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Ongoing conflicts
	Africa[edit] 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[edit] Colombian conflict; Internal conflict in Peru; Mexican War on Drugs; Asia[edit] 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[edit] 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[edit] 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
	February[edit] 29: Louise Rennison; 28: Didier Bellens; 28: Frank Kelly; 28: George Kennedy; 28: Jack Lindquist; 27: Lee Khoon Choy; 27: Francisco Kraus Trujillo; 26: Andy Bathgate; 26: Don Getty; 26: Loh I-Cheng; 25: Tony Burton; 25: John Chilton; 25: Bhavarlal Jain; 25: Alfred E. Mann; 24: Lennie Baker; 24: George C. Nichopoulos; 24: Yordan Sokolov; 24: Timber Country; 22: Yolande Fox; 22: Sonny James; 22: Cara McCollum; 22: Peter Mondavi; 22: Douglas Slocombe; 22: Yochanan Sofer; 21: Eric Brown; 21: Peter Marlow; 20: Nando Yosu; 19: Humbert Allen Astredo; 19: Umberto Eco; 19: Freddie Goodwin; 19: Harper Lee; 19: Samuel Willenberg; 18: Rosario Ferré; 18: Abdul Rashid Khan; 18: Tony Phillips; 17: Andy Ganteaume; 17: Mohamed Hassanein Heikal; 17: Elias P. Demetracopoulos; 17: Andrzej Żuławski; 16: Boutros Boutros-Ghali; 15: George Gaynes; 15: Constance Glube; 15: Fighton Simukonda; 15: Vanity; 14: Eric Lubbock; 14: Steven Stucky; 13: Nathan Barksdale; 13: Avigdor Ben-Gal; 13: Flakey Dove; 13: Robin Ghosh; 13: O. N. V. Kurup; 13: Antonin Scalia; 13: Viola Beach; 13: Lauro Vizconde; 13: Christopher Zeeman; 12: Johnny Lattner; 12: Yan Su; 11: Jakob Denzinger; 11: Douglas Inman; 11: Kevin Randleman; 11: Arthur Tunstall; 11: Zeng Xuelin; 10: Fatima Surayya Bajia; 10: Andrew L. Lewis Jr.; 10: Abdel-Bari Zamzami; 9: Sushil Koirala; 9: Elizabeth Joan Smith; 8: Amelia Bence; 8: Margaret Forster; 8: Roy Señeres; 8: Zdravko Tolimir; 8: Violette Verdy; 6: Dan Hicks; 6: Anisa Makhlouf; 5: Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum; 4: Marlow Cook; 4: Harry Harpham; 4: Dave Mirra; 4: Edgar Mitchell; 4: Jeremy Morse; 4: Axl Rotten; 4: Edgar Whitcomb; 3: Big Kap; 3: Mark Farren; 3: Lord Lucan (officially declared dead); 3: Saulius Sondeckis; 3: Maurice White; 2: Bob Elliott; 1: Murray Louis; 1: Óscar Humberto Mejía Victores; edit sidebar

Ongoing events
	Health[edit] Zika virus outbreak; Flint water crisis; Political[edit] War in Afghanistan; Boko Haram insurgency; Burundian unrest; Iraqi Civil War Military intervention against ISIL American-led; Iranian; ; ; Israeli–Palestinian conflict; Moldova protests; Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Armenian–Azeri border conflict; ; Nepal blockade; 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; ; More details on ongoing conflicts below Sports[edit] 2015-16 UEFA Champions League; 2015–16 La Liga season; 2015–16 NBA season; 2015–16 NHL season; 2015–16 Premier League season; 2016 ATP World Tour; 2016 WTA Tour; edit sidebar

Elections and Referendums
Recent [edit] January 22: Vanuatu, Parliament 24: Portugal, President February 14: Central African Republic, President (2nd round) 18: Uganda, President, Parliament 21: Bolivia, Constitutional referendum 21: Comoros, President 21: Niger, President (1st round), National Assembly 25: Jamaica, House of Representatives 26: Iran, Islamic Consultative Assembly, Assembly of Experts 26: Ireland, Dáil Éireann Upcoming [edit] February 28: Switzerland, Referendums March 3–24: New Zealand, Flag referendum 4: Samoa, Fono 5: Slovakia, National Council 6: Benin, President 20: Republic of the Congo, President 20: Kazakhstan, Majilis 20: Senegal, Constitutional referendum edit sidebar

Trials
Recently concluded [edit] 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 [edit] 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 Kingdom: Adam Johnson United States: Dean Skelos International ICTY: Radovan Karadžić, Ratko Mladić PCA: China Upcoming [edit] 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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