2015-12-13 add8d9a5f30124faed2087e8d168bde163b3fb22 14 2015 protests in Brazil 1 /wiki/2015%20protests%20in%20brazil Brazil 2 /wiki/brazil Chamber of Deputies 116 /wiki/chamber%20of%20deputies%20(brazil) Dilma Rousseff 71 /wiki/dilma%20rousseff National Congress 14 /wiki/national%20congress%20of%20brazil impeach 172 /wiki/impeachment president 37 /wiki/president%20of%20brazil 2015 protests in Brazil Brazil Chamber of Deputies Dilma Rousseff National Congress impeach president 2015 protests in Brazil /feed/2015/12/13/tens-of-thousands-of-brazilians-protest-in-cities-around-the-country-to-demand-that-congress-impeach-president-dilma-rou AP via ABC News 13 35df242d39f06d305bf76c2ea5ef1fdde9403807 12 https://web.archive.org/web/20151215072228/http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/thousands-brazil-rally-demand-presidents-impeachment-35746679 2015 Reuters-Congress 13 600a3d76fedcaf04503ca68d93442dae5e871ada 12 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-corruption-rousseff-idUSKBN0TL2XN20151203#Gu6IhBgAp0ZaULP8.97 2015 Reuters 13 a971e0125282011c48dae3f63024a6860e21b165 12 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-rousseff-protests-idUSKBN0TW0L420151213#BexMrEXvCoGOV1XO.97 2015 Tens of thousands of Brazilians protest in cities around the country to demand that Congress impeach President Dilma Rousseff. The lower house of Congress opened impeachment proceedings on 2 December 2015. 2015-12-13 655da7e9298e9d78520aee7659335111cc72e771 https://s.france24.com/media/display/1cd96356-08f3-11e9-a9d6-005056bff430/w:1240/p:16x9/20151213-centrafrique-vote-m_1.jpg <306fadde308e80e9e10992b17cad84942a9effb2>https://s.france24.com/media/display/1cd96356-08f3-11e9-a9d6-005056bff430/w:1240/p:16x9/20151213-centrafrique-vote-m_1.jpg 13 Bangui 37 /wiki/bangui Central African Republic 2 /wiki/central%20african%20republic Central African Republic constitutional referendum, 2015 1 /wiki/central%20african%20republic%20constitutional%20referendum,%202015 MINUSCA 172 /wiki/minusca Muslim 71 /wiki/muslim Pope Francis 116 /wiki/pope%20francis sectarian violence 14 /wiki/sectarian%20violence Bangui Central African Republic Central African Republic constitutional referendum, 2015 MINUSCA Muslim Pope Francis sectarian violence Central African Republic constitutional referendum, 2015 /feed/2015/12/13/while-voters-in-central-african-republic-cast-their-ballots-in-a-constitutional-referendum-aimed-at-ending-years-of-sect Al Jazeera 13 ae71ac67364528a69d44c895b03b1307d0c749af 12 http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/12/heavy-fighting-eurpts-car-referendum-voting-151213135951268.html 2015 France24 13 306fadde308e80e9e10992b17cad84942a9effb2 12 http://www.france24.com/en/20151213-fighting-erupts-during-crucial-central-african-republic-referendum 2015 Reuters 13 7e17752455b56d250034fb3422b08b609ecee7a1 12 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-centralafrica-referendum-idUSKBN0TW07Z20151213#mpDRV9JlAPSMRFQt.97 2015 Two people were killed Sunday as heavy weapons fire and clashes in the Muslim district of Bangui, the Central African Republic capital, marred a key constitutional referendum aimed at ending years of… While voters in Central African Republic cast their ballots in a constitutional referendum aimed at ending years of sectarian strife, clashes erupt in the capital Bangui's PK5 Muslim neighborhood, killing at least two and injuring over 20. PK5 residents, visited by Pope Francis two weeks ago, marched to the U.N. headquarters in the country to complain they were unable to cast their ballots. The proposed constitution would limit a president to two terms, add an upper house to go along with the National Assembly, and fight institutional corruption. 2015-12-13 f8c73e72b843ee3d3891139f1e30eb78ad63460d 12 Corsica 239 /wiki/corsica France 317 /wiki/france François Hollande 172 /wiki/francois%20hollande French president 116 /wiki/president%20of%20france French regional elections, 2015 1 /wiki/french%20regional%20elections,%202015 National Front 406 /wiki/national%20front%20(france) Nicolas Sarkozy 14 /wiki/nicolas%20sarkozy Paris 37 /wiki/paris Republican 2 /wiki/the%20republicans%20(france) Socialist Party 71 /wiki/socialist%20party%20(france) Corsica France François Hollande French president French regional elections, 2015 National Front Nicolas Sarkozy Paris Republican Socialist Party French regional elections, 2015 /feed/2015/12/13/with-most-of-the-votes-counted-the-opposition-conservatives-of-former-president-nicolas-sarkozy-s-party-win-in-six-of-t Politico 13 b94287240179a280d95974676245124fb2573e05 12 http://www.politico.eu/article/voter-turnout-high-in-french-regional-elections/ 2015 Reuters 13 d63e359b4929342e64d7227c29178a958ffb62fe 12 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-politics-idUSKBN0TW00320151213#tqVVDB0mhH2IAfY5.97 2015 Sky News 13 5044f7cb5d2e4f7057e3e1dad6db3817cc58bcc1 12 http://news.sky.com/story/1605202/far-right-defeated-in-french-regional-elections 2015 The Guardian 13 83a29c6c6925b8384dd3b618563817235cd3c70e 12 https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/dec/13/french-regional-elections-2015-live 2015 The Straits Times 13 0d3887c49b1189d13e7f16c42400bc53edbd7d4b 12 http://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/french-far-right-fails-to-win-a-single-region-in-elections 2015 PARIS (AFP) - France's far-right National Front (FN) failed to win a single region in elections Sunday (Dec 13) despite record results in the first round, as voters flocked to traditional parties to keep them out of power, according to early estimates.. Read more at straitstimes.com. With most of the votes counted, the opposition conservatives of former president Nicolas Sarkozy's party win in six of the country’s 13 regions and lead in the Paris region. The ruling Socialists of President François Hollande's party capture five regions. The winner in Corsica is not affiliated with a major party. France's far-right National Front (FN) fails to win a single region but did record its best showing in its history. Voter turnout was 58 percent. Definitive results are expected Monday. 2015-12-13 ffe506b2b71f55b8ffc9b1deb2b5e14434a5d78c https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2015/12/13/23104441_h41419858_wide-e4ade43eb26178b2bd66df63150becbcae5e2946.jpg?s=1400 <06606708543f2bcc5115ff82d34fcaec37aca398>https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2015/12/13/23104441_h41419858_wide-e4ade43eb26178b2bd66df63150becbcae5e2946.jpg?s=1400 11 Saudi Arabia 2 /wiki/saudi%20arabia Saudi Arabian municipal elections, 2015 1 /wiki/saudi%20arabian%20municipal%20elections,%202015 monarchy 37 /wiki/monarchy municipal council 14 /wiki/municipal%20council Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabian municipal elections, 2015 monarchy municipal council Saudi Arabian municipal elections, 2015 /feed/2015/12/13/unofficial-results-show-at-least-17-saudi-arabian-women-won-municipal-council-seats-in-the-kingdom-s-third-ever-election Daily Pakistan 13 2de01d55d5a7da419f445bff6c310737fe8865e9 12 http://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/world/17-saudi-women-win-historic-local-council-polls/ 2015 NPR 13 06606708543f2bcc5115ff82d34fcaec37aca398 12 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/12/13/459554429/saudi-arabia-elects-its-first-woman-to-municipal-council 2015 Reuters 13 9512b62270afc637b26d6ed3acb463b0009cf0f9 12 https://www.reuters.com/article/saudi-election-idUSKBN0TW08G20151213#56BeaUQh7ioGvHfu.97 2015 Few women ran and few women voted during the elections, but many in the country see the victories as a turning point for women's rights. Unofficial results show at least 17 Saudi Arabian women won municipal council seats in the kingdom's third-ever election, and the first to allow female participation. Voters elected representatives for two thirds of the municipal council seats. The government announced that 979 women were candidates. 2015-12-13 bfca0cb71e53341b33fe6a0512ede10b997b4a89 10 Annise Parker 239 /wiki/annise%20parker Democrats 116 /wiki/democratic%20party%20(united%20states) Houston 37 /wiki/houston Houston mayoral election, 2015 1 /wiki/houston%20mayoral%20election,%202015 Sylvester Turner 14 /wiki/sylvester%20turner Texas 2 /wiki/texas Texas House of Representatives 172 /wiki/texas%20house%20of%20representatives the mayor of Houston, Texas 71 /wiki/list%20of%20mayors%20of%20houston Annise Parker Democrats Houston Houston mayoral election, 2015 Sylvester Turner Texas Texas House of Representatives the mayor of Houston, Texas Houston mayoral election, 2015 /feed/2015/12/13/veteran-texas-lawmaker-sylvester-turner-edges-out-businessman-bill-king-by-just-over-4000-votes-in-houston-s-runoff-may KHOU 13 77d423c2d6ad0c7734ea04962f6d2d26e54dde8b 12 http://www.khou.com/story/news/local/2015/12/12/polls-close-early-election-results-come-in/77227836/ 2015 Reuters 13 62edc7165f7c68840a114143c48de64e2cdb1b9b 12 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-houston-vote-idUSKBN0TV0GW20151213#JwkwBJkS0l5TXS3o.97 2015 Veteran Texas lawmaker Sylvester Turner edges out businessman Bill King by just over 4,000 votes in Houston's runoff mayoral election. Turner, a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives since 1989, took 51 percent of the vote. King conceded defeat and encouraged Houston citizens to support the incoming mayor. Turner succeeds Annise Parker who was not eligible to run for re-election. 2015-12-13 667cfdfbdf9adfc36e8219d7e5916b9f4f6603eb https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/16740/production/_87186919_55444df3-7829-477c-9ec6-c017b813da3e.jpg https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/16740/production/_87186919_55444df3-7829-477c-9ec6-c017b813da3e.jpg 9 Aegean Sea 37 /wiki/aegean%20sea Russia 2 /wiki/russia Russia–Turkey relations 1 /wiki/russia-turkey%20relations Turkish 14 /wiki/turkey defence ministry 71 /wiki/ministry%20of%20defence%20(russia) Aegean Sea Russia Russia–Turkey relations Turkish defence ministry Russia–Turkey relations /feed/2015/12/13/a-russian-warship-fires-warning-shots-at-a-turkish-vessel-in-the-aegean-sea-to-avoid-a-collision-according-to-the-rus BBC 13 ce1e31c11ba7ff5cd16683dfba6053aa6ad4dcbd 12 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35087050 2015 A Russian warship "fired warning shots" at a Turkish fishing boat to avoid a collision in the Aegean, Moscow says, amid continuing tension between the two countries. A Russian warship fires warning shots at a Turkish vessel in the Aegean Sea to "avoid a collision", according to the Russian Defence Ministry. 2015-12-13 f0ff0017e0cb5f9321cd10a0cb70830a99f05abd 8 Angela Merkel 71 /wiki/angela%20merkel Christian Democratic Union 2 /wiki/christian%20democratic%20union%20of%20germany European migrant crisis 172 /wiki/european%20migrant%20crisis European migration crisis 1 /wiki/european%20migration%20crisis German chancellor 37 /wiki/chancellor%20of%20germany Germany 116 /wiki/germany Karlsruhe 14 /wiki/karlsruhe Angela Merkel Christian Democratic Union European migrant crisis European migration crisis German chancellor Germany Karlsruhe European migration crisis /feed/2015/12/13/on-the-eve-of-the-christian-democratic-union-cdu-party-s-convention-in-karlsruhe-chancellor-of-germany-angela-merkel Bloomberg 13 8727b1a430c57cd34fdc08664328e871df5308a1 12 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-13/merkel-stamps-out-revolt-on-refugees-as-party-anger-simmers 2015 Jerusalem Post 13 436a614d8ef380a42e0adab65ed27b8d0db6004e 12 http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Merkel-wants-to-drastically-reduce-refugee-arrivals-in-Germany-437220 2015 Reuters via International Business Times 13 249e8cf6413aa48c21df2fde84ae3a39f15f42df 12 http://www.ibtimes.com/merkel-reverses-course-wants-limit-refugees-2223461 2015 The Financial Times 13 157a248910face629fbfab4c535b0bf94f40f974 12 http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/3c146892-a1cc-11e5-bc70-7ff6d4fd203a.html#axzz3uF56erK3 2015 On the eve of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party's convention in Karlsruhe, Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel says, "We want to noticeably reduce the number of people who come to us, but not through unilateral national measures alone." She acknowledges the crisis could overwhelm Germany if it went on much longer. Merkel warded off pressure from immigration skeptics within the CDU to include a quota in the refugee policy motion the convention will vote on. 2015-12-13 c6e4c2b8eb9ba24f1de477acdee94fbe734a1c6a 6 "Forever Young" 36 /wiki/forever%20young%20(bob%20dylan%20song) Louisa Johnson 1 /wiki/louisa%20johnson The X Factor 13 /wiki/the%20x%20factor%20(uk%20series%2012) "Forever Young" Louisa Johnson The X Factor Louisa Johnson /feed/2015/12/13/louisa-johnson-wins-the-x-factor-after-beating-ghanaian-duo-reggie-n-bollie-becoming-the-show-s-youngest-ever-winner-at Daily Mail 13 31c86133e6508ab6459f43641b36aff1a7b4c770 12 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3358503/X-Factor-2015-winner-Louisa-Johnson-youngest-win-show.html 2015 Louisa Johnson wins The X Factor after beating Ghanaian duo Reggie N Bollie, becoming the show's youngest ever winner at the age of 17. her cover of Bob Dylan's 1974 track "Forever Young" released after she won. 2015-12-13 80c969312de9a367d66bf4612bc30d430bbbcf44 5 Gaza–Israel conflict 1 /wiki/gaza-israel%20conflict Hamas 14 /wiki/hamas Israeli warplanes 2 /wiki/israeli%20air%20force rocket fire 37 /wiki/list%20of%20palestinian%20rocket%20attacks%20on%20israel,%202015 Gaza–Israel conflict Hamas Israeli warplanes rocket fire Gaza–Israel conflict /feed/2015/12/13/israeli-air-force-planes-hit-two-hamas-targets-in-gaza-in-retaliation-for-rocket-fire-from-the-palestinian-territory The Times of Isarel 13 29bd95137c9592ed0d1117eef8f2937b2645610f 12 http://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-jets-strike-gaza-after-rocket-attack/ 2015 Ynet News 13 2e17ac78b13b8b98c0ba12c2779fc48db5a9d919 12 http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4738813,00.html 2015 Israeli Air Force planes hit two Hamas targets in Gaza in retaliation for rocket fire from the Palestinian territory. 2015-12-13 07322964b9bfe4ae7ddc6b506e93f56db1e29dcc 4 2015 Burundian unrest 1 /wiki/2015%20burundian%20unrest Bujumbura 37 /wiki/bujumbura Burundi 14 /wiki/burundi State Department 2 /wiki/united%20states%20department%20of%20state 2015 Burundian unrest Bujumbura Burundi State Department 2015 Burundian unrest /feed/2015/12/13/the-us-state-department-issues-a-travel-advisory-for-burundi-and-advises-its-citizens-there-to-leave-as-soon-as-possib UPI 13 e9da104f285985ad6fd79cf3ae4763ea5b6b8393 12 http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2015/12/13/United-States-warns-citizens-to-leave-Burundi-as-death-toll-in-barracks-attacks-rises-to-87/2271450053812/?spt=rln&or=1 2015 US State 13 02e719e1b75a01323375f84a56c2ec1dc6596f0c 12 https://web.archive.org/web/20151217032710/http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/alertswarnings/burundi-travel-warning.html 2015 The U.S. State Department issues a travel advisory for Burundi and advises its citizens there to leave as soon as possible due to the increased violence in the capital Bujumbura where 87 people were killed this weekend. Families of U.S. government personnel and non-emergency personnel have been ordered to leave immediately. 2015-12-13 006628a742521bd142912a1b915750b009727de4 3 Arab Israeli 14 /wiki/arab%20citizens%20of%20israel Islamic State 1 /wiki/islamic%20state%20of%20iraq%20and%20the%20levant Israel 2 /wiki/israel Israeli military 37 /wiki/israel%20defense%20forces Syria 71 /wiki/syria Arab Israeli Islamic State Israel Israeli military Syria Islamic State /feed/2015/12/13/israel-says-an-arab-israeli-man-who-served-in-the-israel-defense-forces-idf-has-joined-islamic-state-militants-in-syri Reuters 13 e178f53ca8ecd38f7867f947deac220b62438abd 12 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-islamicstate-israel-idUSKBN0TW0LW20151213 2015 Israel says an Arab-Israeli man who served in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has joined Islamic State militants in Syria. 2015-12-13 2f622315a8d2790a4089af0f32b7804b3fd166d1 2 Damascus 71 /wiki/damascus Douma 172 /wiki/douma,%20syria Ghouta 317 /wiki/ghouta Saqba 406 /wiki/saqba Syria 2 /wiki/syria Syrian Observatory for Human Rights 506 /wiki/syrian%20observatory%20for%20human%20rights Syrian opposition 14 /wiki/syrian%20opposition airstrike 116 /wiki/airstrike civil war 1 /wiki/syrian%20civil%20war mortar 37 /wiki/mortar%20(weapon) surface-to-surface 239 /wiki/surface-to-surface%20missile Damascus Douma Ghouta Saqba Syria Syrian Observatory for Human Rights Syrian opposition airstrike civil war mortar surface-to-surface Civil war /feed/2015/12/13/syrian-rebels-fire-volleys-of-mortar-shells-into-damascus-killing-three-people-and-wounding-at-least-30-government-for Reuters 13 80013686f0934069d61f7f43a37568a35c334b18 12 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/syria-child-killed-as-mortar-shells-strike-damascus/2015/12/13/7c0e68d2-a184-11e5-8318-bd8caed8c588_story.html 2015 Syrian rebels fire volleys of mortar shells into Damascus, killing three people and wounding at least 30. Government forces respond with airstrikes into rebel-controlled Douma, just northeast of the capital, and surface-to-surface missiles into Eastern Ghouta and Saqba, that kill at least 35 people and injure many more, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 2015-12-13 a6d46bb1ec74e5ca217984e9fc3535ed7c52d9b3 1 Kurram 14 /wiki/kurram%20valley Parachinar 2 /wiki/parachinar War in North-West Pakistan 1 /wiki/war%20in%20north-west%20pakistan Kurram Parachinar War in North-West Pakistan War in North-West Pakistan /feed/2015/12/13/at-least-25-people-are-killed-and-dozens-injured-in-a-bombing-at-a-second-hand-clothes-market-in-the-city-of-parachinar Pakistan Tribune 13 1fe9b03e430d9a519d0f8cc8e14e709fc13ef126 12 http://tribune.com.pk/story/1009233/four-dead-several-wounded-in-parachinar-blast/ 2015 The News 13 7d5f168cd3ca30a45ed5ef86c49b9e04101161c3 12 http://www.thenews.com.pk/print/81755-25-killed-70-injured-in-Parachinar-market-blast 2015 At least 25 people are killed and dozens injured in a bombing at a second-hand clothes market in the city of Parachinar in the Kurram Valley.