January 15, 2017 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- At least seven people are killed when their vehicle hits a roadside bomb in Nangarhar Province. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
Disasters and accidents
- Floods in Thailand
- Flooding in southern Thailand has caused 40 deaths in recent days with more heavy rain forecast for Monday. (Sydney Morning Herald)
International relations
- Israeli–Palestinian peace process
- A summit begins in Paris, France, to restart peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine in an effort to discuss a possible two-state solution to the conflict. However, neither Israel nor Palestine sent representatives to the summit, casting doubts on a breakthrough. (Al Jazeera)
- Kosovo–Serbia relations
- Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić accuses Kosovo of "seeking a war" after a train, en route to the Serb-majority city of Mitrovica in North Kosovo, and decorated in Serbian national colors and the words "Kosovo je Srbija" (Kosovo is Serbia), was prevented from crossing the Kosovan border. The Prime Minister of Kosovo Isa Mustafa says the train had been stopped "to protect the country's sovereignty". (BBC)
Law and crime
- Crime in Brazil
- 2011 Bahraini uprising
- Bahrain executes three people for their alleged involvement in a bombing that killed three police officers in 2014, the first executions in the country since 2010. (The Guardian)
Science and Technology
- Scientists have created a new form of hydrogen at temperature near absolute zero. These anions or clusters are formed by an electron addition to liquid helium nanodroplets doped with molecular hydrogen or deuterium. (Science Alert) (Science News)
- SpaceX returns to flight by placing 10 Iridium NEXT satellites in orbit and successfully recovering the first stage of its Falcon 9 launcher on a droneship. (Ars Technica)