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Ongoing conflicts
	Africa Algeria, Tunisia and Niger Maghreb insurgency; ; Central African Republic Civil war; ; Democratic Republic of the 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 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; 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; Turkey–ISIL conflict; ; Yemeni crisis Houthi rebellion; Al-Qaeda insurgency; South Yemen insurgency; ; edit sidebar

Recent deaths
	December 29: Pavel Srníček; 29: Kim Yang-gon; 28: Eloy Inos; 28: Lemmy; 28: Tiffany Leong; 28: Ian Murdock; 27: Stein Eriksen; 27: Ellsworth Kelly; 27: Meadowlark Lemon; 27: Alfredo Pacheco; 27: Haskell Wexler; 27: Stevie Wright; 25: Zahran Alloush; 25: George Clayton Johnson; 25: Jim Carlton; 25: Robert Spitzer; 24: William Guest; 23: Don Howe; 23: Bülent Ulusu; 20: Patricia Elliott; 19: Jimmy Hill; 19: Greville Janner; 19: Kurt Masur; 18: Léon Mébiame; 16: Gabre Gabric; 16: Bob Krause; 15: Licio Gelli; 15: Kathy Secker; 15: Harry Zvi Tabor; 14: Scat Daddy; 14: Glen Sonmor; 14: Lillian Vernon; 13: Benedict Anderson; 13: John Bannon; 12: Abu Ali al-Anbari; 12: Jon Gadsby; 12: Sharad Anantrao Joshi; 12: Evelyn S. Lieberman; 12: I. Howard Marshall; 11: Harry Butler; 11: John "Hot Rod" Williams; 10: Ron Bouchard; 10: Arnold Peralta; 10: Dolph Schayes; 9: Juvenal Juvêncio; 8: Gus Gil; 8: Alan Hodgkinson; 8: Douglas Tompkins; 8: John Trudell; 8: Elsie Tu; 7: Ko Chun-hsiung; 7: Gerhard Lenski; 7: Shirley Stelfox; 6: Ken Beatrice; 6: Nicholas Smith; 6: Holly Woodlawn; 5: Zafar Altaf; 5: William McIlvanney; 5: Hack Meyers; 5: Tibor Rubin; 5: Chuck Williams; 4: Robert Loggia; 4: Xu Ming; 4: Yossi Sarid; 3: Gladstone Anderson; 3: Shared Belief; 3: Scott Weiland; 2: Sandy Berger; 2: John Eaton; 2: Gabriele Ferzetti; 2: A. Sheriff; 1: Joseph Engelberger; 1: Jim Loscutoff; edit sidebar

Ongoing events
	Political War in Afghanistan; Boko Haram insurgency; Burundian unrest; Iraqi Civil War Military intervention against ISIL American-led; Iranian; ; ; Israeli–Palestinian conflict (2015); Lebanese anti-government protests; Nagorno-Karabakh conflict; Nepal fuel crisis; PKK rebellion; Yemeni Civil War Saudi Arabian-led intervention; ; Second Libyan Civil War; Sinai insurgency; South China Sea disputes; Syrian Civil War American-led intervention; Russian military intervention; ; War in Donbass Russian military intervention in Ukraine; ; Sports 2015-16 UEFA Champions League; 2015–16 La Liga season; 2015–16 NBA season; 2015–16 NHL season; 2015–16 Premier League season; More details on ongoing conflicts below edit sidebar

Elections and Referendums
Recent December 3: Denmark, EU referendum 3–5: Seychelles, President (1st round) 6: Armenia, constitutional referendum 6: Venezuela, National Assembly 9: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, House of Assembly 13: Central African Republic, Constitutional referendum 16–18: Seychelles, President (2nd round) 18: Rwanda, constitutional referendum 20: Slovenia, same-sex marriage referendum 20: Spain, Cortes Generales 30: Central African Republic, President, National Assembly (1st round) 30: Kiribati, House of Assembly (1st round) Upcoming January 16: Taiwan, President, Legislative Yuan 24: Portugal, President edit sidebar

Trials
Recently concluded Australia: Brett Peter Cowan, Craig Thomson, Robert Hughes 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: Joseph Scott Pemberton Romania: Liviu Dragnea, Dan Diaconescu 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, Tony McCluskie, Kevin Hutchinson-Foster, Chris Huhne, Nicola Edgington, Vicky Pryce, 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 United States: Abu Hamza al-Masri, Michael Grimm, Jesse Jackson Jr., Bob McDonnell, Vilma Bautista, 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, Sheldon Silver International ECCC: Nuon Chea, Khieu Samphan ICC: Germain Katanga ICTY: Momčilo Perišić, Mladen Markač, Ante Gotovina, Zdravko Tolimir Ongoing China: Yao Mugen, Guo Youming, Zhu Zuoli Germany: Beate Zschäpe Iran: Babak Zanjani, Jason Rezaian Philippines: Andal Ampatuan Jr., Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Janet Lim-Napoles, Jovito Palparan 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 United States: Dean Skelos International ICTY: Radovan Karadžić, Ratko Mladić PCA: China Upcoming China: Wu Changshun, Ling Jihua Estonia: Edgar Savisaar 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 edit sidebar

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