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Solar Impulse 2

Solar Impulse 2 (pictured) becomes the first solar-powered aircraft to circumnavigate the Earth, completing a 16-month voyage.
At least 19 people are killed and 26 others are injured in a stabbing incident at a disabled care home in Sagamihara, Japan.
In cycling, Chris Froome wins his third Tour de France title.
ISIL suicide bombers attack a peaceful protest in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing at least 80 people and injuring 260 others.
In athletics, American sprinter Kendra Harrison breaks the 28-year-old 100 metres hurdles world record at the London Grand Prix.

July 30, 2016 (Saturday)

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Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present)
- The Turkish military kills 35 Kurdistan Workers' Party militants after they attempt to capture a base in Turkey's Hakkâri Province. (Reuters via ABC News Australia)
Boko Haram insurgency
- Niger, following attacks by Boko Haram on Bosso and Yebi in the Lake Chad region, extends for three months a state of emergency in Diffa. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

2016 Lockhart hot air balloon crash
- At least 16 people are killed after a hot air balloon catches fire and crashes near Lockhart, Texas. (BBC)

July 29, 2016 (Friday)

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The Nigerian military commences bombing militants in Lagos and Ogun States with many militants reported dead. (The Eagle)
Boko Haram insurgency
- The United Nations suspends aid to dangerous areas of Nigeria's northeastern Borno State following Thursday's attack by Boko Haram (ISIL in Africa) on a humanitarian convoy where two soldiers and three civilians were wounded. However, UNICEF noted, aid will continue to the capital Maiduguri. (AP via The New York Times)
Syrian civil war
- British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports a Save the Children maternity hospital in Kafr Takharim in rebel-held Idlib Governorate is hit by airstrikes. No report on casualties. SOHR also says at least five people are killed and more than 25 injured from airstrikes in another part of the northern Idlib countryside. (Reuters)
Cabinda War
- The Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda (FLEC) says it has killed nine Angolan soldiers and wounded 14 others in recent clashes in the oil-rich Cabinda Province. (Reuters)

Business and economy

The Bank of Japan announces a 6 trillion yen stimulus package to help invigorate the Japanese economy. (Marketwatch)

Disasters and accients

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reports a 7.7 magnitude earthquake has struck off the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says there is no tsunami threat because the quake was very deep in the earth. (Pacific Daily News)

International relations

Japan–United States relations
- The United States military says it will shortly return 4,000 hectares of its Okinawa military installation, 17 percent of the area it controls, to the Japanese government. (Reuters)

Law and crime

Flint water crisis
- Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette files criminal charges against six state employees in connection with the Flint water crisis. (Detroit Free Press) (Reuters)
Former President of Brazil Lula da Silva will stand trial on obstruction of justice charges relating to the Petrobras scandal. (The Guardian)

Politics

The American Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating claims that the Hillary Clinton campaign has been hacked as part of recent cyberattacks on the Democrats. (Washington Examiner), (Fox News)

July 28, 2016 (Thursday)

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Syrian civil war
- Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu says Russia and Syria will open humanitarian corridors to Aleppo, and will provide a way for rebel fighters to lay down their arms. (CBS News)
- The Syrian government offers an amnesty for rebels who surrender within three months. (Huffington Post)
- Abu Mohammad al-Julani. the leader of Al-Nusra Front, announces that the group is splitting from Al-Qaeda with their approval and that new operations will be carried out under the name Jabhat Fateh al-Sham. (The Guardian)

Disasters and accidents

At least 64 people die in Nepal after heavy monsoonal rain triggers floods and landslides. (BBC) (Al Jazeera)
Around 1.8 million people are affected, and the Kaziranga National Park is submerged, due to heavy rains causing flooding in Assam. (The Guardian)

International relations

North Korea–United States relations
- North Korea says the United States has "crossed the red line in our showdown" after placing sanctions on its leader Kim Jong-un over human rights abuses, and considers the sanctions to be a "declaration of war" by the United States. (Sky News)

Politics and elections

2016 Democratic National Convention
- Hillary Clinton accepts her party's nomination as the candidate for this year's presidential election. (The New York Times)
- Notable speakers include Governor Mark Dayton of Minnesota, Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Governor John Hickenlooper of Colorado, Governor Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania, retired General John R. Allen and Chelsea Clinton. (Fox)
- Celebrity appearances include singer Carole King, basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabaar, actress Chloë Grace Moretz and singer Katy Perry. (Fox)

Science and technology

Kīlauea, a shield volcano on the island of Hawai'i, erupts lava into the ocean for the first time since 2013. (The Weather Channel) (Christian Science Monitor)

July 27, 2016 (Wednesday)

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Syrian civil war
- At least 44 people are killed in a twin bombing in the Kurdish-controlled city of Al-Qamishli on the Syria–Turkey border. ISIL claims responsibility for the attack. (The Guardian)

Arts and culture

Ramon Magsaysay Award
- The six Ramon Magsaysay Awardees for 2016 are: Indian Dalit activist Bezwada Wilson, Ombudsman of the Philippines Conchita Carpio-Morales, Indian Carnatic musician T.M. Krishna, Indonesian charity organization Dompet Dhuafa, Lao humanitarian group Vientiane Rescue, and the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers. (Times of India) (AP via The Jakarta Post)
2016 MTV Video Music Awards
- Taylor Swift is snubbed while Adele and Beyoncé lead in nominations. (The Washington Times), (Billboard)
Barack Obama chooses his home city of Chicago for his presidential library. (The Hill)

Business and economy

Brexit
- British Chancellor Philip Hammond reports that the British economy grew in the last quarter immediately before Brexit, though economists warn that the economy is probably shrinking. (The Guardian)
China claims to have discovered the largest undersea hole dubbed "The Dragon's Hole" in the disputed Paracel Islands. (Business Insider)
Facebook beats earnings expectations. (CNBC)
The Coca-Cola Company beats expectations for its earnings. (CNBC)
In Indonesia, Sri Mulyani Indrawati assumes office as the new Finance Minister. (Reuters)
Tesla motors opens a 'Gigafactory' near Reno in the middle of the Nevada desert. (BBC)
Samsung has its biggest profits in two years after the success of the Galaxy S7 phone. (CNET)

Disasters and accidents

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
- Investigators hypothesise that the plane may be further to the north than the current search area. (BBC)

Health

Two years after its launch, supporters of the Ice Bucket Challenge to bring awareness to ALS celebrate scientific discovery regarding NEK1. (CNN)
2015–16 Zika virus epidemic
- Four Florida residents may have been infected by the virus locally. (The Independent)

International relations

The regional Parliament of Catalonia defies the Constitutional Court of Spain by holding an informal and unilateral vote for secession.(The Guardian)
United States presidential election, 2016, Hillary Clinton email controversy
- During a press conference, Republican nominee Donald Trump calls on Russia to find Hillary Clinton's 30,000 missing emails. (BBC) (Reuters) (The New York Times)

Law and crime

Capital punishment in Indonesia
- The United Nations urge Indonesian president Joko Widodo to halt all executions. (Al Jazeera)
A federal judge, Paul L. Friedman, rules that John Hinckley Jr., who attempted to assassinate U.S. President Ronald Reagan outside the Washington Hilton on March 30, 1981, is to be released after 35 years at St. Elizabeths Hospital as he no longer poses a danger to himself or others. (The Washington Post)
Death of Freddie Gray
- Baltimore prosecutors drop all charges against the final three police officers with pending cases in the death of Freddie Gray. None of the six cases resulted in a conviction. (Baltimore Sun)(NBC News)

Politics and elections

2016 Democratic National Convention
- U.S. President Barack Obama's advocates for Hillary Clinton stating there has never been anyone more qualified than Hillary to serve as president. (ABC News) (Irish Mirror)
- Notable speakers include Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, Former Defense secretary Leon Panetta, California governor Jerry Brown, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, Senator Sherrod Brown, Senator Chris Murphy, Atlanta mayor Kasim Reed, Detroit mayor Mike Duggan, Flint, Michigan mayor Karen Weaver, New York City mayor Bill de Blasio, Former San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom, U.S. representative Ruben Gallego, former Maryland governor Martin O'Malley, Vice President Joe Biden, and longtime politician/activist the Reverend Jesse Jackson. (Fox)
- Celebrity appearances include Angela Bassett, Lee Daniels, Huey Dunbar, Raúl Esparza, La India, Star Jones, Lenny Kravitz, Sigourney Weaver, and will.i.am. (Fox)
- Former representative and gun violence victim advocate Gabrielle Giffords and her husband astronaut Mark Kelly will make an appearance. (Fox)
- Virginia Senator and vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine will speak. (Fox)
2016 Zimbabwe protests
- Robert Mugabe says that his former supporters are to suffer severe punishment for supporting the protests. (Fox News)
1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal
- Prime Minister Najib Razak gets emergency powers amid a widening scandal about corruption. (The Guardian)

Science and technology

Scientists have discovered that the region directly above the Great Red Spot on the planet Jupiter is about 700° F (370° C) warmer than the surrounding upper atmosphere. (Space)
Researchers have discovered that orangutans can control their vocal pitch, a link to human speech. (Christian Science Monitor)
Biologists have determined that the only 'true' species of wolf in North America is the gray wolf while the red wolf is a wolf hybridized with a coyote. (The New York Times)

July 26, 2016 (Tuesday)

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War in Somalia (2009–present)
- Al-Shabaab claim responsibility for a double suicide car bombing attack in Mogadishu near an African Union base at the city's airport. At least 13 people are killed, including seven UN guards. (AP) (Al-Jazeera)
2016 Normandy church attack
- Two men armed with knives take a priest, two nuns and two parishioners hostage in a church near Rouen in the French region of Normandy. French police kill the hostage-takers after the 86-year-old priest, Jacques Hamel, was killed by slitting his throat. (NBC News) (BBC), (Haaretz)
- Following the murder of the Catholic priest, French President François Hollande vows to wage war against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant "by every means". The organization released a video showing the attackers pledging allegiance to ISIL during the attack. (Local)

Disasters and accidents

2016 California wildfires
- Sand Fire
  - A state of emergency is declared in Los Angeles County, California, due to the threat posed by the Sand Fire. (Los Angeles Daily News)
  - Officials evacuate 10,000 homes as the blaze grows to more than 35,000 acres. (Los Angeles Times)
- Soberanes Fire
  - California officials declare a state of emergency for this Garrapata State Park blaze in Monterey County that, in its fifth day, has grown to 23,5000 acres, and is only 10 percent contained. Six major Big Sur State Parks remain closed. (San Francisco Chronicle) (AP)
Two nearby boats, responding to a Coast Guard emergency broadcast, rescue 46 people from the sinking 220-foot Alaska Juris fishing boat in the Bering Sea off Alaska's Aleutian Islands. There are no reports of injuries; all on board were wearing survival suits. (AP)
Landslides from torrential rain that pounded North Korea's North Pyongan Province this weekend kills 10 people and injures 55 with four others missing. (UPI)

International relations

Palestine–United Kingdom relations
- The Palestinian National Authority says it is planning to sue the United Kingdom over the 1917 Balfour Declaration. Palestinian Foreign Affairs Minister Riyad al-Maliki says the document led to mass Jewish immigration to British Mandatory Palestine, "at the expense of our Palestinian people". (BBC)

Law and crime

Sagamihara stabbings
- At least 19 people are killed and 26 others are injured in a knife attack at a care centre for disabled people in the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. A man has handed himself in to the police, according to local media. (BBC)
The children's music group USA Freedom Kids plans to sue the campaign of Donald Trump. (The Washington Post)
New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton announces the arraignment of three suspects in the theft of more than $5 million in cash and valuables, including jewelry and baseball cards, from banks in Brooklyn and Queens, in April and May of this year. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

The Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull announces that a Royal Commission will be held into the Northern Territory youth justice system after the Australian Broadcasting Commission's Four Corners program shows footage of juvenile Aboriginal Australians being tortured at the Don Dale Juvenile Detention Centre. John Elferink has been sacked as the Northern Territory's Minister for Justice and Corrections following the report. (ABC News), (The Guardian)
The President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir, removes Riek Machar from his post as deputy leader and as vice president, and installs Taban Deng Gai in his place. (BBC)
2016 Democratic National Convention
- Hillary Clinton is nominated as the Democratic Party candidate for this year's presidential election. She becomes the first woman ever to be nominated for president by a major party in the United States.(CNN)(The Guardian) (NBC News)
- Former president Bill Clinton, husband of Hillary Clinton, describes Hillary as a fighter who works relentlessly to make the world better. (The Sacramento Bee), (Time) (NPR)
- Other Democratic leaders speaking include Donna Brazile, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, Senator Barbara Boxer, Senator Tom Harkin, Senator Amy Klobuchar, Senator Harry Reid, Senator Chuck Schumer, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, former Attorney General Eric Holder, former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. (The Chicago Sun Times), (CBS)
- Celebrity appearances include Elizabeth Banks, Andra Day, Lena Dunham, America Ferrera, Tony Goldwin, Alicia Keys, Debra Messing, Meryl Streep, and Mallory Weggemann. (The Chicago Sun Times), (CBS)

Science and technology

Solar Impulse 2 becomes the first solar-powered aircraft to travel around the world without fuel after it returns to Abu Dhabi. (Deutsche Welle)

Sport

Serie A defending champions Juventus break the Italian transfer record fee after completing the signing of Argentinian forward Gonzalo Higuaín from Napoli for €90M (£75.3m) on a five-year-deal. (Sky Sports)

July 25, 2016 (Monday)

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Iraqi Civil War (2014–present)
- A suicide car bomb kills at least 21 people and wounds more than 32 at the entrance to Al Khalis, northeast of Baghdad. Most died inside their vehicles while waiting to enter the town. (Al Jazeera)
Conflict in Najran
- Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry says five border guards have been killed following clashes with Houthi militants on the border with Yemen. (The New York Times)

Business and economy

Verizon Communications buys Yahoo! for $4.83 billion in cash, ending the latter's over 20-year run as an independent corporation. (Los Angeles Times) (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

At least 39 people are killed, including 16 children, in a fire at a residential compound in Mangidy, Madagascar. (Reuters)

International relations

Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen refutes accusations that she would have interpreted the 1992 consensus differently. (Straits Times)

Law and crime

2016 Fort Myers nightclub shooting
- At least two people are killed after as many as 17 people are injured during a mass shooting at Club Blu, a nightclub in Fort Myers, Florida, with most of the victims reportedly minors. Two suspects and a person of interest have been detained in connection with the shooting. (BBC), (News-Press)
2016 Turkish purges
- Turkey orders the detention of 42 journalists including well-known writer Nazli Ilicak. Earlier, Turkish satirical magazine LeMan (tr) was prevented from publishing its post-coup edition—a cartoon on the cover showed Turkish soldiers facing off against anti-coup protesters, both pushed toward each other by giant hands. (Reuters) (CNN)
- Amnesty International reports detainees in Turkey are being subjected to beatings and torture, including rape, in official and unofficial detention centres in the country. (NPR) (AI)

Politics and elections

2016 Democratic National Convention
- High profile speakers include Senator Cory Booker, Senator Al Franken, Senator Kristen Gillibrand and Senator Jeanne Shaheen. (The Washington Post)
- Headliners include Senator Elizabeth Warren, Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders and First Lady Michelle Obama. (Los Angeles Times)
- Senator Bernie Sanders is booed by his own supporters during his keynote speech after telling them, "We must elect Hillary Clinton." (ABC News)
- Celebrity appearances and performances include the boyband Boyz II Men, singer/songwriter Paul Simon and singer/actress Demi Lovato; among the speakers include Sanders supporter/comedian Sarah Silverman and Latina activist/actress Eva Longoria. (Variety), (CNN)
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy criticizes Cambodian autocrat Hun Sen for trying to split up the Cambodian National Rescue Party, the second largest party in parliament. (The Phnom Penh Post)

July 24, 2016 (Sunday)

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Iraqi Civil War, Military intervention against ISIL
- At least 21 are killed and more than 35 people injured in a suicide attack at one of the residential entrances to district Kadhimiyah, in northern Baghdad, Iraq. ISIL claims responsibility, as published in its official media. (CNN) (Iraqi News)
2016 Ansbach bombing
- Fifteen people are injured following a suicide bombing in Ansbach, Germany. (BBC)
Syrian civil war
- Syrian opposition activists report government airstrikes on Aleppo Province kill at least five people and hit at least five medical facilities. (AP via The New York Times)

Arts and culture

Thousands of people in Cambodia attend the funeral of Kem Ley, a critic of the perceived corrupt and authoritarian rule of Hun Sen, who has been in power since 1985. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), (Fox News), (ABC News)

Disasters and accidents

2016 California wildfires
- A dead body is found in the area of the Sand Fire near Santa Clarita that has doubled in size to more than 22,000 acres. Officials order mandatory evacuations for 1,500 homes in Little Tujunga, Sand, and Placerita canyons. The South Coast Air Quality Management District issues an alert for unhealthy air quality in affected areas. (NBC News) (Los Angeles Times)
The death toll from the two-mile high Mount Sinabung ash eruption Saturday has risen to seven, with two others in critical condition. All victims were working farms in the village of Gamber in the Karo Regency of North Sumatra, within the volcano's "red zone" that Indonesian authorities have declared off-limits. (Weather Channel) (Bangkok Post)

Health

2016 Summer Olympics
- The leader of the Australian delegation says the country's athletes would not be checking in at the athletes' village because it's unsafe for human habitation. Australian athletes have been staying at nearby Rio de Janeiro hotels. (The New York Times)

International relations

Philippines v. China
- Cambodia continues to block consensus in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations meeting. The country has political and economical dependencies with China. (BBC)

Law and Crime

A machete attack in the German city of Reutlingen by a Syrian asylum-seeker leaves one woman dead and two others injured. (BBC)

Politics and elections

2016 Democratic National Convention
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz resigns from her position as Chairperson of the Democratic National Committee. Wasserman Schultz had reportedly been removed from a speaking role after a WikiLeaks email leak proved her implicit support of Hillary Clinton's campaign during the primaries. Her resignation will take effect upon the close of the convention. Donna Brazile will serve as interim chair. (Reuters) (The Washington Post) (CNN) (Fox News)
Nepal's Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli resigns minutes before parliament was to vote on a no confidence motion he was likely to lose, after allies of his multi-party coalition leave the government accusing him of not honoring power sharing deals that helped him assume office in October 2015. (The Hindu) (Reuters)
2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt
- In an unusual show of unity, tens of thousands of supporters of Turkey's ruling party and the country's main opposition parties hold a cross-party "Republic and Democracy" rally in support of democracy in Istanbul's central Taksim Square. (Reuters)

Sport

2016 Summer Olympics
- The International Olympic Committee states it considers all Russian athletes tainted by the country’s state-run doping scheme but individual athletes can compete in 2016 Games if they are able to convince individual sports federations of their innocence. A daunting task for these organizations to handle hundreds of appeals just 12 days before the start of the Rio Games on 5 August. (The New York Times) (AP & NBC News) (rt.com)

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Business Brexit Panama Papers Venezuelan protests State of emergency in Venezuela Culture Pokémon Go phenomenon Disasters 2016 California wildfires 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire 2016 Pacific typhoon season Health Flint water crisis Zika virus outbreak Law Philippines v. China Political War in Afghanistan Boko Haram insurgency Brazil protests Burundian unrest European migrant crisis (timeline) Iraqi and Syrian Civil War Military intervention against ISIL Israeli–Palestinian conflict Lebanese political deadlock Libyan Civil War Macedonia protests Moldova protests Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Armenian–Azeri border conflict Nepal blockade Philippine Drug War PKK rebellion Sinai insurgency South China Sea disputes Turkish coup d'état attempt Turkish purges War in Donbass Yemeni Civil War Zimbabwe protests More details on ongoing conflicts below Sports 2016 Formula One season 2016 ATP World Tour 2016 Major League Baseball season 2016 WTA Tour edit sidebar

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Ongoing conflicts
Africa Algeria and Tunisia Maghreb insurgency ISIL insurgency in Tunisia Central African Republic Civil war Democratic Republic of the Congo Kivu conflict ADF 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 Ethnic violence (South Sudanese Civil War) Sudan War in Darfur South Kordofan conflict Sudanese nomadic conflicts Americas Colombian conflict Internal conflict in Peru Mexican War on Drugs Asia Afghanistan 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 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 Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon Turkey Turkey–PKK conflict Turkey–ISIL conflict Yemeni Crisis Yemeni Civil War Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Houthi rebellion Al-Qaeda insurgency South Yemen insurgency edit sidebar

Elections and Referendums
Recent June 29: Mongolia, State Great Khural July 2: Australia, Senate, House of Representatives 9: Nauru, Parliament 10: Japan, House of Councillors 17: São Tomé and Príncipe, President Upcoming August 7: Thailand, Constitutional referendum 11: Zambia, National Assembly, President, Constitutional referendum edit sidebar

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Recently concluded Australia: Brett Peter Cowan, Craig Thomson, Robert Hughes, Roger Rogerson, Glen McNamara 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: Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Romania: Liviu Dragnea, Dan Diaconescu, Gheorghe Ștefan, Gabriel Sandu, Dorin Cocoş, Dumitru Nicolae 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, Kevin Hutchinson-Foster, 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, Adam Johnson United States: Abu Hamza al-Masri, Michael Grimm, Jesse Jackson Jr., Bob McDonnell, Vilma Bautista, Jared Lee Loughner, 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, Dylan Quick International ECCC: Nuon Chea, Khieu Samphan ICC: Germain Katanga ICTY: Momčilo Perišić, Mladen Markač, Ante Gotovina, Zdravko Tolimir, Radovan Karadžić Ongoing China: Yao Mugen, Guo Youming, Zhu Zuoli Germany: Beate Zschäpe Iran: Babak Zanjani Netherlands: Geert Wilders Philippines: Andal Ampatuan, Jr., Jovito Palparan Romania: Darius Vâlcov, Dan Șova, Elena Udrea, Radu Mazăre, Gheorghe Nichita, Marian Vanghelie, Cătălin Voicu, Relu Fenechiu Russia: Alexei Navalny South Korea: MV Sewol crew members Spain: Lionel Messi United States: Dean Skelos International ICTY: Ratko Mladić Upcoming China: Wu Changshun, Ling Jihua Estonia: Edgar Savisaar Libya: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi United Kingdom: Max Clifford, Rolf Harris, Ched Evans United States: Paul Anthony Ciancia, Javaris Crittenton, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Aaron Hernandez, Graham Spanier, Tim Curley, Gary Schultz, Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, Rick Perry, Bill Cosby International ICC: Laurent Gbagbo edit sidebar