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Ongoing events

Health Zika virus outbreak in the Americas Flint water crisis Political War in Afghanistan Boko Haram insurgency Burundian unrest Iraqi Civil War Military intervention against ISIL American-led Iranian Israeli–Palestinian conflict Moldova protests Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Armenian–Azeri border conflict Nepal blockade PKK rebellion Yemeni Civil War Saudi Arabian-led intervention Second Libyan Civil War Sinai insurgency South China Sea disputes Syrian Civil War American-led intervention Russian military intervention War in Donbass Russian military intervention in Ukraine Sports 2015-16 UEFA Champions League 2015–16 La Liga season 2015–16 NFL playoffs 2015–16 NBA season 2015–16 NHL season 2015–16 Premier League season 2016 Australian Open More details on ongoing conflicts below

Recent deaths

January 31: Terry Wogan 30: Feyrouz 30: Frank Finlay 30: Cayetano Paderanga Jr. 30: Francisco Flores Pérez 30: Georgia Davis Powers 29: Jacques Rivette 29: Ken Sailors 28: Signe Toly Anderson 28: Buddy Cianci 28: Paul Kantner 28: Bob Tizard 27: Carlos Loyzaga 26: Black 26: Gil Kahele 26: Abe Vigoda 25: Thornton Dial 25: Kalpana 25: Mike Minor 24: Jimmy Bain 24: Yvonne Chouteau 24: John Jay Hooker 24: Marvin Minsky 24: Henry Worsley 23: Jack Bannister 23: Barry Brickell 23: Archie Gouldie 23: Jennifer Guinness 23: Žuži Jelinek 23: Bobby Wanzer 22: Homayoun Behzadi 22: Cecil Parkinson 21: Mustafa Vehbi Koç 21: Derrick Todd Lee 21: Bill Johnson 21: Mrinalini Sarabhai 20: Bud Beardmore 20: Edmonde Charles-Roux 20: Chang Yung-fa 20: Kingmambo 20: George Weidenfeld 19: Robert M. Carter 19: Yasutaro Koide 19: Samuel Odulana Odungade I 19: Ettore Scola 19: Sheila Sim 18: Johnny Bach 18: Glenn Frey 18: Pablo Manavello 18: Michel Tournier 17: Blowfly 17: Geethapriya 17: Mic Gillette 17: Dale Griffin 17: Gulch 16: Ted Marchibroda 15: James Birren 15: Noreen Corcoran 15: Anil Ganguly 15: Dan Haggerty 14: René Angélil 14: Alan Rickman 14: Shaolin 14: Leonid Zhabotinsky 13: Luis Arroyo 13: Brian Bedford 13: Giorgio Gomelsky 13: J. F. R. Jacob 13: Lawrence Phillips 13: Jim Simpson 12: Robert Black 12: Andrew Smith 12: Carolyn D. Wright 11: Alexander Hickman 11: Monte Irvin 11: Brian Johnson 10: Abbas Bahri 10: David Bowie 10: Jeanne Cordova 10: Michael Galeota 10: Ralph Hauenstein 9: Maria Teresa de Filippis 9: Hamada Emam 9: John Harvard 9: Ed Stewart 8: Ida Gaskin 8: German Moreno 8: Paddy Reid 7: André Courrèges 7: Kitty Kallen 7: Judith Kaye 7: Ashraf Pahlavi 7: Jit Samaroo 7: Mufti Mohammed Sayeed 6: Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros 6: Pat Harrington Jr. 6: Florence King 6: Christy O'Connor Jnr 6: Nivaria Tejera 6: Labhshankar Thakar 5: Mamdouh Abdel-Alim 5: Pierre Boulez 5: Jean-Paul L'Allier 5: Elizabeth Swados 4: Stephen W. Bosworth 4: Andres Rodriguez 4: Robert Stigwood 3: Paul Bley 3: C. B. Forgotston 3: Raymond W. Lessard 3: Peter Naur 3: Igor Sergun 2: Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan 2: Michel Delpech 2: Leonard Evans 2: Nimr al-Nimr 2: Gisela Mota Ocampo 2: Frances Cress Welsing 1: Dale Bumpers 1: Brian Johns 1: Mike Oxley 1: Vilmos Zsigmond

Ongoing conflicts

Africa Algeria, Tunisia and Niger Maghreb insurgency Central African Republic Civil war Democratic Republic of the 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 Turkey–ISIL conflict Yemeni crisis Houthi rebellion Al-Qaeda insurgency South Yemen insurgency

Elections and referendums

Recent December 30: Central African Republic, President, National Assembly (1st round) 30: Kiribati, House of Assembly (1st round) January 7: Kiribati, House of Assembly (2nd round) 16: Taiwan, President, Legislative Yuan 22: Vanuatu, Parliament 24: Portugal, President Upcoming February 14: Central African Republic, President (2nd round) 18: Uganda, President, Parliament 21: Bolivia, Constitutional referendum 21: Comoros, President 21: Niger, President (1st round), National Assembly 26: Iran, Islamic Consultative Assembly, Assembly of Experts 28: Benin, President 28: Switzerland, Referendums

Trials

Recently concluded Australia: Brett Peter Cowan, Craig Thomson, Robert Hughes Brazil: Mensalão scandal Canada: Luka Magnotta China: Ji Jianye, Li Chuncheng, Jiang Jiemin, 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 Iran: Mohammad Reza Rahimi Israel: Hussam Qawasmeh Jordan: Abu Qatada Philippines: Joseph Scott Pemberton Romania: Liviu Dragnea, Dan Diaconescu Russia: Leonid Khabarov, Eston Kohver, Vladimir Kvachkov South Africa: Shrien Dewani, Oscar Pistorius Turkey: Kenan Evren, Tahsin Şahinkaya United Kingdom: Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale, Kweku Adoboli, Tony McCluskie, Kevin Hutchinson-Foster, Chris Huhne, Nicola Edgington, Vicky Pryce, Derek Rose, Mick Philpott, Mairead Philpott, Paul Mosley, Stuart Hazell, Mark Bridger, Andrew Lancel, Dale Cregan, Ray Wilkins, 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, Jesse Jackson Jr., Bob McDonnell, Vilma Bautista, 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, Sheldon Silver International ECCC: Nuon Chea, Khieu Samphan ICC: Germain Katanga ICTY: Momčilo Perišić, Mladen Markač, Ante Gotovina, Zdravko Tolimir Ongoing China: Yao Mugen, Guo Youming, Zhu Zuoli Germany: Beate Zschäpe Iran: Babak Zanjani, Jason Rezaian Philippines: Andal Ampatuan Jr., Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Janet Lim-Napoles, Jovito Palparan 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 United States: Dean Skelos International ICTY: Radovan Karadžić, Ratko Mladić PCA: China Upcoming China: Wu Changshun, Ling Jihua Estonia: Edgar Savisaar 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