Portal:Current events/January 2015/Sidebar

Ongoing events

Economic Eurozone crisis Financial crisis in Russia Health Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa Political Military intervention against ISIL American-led intervention in Syria American-led intervention in Iraq Iranian intervention in Iraq Russian military intervention in Ukraine South Sudanese Civil War More details on ongoing conflicts below Sports January 9 – 31: AFC Asian Cup in Australia January 17 – February 8: CAN Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea

Recent deaths

January 31: Richard von Weizsäcker 30: Carl Djerassi 30: Zhelyu Zhelev 29: Colleen McCullough 29: Rod McKuen 29: Kel Nagle 29: Israel Yinon 28: Mala Aravindan 28: Yves Chauvin 28: Jaswant Singh Rajput 27: Wilfred Agbonavbare 27: Warren Hill 27: David Landau 27: Joseph Rotman 27: Charles Hard Townes 26: R. K. Laxman 26: Lee Spick 26: Marwan 26: Tom Uren 25: Richard McBrien 25: Bill Monbouquette 25: Demis Roussos 24: Toller Cranston 24: Joe Franklin 24: Arafat Rahman 23: Abdullah of Saudi Arabia 23: Ernie Banks 23: Pedro Lemebel 22: Wendell Ford 21: Marcus Borg 21: Leon Brittan 20: Edgar Froese 20: Anatol Hrytskievich 20: Waldemar Kmentt 20: Hitoshi Saito 19: Justin Capra 19: Anne Kirkbride 19: Reies Tijerina 19: Peter Wallenberg 18: Paul O'Grady 18: Dallas Taylor 18: Tony Verna 17: Joseph Brannigan 17: Faten Hamama 17: Don Harron 17: Rebecca D. Lockhart 17: Greg Plitt 16: Yao Beina 16: Stuart Loory 16: Ray Lumpp 15: Ervin Drake 15: Kim Fowley 15: Ethel Lang 15: Ray Nagel 15: Chikao Ōtsuka 15: Bob Wilson 14: Bob Boyd 14: Lotte Hass 14: Darren Shahlavi 13: Jack Hayward 13: Robert White 13: Keith Wright 12: Paul Morgan 11: Doriemus 11: Tim Drummond 11: Anita Ekberg 11: Vernon Benjamin Mountcastle 10: Walter Berns 10: Yoko Nagae Ceschina 10: Brian Clemens 10: George Dickerson 10: Junior Malanda 10: Taylor Negron 10: Francesco Rosi 10: Robert Stone 9: Samuel Goldwyn Jr. 9: Robert Kinoshita 9: Frans Molenaar 9: Bud Paxson 9: Roy Tarpley 9: Abdul Rahman Ya'kub 8: Andraé Crouch 8: Kep Enderby 8: Patsy Garrett 8: Richard Meade 7: Cabu 7: Charb 7: Rod Taylor 7: Tignous 7: Georges Wolinski 7: Julio Scherer García 7: Bernard Maris 7: Arch A. Moore Jr. 7: J. P. Parisé 7: Jethro Pugh 6: Vlastimil Bubník 6: Joan Peters 5: Jean-Pierre Beltoise 5: Khan Bonfils 5: Milton Hebald 4: Pino Daniele 4: Chitresh Das 4: Gasan Magomedov 4: Stu Miller 4: Hank Peters 4: Stuart Scott 4: He Zhenliang 3: Martin Anderson 3: Edward Brooke 3: Allie Sherman 2: Abu Anas al-Libi 1: Mario Cuomo 1: Donna Douglas 1: Omar Karami

Ongoing conflicts

Global War on Drugs War on Terror Operation Active Endeavour Operation Enduring Freedom Terrorist incidents in 2015 Africa Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Maghreb insurgency OEF – Horn of Africa OEF – Trans Sahara Central African Republic Civil conflict Egypt Sinai insurgency Libya 2014 Libyan Civil War Nigeria Boko Haram Somalia Civil war Sudan and South Sudan War in Darfur Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile South Sudanese Civil War Americas Colombian conflict Internal conflict in Peru Mexican War on Drugs Paraguayan People's Army insurgency Asia Afghanistan War Military operations Taliban insurgency India Naxalite–Maoist insurgency Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir Insurgency in Northeast India Korea Korean maritime border conflict Pakistan Balochistan conflict North-West War Sectarian violence Philippines Communist insurgency Moro insurgency Southeast Asia Internal conflict in Burma Kachin conflict Papua conflict South Thailand insurgency Territorial disputes in the South China Sea Europe Abkhaz–Georgian conflict Georgian–Ossetian conflict North Caucasus insurgency War in Donbass Dissident Irish Republican campaign Middle East Arab–Israeli conflict Gaza–Israel conflict Israeli–Lebanese conflict Israeli–Palestinian conflict Israel–Iran proxy conflict Iraq War Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant Kurdistan Kurdish–Iranian conflict Syrian Civil War Yemen al-Qaeda crackdown Shia insurgency South Yemen insurgency

Elections

Recent: January 4: Uzbekistan, Legislative Chamber (2nd round) 7: Lebanon, President (17th round) 8: Sri Lanka, President 11: Croatia, President (2nd round) 20: Zambia, President 25: Comoros, Assembly of the Union (1st round) 25: Greece, Parliament 28: Lebanon, President (18th round) 29–31: Italy, President (1st–4th rounds) Upcoming: February 7: Slovakia, Referendum 14: Nigeria, General 18: Lebanon, President (19th round) 22: Comoros, Assembly of the Union (2nd round) 28: Lesotho, National Assembly

Trials

Recently concluded Australia: Brett Peter Cowan, Craig Thomson, Robert Hughes Brazil: Mensalão scandal Canada: Michael Thomas Rafferty, Luka Magnotta China: Liu Tienan, Li Daqiu, Bo Xilai Croatia: Ivo Sanader Egypt: Hosni Mubarak, Peter Greste 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 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 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, Crystal Mangum International ECCC: Nuon Chea, Khieu Samphan ICC: Germain Katanga, Thomas Lubanga ICTY: Momčilo Perišić, Mladen Markač, Ante Gotovina SCFSL: Charles Taylor Ongoing Egypt: Mohamed Morsi Germany: Beate Zschäpe Iran: Babak Zanjani Philippines: Andal Ampatuan Jr., Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Janet Lim-Napoles, Jovito Palparan Russia: Alexei Navalny South Korea: MV Sewol crew members United Kingdom: Eddy Shah, Koo Stark, Gary Glitter, Fred Talbot United States: Jodi Arias International ICTY: Radovan Karadžić, Ratko Mladic Upcoming Libya: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi Spain: Lionel Messi United Kingdom: Dane Bowers, Andy Coulson United States: Paul Anthony Ciancia, Javaris Crittenton, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Dylan Quick, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, James Eagan Holmes, Aaron Hernandez, Graham Spanier, Tim Curley, Gary Schultz, Anas al-Libi, Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, Rick Perry International ICC: Laurent Gbagbo