Portal:Current events/August 2015/Sidebar

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; ;

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 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

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

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