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Default Chronological events of 2015 (International)

JANUARY
01 New Year stampede kills 36 in Shanghai.

06 Iraqi troops clash with Islamic State; 23 killed.

07 Car bomb attack at Yemen police academy kills 37.

* Armed men attack office of Paris weekly Charlie Hebdo, killing 12.

09 Maithripala Sirisena wins Sri Lanka presidential poll.

10 Female suicide bomber kills 16 in Nigeria.

* IS attack kills 26 in Iraq.

20 Syrian air strikes on IS-held area kill 65.

23 Saudi Crown Prince Salman becomes king after the death of King Abdullah.

25 US President Barack Obama arrives in New Delhi; signs civilian N-deal.

27 Armed men attack Tripoli hotel, killing eight.

29 Suicide attack kills 16 in Afghanistan.

FEBRUARY
02 Taliban kill nine policemen in Kandahar.

04 Taiwan plane plunges in river, killing 25.

05 Afghan troops kill 18 militants in Nangarhar.

* Syrian air strikes on rebels kill 45.

09 Football match stampede kills 25 in Cairo.

10 Aam Aadmi Party wins Deli polls.

11 Ukraine peace talks begin.

14 Sectarian violence kills 26 in Yemen.

15 Woman bomber kills 10 in Nigeria.

16 IS beheads 21 Egyptian nationals in Libya.

17 Boko Haram suicide attack kills 38 in Nigeria.

20 Al Shebab kills 25 in Somalia.

22 Girl suicide bomber kills five in Nigeria.

22 Ferry sinks in a Bangladesh river, killing 41.

24 BJP and PDP agree to form coalition in held Kashmir.

* IS kidnaps 90 Christians in Syria.

28 Philippine clashes kill 24 Abu Sayyaf militants.

MARCH
05 Boko Haram kills 68 in Nigeria.

07 Boko Haram bombings kill 58 in Nigeria.

13 Former Maldives president Nasheed jailed for 13 years.

18 Gunmen storm Tunisian museum, killing 17 foreigners.

19 Woman beaten to death on blasphemy charges in Kabul.

24 German budget airline`s plane crashes in France, killing 150.

* US drone kills 13 in Afghanistan.

28 Boko Haram beheads 23 in Nigeria.

29 Air strikes on refugee camp kill 45 in Yemen.

30 IS executes 37 in Syria.

APRIL
01 Saudi-led coalition kills 37 in Yemen.

02 Al Shebab militants kill 147 in Kenya university siege.

* Iran and world powers agree on framework Ndeal.

11 Bangladesh hangs Jamaat-i-Islami leader for 1971 killings.

17 Wave of bombing kills 40 in Baghdad.

18 Suicide attack kills 33 in Jalalabad.

19 Saudi-led air strikes kill 85 in Yemen.

25 Earthquake kills 1300 in Nepal.

MAY
09 Iraqi prison break leaves 36 dead; 40 escape.

11 Earthquake kills 48 in Nepal.

14 Taliban kill 14 in Kabul.

21 IS seizes Syrian Palmyra city.

22 Gunfight kills 39 in Mexico.22 Suicide bomber kills 21 in Saudi mosque.

24 Mass grave found in Malaysia.

IS executes 16 in Iraq.

Taliban kill 10 Afghan policemen.

26 China fire kills 38.

30 Government forces bomb Aleppo, killing 71.

JUNE
02 Gunmen kill nine Afghan employees of Czech charity.

* Blast kills 50 in Nigeria.

04 Blast in Ghana kills 90.

06 India, Bangladesh seal land pact.

07 Saudi-led air strikes kill 45 in Yemen.

20 Bomb kills 14 in Afghanistan.

30 Bomb kills 28 in Yemen.

Indonesia military plane crash kills 116.

JULY
01 IS attacks Egyptian military post; 70 dead.

02 Boko Haram kills 150 in Nigeria.

04 Egyptian war planes kill 25 militants.

10 Charity handout stampede kills 25 in Bangladesh.

11 Syrian air strike kills 28 IS militants.

13 Suicide attack on Afghan military base kills 33.

14 Iran and world powers clinch N-deal.

15 Attack kills 30 in Nigeria.

* Stampede kills 27 in India.

17 Three women suicide bomber kill 13 in Nigeria.

20 UN endorses Iran N-deal.

* US friendly fire kills 10 Afghan troops.

22 Afghan suicide bomber kills 15.

23 Ethnic clashes kill 40 in Libya.

27 Gunfight at wedding kills 22 in Afghanistan.

AUGUST
03 Syrian army jets kill 31.

06 Suicide attack on Saudi mosque kills 15.

07 Suicide attack at Kabul Police Academy kills 20.

09 Taliban attack kills 21 in Kunduz.

10 Attack kills 42 in Iraq.

11 Boko Haram kills 47 in Nigeria.

12 Taliban kill 15 policemen in Helmand.

13 IS kills 54 in Baghdad.

* Explosion in Chinese kills 50.

6 Aircraft with 54 aboard crashes in Indonesia.

* Syrian army kills 82.

19 IS beheads antiquities expert in Syria.

26 Two TV journalists shot dead in Virginia.

30 Saudi women allowed to contest local elections.

* Saudi-led air strikes kill 36 in Yemen.31 Boko Haram kills 80 in Nigeria.

SEPTEMBER
02 Attack kills 20 in Yemen.

04 Yemeni rebels kill 50 troops of UAE and Bahrain.

05 Clashes between IS and Syrian rebels kill 47.

09 Al Qaeda takes Syrian army base in Idlib.

11 US drone attack in Afghanistan kills 15.

* Construction crane crashes in Makkah Grand Mosque, killing 87.

12 Explosion in Indian restaurant kills 85.

16 US sets up special ceII in Pentagon for defence ties with India.

17 Blast kills 23 in Baghdad.

19 Al Qaeda fighters kill 45 Syrian armymen 21 Boko Haram kills 54 in Nigeria.

24 Stampede kills 717 people in Mina during Haj.

* Suicide bomb kills 25 in Yemen.

28 Saudi-led air strikes kill 40 in Yemen.

30 Mob lynches man for eating beef in India.

OCTOBER
02 US military plane crashes in Afghanistan, killing 14.

03 Suicide attack kills 24 in Baghdad.

* Us air strike on Kunduz kills 19.

10 Suicide attacks kill 86 in Ankara.

11 Air strike kills eight IS leaders in Iraq.

17 Saudi air strikes mistakenly kill 30 pro-government troops.

22 Man kills two with sword at Swedish school.

* Kurdish troops backed by US forces stormed IS prison in Iraq, freeing 70 hostages.

23 Mosque blast kills 55 in Nigeria.

31 Russian aircraft crashes in Egypt, killing 224.

NOVEMBER
01 Erdogan wins election.

07 Russain air strikes kill 23 in Syria.

08 Afghan Taliban factions clash; 50 dead.

09 Jordanian police officer opens fire; two Americans among four killed.

11 Myanmar NLD party wins first free election in 25 years.

13 IS attack kills 44 in Lebanon.

14 IS attacks kill 129 in Paris.

20 Gunmen kill 22 in Mali.

22 Landslide in Myanmar kills 100.

24 Russian warplane shot down in Turkey over airspace violation.

29 Russian air strikes kill 18 in Syria.

DECEMBER
02 Attack kills 12 in California town.

* Taliban leader Mullah Mansour injured.

04 Blast in Cairo nightclub kills 16.

06 US-led raid kills 32 IS militants in Syria.

08 Taliban factions clash; 50 dead in Heart.

11 IS attack kills 50 in Syria.

12 Global pact to fight climate change adopted.

13 Air strike kills 31 Syrian rebels.

*8 Fire at Russian mental hospital kills 23.

19 Sectarian violence kills 75 in Yemen.

20 Russia air strikes kill 43 in Syria.

21 Taliban suicide attack kills six US soldiers in Helmand.

24 Fire sweeps though hospital in Saudi Arabia, killing 25.

27 Wildfire kills over a hundred in Australia.

28 Afghan militia beheads four IS fighters.


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