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Ongoing conflicts
	Africa[edit] Algeria and Tunisia Maghreb insurgency; ISIL insurgency in Tunisia; ; Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria Boko Haram insurgency; ; 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; ; Somalia Civil war; ; South Sudan Ethnic violence (South Sudanese Civil War); ; Sudan War in Darfur; South Kordofan conflict; Sudanese nomadic conflicts; ; Americas[edit] Mexico Mexican War on Drugs; ; Peru Internal conflict in Peru; ; Asia[edit] Afghanistan Afghanistan War; ; China Xinjiang conflict; ; India Naxalite–Maoist insurgency; Insurgency in Northeast India; ; India and Pakistan Kashmir conflict; ; Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines Moro conflict Cross border attacks in Sabah; ; ; Indonesia and Papua New Guinea Papua conflict; ; Myanmar Internal conflict in Burma; ; Pakistan War in North-West Pakistan; Balochistan conflict; ; Philippines CPP-NPA-NDF rebellion; ; Thailand South Thailand insurgency; ; Europe[edit] Armenia and Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict; ; Georgia Abkhaz–Georgian conflict; Georgian–Ossetian conflict; ; Russia Chechen–Russian conflict; North Caucasus insurgency; ; Ukraine War in Donbass Russian military intervention in Ukraine; ; ; Middle East[edit] Egypt Sinai insurgency; ; Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria Arab–Israeli conflict; ; Iran Iran–PJAK conflict; ; Iraq American-led intervention in Iraq; Iranian intervention in Iraq; ; Iraq and Syria (map) Military intervention against ISIL; ; Israel and Lebanon Israeli–Lebanese conflict; ; Israel and Palestine Gaza–Israel conflict; Israeli–Palestinian conflict; ; Syria American-led intervention in Syria; Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War; Turkish military intervention in Syria; Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon; ; Turkey Turkey–PKK conflict; Turkey–ISIL conflict; ; Yemen Yemeni Civil War; Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen; Al-Qaeda insurgency; ; edit sidebar

Recent deaths
	October[edit] 30: James Galanos; 29: Raymond Gilmour; 27: Susan Lindquist; 25: Bob Hoover; 25: Carlos Alberto Torres; 24: Jorge Batlle Ibáñez; 24: Bobby Vee; 23: Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani; 23: Pete Burns; 23: Tom Hayden; 23: Jimmy Perry; 22: Steve Dillon; 21: Kevin Meaney; 21: Raine Spencer, Countess Spencer; 20: Simone Schaller; 20: Junko Tabei; 19: Yvette Chauviré; 16: Anthony Foley; 16: Kigeli V of Rwanda; 16: Arsen Pavlov; 14: Klim Churyumov; 14: Jean Alexander; 14: Pierre Étaix; 14: Helen Kelly; 13: Bhumibol Adulyadej; 13: Delia Davin; 13: Dario Fo; 13: Jim Prentice; edit sidebar

Ongoing events
	Business[edit] Panama Papers; Volkswagen emissions scandal; Yahoo! data breach; Culture[edit] Nobel Peace Prize; Disasters[edit] Atlantic hurricane season; California wildfires; Oklahoma earthquake swarms; Pacific hurricane season; Pacific typhoon season; Southeast Asian haze; Health[edit] Flint water crisis; Zika virus pandemic; Law[edit] 2016 clown sightings; Black Lives Matter protests; Philippine Drug War; Timor Gap PCA arbitration; Dakota Access Pipeline protests; Political[edit] Aftermath of Brexit; Austria presidential election; Ethiopian protests; European migrant crisis (timeline); Lebanese political deadlock; South Korean political scandal and protests; South China Sea disputes; United States presidential election; Venezuelan protests; Zimbabwe protests; More details on ongoing conflicts below Sport[edit] 2016 ATP World Tour; 2016 Formula One season; 2016–17 NBA season; 2016–17 NHL season; 2016 NFL season; 2016–17 Premier League; 2016 World Series; 2016 WTA Tour; edit sidebar

Elections and Referendums
Recent [edit] October 7: Morocco, House of Representatives 8: Georgia, Parliament 9: Lithuania, Seimas 15: Afghanistan, House of the People 16: Montenegro, Parliament 23: Lithuania, Seimas (2nd round) 29: Iceland, Althing 30: Georgia, Parliament (2nd round) 30: Ivory Coast, Referendum 30: Moldova, President Upcoming [edit] November 1: Palau, President, National Congress 6: Bulgaria, President, Referendum 6: Nicaragua, President, National Assembly 8: United States, President, Senate, House of Representatives 20: Haiti, President edit sidebar

Trials
Recently concluded [edit] Australia: Brett Peter Cowan, Craig Thomson, Robert Hughes, Roger Rogerson and Glen McNamara Brazil: Mensalão scandal Canada: Luka Magnotta China: Ji Jianye, Li Chuncheng, Jiang Jiemin, Liao Shaohua, Ni Fake, Ling Jihua, Chen Baihuai, Zhou Yongkang, Gu Junshan, Yao Mugen, Guo Boxiong 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: Eston Kohver South Africa: Shrien Dewani, Oscar Pistorius Spain: Lionel Messi Turkey: Kenan Evren, Tahsin Şahinkaya United Kingdom: Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale, Kevin Hutchinson-Foster, 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, Ched Evans United States: Abu Hamza al-Masri, Michael Grimm, Jesse Jackson Jr., Bob McDonnell, Vilma Bautista, Kermit Gosnell, Chris Brown, Justin Bieber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, James Eagan Holmes, Sheldon Silver, Javaris Crittenton, Dylan Quick International ECCC: Nuon Chea, Khieu Samphan ICC: Germain Katanga ICTY: Radovan Karadžić Ongoing [edit] China: Bai Enpei, Guo Youming, Pan Yiyang, Wan Qingliang, Yang Weize, Zhu Zuoli Germany: Beate Zschäpe Indonesia: Mary Jane Veloso Iran: Babak Zanjani Netherlands: Geert Wilders Philippines: Andal Ampatuan Jr., Leila de Lima, Jovito Palparan Romania: Darius Vâlcov, Dan Șova, Elena Udrea, Radu Mazăre, Gheorghe Nichita, Marian Vanghelie, Cătălin Voicu Russia: Alexei Navalny South Korea: MV Sewol crew members United States: Paul Anthony Ciancia, Dean Skelos, Etan Patz International ICTY: Ratko Mladić Upcoming [edit] China: Wu Changshun Estonia: Edgar Savisaar Libya: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi United Kingdom: Rolf Harris United States: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Aaron Hernandez, Graham Spanier, Tim Curley, Gary Schultz, Rick Perry, Bill Cosby International ICC: Laurent Gbagbo edit sidebar

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