2015-08-15 10d81878f55881314035e52a7e2f2342c7e45dc3 12 Cotopaxi 13 /wiki/cotopaxi Ecuador 1 /wiki/ecuador Cotopaxi Ecuador Ecuador /feed/2015/08/15/ecuador-evacuates-several-villages-around-the-cotopaxi-volcano-ahead-of-a-possible-eruption AFP via Makhtoob Yahoo 15 3f46666c5d7b5b8a7424b3e2b3e8a47ae65e1525 8 https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/ecuador-villages-evacuated-cotopaxi-volcano-rumbles-life-160007582.html 2015 Ecuador evacuates several villages around the Cotopaxi volcano ahead of a possible eruption. 2015-08-15 31eedd4ee29d27c1cbaaa2f9ec22bfcbc7306ed1 11 Libya 13 /wiki/libya Mediterranean Sea 1 /wiki/mediterranean%20sea Libya Mediterranean Sea Mediterranean Sea /feed/2015/08/15/suffocation-in-the-hold-of-a-boat-in-the-mediterranean-sea-near-the-libyan-coast-kills-at-least-40-migrants Reuters 15 92c208e39b31e871fb8a0cac2d220dad599ce47b 8 https://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/15/us-europe-migrants-italy-idUSKCN0QK0A320150815?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews 2015 Suffocation in the hold of a boat in the Mediterranean Sea near the Libyan coast kills at least 40 migrants. 2015-08-15 66202cce3678995302286201f76e3ecf5f2b60ef 10 the explosions last year 1 /wiki/2015%20tianjin%20explosions the explosions last year The explosions last year /feed/2015/08/15/police-order-further-evacuations-near-the-blast-site-following-reports-of-more-explosions The Guardian 15 d9524f06aff10eabee90c64204330d3c1cafb416 8 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/15/tianjin-blasts-police-order-mass-evacuations-amid-further-explosions 2015 Police order further evacuations near the blast site following reports of more explosions. 2015-08-15 ffd4d4e42ec839e96691f67a8fe29c94b0e791ce 9 Tianjin 2 /wiki/tianjin the explosions last year 1 /wiki/2015%20tianjin%20explosions Tianjin the explosions last year The explosions last year /feed/2015/08/15/the-death-toll-from-the-explosions-in-tianjin-rises-to-at-least-85-in-a-further-update-chinese-state-media-says-that-t AFP, AP, via ''The Daily Telegraph 15 102194ac17d33c22710f435797ee9367add159d3 8 http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/world/death-toll-from-tianjin-fireball-still-rising-as-authorities-struggle-to-understand-the-cause-of-the-blast/story-fni0xs63-1227484728649 2015 AP via MSN 15 42c2e537f5a8df44492d7a1a66d409f6831ada8c 8 https://web.archive.org/web/20150817222441/http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/death-toll-in-china-blasts-at-104/ar-BBlLRWY?ocid=spartanntp 2015 The death toll from the explosions in Tianjin rises to at least 85. In a further update, Chinese state media says that the death toll is at least 104. 2015-08-15 0ad2670ecc07420647444d90e2191fda44e8b997 8 Korean Peninsula 71 /wiki/korean%20peninsula North Korea 2 /wiki/north%20korea UTC 37 /wiki/utc Victory over Japan Day 1 /wiki/victory%20over%20japan%20day time zone 14 /wiki/time%20in%20north%20korea Korean Peninsula North Korea UTC Victory over Japan Day time zone Victory over Japan Day /feed/2015/08/15/north-korea-moves-its-clock-back-half-an-hour-to-introduce-pyongyang-time-85-hours-ahead-of-utc-in-commemoration-of-the The South China Morning Post 15 b9540901ab4d7dae71bdb6c0a2c5935ce5ce1846 8 http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/1849891/north-korea-wakes-pyongyang-time-break-traces-japanese-colonial 2015 North Korea moves its clock back half an hour to introduce Pyongyang Time 8.5 hours ahead of UTC in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Korean peninsula. 2015-08-15 1be1af5f6a01e449227aaa51a63d386363c33cb2 7 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/feed/2015/08/15/jean-bikomagu-a-leader-of-the-military-during-the-civil-war-is-assassinated-heightening-fears-of-another-civil-war-dev AFP via ''The Daily Star 15 2ea3a5e64072d47285499a8dca76fd03b24baec5 8 http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/World/2015/Aug-16/311333-burundi-crisis-poses-catastrophic-risk-for-region-au.ashx 2015 Jean Bikomagu, a leader of the military during the Civil War is assassinated, heightening fears of another civil war developing. 2015-08-15 a267aa015544d51e360e4aaa246fd4441d99a820 5 Boko Haram insurgency 1 /wiki/boko%20haram%20insurgency Borno State 14 /wiki/borno%20state suicide bomber 2 /wiki/suicide%20bomber Boko Haram insurgency Borno State suicide bomber Boko Haram insurgency /feed/2015/08/15/a-suicide-bomber-kills-at-least-three-people-in-an-attack-on-a-marketplace-in-borno-state Reuters via ''The New York Times 15 6013c1e8faf5fd5bcc42e12a7c232e8eae60b29b 8 https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/16/world/africa/suicide-bomber-kills-3-in-nigeria.html 2015 A suicide bomber kills at least three people in an attack on a marketplace in Borno state. 2015-08-15 72a2f2ab6f24ade7633806ca8bc2c2dd9a9d246f 4 Hezbollah 116 /wiki/hezbollah Idlib Governorate 37 /wiki/idlib%20governorate Lebanon 14 /wiki/lebanon Syria 2 /wiki/syria Syrian government 71 /wiki/government%20of%20syria civil war 1 /wiki/syrian%20civil%20war Hezbollah Idlib Governorate Lebanon Syria Syrian government civil war Civil war /feed/2015/08/15/fighting-resumes-in-syria-near-the-lebanese-border-and-idlib-governorate-as-a-temporary-ceasefire-between-the-syrian-gov Reuters 15 042f643a54e2e35f295f447e46f24c1a1c8cfa7a 8 https://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/15/us-mideast-crisis-syria-idUSKCN0QK09J20150815 2015 Fighting resumes in Syria near the Lebanese border and Idlib Governorate as a temporary ceasefire between the Syrian government, its ally Hezbollah and an alliance of insurgent groups ends. 2015-08-15 528dceaa7e5d68a10cf5cf6addfe96da027ec208 2 Saudi Arabia 2 /wiki/saudi%20arabia Shabwah Governorate 14 /wiki/shabwah%20governorate Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) 1 /wiki/yemeni%20civil%20war%20(2015-present) Saudi Arabia Shabwah Governorate Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) /feed/2015/08/15/saudi-backed-forces-loyal-to-the-former-government-retake-the-shabwah-governorate-from-the-iran-backed-rebels AFP via Maktoob Yahoo 15 76223c6e9b9cdfeddee19615249282abed1b3bb8 8 https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/pro-govt-forces-retake-fifth-south-yemen-province-083012720.html 2015 Saudi-backed forces loyal to the former Government retake the Shabwah Governorate from the Iran-backed rebels. 2015-08-15 3b4cae6787dbb649f19ab6370ef8457e3dcae658 1 Baghdad 37 /wiki/baghdad ISIL 2 /wiki/isil Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) 1 /wiki/iraqi%20civil%20war%20(2014-2017) Shia 14 /wiki/shia Baghdad ISIL Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) Shia Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) /feed/2015/08/15/isil-bombings-kill-21-and-wound-more-than-100-others-in-shia-neighborhoods-of-baghdad The News 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