Portal:Current events/August 2015/Sidebar

Ongoing events

Economic Chinese stock market crash Greek government-debt crisis Political Anti-corruption campaign in China Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria, Cameroon and Niger Malaysian protests against corruption Russian military intervention in Ukraine Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Second Libyan Civil War Sinai insurgency South China Sea disputes Syrian and Iraqi civil wars Military intervention against ISIL More details on ongoing conflicts below

Recent deaths

August 31: Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu 30: Wes Craven 30: Bart Cummings 30: Marvin Mandel 30: Oliver Sacks 29: Wayne Dyer 29: Luo Lan 29: Graham Leggat 28: Al Arbour 28: Kyle Jean-Baptiste 28: Nelson Shanks 28: Józef Wesołowski 27: Kazi Zafar Ahmed 27: George Cleve 27: Darryl Dawkins 27: Teresa Gorman 26: Vester Flanagan 26: Allison Parker 26: Amelia Boynton Robinson 26: Adam Ward 25: James "Red" Duke 25: Frank E. Petersen 25: Francis Sejersted 24: Cees van Kooten 24: Joseph F. Traub 24: Justin Wilson 23: Augusta Chiwy 23: Mark Costello 23: Guy Ligier 23: Paul Royle 22: Mariem Hassan 22: Arthur Morris 22: Merl Reagle 22: William L. Rowe 22: Ieng Thirith 22: Lou Tsioropoulos 21: Wang Dongxing 21: Anna Kashfi 21: Gerry Steinberg 20: Egon Bahr 20: Veronica Brady 20: Melody Patterson 19: George Houser 19: Doudou N'diaye Rose 19: Suharno 19: Sanat Mehta 18: Khaled al-Asaad 18: Suvra Mukherjee 18: Roger Smalley 18: William Jay Smith 18: Louis Stokes 18: Bud Yorkin 17: Yvonne Craig 17: Eduardo Guerrero 17: László Paskai 16: Jacob Bekenstein 16: Shuja Khanzada 16: Kitty McGeever 16: Mile Mrkšić 15: Julian Bond 15: Hamid Gul 15: Geoff McGivern 14: Agustín Cejas 14: Bob Johnston 14: Lavanam 14: Rogelio Ricardo Livieres Plano 13: Om Prakash Munjal 13: John A. Nerud 12: Jaakko Hintikka 12: Stephen Lewis 12: Chris Marustik 12: Ihor Yeremeyev 11: Nour El-Sherif 11: Harald Nielsen 11: Magomed Suleimanov 10: Buddy Baker 10: Boris Gostev 9: Frank Gifford 9: David Nobbs 9: John Henry Holland 9: Jonathan Ollivier 9: Susan Sheridan 8: Samuil Lurie 8: Ann McGovern 8: Gus Mortson 8: Sean Price 7: Sólveig Anspach 7: Manuel Contreras 7: Terrence Evans 7: Wei Jianxing 7: Frances Oldham Kelsey 7: Jerome G. Miller 7: Niloy Neel 7: Neville Neville 7: Louise Suggs 7: Uggie 6: Frederick R. Payne, Jr. 6: Orna Porat 5: George Cole 5: Tony Millington 5: Svetlana Boym 5: Ellen Vogel 4: Elsie Hillman 4: Chris Hyndman 4: Les Munro 4: Billy Sherrill 3: Robert Conquest 3: Mel Farr 3: Coleen Gray 3: Margot Loyola 3: Johanna Quandt 3: Giovanni Riggi 3: Arnold Scaasi 2: Forrest Bird 2: Cilla Black 2: Giovanni Conso 2: Sammy Cox 2: Tyler Drumheller 2: Piet Fransen 1: Stephan Beckenbauer 1: Bernard d'Espagnat 1: Chiara Pierobon

Ongoing conflicts

Africa Algeria, Tunisia and Niger Maghreb insurgency Central African Republic Civil war Democratic Republic of Congo Kivu conflict ADF insurgency Katanga insurgency Ituri conflict Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Libya Civil war Mali Northern Mali conflict Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, and Niger Boko Haram insurgency Somalia Civil war South Sudan South Sudanese Civil War Sudan War in Darfur South Kordofan conflict Americas Colombian conflict Internal conflict in Peru Mexican War on Drugs Asia Afghanistan War China Xinjiang conflict India Naxalite–Maoist insurgency Insurgency in Northeast India India and Pakistan Kashmir conflict Pakistan War in North-West Pakistan Balochistan conflict Philippines CPP-NPA-NDF rebellion Moro conflict Cross border attacks in Sabah Southeast Asia Internal conflict in Burma Papua conflict South Thailand insurgency Europe Georgia Abkhaz–Georgian conflict Georgian–Ossetian conflict Chechen-Russian conflict North Caucasus insurgency War in Ingushetia Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Ukraine War in Donbass Russian military intervention in Ukraine Middle East Arab–Israeli conflict Gaza–Israel conflict Israeli–Lebanese conflict Israeli–Palestinian conflict Egypt Sinai insurgency Iran Iran–PJAK conflict Iraqi civil war American-led intervention in Iraq Iranian intervention in Iraq Syrian Civil War American-led intervention in Syria Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon Turkey Turkey-PKK conflict Yemeni crisis Houthi rebellion Al-Qaeda insurgency South Yemen insurgency

Elections
Recent August 9: Haiti, Senate, Chamber of Deputies 17: Sri Lanka, Parliament 20: Iraqi Kurdistan, President Upcoming September 1: Faroe Islands, Løgting 6: Guatemala, President (1st round), Congress 6: Poland, Referendum 7: Trinidad and Tobago, House of Representatives 11: Singapore, Parliament 20: Greece, Hellenic Parliament 27: Catalonia, Parliament

Trials

Recently concluded Australia: Brett Peter Cowan, Craig Thomson, Robert Hughes Brazil: Mensalão scandal Canada: Michael Thomas Rafferty, Luka Magnotta China: Ji Jianye, Liao Shaohua, Ni Fake, Chen Baihuai, Zhou Yongkang, Gu Junshan Croatia: Ivo Sanader Egypt: Hosni Mubarak, Peter Greste, Mohamed Morsi Germany: Bernie Ecclestone, Uli Hoeness, Christian Wulff, Breno Borges Iran: Mohammad Reza Rahimi Israel: Hussam Qawasmeh Italy: Silvio Berlusconi Jordan: Abu Qatada Malaysia: Anwar Ibrahim Romania: Liviu Dragnea, Dan Diaconescu Russia: Leonid Khabarov, Vladimir Kvachkov, Pussy Riot South Africa: Shrien Dewani, Oscar Pistorius, Chris Mahlangu Turkey: Kenan Evren, Tahsin Şahinkaya United Kingdom: Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale, Ali Dizaei, Antoni Imiela, Brian Regan, Donna Air, Ched Evans, Clayton McDonald, Titus Bramble, Dan Penteado, John Terry, Iftikhar and Farzana Ahmed, Asil Nadir, Justin Lee Collins, Kweku Adoboli, Tony McCluskie, Kevin Hutchinson-Foster, Chris Huhne, Nicola Edgington, Vicky Pryce, Derek Rose, Mick Philpott, Mairead Philpott, Paul Mosley, Kevin Liverpool, Junior Bradshaw, Aggro Santos, Stuart Hazell, Mark Bridger, Andrew Lancel, Dale Cregan, Ray Wilkins, Michael Le Vell, Liam Adams, R v Grillo and Grillo, Ian Watkins, William Roache, Dave Lee Travis, Nicholas Jacobs, Nigel Evans, Max Clifford, Stuart Hall, Dappy, Rebekah Brooks, Andy Coulson, Rolf Harris, Tulisa Contostavlos, Chris Denning, Ray Teret, Gary Glitter, Fred Talbot United States: Abu Hamza al-Masri, Michael Grimm, Bob McDonnell, Vilma Bautista, George Huguely, Allen Stanford, Roger Clemens, Jerry Sandusky, Jared Lee Loughner, Lauryn Hill, Kermit Gosnell, George Zimmerman, Chelsea Manning, Ariel Castro, Whitey Bulger, Robert Bales, Nidal Malik Hasan, Jodi Arias, Anas al-Libi Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, James Eagan Holmes International ECCC: Nuon Chea, Khieu Samphan ICC: Germain Katanga, Thomas Lubanga ICTY: Momčilo Perišić, Mladen Markač, Ante Gotovina, Zdravko Tolimir SCFSL: Charles Taylor Ongoing China: Jiang Jiemin, Yao Mugen, Li Chuncheng, Guo Youming, Zhu Zuoli France: Dominique Strauss-Kahn Germany: Beate Zschäpe Iran: Babak Zanjani Philippines: Andal Ampatuan Jr., Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Janet Lim-Napoles, Jovito Palparan, Joseph Scott Pemberton Romania: Darius Vâlcov, Dan Șova, Elena Udrea, Radu Mazăre, Gheorghe Nichita, Marian Vanghelie, Cătălin Voicu, Relu Fenechiu, Gheorghe Ștefan, Gabriel Sandu, Dorin Cocoş, Dumitru Nicolae Russia: Alexei Navalny South Korea: MV Sewol crew members International ICTY: Radovan Karadžić, Ratko Mladic PCA: China Upcoming China: Wu Changshun Libya: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi Spain: Lionel Messi United States: Paul Anthony Ciancia, Javaris Crittenton, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Dylan Quick, Aaron Hernandez, Graham Spanier, Tim Curley, Gary Schultz, Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, Rick Perry International ICC: Laurent Gbagbo