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Law and crime Bollywood star Salman Khan is convicted of culpable homicide for running over five men in Bombay in 2002, causing the death of one, and is sentenced to five years imprisonment. (BBC) 2015 Baltimore riots: The Governor of Maryland, Larry Hogan, rescinds a state of emergency imposed following the riots prompted by the death of Freddie Gray. (Baltimore Sun) Chicago City Council ...
Disasters and accidents April 2015 Nepal earthquake The death toll for the earthquake reaches 6,100 as the first food aid reaches Nepal. This includes 6000+ people in Nepal, 19 people on Mount Everest, 76 in India, 25 in China, and 4 in Bangladesh. (AP via Daily Mail) Thousands of people are fleeing Kathmandu due to uncertainty over food supply. (Xinhua) At least 15 are dead and dozens missing ...
International relations The Hellenic Coast Guard rescues 218 migrants off the coast of Greece who sailed illegally from Turkey making the total number of people arriving more than 1,500 in a week. (AFP via Daily Star) Law and crime Former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Dennis Hastert is indicted for allegedly trying to evade banking reporting requirements and lying to ...
Business and economy Tens of thousands of junior doctors rally in London (UK) near Pall Mall to protest contract changes that will reclassify their normal working week to include Saturdays and late evenings, and the government's threat to impose a new contract. (The Guardian), (The Daily Mail), (The iFreePress) Disasters and accidents 2015 Pacific typhoon season Typhoon Koppu (Lando) makes ...
Disasters and accidents 2015–16 UK and Ireland windstorm season Storm Desmond The United Kingdom's Met Office issues two new severe weather warnings for wind and rain covering across much of Scotland and Northern England beginning 6 a.m. Wednesday. (The Daily Telegraph) Health and medicine The United States Food and Drug Administration approves marketing of a cooling cap system to reduce ...
Business and economy Pearson PLC agrees to sell its share in the Economist Group to Exor controlled by the Agnelli family for £469m. (BBC) 2015 Chinese stock market crash The People's Republic of China devalues the yuan (Renminbi) by 1.62 percent after devaluing by 1.92 percent yesterday. This comes in the wake of a 30% drop of Chinese stocks last month. (BBC), (USA Today), (The Australian ...
Business and economy The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reaches an agreement with two petroleum industry groups about biofuel blending targets. (Reuters) Law and crime Malaysia toughens its sedition laws to cover all online media and provide for mandatory jail sentences. (Reuters) In a response to a cyberattack on TV5Monde, the French Minister of Culture and Communications Fleur Pellerin ...
Disasters and accidents April 2015 Nepal earthquake: A teenager is pulled alive out of the wreckage of a guesthouse on the outskirts of Kathmandu after five days. (Times of India) International relations Seizure of Maersk Tigris Iran claims that the seizure of the Maersk Tigris in the Strait of Hormuz was related to an unpaid debt. (NBC News) The United States Navy says it will accompany ...