Portal:Current events/August 2007/Sidebar

Events
Recent Ongoing Chinese protein export scandal Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy FIBA Americas Championship Global spread of H5N1 Iran's nuclear program ISS Expedition 15 Subprime mortgage financial crisis World Championships in Athletics Natural disasters Greek fires Midwest United States floods North Korean floods

Recent deaths
August 30: Michael Jackson (writer) 29: Richard Jewell 28: Antonio Puerta 28: Hilly Kristal 27: Driss Basri 26: Gaston Thorn 25: Ray Jones 25: Raymond Barre 24: Andrée Boucher 21: Grace Paley 21: Howe Yoon Chong 20: Daniel Brewster 20: Leona Helmsley 18: Michael Deaver 17: Bill Deedes

Ongoing armed conflicts
Acholiland insurgency Arab-Israeli conflict Colombian armed conflict Iraq War Communist and Islamic Insurgency in the Philippines Waziristan War Hamas-Fatah clashes War in Somalia Turkey-PKK conflict Second Chechen War 2007 Lebanon conflict South Thailand insurgency Sri Lankan Civil War War in Afghanistan Darfur conflict

Elections
Recent: August 5: Republic of the Congo, Parliament (2nd round) 11: Sierra Leone, President and Parliament 18: Kazakhstan, Parliament 18: Maldives, constitutional referendum 19: Thailand, referendum on the new constitution 20: British Virgin Islands, Legislature 22: Kiribati, Parliament 25: Nauru, Parliament and constitutional referendum Upcoming: August 30: Kiribati, President

Trials

Upcoming U.S.: Steven L. Jordan U.S.: James Charles Kopp U.S.: Ehren Watada U.S.: Tom DeLay U.S.: William J. Jefferson Ongoing Australia: Robert Farquharson Canada: Robert Pickton China: Zhou Zhengyi Iraq: Iraqi Special Tribunal Netherlands: Hofstad Network Netherlands: ICC Thomas Lubanga Netherlands: ICTY Peru: Alberto Fujimori (extradition) Sierra Leone: SCfSL Charles Taylor U.S.: José Padilla U.S.: Brian Nichols U.S.: Phil Spector

Holidays and observances

1: Emancipation Day: Guyana 1: Independence Day: Benin and Switzerland 5: Independence Day: Burkina Faso 6: National Salvadoran-American Day in the United States. 6: Independence Day: Jamaica, Bolivia 7: Independence Day: Colombia 9: Independence Day: Singapore 10: Independence Day: Ecuador 11: Independence Day: Chad 14: Independence Day: Pakistan 15: Independence Day: Bahrain, India, North Korea, and South Korea 16: Independence Day: Cyprus 17: Independence Day: Indonesia 19: Independence Day: Afghanistan 23: Independence Day: Pankaj 24: Independence Day: Ukraine 25: Independence Day: Uruguay 26: Heroes' Day (Namibia) 27: Independence Day: Moldova 31: Independence Day: Kyrgyzstan, Trinidad and Tobago, and Malaysia September 1: Independence Day (Uzbekistan) 2: Independence Day (Vietnam) 2: Father's Day (Australia) 3: Independence Day (Qatar) 3: Labor Day (United States and Canada) 6: Defence Day (Pakistan) 6: Independence Day (Swaziland) 7: Independence Day (Brazil) 8: Independence Day (Macedonia) 9: Independence Day (North Korea) 9: National Grandparents' Day (United States) 11: Patriot Day (United States) 15: Independence Day (Costa Rica) 15: Independence Day (El Salvador) 15: Independence Day (Guatemala) 15: Independence Day (Honduras) 15: Independence Day (Nicaragua) 16: Independence Day (Mexico) 15: Independence Day (Papua New Guinea) 17: Respect for the Aged Day (Japan) 21: Independence Day (Armenia) 21: Independence Day (Belize) 21: Independence Day (Malta) 22: Independence Day (Bulgaria) 22: Independence Day (Mali) 23: Autumnal Equinox Day 30: Independence Day (Botswana)