2015 protests in Brazil Large protests in Brazil call for the impeachment of President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff due to a scandal involving members of her Workers Party receiving kickbacks from the state run oil company Petrobras.
Japanese unified local elections, 2015 The Osaka Restoration Association maintains control of the Osaka Prefecture and Osaka City assemblies but fails to win a majority as the LDP makes some gains, casting doubt upon the outcome of the scheduled May 17 referendum on the Osaka Metropolis plan.
The Liberal Democratic Party wins most of the major local and prefectural contests, including all ten governorships at stake.
In 2016 Hillary Clinton, former United States Secretary of State, announces that she is seeking the Democratic Party nomination for President in the 2016 election.
University of Nairobi One student is killed and another 100 injured in a stampede caused by an exploding generator at the University of Nairobi in Kenya.
War in North-West Pakistan U.S. drone strikes in North Waziristan kill at least four suspected Taliban militants.
Ongoing civil war Islamic militants attack the South Korean embassy in Tripoli killing two guards and leaving another injured.