Portal:Current events/July 2016/Sidebar

Ongoing events

Business Bangladesh Bank heist 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

Recent deaths

July 31: Fazil Iskander 31: Mike Mohede 30: Patrick Lalor 29: Antonio Armstrong 29: Lucille Dumont 28: Mahasweta Devi 28: Vivean Gray 28: Doug Griffin 27: Jack Davis 27: Jerry Doyle 27: James Alan McPherson 27: Einojuhani Rautavaara 27: Richard Thompson 26: Miss Cleo 26: Jacques Hamel 26: Mohamed Khan 26: Per G. Malm 26: Forrest Mars Jr. 26: JT McNamara 26: Sandy Pearlman 25: Artur Correia 25: Halil İnalcık 25: Dwight Jones 25: Tim LaHaye 25: Mollie Lowery 25: James M. Nederlander 25: Tom Peterson 24: Frank Hodsoll 24: Marni Nixon 24: Chris Costner Sizemore 23: Carl Falck 23: Thorbjörn Fälldin 23: Kate Granger 22: S. H. Raza 22: Bernard Dufour 22: Ursula Franklin 22: Walid Juffali 22: Shawshank tree 22: Luo Yinguo 20: Radu Beligan 20: György Kéri 20: Pavel Sheremet 20: Mark Takai 20: Betsy Bloomingdale 19: Carlos Gorostiza 19: Garry Marshall 18: Bloeme Evers-Emden 18: Billy Name 18: Chief Zee 17: Wendell Anderson 17: Gary S. Paxton 16: Robert Burren Morgan 16: Nate Thurmond 16: Alan Vega 15: Qandeel Baloch 15: Karl E. Case 15: Erik Petersen 14: Michael J. Elliott 14: Péter Esterházy 14: Lisa Gaye 14: Sharon Runner 13: Héctor Babenco 13: Garry N. Drummond 13: Bernardo Provenzano 13: Carolyn See 12: Goran Hadžić 12: Peter Johnson 11: John Brademas 11: Sally Beauman 9: Gladys Hooper 9: Maralin Niska 9: Silvano Piovanelli 9: Sydney Schanberg 8: Abdul Sattar Edhi 8: William H. McNeill 8: Sally Beauman 7: Tom Marr 6: Bukky Ajayi 6: Marian Bergeson 6: Larry Bock 6: Philando Castile 6: John McMartin 5: Sayed Hussein Anwari 5: Beatrice De Cardi 5: Alirio Díaz 5: Alton Sterling 5: Brian White 4: Abbas Kiarostami 4: Abner J. Mikva 3: Michael Beaumont 3: Jimmy Frizzell 3: Noel Neill 3: Clifford Vaughs 3: Markus Werner 2: Rudolf E. Kálmán 2: Caroline Aherne 2: Roscoe Brown 2: Michael Cimino 2: Robert Nye 2: Michel Rocard 2: Elie Wiesel 1: Yves Bonnefoy

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 Cross border attacks 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

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

Trials

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