explosion at a coal-fired power plant in Uttar Pradesh state, India.
The Tapanuli orangutan is identified as a new species of great ape.
Date: 14 September – 17 November 2017 (2 months and 3 days)
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, wanted by the ICC for allegations of genocide and war crimes, asks Russian President Vladimir Putin for increased military ties and protection against the United States during his first visit to Russia as President. Putin agrees to increase their countries' economic ties.
Citing "inappropriate behavior", Michael Oreskes resigns from his position as senior vice president of news at NPR after three journalists accuse him of sexual harassment.
A suicide bombing in Aden kills at least five government soldiers.
The United States Department of Homeland Security announces they will not renew the "temporary protected status" of around 50,000 Haitians living in the United States when it expires in 18 months.
public holiday in Poland commemorating the anniversary of restoration of Poland's independence in 1918, after 123 years of occupation (also called Zabory's)
capital and most populous city of the Netherlands
Garrison Keillor, the former host of A Prairie Home Companion, is fired from Minnesota Public Radio after the public broadcaster discloses that it had become aware of allegations of "inappropriate behavior with an individual who worked with him".
Date: July 1, 2016 – present (6 years, 6 months and 19 days)
crime that covers some of the more extreme acts against one's sovereign or nation
former United States Secretary of Health and Human Services; former Congressman of Georgia
Putin agrees to increase their countries' economic ties.
dicastery of the Roman Curia, established by pope Francis
22 police agents are wounded in Brussels when celebrations for Morocco's 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification turn violent.
A Korean People's Army soldier defects to South Korea via the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). He was shot and injured by fellow North Korean soldiers as he crossed to the South Korean side at Panmunjom, and has been taken to hospital.
organization primarily tasked with preparing for and conducting war
First lady of Zimbabwe; wife of Robert Mugabe
Sting, Peter Gabriel, Edward Snowden and Ai Weiwei call for president of Amnesty International Turkey Taner Kılıç to be released from prison.
American content platform and production company
Al-Rawda, Bir al-Abed, North Sinai Governorate, Egypt
A helicopter crashes near Saudi Arabia's border with Yemen, killing Prince Mansour bin Muqrin, and seven other Saudi officials.
The Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park's board votes unanimously to ban climbing on Uluru, sacred to the Anangu people, in Australia's Northern Territory, from October 2019, due to Indigenous concerns over respect for the sacred site and for the safety of tourists.
Pier 14, San Francisco, California, United States
men's national association football team representing Italy
President Donald Trump in several major cities, including New York City, Chicago, and San Francisco.
The outcome of the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey is announced with 61.6% voting yes to allow same-sex marriage with 79.5% of Australian voters participating.
peace negotiations between the Colombian government and FARC (2012-16)
France declares the end of the country's state of emergency which was enforced as a reaction to the November 2015 Paris attacks.
Voters in Chile head to the polls to elect a president, as well as positions in the Senate, the Chamber of Deputies, as well as regional boards.
The United States and Russia begin fighting over the extradition of Yevgeniy Nikulin, who was detained in October 2016 in the Czech Republic, after the U.S. Justice Department issued an international arrest warrant for him. However, soon after the U.S. issued its arrest warrant, Russian authorities also sought his extradition. The Russian charge accuses Nikulin of stealing from an online money transfer company back in 2009.
East Asia, Southeast Asia and Micronesia
vaccine used to prevent dengue fever in humans
Netflix announces that it will no longer be working with American actor Kevin Spacey who plays Frank Underwood on the U.S.
In baseball, the Houston Astros defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5–1 in the seventh and deciding game of the World Series. It is the first World Series title for the Astros, who had lost 111 games just four seasons earlier. The Astros' George Springer, who set records for most extra-base hits (8) and total bases (29) in a single World Series, and tied the record for most home runs in a single World Series (5), is named series MVP.
American author, storyteller, humorist, voice actor, and radio personality
An offer is made by New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern to resettle refugees stuck in the Manus Regional Processing Centre but is rejected by Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. The processing center has triggered a humanitarian crisis for the refugees and protests in Australian cities.
American soldier captured by the Taliban in 2009 and released in 2014 as part of a prisoner swap
Russian President Vladimir Putin signs into law amendments that allow foreign media outlets in Russia to be listed as foreign agents. Earlier this month, RT America has been forced to be registered as a foreign agent in the United States.
44th presidential administration and cabinet of the USA (2009-2017)
An estimated 50 people are killed when a suicide bomber attacks a mosque during morning prayers in Mubi, Nigeria.
In a television speech, President Mugabe refuses to resign and pledges to preside over next month's ZANU-PF congress.
third longest river in central−southern India
government support of violent, typically non-state actors engaged in terrorism (commonly: terrorists), which act on the territory of the state itself or in another country
The Argentine Navy decides to cancel the search and rescue effort for the missing 44 crew members of San Juan, 15 days after it went missing, in order to focus on the search for the submarine itself.
The Palestinian National Authority suspends contact with the United States after the Palestine Liberation Organization office in Washington, D.C. was closed.
United States soldier Bowe Bergdahl is convicted of desertion and dishonorably discharged, but is not imprisoned.
Rohingya persecution in Myanmar (2016–present)
American whistleblower and former National Security Agency contractor
Alibaba Group makes 168.2 billion yuan ($25.3 billion) in Singles' Day sales.
Zimbabwe accuses American citizen Martha O'Donovan of trying to overthrow the regime of Robert Mugabe.
Former South African sprint runner Oscar Pistorius has his jail sentence increased to 13 years and five months for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The Supreme Court of Appeal ruled his sentence be increased to 15 years, less time already served.
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
Date: 6 October 2015 – 29 August 2019 (3 years, 10 months, 3 weeks and 2 days)
Robert Gabriel Mugabe National Youth Day
Saudi war against Houthis in Yemen launched in 2015
The United States Department of Justice antitrust chief has told AT&T that it must sell off either DirecTV or Turner Broadcasting System (the parent of CNN) in order to complete its acquisition of Time Warner. (CNN)
Former State Counsellor of Myanmar and Leader of the National League for Democracy
Charles Manson, the infamous former cult leader who ordered the murder of Sharon Tate and others, dies at age 83.
Robert Mugabe resigns as the President of Zimbabwe shortly after impeachment proceedings are launched. It ends a period of his 29 years in office as President.
type of ethnic group consisting of native peoples of the Australian continent and Torres Strait Islands
Italy fails to qualify (for the first time since 1958) for 2018 FIFA World Cup after being defeated by Sweden in the UEFA Second Round.
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
Charlie Rose is suspended as host of Charlie Rose and anchor of CBS This Morning after allegations of sexual harassment and obscene phone calls and was later fired by the following day.
2017 United States political sexual scandals
NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
UK-related events during the year of 2002
The Attorney General of Catalonia, José María Romero de Tejada, unexpectedly dies in Barcelona of pneumonia at the age of 69, few days after the death of the Attorney General of the State.
to continue as normal during the restructuring process.
Former U.S. TV news anchor Heather Unruh accuses actor Kevin Spacey of sexually assaulting her son in Nantucket, Massachusetts, in 2016, when her son was 18 years old.
Rival factions within the ruling Sudan People's Liberation Movement sign the "Declaration of Unification" in Cairo, Egypt.
A Belgian lawyer representing Carles Puigdemont announces his client will not return to Spain to answer charges against him. Spanish prosecutors could order a European Arrest Warrant if Puigdemont fails to appear in court.
Official results may not be known for several days.
Period of formation of tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific Ocean in 2017
North Korea's military development for weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear, chemical, and biological
bilateral relationship between Russia and the United States
Human Rights Watch releases a report detailing the alleged systematic rape of Rohingya women and girls by Myanmar's security forces in Rakhine State.
ongoing civil war in the country of Yemen
capital city of the sovereign state of Georgia
Saudi Arabia announces the arrest of billionaire investor Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, plus at least 10 other princes, four government ministers and tens of former ministers by Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman's newly formed anti-corruption agency.
The Supreme Court sends to preventive prison the Speaker of the Parliament of Catalonia, Carme Forcadell.
The Turnbull Government loses its parliamentary majority, after Liberal Party MP John Alexander resigns from the Australian House of Representatives due to likely holding British dual citizenship.
U.S. federal statute also known as Obamacare
executive department of the U.S. federal government
borough of New York City, New York, United States
2017 United Nations Climate Change Conference
organization with the purpose of creating an independent State of Palestine
The Russian charge accuses Nikulin of stealing from an online money transfer company back in 2009.
sale and distribution of illegal narcotics
country in Northwestern Europe with territories in the Caribbean
place where a road crosses a railway at the same level
series of tournaments to decide which teams will play in the 21st FIFA World Cup
November 2017 earthquake near the Iran–Iraq international border
Date: 8 November 2017 – 18 December 2017
Hundreds of sexual abuse victims and their supporters march in Hollywood, California.
Recently, Saudi Arabia declared that a missile attack on its airport from Yemen was "an act of war" by Lebanon.
Hezbollah declares the resignation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri invalid. Hariri has been detained in Saudi Arabia (presumably in Riyadh) for several days. The Saudi government is accused of pressuring Hariri to resign in the first place.
Officials from the FBI and Texas law enforcement are searching for the motive of the gunman who opened fire in a Baptist church, killing 26 people and injuring 20 others.
escalating tensions between North Korea and the United States, due to the rapidly improved nuclear weapons capability of North Korea
Saudi Arabia says Lebanon has declared war against it through acts of aggression.
American politician from Michigan (1929–2019)
former capital of Myanmar (Burma) and the current capital of Yangon Region
Date: November 13–14, 2017 7:54 – 8:19 a.m. (Pacific Time Zone)
UN ad hoc court located in The Hague, Netherlands
current rise in Earth's average temperature and related large-scale shifts in weather patterns
overview of the political system in Saudi Arabia
Deir ez-Zor was the scene of a three-year-long siege until it was broken in September 2017.
The Foreign Affairs Ministers of the European Union unanimously vote to remove the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) from its list of designated terrorist groups.
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Russian television channel based in the US
A U.S. Navy C-2A Greyhound, operating off the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, crashes in the Philippine Sea.
First Baptist Church 216 4th Street Sutherland Springs, Texas, U.S.
anyone who actively carries out the interests of a foreign country
President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)
Gerry Adams, the long-term leader of Sinn Féin, announces that he will step down as party leader next year.
The Iraqi Armed Forces launch an offensive to recapture the last ISIL stronghold in Iraq, Rawa.
non-governmental organization based in the United Kingdom
TV news anchor Heather Unruh accuses actor Kevin Spacey of sexually assaulting her son in Nantucket, Massachusetts, in 2016, when her son was 18 years old.
United States Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services
Emmerson Mnangagwa is fired as Vice President by Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe. The public and the media widely perceives Mugabe's wife Grace as his likely successor after his death with Mnangagwa having been seen as her rival.
A gunman opens fire at a Baptist church in the American town of Sutherland Springs, Texas in the San Antonio area, killing at least 26 people and injuring many others.
people defecting from North Korea, often to South Korea
Minister of State for Development and Africa
U.S. discount retailer based in Arkansas
U.S. federal prosecutors subpoena Carl Icahn over his role as an adviser on biofuels in the Trump administration.
Authorities in Beijing evict thousands of its migrant population in wake of a fire that left 19 people dead earlier this month, leaving many homeless in sub-zero temperatures.
The ninth Santi Vila, minister of Enterprise and Knowledge, leaves the jail the next day after payment of a bail, being the only one who was given this opportunity.
Three injured people are taken to hospital.
Saudi Arabia, and subsequently the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, urge all citizens currently in Lebanon to leave the country immediately.
major volcanic eruptions in Bali, Indonesia
The Saudi government is accused of pressuring Hariri to resign in the first place.
United Kingdom government cabinet minister
The Australian Labor Party leads the tight race with three-quarters of the votes counted. Pauline Hanson's One Nation party has yet to confirm victory in any contest; the nationalists are projected to win just one seat though they may poll better overall than the predicted 20 percent. Official results may not be known for several days.
U.S. President Donald Trump visits Japan amidst the 2017 North Korea crisis.
island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea
Police in Reno, Nevada, kill a man after he held a hostage and opened fire from the eighth floor of a luxury high-rise condominium, in a scenario similar to the 2017 Las Vegas shooting two months earlier. No one was injured.
Typhoon Damrey kills at least 19 people in Vietnam, a week before the country is set to host APEC Vietnam 2017.
American criminal and cult leader (1934–2017)
systematic destruction of all or a significant part of a racial, ethnic, religious or national group
upper house of the United States Congress
John Conyers stands down as the ranking Democrat on the United States House Committee on the Judiciary following a series of sexual harassment allegations.
International Committee of the Red Cross
humanitarian institution based in Geneva, Switzerland, and a three-time Nobel Prize Laureate
westernmost region of the African continent
A Belgian lawyer representing Carles Puigdemont announces his client will not return to Spain to answer charges against him.
A Bethlehem art installation (by anonymous artist Banksy) satirizes the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration.
United States congressionally mandated lottery program for receiving a United States Permanent Resident Card
Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone in 2017
organization that maintains the infrastructure for a public service
Date: November 18, 2016 – current (6 years, 2 months and 9 days)
The Australian Labor Party leads the tight race with three-quarters of the votes counted.
Saudi Arabian businessman, investor and royal
U.S. President Donald Trump announces the designation of North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism.
city in and county seat of King County, Washington, United States
In baseball, the Houston Astros defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5–1 in the seventh and deciding game of the World Series.
consolidated city and county in California, United States
Costa Rica is hit by a 6.5 magnitude earthquake at Jacó near the capital San José.
International reactions to the 2016–17 Rohingya persecution in Myanmar
International reactions to the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar
national government of the United States
land warfare branch of Croatia's military
Roman general, statesman and final Dictator
French President Emmanuel Macron makes an unscheduled visit to Saudi Arabia amidst an escalating crisis between the kingdom and Lebanon.
state-controlled broadcaster in Zimbabwe
President Donald Trump selects Eli Lilly's American division president and former HHS deputy secretary Alex Azar to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, replacing Tom Price who resigned on September 29.
head of the United States Department of State
overview about the net neutrality in the United States
second-most populous Islamic denomination
immigration benefits agency of the United States government
Two fuel tankers are bombed in the Afghan town of Charikar, killing at least 15 people and injuring at least 27.
2014-15 Ebola virus disease epidemic in West Africa
Archaeologists from the University of Leicester announce the discovery of evidence that Julius Caesar's invasion of Britain started in Pegwell Bay, Kent.
international event for entrepreneurship
2017 Westminster sexual misconduct allegations
process for charging a public official with legal offenses by the legislature(s)
island country in the southwest Pacific Ocean
Observers predict the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea will win the election.
overview of the events of 2017 in archaeology
The protests were organized by the Artpodgotovka movement founded by Vyacheslav Maltsev.
election to replace Jeff Sessions as Alabama's Senator
Bangladesh's Foreign Minister A. H. Mahmood Ali and Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi agree to return Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh to Myanmar in a two-month period.
separates the territories of Iraq and Syria
vehicle-ramming attack in New York City on October 31, 2017
A gunman opens fire in a Walmart in Thornton, Colorado, killing three people.
special collectivity of France in the southwest Pacific Ocean
aerospace and defense manufacturer in the United States
overview about the use of social media by Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States
country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom
collection of federal and state government laws, which regulates the conduct and organization of business corporations, generally to promote fair competition for the benefit of consumers
a neologism referring to the controversy surrounding videos on YouTube and YouTube Kids that are categorized as "child-friendly," but which contain themes that are inappropriate for children.
Rancho Tehama, California, United States
No immediate reports of casualties or damage.
ongoing multi-sided civil war in Syria since 2011
The status of the satellite and 18 other payloads is unknown, as they are either stranded in a wrong orbit or they reentered the atmosphere and crashed in the ocean.
former American multinational media conglomerate
phase of the business cycle following a recession
state-sponsored act constituting a serious violation of the laws of war
Morlanwelz, Hainaut, Belgium - initial collision Piéton, Hainaut - runaway Strépy-Bracquegnies, Hainaut - second collision
public radio network in the state of Minnesota, United States
As the people of Equatorial Guinea vote in the legislative election, the government blocks access to the internet and bans private vehicles.
Date: 1 November 2017 Time: 3:30 p.m. (IST)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
A Somali committee determined that the death toll of the twin bombing in Mogadishu last October is way higher than expected, rising up to 512.
Robert Mugabe resigns as the President of Zimbabwe shortly after impeachment proceedings are launched.
The ruling party gave the 93-year-old less than 24 hours to quit as head of state or face impeachment.
political party in Germany, mainly from Bavaria
gas in an atmosphere of a planet (usually Earth) that absorbs and emits radiation within the thermal infrared range and causes the greenhouse effect
The United States Department of Homeland Security announces that it will end temporary protected status for thousands of Nicaraguan migrants while decisions await for thousands more from El Salvador, Haiti and Honduras.
Date: 27 November 2017 07:25 CET (06:25 UTC) - first collision. ~20:00 CET - runaway ~20:20 - second collision
armored vehicle classification designed for troop transport
The documents include names of individuals and companies such as that of United States businessman and Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, United Kingdom monarch Elizabeth II, Liberian president Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder, Russian-Uzbek business magnate Alisher Usmanov, the social media companies Twitter and Facebook, and pop stars Bono and Madonna.
Prime Minister of New Zealand (2017–2023)
bilateral relations between Russia and Sudan
Mount Agung in Bali erupts for the first time in 50 years, leading to thousands of people fleeing their homes.
An estimated 60,000 Polish citizens, including a few hundred nationalists, some with banners "White Europe" and "Pray for an Islamic Holocaust", march through Warsaw under an umbrella slogan of "We want God", on the annual Independence March during the celebrations of Poland's National Independence Day.
English graffiti artist, political activist, and painter
(Reuters via U.S. News and World Report)
Former Prime Minister of Kenya (2008–2013)
Mahmood Ali and Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi agree to return Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh to Myanmar in a two-month period.
It was the last town held by ISIL in Iraq.
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
A driver intentionally drives into a group of students near Toulouse, France.
Former Zimbabwe finance minister Ignatius Chombo, who was arrested during Operation Restore Legacy, is charged in Harare Magistrate’s Court with three counts of fraud, abuse of power, and corruption.
The United States Department of Justice antitrust chief has told AT&T that it must sell off either DirecTV or Turner Broadcasting System (the parent of CNN) in order to complete its acquisition of Time Warner.
Date: 26 July 2009 – present (13 years, 6 months and 1 day)
In the Virginia House of Delegates election, Democrats win 15 seats, Republicans lose 18 seats, and 3 seats are too close to call.
astronomical object so massive, that anything falling into it, including light, cannot escape its gravity
Opposition leader Katrín Jakobsdóttir of the Left-Green Movement receives the mandate to form a government with its coalition partners: the Social Democratic Alliance, the Progressives and the Pirates.
interim government in Western Asia, governing West Bank Areas A and B since 1994 and, until 2006, the Gaza Strip
political-religious armed movement in Yemen
Prejudice towards Muslims in the United States
array of physical actions and observable emotions associated with humans
bilateral relations between United states and Palestine
2017 Utah's 3rd congressional district special election
election following resignation of Jason Chaffetz
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reports weed killer dicamba, used in fields with genetically modified crops, has damaged more than 3.6 million acres of normal soybean crops in 25 states this year.
Ján Lunter defeats Marian Kotleba in the Slovakian regional election held in the Banská Bystrica Region.
Head of the spanish public prosecution office
President Donald Trump designates Office of Management and Budget director Mick Mulvaney acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), replacing Richard Cordray, who promoted chief of staff Leandra English to CFPB deputy director prior to his resignation.
Saudi Arabia, and subsequently the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, urge all citizens currently in Lebanon to leave the country immediately. Recently, Saudi Arabia declared that a missile attack on its airport from Yemen was "an act of war" by Lebanon.
capital and most populous city of Russia
Second most hazardous gaseous isotopes after iodine-131 in case of release by a nuclear accident
The Supreme Court of Appeal ruled his sentence be increased to 15 years, less time already served.
international climate change conference in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany in November 2017
city in Adams and Weld counties in Colorado, United States
lower house of the Virginia General Assembly
marathon running race held in New York, United States
45th presidential administration and cabinet of the USA (2017-2021)
city in and county seat of Kent County, Delaware, United States, and capital city of Delaware
The United States government confirms that the deal with ISIL was made and that the evacuations took place.
federal territory of Australia, containing the capital city, Canberra
2nd president of Zimbabwe from 1987 to 2017
federal law enforcement agency of the United States
federal law enforcement agency in Russia
Twenty-three European Union countries sign a defence integration pact known as the Permanent Structured Cooperation.
United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions intends on stripping the U.S.
type of business industry usually conducted over the Internet
The governments of Myanmar and Bangladesh expressed support for the plan, which included repatriating refugees that have fled from violence in Rakhine State.
international human rights advocacy and research NGO based in New York City
municipality in the Netherlands, seat of the Dutch government
Pauline Hanson's One Nation party has yet to confirm victory in any contest; the nationalists are projected to win just one seat though they may poll better overall than the predicted 20 percent.
port city and temporary capital of Yemen
Date: 8 April 2017 – 12 June 2018 (1 year, 2 months and 4 days)
It ends a period of his 29 years in office as President.
sea located east and northeast of the Philippines
Police in Reno, Nevada, kill a man after he held a hostage and opened fire from the eighth floor of a luxury high-rise condominium, in a scenario similar to the 2017 Las Vegas shooting two months earlier.
Former South African sprint runner Oscar Pistorius has his jail sentence increased to 13 years and five months for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
Chinese delegates visiting the Burmese capital of Naypyidaw propose a three-phase plan to resolve the conflict in Myanmar's Rakhine State.
Date: 31 January 2009 – present (13 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
Former Trump Director of the Office of Management and Budget, White House Chief of Staff
A 2015 book stated the papal city netted $11 million (£8.7 million) per year from these sales.
watercraft capable of independent operation underwater
2017 Saudi Arabian anti-corruption arrests
attack in which the attacker knows they will die
2017 Australian parliamentary eligibility crisis
Date: 9 October 2016 – present (6 years, 3 months, 2 weeks and 4 days)
Two people are killed, seven are injured.
overview of immigration to the United States
activity to defend against or prevent terrorist actions
head of state and of government in Zimbabwe
During recovery operations, it breaks free from the train hauling it, runs away for 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) and collides with a passenger train at Strépy-Bracquegnies.
district in Garabito canton, Puntarenas province, Costa Rica
United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Italy, Tunisia, Greece, Turkey
agricultural product processed from the leaves of plants in genus nicotiana
Al-Qa'im is one of the last towns in Iraq still held by ISIL.
2017 disappearance of an Argentine submarine
visa policy of the United States deals with the requirements which a foreign national wishing to enter the United States must meet to obtain a visa, which is a permit to travel to, enter, and remain in the United States
The state of emergency gets replaced with a new counterterrorism law signed by President Emmanuel Macron.
The Iraqi Army captures the town of Rawa from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
The Iraqi Armed Forces enter the town of Al-Qa'im, close to the border with Syria.
Journalists start reporting on the contents of 13.4 million documents leaked from the offshore law firm Appleby, along with business registries in 19 tax jurisdictions that reveal offshore financial activities of politicians, celebrities, corporate giants and business leaders.
Lower house of the Parliament of Australia
conflict initiated by Rodrigo Duterte against drug lords and drug pushers
sovereign state in Oceania, situated on an archipelago
sovereign state in North Africa and Asia
abandonment of military duty without authorization
American physician and politician (born 1963)
Catalan political activist and language teacher
census-designated place in Tehama County, California
combined military forces of the Syrian Arab Republic
direct broadcast satellite & streaming TV company
ground force component of the Iraqi Armed Forces
The U.S. Senate Budget Committee votes to move the Trump administration's tax bill to the full U.S.
city in and county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States
October 2017 announcement by which Catalonia declared their independence and founded the Catalan Republic
deputy head of state and of government in Zimbabwe
systematic removal of a certain ethnic or religious group
List of people and organisations named in the Paradise Papers
U.S. President Donald Trump's main social media account is suspended for 11 minutes. Twitter blames the incident on an employee and says it is "taking steps to prevent this from happening again."
Houthi rebels in Yemen fire a ballistic missile at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for a religious deity or sacred person or thing
Russian President Vladimir Putin signs into law amendments that allow foreign media outlets in Russia to be listed as foreign agents.
List of winners of the New York City Marathon
facility that converts coal into electricity
Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code
Section of the United States Bankruptcy Code
Explosions and gunfire are heard in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi amidst counter-terrorism operations. One security guard and 3 terrorists are killed.
measure of earthquake size, in terms of the energy released
President Donald Trump visits Japan amidst the 2017 North Korea crisis.
NATO members Denmark, Portugal and the United Kingdom (withdrawal from EU underway), and non-NATO members Malta and Ireland, opt out.
federal prosecutors subpoena Carl Icahn over his role as an adviser on biofuels in the Trump administration.
Conflict in southern Yemen between government, separatists and Islamists
President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia
intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states
plants used in agriculture, the DNA of which has been modified using genetic engineering techniques
The transportation systems available in North Korea.
murders of Sharon Tate and her friends by the Manson Family
one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank
He was shot and injured by fellow North Korean soldiers as he crossed to the South Korean side at Panmunjom, and has been taken to hospital.
Spanish prosecutors could order a European Arrest Warrant if Puigdemont fails to appear in court.
official residence and workplace of the President of the United States
neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, United States
meteorological phenomenon observed over the Mediterranean Sea
The 26-year-old gunman is later found dead in his car from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Shalane Flanagan becomes the first American woman since 1977 to win the New York City Marathon.
Lower house of Chile's National Congress
events in a specific year or time period
The German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung had previously obtained the documents and shared them with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.
The processing center has triggered a humanitarian crisis for the refugees and protests in Australian cities.
United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Union
capital city of the Central African Republic
United States Environmental Protection Agency
2017–18 United States political sexual scandals
sexual misconduct scandals involving the 115th Congress and other government and political figures
ongoing political conflict over Catalan independence
repeated unwanted sexual attention or advances
Unsolicited telephone call which is a type of
the practice and process of applying Islamic doctrine to personal life and society
American attorney and former FCC chairman in the United States
United States withdrawal from the Paris Agreement
Paris Agreement withdrawal by the United States from 2017–2021
The death toll from the earthquake in Iraq and Iran exceeds 400 with over 7,000 injured. The death toll is expected to rise further in coming days.
At least 260 people have been arrested while protesting against Vladimir Putin in Moscow while people in five other cities are also detained.
The Trump Administration earlier said it plans to scrap the visa program.
Turkish civil rights activist and lawyer
Earlier this month, RT America has been forced to be registered as a foreign agent in the United States.
head of state and head of government of Honduras
country in southwestern Europe with territories in Africa
Pope Francis issues a directive banning the sale of most tobacco in Vatican City as of January 1, 2018, because of its unhealthy attributes.
Soldiers directing traffic and at least six APCs have been spotted around Harare, a day after General Constantino Chiwenga intervened in attempt to prevent a purge within the ruling ZANU-PF party.
The Conservative Party suspends Dover MP Charlie Elphicke following "serious allegations" against him which have been passed on to police.
The race also marks the final Cup Series appearance for Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth, and Danica Patrick as full-time drivers.
act of mass impulse among herd of animals or a crowd of people
official residence of the President of France
The Palestinian National Authority suspends contact with the United States after the Palestine Liberation Organization office in Washington, D.C.
Prime Minister of Australia from 2015 to 2018
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the city of Deir ez-Zor has largely been cleared of ISIS fighters by the Syrian Armed Forces.
Convicted war-criminal as former general of the Bosnian Serb military
electronic media outlets whose primary mission is public service
A Korean People's Army soldier defects to South Korea via the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).
head of state of the RSFSR (office established in 1991) and Russia
French commune in the Haute-Garonne department, Occitania
Dutch politician, tax inspector and lawyer
withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union
wins the season-ending 2017 Ford EcoBoost 400 and with it his first title of the NASCAR Cup Series.
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 4 days)
Eight sailors are rescued, while three remain missing from the 11-person crew.
U.S. federal executive department in charge of law enforcement
capital and most populous city of France
Many of the refugees have already left for Canada, where it is easier to get asylum.
Upper house of Chile's National Congress
Indian metropolis and union territory that includes New Delhi
Date: 30 December 2013 – 9 December 2017 (3 years, 11 months, 1 week and 2 days)
Historical nuclear weapons stockpiles and nuclear tests by country
American entrepreneur and record executive
The public and the media widely perceives Mugabe's wife Grace as his likely successor after his death with Mnangagwa having been seen as her rival.
Date: August 8–9, 1969 (53 years, 5 months ago)
ongoing crisis occurring in the country of Yemen
Holy See's independent city-state, an enclave within Rome, Italy
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885 onwards
second-largest city in Texas, United States
in baseball, a four-base hit resulting in a run by the batter
Numa is an example of a rare Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone, or "medicane".
legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts
United States Senate special election in Alabama, 2017