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*[[Yemeni Crisis (2011–present)|Yemeni crisis]] |
*[[Yemeni Crisis (2011–present)|Yemeni crisis]] |
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**The [[United Nations Security Council]] meets to discuss the deteriorating security situation in [[Yemen]] as the [[United States]] removes all remaining personnel. [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/03/22/us-removes-remaining-personnel-from-yemen/ (Fox News)] |
**The [[United Nations Security Council]] meets to discuss the deteriorating security situation in [[Yemen]] as the [[United States]] removes all remaining personnel. [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/03/22/us-removes-remaining-personnel-from-yemen/ (Fox News)] |
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**[[Shia]] [[Houthis]] rebels capture the strategically important city of [[Ta'izz]]. [http://m.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32006727 (BBC)] |
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*[[War in North-West Pakistan]] |
*[[War in North-West Pakistan]] |
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**The [[Pakistan Army]] claims to have killed 80 [[Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan]] fighters in fighting in [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] in recent days while the Taliban claims to have killed at least six soldiers. [http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-22/pakistan-says-80-militants-killed-in-heavy-khyber-clashes/6339260 (Reuters via ABC News Australia)] |
**The [[Pakistan Army]] claims to have killed 80 [[Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan]] fighters in fighting in [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] in recent days while the Taliban claims to have killed at least six soldiers. [http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-22/pakistan-says-80-militants-killed-in-heavy-khyber-clashes/6339260 (Reuters via ABC News Australia)] |
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*The remains of King [[Richard III of England]], that were discovered in a car park in [[Leicester]] in 2012, arrive at [[Leicester Cathedral]] ahead of a burial on March 26. [https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-31990721 (BBC)] |
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*A campsite tent fire on [[Ganghwa Island]] in the [[South Korea]]n city of [[Incheon]] kills five people and seriously injures two others. [http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2015/03/22/0200000000AEN20150322000200320.html?input=www.tweeter.com (Yonhap)] |
*A campsite tent fire on [[Ganghwa Island]] in the [[South Korea]]n city of [[Incheon]] kills five people and seriously injures two others. [http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2015/03/22/0200000000AEN20150322000200320.html?input=www.tweeter.com (Yonhap)]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} |
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*[[2014–15 Australian region cyclone season]] |
*[[2014–15 Australian region cyclone season]] |
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**Cyclone Nathan makes landfall near [[Nhulunbuy]] in the [[Northern Territory]] as a high end Category 2 cyclone. [http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/03/22/cyclone-nathan-pummels-northern-territory (AAP via SBS)] |
**Cyclone Nathan makes landfall near [[Nhulunbuy]] in the [[Northern Territory]] as a high end Category 2 cyclone. [http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/03/22/cyclone-nathan-pummels-northern-territory (AAP via SBS)] |
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*[[Japan]] [[Seawall#Japan|allocates]] 820 billion yen ([[United States dollar|$]]6.8 billion) for creating a nearly 400-kilometer (250-mile) chain of cement [[seawall]]s, at places nearly five stories high, against future [[tsunami]] disasters such as the one that struck the country's northeastern coast [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|four years ago]]. [http://bigstory.ap.org/article/35d608bb1ebe4766b33146e39b6044ba/japan-opts-massive-costly-sea-wall-fend-tsunamis (AP)] |
*[[Japan]] [[Seawall#Japan|allocates]] 820 billion yen ([[United States dollar|$]]6.8 billion) for creating a nearly 400-kilometer (250-mile) chain of cement [[seawall]]s, at places nearly five stories high, against future [[tsunami]] disasters such as the one that struck the country's northeastern coast [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|four years ago]]. [http://bigstory.ap.org/article/35d608bb1ebe4766b33146e39b6044ba/japan-opts-massive-costly-sea-wall-fend-tsunamis (AP)] |
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*A [[Venezuela]]n bus plunges into a lake in Aragua state, southwest of the capital [[Caracas]], killing at least eleven people with thirty-six others injured. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-32011129 (BBC)] |
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*[[French departmental elections, 2015]] |
*[[French departmental elections, 2015]] |
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**Voters in France go to the polls for the first round of voting in local government elections. [[Exit poll]]s show the conservative [[Union for a Popular Movement|UMP]] in first place, [[Marine Le Pen]]'s [[National Front (France)|National Front]] with [[President of France|President]] [[ |
**Voters in France go to the polls for the first round of voting in local government elections. [[Exit poll]]s show the conservative [[Union for a Popular Movement|UMP]] in first place, [[Marine Le Pen]]'s [[National Front (France)|National Front]] in second, with [[President of France|President]] [[François Hollande]]'s [[French Socialist Party]] in third. [http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0322/688851-france-local-elections/ (RTE)] [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32006268 (BBC)] |
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*[[Israeli legislative election, 2015]] |
*[[Israeli legislative election, 2015]] |
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**The [[President of Israel]] [[Reuven Rivlin]] opens discussions over the formation of a new government, with [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] expected to return as [[Prime Minister of Israel|Prime Minister]]. [https://uk.news.yahoo.com/israel-president-opens-talks-over-appointing-next-pm-084118082.html#iLGr9TF (AFP via Yahoo! News)] |
**The [[President of Israel]] [[Reuven Rivlin]] opens discussions over the formation of a new government, with [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] expected to return as [[Prime Minister of Israel|Prime Minister]]. [https://uk.news.yahoo.com/israel-president-opens-talks-over-appointing-next-pm-084118082.html#iLGr9TF (AFP via Yahoo! News)] |
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Latest revision as of 13:53, 24 July 2022
March 22, 2015 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Yemeni crisis
- The United Nations Security Council meets to discuss the deteriorating security situation in Yemen as the United States removes all remaining personnel. (Fox News)
- Shia Houthis rebels capture the strategically important city of Ta'izz. (BBC)
- War in North-West Pakistan
- The Pakistan Army claims to have killed 80 Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan fighters in fighting in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in recent days while the Taliban claims to have killed at least six soldiers. (Reuters via ABC News Australia)
- Syrian Civil War
- A Syrian Armed Forces helicopter crashes in Jabal al-Zawiya in the Idlib Governorate resulting in the death of one crew member and the capture of four. (BBC)
Arts and culture
- The remains of King Richard III of England, that were discovered in a car park in Leicester in 2012, arrive at Leicester Cathedral ahead of a burial on March 26. (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
- A campsite tent fire on Ganghwa Island in the South Korean city of Incheon kills five people and seriously injures two others. (Yonhap)[permanent dead link]
- 2014–15 Australian region cyclone season
- Cyclone Nathan makes landfall near Nhulunbuy in the Northern Territory as a high end Category 2 cyclone. (AAP via SBS)
- Japan allocates 820 billion yen ($6.8 billion) for creating a nearly 400-kilometer (250-mile) chain of cement seawalls, at places nearly five stories high, against future tsunami disasters such as the one that struck the country's northeastern coast four years ago. (AP)
- A Venezuelan bus plunges into a lake in Aragua state, southwest of the capital Caracas, killing at least eleven people with thirty-six others injured. (BBC)
Politics and elections
- French departmental elections, 2015
- Voters in France go to the polls for the first round of voting in local government elections. Exit polls show the conservative UMP in first place, Marine Le Pen's National Front in second, with President François Hollande's French Socialist Party in third. (RTE) (BBC)
- Israeli legislative election, 2015
- The President of Israel Reuven Rivlin opens discussions over the formation of a new government, with Benjamin Netanyahu expected to return as Prime Minister. (AFP via Yahoo! News)