Portal:Current events/December 2013/Sidebar

Ongoing events
Economic Great Recession Eurozone crisis Greek government-debt crisis Environmental 2013 extreme weather events 2013 North Indian Ocean cyclone season 2013 Pacific typhoon season Political 2013 global surveillance disclosures 2013 pro-European Union protests in Ukraine 2013 South Sudanese political crisis 2013 Thai political crisis More details on ongoing conflicts below

Recent deaths

December 31: John Fortune 30: Eero Mäntyranta 29: Andy Granatelli 29: Wojciech Kilar 29: Paul Sally 28: Joseph Ruskin 28: Halton Arp 28: Andrew Jacobs Jr. 28: Harold Simmons 27: Mohamad Chatah 26: Paul Blair 26: Dr. Tangalanga 26: Marta Eggerth 25: Anthony J. Bryant 25: Mike Hegan 25: Mel Mathay 24: Ron Noades 24: Serghei Stroenco 23: Mikhail Kalashnikov 23: Yusef Lateef 23: Ricky Lawson 23: András Pándy 23: Jeff Pollack 23: G. S. Shivarudrappa 22: Diomedes Díaz 22: Ed Herrmann 21: Edgar Bronfman Sr. 21: David Coleman 21: John Eisenhower 20: Lord Infamous 20: David Richards 19: Herb Geller 19: Al Goldstein 19: Ned Vizzini 18: Ronnie Biggs 18: Ken Hutcherson 18: Gonzalo Inzunza Inzunza 18: Larry Lujack 18: Paul Torday 17: Eyad al-Sarraj 17: Janet Rowley 16: Ray Price 15: Harold Camping 15: Joan Fontaine 15: Dyron Nix 14: John Cornforth 14: Peter O'Toole 14: George Rodrigue 13: Daniel Escobar 12: Jang Sung-taek 12: Tom Laughlin 12: Mac McGarry 12: Abdul Quader Molla 12: Audrey Totter 12: Charles Marstiller Vest 11: Barbara Branden 10 Jim Hall 9: Kees Brusse 9: Shane del Rosario 9: Eleanor Parker 8: Don Mitchell 8: Richard S. Williamson 7: Jacob Matlala 7: Édouard Molinaro 6: Stan Tracey 5: Nelson Mandela 5: Tim Marcum 5: Colin Wilson 4: Hassan al-Laqqis 4: Paul Aussaresses 3: John Idzik 3: Ahmed Fouad Negm 3: Ida Pollock 3: Bill Porter 2: William Allain 2: Junior Murvin 2: Joseph Napolitan 2: Mary Riggans 2: Christopher Evan Welch 1: Heinrich Boere 1: Walter E. Ellis 1: T. R. Fehrenbach 1: Edward Heffron 1: Martin Sharp

Ongoing conflicts

Global War on Drugs War on Terror Operation Active Endeavour Operation Enduring Freedom Terrorist incidents, July–December 2013 Africa Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Maghreb insurgency OEF – Horn of Africa OEF – Trans Sahara Central African Republic Civil conflict Egypt Islamist protests Sinai insurgency Libya Libyan factional fighting Nigeria Niger Delta conflict Islamist insurgency in Nigeria Somalia Civil war Sudan and South Sudan Sudan internal conflict South Sudan internal conflict Americas Colombian conflict Mexican Drug War Asia Afghanistan War Military operations Taliban insurgency India Naxalite–Maoist insurgency Philippines Communist insurgency Moro insurgency Korea Korean maritime border conflict Pakistan Balochistan conflict North-West War Sectarian violence Southeast Asia Cambodian–Thai border dispute Kachin conflict Papua conflict South Thailand insurgency Territorial disputes in the South China Sea Europe Dissident Irish Republican campaign North Caucasus insurgency War in Ingushetia Middle East Arab–Israeli conflict Gaza–Israel conflict Israeli–Lebanese conflict Israeli–Palestinian conflict Israel–Iran proxy conflict Iraqi insurgency Kurdistan Kurdish–Iranian conflict Syrian civil war Yemen al-Qaeda crackdown Shia insurgency South Yemen insurgency

Elections
Recent: December 1: Croatia, Constitutional referendum 15: Chile, Presidential (2nd round) 15: Mali, Parliament (2nd round) 15: Turkmenistan, Parliament 20: Madagascar, President (2nd round) and parliament 21: Mauritania, Parliament (2nd round) Upcoming: January 5: Bangladesh, General 14–15: Egypt, Constitutional referendum

Trials

Recently concluded Canada: Michael Thomas Rafferty China: Bo Xilai Croatia: Ivo Sanader Germany: Breno Borges Indonesia: Abu Bakar Bashir Italy: Silvio Berlusconi Netherlands: Ante Gotovina (ICTY), Mladen Markač (ICTY), Momčilo Perišić (ICTY) Norway: Anders Behring Breivik Russia: Leonid Khabarov, Vladimir Kvachkov, Pussy Riot Sierra Leone: Charles Taylor (SCFSL) South Africa: Chris Mahlangu Ukraine: Yulia Tymoshenko United Kingdom: Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale, Levi Bellfield, Robert Black, Vincent Tabak, 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 Hall, Stuart Hazell, Mark Bridger, Andrew Lancel, Dale Cregan, Ray Wilkins, Michael Le Vell, Liam Adams, R v Grillo and Grillo, Ian Watkins United States: Noshir Gowadia, Buju Banton, Barry Bonds, Raj Rajaratnam, Casey Anthony, Conrad Murray, 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, Crystal Mangum Ongoing Brazil: Mensalão scandal Cambodia: Khmer Rouge Tribunal Canada: Luka Magnotta China: Organized crime in Chongqing Egypt: Mohamed Morsi, Hosni Mubarak France: Church of Scientology Germany: Christian Wulff, Beate Zschäpe Hong Kong: Alfredo Lim Iraq: Supreme Criminal Tribunal Malaysia: Anwar Ibrahim Netherlands: Thomas Lubanga (ICC), Radovan Karadžić (ICTY), Ratko Mladic (ICTY) Palau: Tommy Remengesau Philippines: Andal Ampatuan Jr., Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Jinggoy Estrada, Gregorio Honasan, Janet Lim-Napoles, Bongbong Marcos, Nur Misuari, Manny Pacquiao, Jovito Palparan, Juan Ponce Enrile, Bong Revilla Russia: Platon Lebedev Sudan: Lubna al-Hussein Thailand: Thaksin Shinawatra Turkey: Ergenekon network, Kenan Evren United Kingdom: Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson, William Roache, Eddy Shah, Koo Stark United States: Jodi Arias Upcoming France: Éric Raoult Ivory Coast: Laurent Gbagbo Jordan: Abu Qatada Libya: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi South Africa: Oscar Pistorius United Kingdom: Dane Bowers, Max Clifford, Stuart Hall, Rolf Harris, Nicholas Jacobs, Neville Neville United States: Paul Anthony Ciancia, Javaris Crittenton, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Peter Madoff, Christian Gerhartsreiter, Dylan Quick, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, James Eagan Holmes, Aaron Hernandez, Graham Spanier, Tim Curley, Gary Schultz