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Malcolm Turnbull A magnitude-8.3 earthquake strikes in the Pacific off the coast of Chile, killing at least ten people and prompting the evacuation of at least one million others. Burkina Faso's Regiment of Presidential Security dissolves the nation's government in a coup d'état. Malcolm Turnbull (pictured) becomes Prime Minister of Australia after replacing Tony Abbott as the Liberal Party leader. In road cycling, Italian Fabio Aru wins the Vuelta a España. An explosion in Petlawad, Madhya Pradesh, India, kills more than one hundred people and injures many more. The ruling People's Action Party, led by Lee Hsien Loong, retains its majority in the Singaporean general election. Ongoing events: European migrant crisis Recent deaths: Jackie Collins Brian Sewell David Willcocks

Current events of September 21, 2015 (2015-09-21) (Monday) Current events of September 20, 2015 (2015-09-20) (Sunday) Armed conflicts and attacks Syrian Civil War At least 14 people are killed as rebels shell a neighborhood in western Aleppo. (AP via ABC News) Yemeni Civil War Houthi rebels release six foreign hostages; three Americans, two Saudis, and a Briton. (BBC) Arts and culture 67th Primetime Emmy Awards The Emmy Awards are held in Los Angeles, California. (ABC News Australia) Business and economy Volkswagen halts sales of its 4-cylinder diesel vehicles in the United States following a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency citation that their cars violated U.S. emissions standards. (Auto Guide), (USA Today) Disasters and accidents European migrant crisis Some 26 migrants are feared missing after a dinghy carrying them sinks off the coast of the Greek island of Lesbos. (RTE) International relations European migrant crisis U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says that the United States will accept 85,000 refugees from the world in 2016, up from this year's 70,000 refugees, and will increase to 100,000 refugees in 2017. (Washington Post) Austrian officials report 11,000 migrants crossed into the country from Hungary on Saturday, and another 7,000 are expected today. Seven trains are scheduled to transport 3,500 of these travelers to Germany. (CBS News) Politics and elections Greek legislative election, September 2015 Voters in Greece go to the polls for the third time this year with Syriza (The Coalition of the Radical Left) again winning a plurality in the Hellenic Parliament. (The Guardian), (The Globe and Mail via Worldwide Herald) Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras, whose resignation last month as prime minister mandated this snap election, says a coalition government will again be formed with the right-wing populist Independent Greeks (ANEL) party. (Sputnik Media), (The Telegraph) Constitution of Nepal A new constitution comes into effect in Nepal establishing it as a modern secular state. (Reuters via Daily Mail) Current events of September 19, 2015 (2015-09-19) (Saturday) Armed conflicts and attacks Syrian Civil War Islamist rebels execute 56 Syrian Army personnel following the capture of the Abu al-Duhur airbase in the Idlib Governorate according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. (Telegraph), (The News Hub) Turkey–PKK conflict At least 55 are killed when Turkish warplanes hit Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) camps in northern Iraq, according Turkey's security sources. (Reuters) Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen A Saudi-led military coalition bombards government buildings and residential neighborhoods in the Yemeni capital, Sana'a, killing about 30 people, including civilians. Rescuers continue searching for other possible victims buried under the rubble. (AP via Orange County Register), (Xinhuanet) Arts and culture Pope Francis departs from Rome to begin his Apostolic Visit to Cuba, where he will visit Havana, Holguin, and Santiago de Cuba, and meet with Raul Castro. Francis will then visit the US. In the US, he will address a joint session of Congress (the first by an incumbent Pope), meet with President Obama, canonize Junipero Serra, tour a prison and the World Trade Center site, hold Masses in New York, Washington, and Philadelphia, and preside over the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia. (Vatican), (USCCB), (The New York Times) Sábado Gigante, the world's longest running variety show in television history, ends after 53 years on air. (USA Today) Disasters and accidents Heavy rain triggers flash floods killing 10 people in Tehran and southern Iran, with eight others missing. (AP via CP24) Health 2015 Dengue fever outbreaks Authorities in the Dominican Republic issue an alert as the number of deaths (57 this year) and cases of dengue fever continue to rise. (AP via ABC News) The Delhi government defers elective surgery to free up 1000 hospital beds to treat a dengue fever outbreak. (Times of India) International relations Japanese Self-Defense Forces Japan's upper chamber of Parliament approves controversial legislation, which the lower chamber passed in July, that expands the role of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces overseas. (CNN), (Mainichi Daily News) European migrant crisis, Croatia–Hungary relations Hungarian security forces confiscate a Croatian train carrying 1000 migrants and disarm 40 Croatian police officers accompanying the migrants. Hungarian authorities repatriate the officers. (Sky News) Croatian prime minister Zoran Milanović says Croatia will 'force' Hungary to accept migrants by sending them to the Hungarian border. Hungary responded angrily calling Milanović "pathetic" and accused Croatia of human smuggling. (BBC) Croatia allows some asylum seekers to move on past its borders into Hungary and Slovenia. (Washington Post) European migrant crisis Italy rescues thousands of refugees in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya. (Al-Jazeera) A five-year-old Syrian girl dies and several other refugees are missing after their boat sinks in the Aegean Sea near the Greek island of Lesbos. The Greek Coast Guard says it rescued 11 people from the boat carrying 26 people. (AFP via Asian Age), (Reuters) Egypt’s new Cabinet is sworn in before President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, a week after the previous administration resigned following a corruption scandal, and a month before parliamentary elections. The 33-member body has 16 new ministers, including two women. Sherif Ismail, petroleum minister in the last cabinet, is the new prime minister. (Egyptian Streets), (Reuters) Law and crime 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal The Federal Bureau of Investigation launches an investigation of money laundering associated with the 1Malaysia Development Berhad sovereign wealth fund. (Wall Street Journal) Sports 2015 Rugby World Cup In what media called "the greatest shock in rugby history", Japan defeat two-time World Cup champion South Africa 34–32 in Brighton. (ESPN (UK)) In another result viewed as a surprise, Georgia defeat Tonga 17–10 in Gloucester. In the match, Georgia's 18-year-old Vasil Lobzhanidze becomes the youngest player ever to appear in a Rugby World Cup match. (PA via ESPN (UK)) Current events of September 18, 2015 (2015-09-18) (Friday) Armed conflicts and attacks Israeli–Palestinian conflict Israel deploys an extra 800 Israeli police officers as Palestinians call for a "day of rage" protests in Jerusalem over entry restrictions to Al-Aqsa mosque. A police vehicle in Jerusalem was attacked with assault rifle fire. (Jerusalem Post), (Al Jazeera America) 2015 Camp Badaber attack Two security personnel, 17 worshippers in a mosque, and 13 militants are killed following a Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan attack on a Pakistan Air Force base on the outskirts of Peshawar. (The Express Tribune), (Reuters via SBS) Syrian Civil War Russia moves its first tactical fighter jets to Syria, according to American sources. (CNN) The United States Secretary of State John Kerry agrees to begin military to military talks with Russia concerning Russia's military activities in Syria. (The New York Times) At least 26 people are killed following Syrian Arab Air Force air-raids on the Islamic State-held central Syrian city of Palmyra according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. (Reuters) Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Shells fired by Yemeni forces across the border from Yemen kill at least three people and wound 28 others in the Jizan region. (Daily Star) Business and economy European communications company Altice announces plans to buy US cable television company Cablevision for $17.7 billion. (NPR via KVCR) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency orders Volkswagen to fix nearly 500,000 VW and Audi diesel cars from model years 2009-2015 that include software that circumvents EPA emissions standards. (AP via Fox News), (EPA) In India, about 2.3 million people respond to the state of Uttar Pradesh's announcement of 368 low-level government jobs openings that pay 16,000 rupees ($240) a month. At least 255 of the applicants had a doctorate and over 200,000 had master's degrees. (AP) Health A national alert is issued in the United Kingdom about a strain of gonorrhea that is highly drug resistant after 15 cases are reported in northern England. (AAP via SBS) Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa Ebola virus cases in the United States United States authorities announce mandatory Ebola screening will end for travelers from Liberia to five U.S. airports, effective September 21, 2015. Screening of travelers from Sierra Leone and Guinea will continue. (USA Today) International relations The government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe moves to enact legislation allowing the Japan Self-Defense Forces to serve overseas. Yesterday, fist-fights erupted in the parliament over this legislation. (Reuters) European migrant crisis Croatia closes seven out of eight border crossings with Serbia. Zoran Milanović, the Prime Minister, says that his country "will move migrants on". (BBC), (BBC) Cuba–United States relations The United States departments of Commerce and Treasury announce removal of a series of restrictions on Americans traveling to and doing business with Cuba effective September 21, 2015. The U.S. economic embargo, itself, remains in place until Congress acts. (USA Today), (Reuters) A Venezuelan Air Force Sukhoi Su-30MKK crashes near the Colombian border after an illicit aircraft, probably linked to illicit drugs, enters Venezuelan airspace. (Reuters via Daily Mail) Law and Crime Baby Doe, a toddler who was found washed ashore Deer Island in Massachusetts in a trash bag, is identified as Bella Bond. (CNN) Phoenix freeway shootings Governor of Arizona Doug Ducey states that 21-year-old Leslie Allen Merritt Jr. is ballistically linked to four incidents and arrested in Glendale, Arizona after a SWAT raid. Merritt was previously charged twice in 2013, the first for failing to stop at the scene of a damaged vehicle, and the second for assault and criminal damage. Police state that he is known to hold anti-government and anti-police views. He is charged with four counts each of aggravated assault, criminal damage, disorderly conduct, discharging a firearm within city limits, carrying out a drive-by shooting, and intentional acts of terrorism; and his bail is set at $1 million. (ABC15), (KOB), (HEAVY), (ABC News), (Q13FOX), (AZ Central), (CNN), (Yahoo News), (NBC News) Politics and elections The President of the United States nominates Eric Fanning as the first openly LGBT Secretary of the Army. (Washington Post) Sports In football, Jérôme Valcke steps aside as Secretary General of FIFA while his alleged involvement in a ticketing scandal is investigated. (AFP via ABC News Australia) In rugby union, the opening ceremony of the 2015 Rugby World Cup is held at Twickenham. (The Guardian) Current events of September 17, 2015 (2015-09-17) (Thursday) Armed conflicts and attacks Iraq War (2014–present) At least 21 people are killed in multiple attacks in Baghdad with more than 70 others injured. (BBC), (Headlines & Global News) Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Houthi militants parade captured Saudi soldiers on pro-Houthi Al Masirah TV. (AFP via Yahoo) Arab Coalition warplanes bomb Yemen's capital Sana'a targeting a high-profile Houthi leader's house. At least nine civilians are killed in the attack. (Reuters) Syrian Civil War The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claims that the government has used barrel bombs resulting in the deaths of 21 people in the rebel held town of Bosra in the Daraa Governorate. (AFP via France 24) Business and economy The United States Federal Reserve decides to leave interest rates at a record low. (Reuters) U.S. car maker General Motors pays $900 million fine to settle a criminal lawsuit over problems with the ignition system in its small cars. (AP via Yahoo! Autos) Disasters and accidents 2015 Illapel earthquake Thousands of people in the Chilean town of Illapel sleep outside following yesterday's 8.3 magnitude earthquake as the death toll rises to 11. (CBS News), (Reuters) Waves of up to 4.5 meters are recorded at Coquimbo, Chile. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, the U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center, etc., issue tsunami advisories for Pacific Ocean coastlines. (The Guardian), (Westside Today) Nearly 180 people are killed in South Sudan after an oil tanker truck veers off the road and explodes. (RT), (The Independent), (Voice of America) 2015 California wildfires The death toll rises to five in the Butte and Valley Fires. Most bodies have been found in mandatory evacuation areas. The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office says the majority of missing persons have been located at shelters or evacuation centers. (Sacramento Bee), (Reuters) American Airlines halts flights for 90 minutes at its major hubs in Chicago, Dallas, and Miami because of a computer glitch. The incident produces a cascading effect of delays throughout all US airlines. (UPI) Health Fourteen people have died of dengue fever in the Indian city of Delhi. (NDTV) International relations European migrant crisis Seven thousand migrants arrive in Croatia with the President of Croatia Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović placing the army on standby. (WA Today) The European Parliament approves (372–124 with 54 abstentions) a European Commission plan to relocate 120,000 asylum seekers around the EU. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), (EuroNews) Cuba–United States relations Along with 15 other international envoys, Cuban diplomat Jose Ramon Cabañas Rodriguez presents his credentials to U.S. President Barrack Obama, becoming the island's first ambassador to the United States since 1961. The Obama Administration has yet to name an ambassador to Cuba. (Havana Times), (AP via U.S. News & World Report) Politics and elections 2015 Burkinabé coup d'état The provisional government of Burkina Faso is overthrown in a military coup. (The Daily Telegraph), (BBC) Coup leaders announce on national television and radio that General Gilbert Diendéré is now the head of state of a new transitional body, the "National Council for Democracy". (AP via Huffington Post), (Al Jazeera America) At least three people were killed and more than 60 injured after members of the presidential guard acted to disperse crowds protesting the takeover. (Irish Times) Fist-fights erupt between legislators in the National Diet of Japan over a security bill that would allow Japan Self-Defense Forces to fight abroad. Japan had previously sent only a small amount of troops to Iraq. (AFP via StraitsTimes), (BBC) Brazil's Supreme Court issues a decision that bans corporate money in elections. This ruling comes as a major investigation is underway in the country on a campaign financing bribery and corruption scandal. (Singapore Today Online), (AP via Fox News) Current events of September 16, 2015 (2015-09-16) (Wednesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Turkey–PKK conflict PKK attacks kill five Turkish police officers in the southeastern Mardin and Hakkâri provinces. The Turkish Army claims to have killed nine militants. (Daily Sabah), (Reuters via Daily Star) 2015 Burkinabé coup d'état Soldiers detain the interim president and prime minister of Burkina Faso, as well as a number of cabinet ministers, sparking fear of a coup d'etat. A joint statement by the United Nations, the African Union, and the Economic Community of West African States states that the presidential guard should immediately release the leaders of the interim government. (Al-Jazeera), (Reuters) Business and economy Hewlett-Packard, which has struggled for years in a declining PC market, will cut up to 33,300 jobs over the next three years, mostly in its enterprise business. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents One person is dead and fourteen missing after floods hit Huaping County in China's Yunnan province. (Xinhua) Tropical cyclone effects in Europe The remnants of former Tropical Storm Henri combines with another storm in western Europe to cause heavy rains and possible floods in the United Kingdom, France, Spain and Portugal. (AccuWeather) The death toll rises to 16 from this week's flash flood along the Utah – Arizona border in the United States. (Christian Science Monitor) An earthquake measuring 8.3 on the Richter scale occurs in the Pacific Ocean near Chile sparking a tsunami warning. At least five people die. (AP via ABC News America), (USGS), (CNN) Health A cholera outbreak kills at least 16 people in three camps for displaced people fleeing Boko Haram in Nigeria. (France 24) International relations European migrant crisis Dozens of migrants reach the border of Serbia and Croatia which has become the new route for migrants denied entry to Hungary. (BBC) Hungarian riot police and migrants clash at the now-closed border crossing near Horgos. (BBC) Law and crime The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit denies Kim Davis' request to have same-sex marriage licenses delayed, but does not toss out her appeal entirely. (AP via MSN) New York City Police and US federal agents arrest members of an international crime syndicate that have been selling cheap, but toxic, synthetic marijuana. In New York alone, 2,300 people have ended up in emergency rooms in the last two months. The seizure includes two warehouses full of synthetic drugs in the Bronx, one of the largest raids ever. (CBS News) Sports The International Olympic Committee announces the bidding cities for the 2024 Summer Olympics: Budapest, Hamburg, Los Angeles, Paris, and Rome. (CNN) Current events of September 15, 2015 (2015-09-15) (Tuesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Boko Haram insurgency, 2015 West African offensive The Nigerian Army rescues dozens of women and children in Borno State. (AP via ABC News) Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Houthi militants backed by Yemeni troops reportedly seize control of al-Rabu’ah, a town in Saudi Arabia's southwestern Asir region near the Yemeni border, forcing Saudi forces to pull out of the area. (Press TV) Disasters and accidents 2015 Southeast Asian haze The Indonesian province of Riau declares a state of emergency due to high levels of smoke haze from forest fires in Riau, Jambi and South Sumatra that have led thousands of people to flee the capital Pekanbaru. (AFP via Straits Times) The 24 hour Pollutant Standards Index in Singapore remains in the unhealthy range due to smoke haze. (Channel News Asia) Two students die and three others are injured after a school bus is struck by another vehicle and swerves off an Interstate 610 overpass in Houston, Texas. (Houston Chronicle), (Reuters) The death toll from yesterday's flash floods in the American towns of Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Arizona, rises to 12 with one person still missing. (AP via ABC News), (NBC News) A floatplane crashes during takeoff near Iliamna in southwest Alaska, killing three people and injuring the other seven on board. (AP via Fairbanks Daily News-Miner) Seven mountain climbers die in an avalanche in the French Alps near the town of Pelvoux. (Accuweather) Health The U.S. Food and Drug Administration orders R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company to stop further U.S. sale and distribution of four cigarette products because they may be more dangerous than similar older cigarettes. (Reuters) International relations European migrant crisis Hungary declares a state of emergency in two of its southeastern counties as tougher laws come into effect aimed at preventing asylum-seekers and other migrants from entering the country. (BBC), (AP via U.S. News & World Report) Politics and elections Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill, September 2015 Malcolm Turnbull is sworn in as the Prime Minister of Australia following his election to the leadership of the Liberal Party of Australia. (ABC News Australia) The Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia appoints a special prosecutor into a wiretapping scandal. (AP via ABC News) More September 2015 events...

Time: 01:16 UTC  |  Day: 21 September  |   << September 2015 >> S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30    More September 2015 events... About this page • Suggest a headline News about Wikipedia  Ongoing events Environmental Southeast Asian haze Political Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria, Cameroon and Niger Lebanese anti-government protests Operation Martyr Yalçın Russian military intervention in Ukraine Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Second Libyan Civil War Sinai insurgency South China Sea disputes Syrian and Iraqi civil wars Military intervention against ISIL Sports 2015 Rugby World Cup More details on ongoing conflicts below  Recent deaths September 19: Rashid bin Mohammed Al Maktoum 19: Mishael Cheshin 19: Jackie Collins 19: Todd Ewen 19: Brian Sewell 18: Mario Benjamín Menéndez 18: Freddy Ternero 17: Dettmar Cramer 17: Milo Hamilton 17: Peter Heatly 17: David Willcocks 16: Guy Béart 16: Julio Brady 16: Abolghasem Khazali 16: Joe Morrone 15: Meir Pa'il 15: Adam Purple 15: Ian Uttley 15: Mihai Volontir 14: Fred DeLuca 14: Indika Gunawardena 14: Martin Kearns 14: Mile Novaković 14: Corneliu Vadim Tudor 13: Max Beauvoir 13: Brian Close 13: Georges de Paris 13: Frank D. Gilroy 13: Stanley Hoffmann 13: Moses Malone 13: Gary Richrath 13: Kalamandalam Satyabhama 12: Melvin Bernhardt 12: Bryn Merrick 12: Aronda Nyakairima 12: Frank Scully 12: Ron Springett 11: Roy Marble 11: Alan Purwin 11: Kerry Simon 10: John Connell 10: Norman Farberow 10: Adrian Frutiger 10: Franco Interlenghi 10: Dickie Moore 10: James E. Proctor, Jr. 9: Charles Hallac 9: Einar H. Ingman, Jr. 8: Merv Adelson 8: Joaquín Andújar 8: Andrew Kohut 8: Tyler Sash 7: Sigifredo Nájera-Talamantes 7: Candida Royalle 7: Guillermo Rubalcaba 7: Mitrasen Yadav 6: Ralph Milne 6: Martin Milner 6: John Perreault 6: Gaylord Shaw 5: Frederick "Dennis" Greene 5: Yotaro Kobayashi 5: Alan Steel 4: Geoffrey Bolton 4: Jean Darling 4: Chandra Bahadur Dangi 4: Irving Harper 4: Claus Moser 4: Warren Murphy 3: Adrian Cadbury 3: Judy Carne 3: Leon Gorman 2: Charles Gyamfi 2: Alan Kurdi 1: Eric H. Davidson 1: Dean Jones 1: Willy Stähle 1: Aleksandar Stipčević August 31: Joy Beverley 31: Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu 31: Tom Scott 30: Brad Anderson 30: Wes Craven 30: Bart Cummings 30: Marvin Mandel 30: Oliver Sacks 30: David Williamson 29: William McCormick Blair, Jr. 29: Wayne Dyer 29: Luo Lan 29: Graham Leggat 28: Al Arbour 28: Kyle Jean-Baptiste 28: Nelson Shanks 28: Józef Wesołowski 27: Kazi Zafar Ahmed 27: George Cleve 27: Darryl Dawkins 27: Teresa Gorman 26: Vester Flanagan 26: Allison Parker 26: Amelia Boynton Robinson 26: Adam Ward 25: James "Red" Duke 25: Frank E. Petersen 25: Francis Sejersted 24: Cees van Kooten 24: Joseph F. Traub 24: Justin Wilson 23: Augusta Chiwy 23: Mark Costello 23: Guy Ligier 23: Paul Royle 22: Mariem Hassan 22: Arthur Morris 22: Merl Reagle 22: William L. Rowe 22: Ieng Thirith 22: Lou Tsioropoulos 21: Wang Dongxing 21: Anna Kashfi 21: Gerry Steinberg 20: Egon Bahr 20: Veronica Brady 20: Melody Patterson  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 Moro conflict 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 Yemeni crisis Houthi rebellion Al-Qaeda insurgency South Yemen insurgency  Elections Recent August 17: Sri Lanka, Parliament 20: Iraqi Kurdistan, President September 1: Faroe Islands, Løgting 6: Guatemala, President (1st round), Congress 6: Poland, Referendum 7: Trinidad and Tobago, House of Representatives 11: Singapore, Parliament Upcoming September 20: Greece, Parliament 27: Catalonia, Parliament October 4: Kyrgyzstan, Supreme Council 4: Portugal, Assembly of the Republic 11: Belarus, President 11: Burkina Faso, National Assembly, President 11: Guinea, President  Trials Recently concluded Australia: Brett Peter Cowan, Craig Thomson, Robert Hughes Brazil: Mensalão scandal Canada: Michael Thomas Rafferty, Luka Magnotta China: Ji Jianye, 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, Breno Borges Iran: Mohammad Reza Rahimi Israel: Hussam Qawasmeh Italy: Silvio Berlusconi Jordan: Abu Qatada Malaysia: Anwar Ibrahim Romania: Liviu Dragnea, Dan Diaconescu Russia: Leonid Khabarov, Vladimir Kvachkov, Pussy Riot South Africa: Shrien Dewani, Oscar Pistorius, Chris Mahlangu Turkey: Kenan Evren, Tahsin Şahinkaya United Kingdom: Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale, Ali Dizaei, Antoni Imiela, Brian Regan, Donna Air, Ched Evans, Clayton McDonald, Titus Bramble, Dan Penteado, John Terry, Iftikhar and Farzana Ahmed, Asil Nadir, Justin Lee Collins, Kweku Adoboli, Tony McCluskie, Kevin Hutchinson-Foster, Chris Huhne, Nicola Edgington, Vicky Pryce, Derek Rose, Mick Philpott, Mairead Philpott, Paul Mosley, Kevin Liverpool, Junior Bradshaw, Aggro Santos, Stuart Hazell, Mark Bridger, Andrew Lancel, Dale Cregan, Ray Wilkins, Michael Le Vell, 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, Bob McDonnell, Vilma Bautista, George Huguely, Allen Stanford, Roger Clemens, Jerry Sandusky, 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 International ECCC: Nuon Chea, Khieu Samphan ICC: Germain Katanga, Thomas Lubanga ICTY: Momčilo Perišić, Mladen Markač, Ante Gotovina, Zdravko Tolimir SCFSL: Charles Taylor Ongoing China: Jiang Jiemin, Yao Mugen, Li Chuncheng, Guo Youming, Zhu Zuoli France: Dominique Strauss-Kahn Germany: Beate Zschäpe Iran: Babak Zanjani Philippines: Andal Ampatuan, Jr., Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Janet Lim-Napoles, Jovito Palparan, Joseph Scott Pemberton 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 International ICTY: Radovan Karadžić, Ratko Mladić PCA: China Upcoming China: Wu Changshun 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

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