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Jason Day A bomb explosion in Bangkok, Thailand, kills at least 23 people and injures more than 120 others. In golf, Jason Day (pictured) wins the PGA Championship. The Netball World Cup concludes with Australia defeating New Zealand in the final. Trigana Air Service Flight 257 crashes in Papua, Indonesia, killing all 54 passengers and crew on board. Mathematicians at the University of Washington Bothell discover a new type of pentagon tiling, the first new way to "tile the plane" with a single polygon since 1985. Flooding in Myanmar kills at least 100 people and affects more than a million others. Ongoing events Recent deaths: Julian Bond

Current events of August 19, 2015 (2015-08-19) (Wednesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Boko Haram insurgency At least 151 were killed in a Boko Haram attack last week on a northeastern Nigerian village, Yadin Kukuwa. News of the attack was slow to emerge because the militants destroyed telecom masts around the village. (Independent) (AFP via Times Live) Destruction of cultural heritage by ISIL, Syrian Civil War Islamic State militants behead an 82-year-old antiquities scholar Khaled Asaad, who worked for over 50 years as head of antiquities in Palmyra. (Reuters) (BBC) Iraq War (2014–present) A suicide bomber kills at least 20 Iraqi Army troops in the city of Baiji. (Al-Arabiyah) South Sudanese Civil War Fighting resumes in South Sudan after recent failure to reach a deal. (AP via Fox News) Turkey-PKK Conflict At least eight soldiers were killed in a bomb detonated by Kurdish militants. (NY Times) (Independent) Business and economy Greek government-debt crisis The Bundestag votes to approve a third bailout for Greece. (The Guardian) International relation Estonian-Russian relations A court in Russia has sentenced Estonian security official Eston Kohver to 15 years in prison for espionage. (BBC) Sudan–United States relations United States announces that it is proposing sanctions against those connected to the South Sudan conflict, unless a ceasefire is reached promptly. (Al Jazeera English Online) Law and crime Following the July 15 hacking, user data of the infidelity-promoting dating site Ashley Madison is leaked with over 30 million users having their information compromised. (BBC) Politics and elections The United States Navy SEALS announce a plan to allow women to register, the first time in history. (Navy Times) Sport The International Association of Athletics Federations elects former British Olympic champion runner Lord Sebastian Coe as its new President replacing Lamine Diack of Senegal. Ukrainian pole vault champion Sergey Bubka was the other contender for the position. (BBC) (Al Jazeera English Online) Current events of August 18, 2015 (2015-08-18) (Tuesday) Armed conflicts and attacks War in Donbass Fighting has intensified near the ceasefire line in eastern Ukraine with both the Government of Ukraine and the rebels blaming each other. The separatist-held cities of Donetsk and Horlivka were bombed with hundreds of shells and rockets in the last 72 hours. (New York Times) Arts and culture Two women pass the United States Army's Ranger School becoming the first to do so, and earning Ranger tabs on their uniforms. (AP, via MSN) Business and economy The Obama administration, through the United States Environmental Protection Agency announces new regulations on emissions of the greenhouse gas methane.(New York Times) (WSJ) (NPR) (The Atlantic) (EPA) Disasters and accidents Trigana Air Service Flight 257 Indonesian crews locate bodies of all 54 people aboard the wreckage of Trigana Air Service Flight 257 in a remote area of Papua. (New York Times) (CNN via Twitter) Health The US Food and Drug Administration approves the use of Flibanserin to help women with Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder. (Washington Post) Politics and elections The Prime Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoğlu returns his mandate to form a government to the President after failing to form a coalition government. This means that a new election is likely. (BBC) (The News Hub) Current events of August 17, 2015 (2015-08-17) (Monday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2015 Attock bombing The U.S. offers to assist Pakistan with its investigation into the suicide bombing attack on Sunday that killed at least 19 people, including Shuja Khanzada, the interior minister of the Punjab Province. (Daily Pakistan) 2015 Ratchaprasong bombing A bomb explodes near the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, Thailand, killing at least 19 people and injuring 123 others. No one has claimed responsibility. Thai Society president Songvut Manoonpong said parties opposing the Thai military government were likely responsible. (Sky News) (Reuters) (Bangkok Post) (NZ Herald) (Al Jazeera English Online) Disasters and accidents 2015 Tianjin explosions Protesters in Tianjin demand answers and compensation from the government. (Radio New Zealand Online) (Al Jazeera English Online) (BBC) A heat wave affecting the Middle East causes almost 100 deaths in Egypt. (Al Jazeera English Online) Trigana Air Service Flight 257 Indonesian authorities reveal that the crashed plane was transporting $US470,000 in cash for the poor. (The Telegraph) International relations South Korea and the United States commence a joint military exercise despite threats from North Korea. (AFP via Yahoo News) The United Arab Emirates approves plans for the construction of the first Hindu temple in that country, after a visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Al Jazeera English Online) The United Nations Security Council unanimously approves a statement backing intensive talks on key issues aimed at restoring peace in Syria. (AP via SFGate) Law and crime The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which announced an extensive computer data breach in May 2015, has revealed that the breach is much deeper and more serious than previously thought, exposing an additional 220,000 individuals. The thieves had infiltrated a now-deactivated online system called "Get Transcript." (AP, via MSN) (USA Today) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi approves a controversial anti-terrorism law. Proponents say it will help fight terrorism, and opponents say the legislation will jeopardize civil rights including freedom of the press. (Al Jazeera English Online) (BBC) A former police officer is charged with second degree murder, in connection with the on-duty shooting death of John Geer in Fairfax, Virginia, U.S., in August 2013. (NBC Washington) American actor Emile Hirsch is jailed for 15 days for an assault on a Paramount Pictures executive at the Sundance Resort in Utah. (Deadline) Medicine and health Experiments at the the U.S. Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have made major progress in mapping brain signalling processes at an atomic level, in this case, the SNARE complex (neuronal SNAREs and synaptotagmin-1), which influences the control and release of neurotransmitters.(Science Daily) Politics and elections Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 2015 Voters in Sri Lanka go to the polls for a general election with the ruling United National Party holding on to power.. (BBC) (Al Jazeera English Online), (AFP via Yahoo! News) Current events of August 16, 2015 (2015-08-16) (Sunday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2015 Douma market air strikes, Syrian Civil War More than 110 people have been killed and hundreds injured following a series of air-raids by the Syrian Arab Air Force on the rebel-held market town of Douma according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. (BBC) (IBT) (Reuters) (Xinhua) (Al Jazeera English Online) 2014–15 India–Pakistan border skirmishes, Kashmir conflict Eight people have been killed in the past week as India and Pakistan trade gunfire over the border in the disputed area of Kashmir. (AP via Fox News) Turkey–PKK conflict A Turkish Army soldier and three PKK militants are killed in a clash in Turkey's Kars Province. (Daily Star via Reuters) Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ISIL militants reportedly execute 15 women in Mosul. (Al-Manar) Former Prime Minister of Iraq Nouri al-Maliki is among dozens of officials named in a parliamentary report on why Mosul fell to ISIL with so little resistance. (Washington Post) Disasters and accidents 2015 Tianjin explosions The death toll from the explosions rises to 112 with 95 people missing including 85 fire fighters. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera English Online) An Indonesian plane (Trigana Air Service Flight 257) with 54 people on board goes missing in Papua. There are later reports that the remains of the aircraft have been found in the Oksibil district. (BBC), (AFP via Yahoo!) Ecuador declares a state of emergency over increased activity at the Cotopaxi volcano near the capital of Quito. Its last major eruption was in 1877. (BBC) (Dalje.com) (Al Jazeera English Online) International relations North Korea–South Korea relations South Korea establishes a surveillance center on its northernmost island of Baengnyeongdo to better deter North Korean threats. (Korea Times) (Yonhap) Politics and elections Crowds gather throughout Brazil to demand the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff due to a bribery and corruption scandal involving senior members of the governing Workers' Party. Recent polls show her approval ratings below 10%. (France 24) Sport 2015 Netball World Cup In netball, Australia defeats New Zealand 58–55 in the final of the Netball World Cup in Sydney. (Fox Sports Australia) 2015 PGA Championship In golf, Jason Day of Australia wins the PGA Championship on the Straits Course of the Whistling Straits complex in the American village of Kohler, Wisconsin. (ABC News Australia) Day's 20-under-par is the lowest score in relation to par at a major championship, beating Tiger Woods' previous record of 19-under at the 2000 Open Championship. (ABC News Australia) Jordan Spieth of the United States finishes second and by doing so becomes the number one ranked golfer in the world ahead of Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland. (ABC News Australia) Current events of August 15, 2015 (2015-08-15) (Saturday) Armed conflicts and attacks Iraq War (2014–present) ISIL bombings kill 21 and wound more than 100 persons in Shia neighborhoods of Baghdad. (The News Hub) Yemeni Civil War (2015) Saudi-backed forces loyal to the former Government retake the Shabwah Governorate from the Iran-backed rebels. (AFP via Maktoob Yahoo!) Syrian Civil War, Battle of Zabadani (2015) Fighting resumes in Syria near the Lebanese border and Idlib Governorate as a temporary ceasefire between the Syrian government, its ally Hezbollah and an alliance of insurgent groups ends. (Reuters) Boko Haram insurgency A suicide bomber kills at least three people in an attack on a marketplace in Borno state. (Reuters via New York Times) 2015 Burundian unrest Jean Bikomagu, a leader of the military during the Civil War is assassinated, heightening fears of another civil war developing. (AFP via Daily Star) Arts and culture Victory over Japan Day Countries around the world commemorate the end of World War II. (AFP/Reuters via ABC News Australia), (ABC News Australia) North Korea moves its clock back half an hour to introduce Pyongyang Time 8.5 hours ahead of UTC in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Korean peninsula. (South China Morning Post) Disasters and accidents 2015 Tianjin explosions The death toll from the explosions in Tianjin rises to at least 85. In a further update, Chinese state media reports are now saying that the death toll has now risen to at least 104. (AP, via MSN), (AFP, AP, via The Daily Telegraph) Police order further evacuations near the blast site following reports of more explosions. (The Guardian) At least 40 migrants die of suffocation in the hold of a boat in the Mediterranean Sea near the Libyan coast. (Reuters) Ecuador evacuates several villages following the Cotopaxi volcano showing signs of life. (AFP via Makhtoob Yahoo!) Current events of August 14, 2015 (2015-08-14) (Friday) Business and economy Greek government-debt crisis The Hellenic Parliament approves (with 222 yes votes) Prime Minister of Greece Alexis Tsipras's bailout package, despite opposition by almost one-third of his Syriza party. This third bailout plan is almost identical to the one rejected by the Greek people in the referendum. Tsipras will seek a vote of confidence following the country's August 20th payment to the European Central Bank. (The Guardian) (International New York Times) Ministers at Eurogroup's lengthy meeting today approved Greece's 85 billion euro bailout. (Forex) (The Guardian) International relations Cuban Thaw, Cuba–United States relations U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry officially reopens the American embassy in Havana. Eight congressional lawmakers involved in the policy change also attended. (AP via Global News) (CNN) (Washington Post) The United States flag is raised at this embassy for the first time in 54 years. (NBC) Disasters and accidents Thirteen pilgrims are killed and 11 injured in a road accident near the Indian city of Jamshedpur in Jharkand state. (IBN Live) Law and crime Masked gunmen kill 19 people and wound seven others at multiple locations of São Paulo's suburbs Thursday night. (BBC) (ABC) Science Mathematicians at the University of Washington Bothell discover a new type of pentagon tiling, the first new type of "tiling the plane" with a single polygon since 1985. (NPR) Current events of August 13, 2015 (2015-08-13) (Thursday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2015 Baghdad market truck bomb, Iraq War (2014–present) At least 76 people are killed and 212 others are wounded in a truck bombing in Baghdad, Iraq. Responsibility for the attack was claimed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.(Reuters) (Daily Mail) Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Rojava Revolution The United States believes that ISIL has likely used a sulfur mustard agent against Kurdish forces in Iraq earlier this week. (Wall Street Journal) Business and economy The government-owned New Zealand coal-mining company Solid Energy goes into temporary voluntary administration, asking creditors to freeze most of its debt. (Radio New Zealand) 2015 Chinese stock market crash The People's Republic of China further devalues the yuan (Renminbi) by 1 per cent after two previous devaluings. (BBC) Disasters and accidents 2015 Tianjin explosions The death toll from the 2015 Tianjin explosions rises to 50. (AP) An unspecified-type Egyptian military aircraft crashes due to a 'technical failure' near the Libyan border killing four crew members and injuring two others. (ABC via AP) Law and crime Assange v Swedish Prosecution Authority Swedish prosecutors drop some charges against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange as the statute of limitations expire but will continue to investigate rape claims. (Sky News) Politics and elections Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri pledges allegiance to the new Taliban chief Akhter Mansour in an audio message posted online. (BBC) (Reuters) More August 2015 events...

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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: Jonathan Ollivier 9: Susan Sheridan 8: Samuil Lurie 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: 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 July 31: Alan Cheuse 31: Jalaluddin Haqqani (death reported on this date) 31: Billy Pierce 31: Richard Schweiker 30: Lynn Anderson 30: Harry Gast 30: Howard W. Jones 30: Jerome Kohlberg, Jr. 30: Yakub Memon 30: Roddy Piper 30: Louis Sokoloff 30: Alena Vrzáňová 29: Buddy Emmons 29: Malik Ishaq 29: Peter O'Sullevan 29: Mike Pyle 29: Jemera Rone 29: Tamarillo (death announced on this date) 28: Jan Kulczyk 28: Rusty Nails 28: Edward Natapei 28: Olubuse II 28: Clive Rice 27: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam 27: Ivan Moravec 27: Ann Rule 26: Richard Bass 26: Bobbi Kristina Brown 26: Vic Firth 26: Flora MacDonald 26: Vasili Pichul 25: R. S. Gavai 25: Robin Phillips 24: Corsino Fortes 24: Peg Lynch 23: William Wakefield Baum 23: John Russell Houser 22: Natasha Parry 21: Theodore Bikel 21: E. L. Doctorow 21: Dick Nanninga 21: Don Randall 21: James F. Rothenberg 20: Wayne Carson 20: Elio Fiorucci 20: Dieter Moebius 20: Tom Moore 19: Van Alexander 19: Josh Greenberg 19: Galina Prozumenshchikova 19: Carmino Ravosa 19: Gennadiy Seleznyov  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 Moro conflict 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 July 14: Suriname, President (1st round) 21: Burundi, President Ongoing: 9: Haiti, Senate, Chamber of Deputies Upcoming August 17: Sri Lanka, Parliament 20: Iraqi Kurdistan, President September 1: Faroe Islands, Løgting 6: Guatemala, President (1st round), Congress 6: Poland, Referendum 7: Trinidad and Tobago, House of Representatives  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, Ji Jianye, Liao Shaohua, Ni Fake, Chen Baihuai, Zhou Yongkang 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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