2015-12-15 73ec5b5c7b5863953811e476433faf994fc2b1d2 16 Baikonur Cosmodrome 405 /wiki/baikonur%20cosmodrome European Space Agency 316 /wiki/european%20space%20agency Expedition 46 13 /wiki/expedition%2046 International Space Station 505 /wiki/international%20space%20station NASA 171 /wiki/nasa Russian Federal Space Agency 70 /wiki/russian%20federal%20space%20agency Soyuz TMA-19M 1 /wiki/soyuz%20tma-19m Tim Peake 238 /wiki/tim%20peake Timothy Kopra 115 /wiki/timothy%20kopra Yuri Malenchenko 36 /wiki/yuri%20malenchenko Baikonur Cosmodrome European Space Agency Expedition 46 International Space Station NASA Russian Federal Space Agency Soyuz TMA-19M Tim Peake Timothy Kopra Yuri Malenchenko Soyuz TMA-19M /feed/2015/12/15/the-soyuz-tma-19m-consisting-of-expedition-46-crew-members-yuri-malenchenko-rsa-timothy-kopra-nasa-and-tim-peake Bay News 9 15 b63c540bd16cd99feedea33c9c8ceb21d7555687 12 http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2015/12/15/three_launch_for_iss.html 2015 The Daily Telegraph 15 8c892bf0d0f0ad57c5ed45179a0cee85ce00a356 12 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/space/12050401/Tim-Peake-launch-Britains-first-astronaut-blasts-off-for-International-Space-Station-live.html 2015 The Soyuz TMA-19M, consisting of Expedition 46 crew members Yuri Malenchenko (RSA), Timothy Kopra (NASA) and Tim Peake (ESA), launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for the International Space Station (ISS) with Peake becoming the first Briton to represent the European Space Agency at the ISS. 2015-12-15 7d7280eacd7db6fc89b8fdce10d4648258f77300 15 New Zealand 2 /wiki/new%20zealand current flag 14 /wiki/flag%20of%20new%20zealand flag referendum 1 /wiki/new%20zealand%20flag%20referendums,%202015-16 silver fern and four red stars 37 /wiki/silver%20fern%20flag New Zealand current flag flag referendum silver fern and four red stars Flag referendum /feed/2015/12/15/new-zealand-announces-the-flag-design-chosen-by-the-public-that-will-challenge-the-current-flag-in-a-march-2016-vote-vo CTV 15 60bb7253c8a5560b89eef530c24ec9b17e7928bf 12 http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/new-zealand-picks-new-flag-design-that-could-replace-current-flag-1.2700539 2015 Stuff 15 62297e2e88d7a41e672674bee1e058e30731b88a 12 http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/75129464/flag-referendum-final-voting-figures-due-soon 2015 New Zealand announces the flag design chosen by the public that will challenge the current flag in a March 2016 vote. Voters will choose between the current flag, which features the British Union Jack with a dark blue background, and the challenger, a silver fern and four red stars on a black and blue background. 2015-12-15 294d38cab4fb49d740b84330a72da3167e325406 14 Berkshire 13 /wiki/berkshire Hong Kong 36 /wiki/hong%20kong VTech 70 /wiki/vtech police 1 /wiki/law%20enforcement%20in%20the%20united%20kingdom Berkshire Hong Kong VTech police Police /feed/2015/12/15/united-kingdom-police-arrest-a-21-year-old-man-in-berkshire-in-the-hacking-of-hong-kong-based-electronic-toy-maker-vtech BBC 15 fa35acddf90b9eb9770af5d16bbf501cf6f4dd0d 12 https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-35100735 2015 Digital Trends 15 eba0992d279ee13692cd4b94c6c230c8d26a82ab 12 http://www.digitaltrends.com/dt-daily/vtech-hacking-suspect-nabbed-by-uk-police-video-dt-daily/ 2015 United Kingdom police arrest a 21-year-old man in Berkshire in the hacking of Hong Kong-based electronic toy maker VTech. Details of more than six million people from servers used to support VTech's learning products app store were compromised. 2015-12-15 e9d1abd8c21d6bbe22f71d25510f72b0857e1af1 13 Bill Cosby 1 /wiki/bill%20cosby Bill Cosby sexual assault allegations 13 /wiki/bill%20cosby%20sexual%20assault%20allegations Massachusetts 70 /wiki/massachusetts Massachusetts 36 /wiki/united%20states%20district%20court%20for%20the%20district%20of%20massachusetts Bill Cosby Bill Cosby sexual assault allegations Massachusetts Massachusetts Bill Cosby /feed/2015/12/15/american-entertainer-bill-cosby-in-response-to-dozens-of-accusations-of-sexual-assault-and-misconduct-spanning-decades The New York Times 15 d8b19cddb53247755d5da34575f2c921f3cf4f1a 12 https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/15/arts/bill-cosby-files-defamation-suit-against-women-who-accused-him.html 2015 American entertainer Bill Cosby, in response to dozens of accusations of sexual assault and misconduct spanning decades, has filed in U.S. federal court in Massachusetts a defamation suit against seven accusers. 2015-12-15 4ca03e7e9ca297f6ba06558f08fb79e4e64db348 https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/10204/production/_87225066_87225065.jpg <5e9aac63bd36ff1dc583317a151acb57097e3d82>https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/10204/production/_87225066_87225065.jpg 12 Los Angeles Unified School District 1 /wiki/los%20angeles%20unified%20school%20district its school district 13 /wiki/new%20york%20city%20department%20of%20education Los Angeles Unified School District its school district Los Angeles Unified School District /feed/2015/12/15/schools-in-the-los-angeles-unified-school-district-close-after-receiving-an-unspecified-electronic-threat-later-auth BBC News 15 5e9aac63bd36ff1dc583317a151acb57097e3d82 12 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-35102954?ocid=socialflow_facebook&ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbcnews&ns_source=facebook 2015 CNN 15 c3391270f5ccd9ea0219ca68eedd2daadb3cac29 12 http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/15/us/la-new-york-school-threats/ 2015 ITV 15 acbb7baf9cd8ed148f8b2e06c7a4819ec82aa9e5 12 http://www.itv.com/news/update/2015-12-15/public-schools-in-la-to-reopen-wednesday-after-hoax/ 2015 LA School Report 15 182193cf1f6c61e46c11e6d6cd9c499d0d2f33dd 12 http://laschoolreport.com/nyc-gets-threat-similar-lausd-considers-hoax/ 2015 The New York Times 15 24b4979634cbe48bb5e301d2cec723d0680e8ca4 12 https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/16/us/los-angeles-schools-bomb-threat.html 2015 More than 1,000 schools in Los Angeles are closed and being searched after receiving an unspecified email threat, say US police. Schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District close after receiving an unspecified "electronic" threat. Later, authorities conclude the threat was a hoax, and announce schools will reopen Wednesday. New York City schools' initial response to a similar threatening email was to treat it as a hoax. The emails were largely identical and had been routed through a server in Frankfurt, apparently by the same person. 2015-12-15 89f202c93d04b5108ec2f59e3744fb672ab40a68 11 Baltimore 1 /wiki/baltimore Maryland 13 /wiki/maryland death of Freddie Gray 36 /wiki/death%20of%20freddie%20gray Baltimore Maryland death of Freddie Gray Baltimore /feed/2015/12/15/a-baltimore-maryland-deadlocked-jury-was-told-by-the-trial-judge-to-resume-deliberations-after-closing-arguments-in-the CNN 15 bdc32cab8134061b1b97f13e772e844d9ae01923 12 http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/15/us/baltimore-police-trial-freddie-gray/index.html 2015 The Gazette 15 b1a4723123c36b8c4cd6b55a497ff84a10fb43b7 12 http://gazette.com/freddie-gray-jurors-deadlocked-judge-says-keep-deliberating/article/1565765 2015 A Baltimore, Maryland deadlocked jury was told by the trial judge to resume deliberations after closing arguments in the first trial of police officer William Porter, charged in the death of Freddie Gray. With demonstrations and unrest following the death, the city has cancelled leave for police officers and the mayor has called for calm when a verdict is announced. 2015-12-15 70be1ad02066550af102952357a6bae5a08bb914 10 Board of Governors 14 /wiki/board%20of%20governors%20of%20the%20international%20atomic%20energy%20agency International Atomic Energy Agency 2 /wiki/international%20atomic%20energy%20agency Nuclear program of Iran 1 /wiki/nuclear%20program%20of%20iran Board of Governors International Atomic Energy Agency Nuclear program of Iran Nuclear program of Iran /feed/2015/12/15/the-un-international-atomic-energy-agency-s-iaea-board-of-governors-decides-by-consensus-unopposed-to-close-its-in Reuters 15 8d0f56654f2a34341869e641474d393c06441b2c 12 http://in.reuters.com/article/iran-nuclear-idINKBN0TY0UR20151215 2015 The News Telegraph 15 62aa3d6ea4744fa71b89c878d49b303fef7c33e3 12 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102200/http://thenewstelegraph.com/2015/12/15/un-closes-the-books-on-decade-long-nuclear-probe-of-iran/ 2015 The U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) Board of Governors decides, by consensus unopposed, to close its investigation into whether Iran once had a secret nuclear weapons program. The IAEA will continue to police Tehran's activities. 2015-12-15 d52a8ec0c3062585b2a67e587c67ba000e59fbf2 9 Iran 14 /wiki/iran Nuclear program of Iran 1 /wiki/nuclear%20program%20of%20iran United Nations 2 /wiki/united%20nations United Nations Security Council 71 /wiki/united%20nations%20security%20council medium-range ballistic missile 37 /wiki/medium-range%20ballistic%20missile Iran Nuclear program of Iran United Nations United Nations Security Council medium-range ballistic missile Nuclear program of Iran /feed/2015/12/15/the-united-nations-finds-iran-s-firing-of-a-medium-range-ballistic-missile-in-october-violated-a-june-2010-resolution-ba AP via ''The Christian Science Monitor 15 d004af43194204926b1b23e574c6da2c4082a80c 12 http://www.csmonitor.com/World/2015/1215/Iran-s-October-missile-test-violated-UN-sanctions-experts-say 2015 Reuters 15 9e06d9754e7f446c4cf5e77b9366f75564f2d209 12 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-missiles-un-exclusive-idUSKBN0TY1T920151215 2015 The United Nations finds Iran's firing of a medium-range ballistic missile in October violated a June 2010 resolution banning the Islamic Republic from launches capable of delivering nuclear weapons. The test was not technically a violation of the July nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers. It's not known if the Security Council will take any action. 2015-12-15 b5e73c2a5b6f5c77993fa14fa1b0083b3f67b1dc 8 Egypt 36 /wiki/egypt Islamic Military Alliance 13 /wiki/islamic%20military%20alliance Malaysia 238 /wiki/malaysia Pakistan 316 /wiki/pakistan Qatar 70 /wiki/qatar Riyadh 405 /wiki/riyadh Saudi Arabia 1 /wiki/saudi%20arabia Turkish 171 /wiki/turkey United Arab Emirates 115 /wiki/united%20arab%20emirates Egypt Islamic Military Alliance Malaysia Pakistan Qatar Riyadh Saudi Arabia Turkish United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia /feed/2015/12/15/saudi-arabia-announces-the-formation-of-a-34-member-islamic-military-alliance-against-terrorism-including-egypt-qatar BNO News 15 f181e3f1627131ec72a26fd91801563b02f58a62 12 https://web.archive.org/web/20151216205728/http://bnonews.com/news/index.php/news/id3043 2015 SBS 15 c74f7a593ba3011174d79df521ab19a9ba495398 12 http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/12/15/saudi-arabia-announces-34-state-islamic-military-alliance-against-terrorism 2015 Saudi Arabia announces the formation of a 34-member Islamic Military Alliance against terrorism including Egypt, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Malaysia and Pakistan with a joint operations centre based in Riyadh. 2015-12-15 d7e21de916dc0297c16fb87973fe39646cb4566f 7 Bridion 70 /wiki/sugammadex Food and Drug Administration 13 /wiki/food%20and%20drug%20administration Merck & Co. 36 /wiki/merck%20&%20co. U.S. 1 /wiki/united%20states muscle relaxant 115 /wiki/muscle%20relaxant Bridion Food and Drug Administration Merck & Co. U.S. muscle relaxant U.S. /feed/2015/12/15/the-united-states-food-and-drug-administration-approves-the-merck-co-drug-bridion-that-reverses-the-effects-of-musc FDA 15 d639cc5975534d47c858729900eba00cd476866a 12 http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm477512.htm 2015 Reuters 15 ba18f6f48106c5698f52b4027d2d6b44ff2b98ff 12 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-merck-co-fda-bridion-idUSKBN0TY2TK20151215 2015 The United States Food and Drug Administration approves the Merck & Co. drug, Bridion, that reverses the effects of muscle relaxants used during surgery. 2015-12-15 36e6aa82d6f5ddb27b5db23489edf25139db5fcd 6 2015 Pacific typhoon season 1 /wiki/2015%20pacific%20typhoon%20season Philippines 2 /wiki/philippines 2015 Pacific typhoon season Philippines 2015 Pacific typhoon season /feed/2015/12/15/typhoon-melor-nona-causes-widespread-flooding-and-blackouts-in-the-philippines-more-than-700000-people-had-been-evac New York Times 15 42f4fa28b2cd68079c8314687bc0396d953d2035 12 https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/15/world/asia/mass-evacuations-conducted-as-typhoon-hits-philippines.html?_r=0 2015 Typhoon Melor (Nona) causes widespread flooding and blackouts in the Philippines. More than 700,000 people had been evacuated ahead of the storm which hit late on Monday night. 2015-12-15 17bd2fd1c3870e8a04d2d58d371e8e686c654ad3 5 France 2 /wiki/france French Air Force 14 /wiki/french%20air%20force Iraq 71 /wiki/iraq Islamic State 37 /wiki/islamic%20state%20of%20iraq%20and%20the%20levant Military intervention against ISIL 1 /wiki/military%20intervention%20against%20isil defence minister 116 /wiki/ministry%20of%20defence%20(france) France French Air Force Iraq Islamic State Military intervention against ISIL defence minister Military intervention against ISIL /feed/2015/12/15/france-s-air-force-carries-out-its-first-cruise-missile-strikes-targeting-islamic-state-of-iraq-and-the-levant-installat AFP via Defense News 15 653ef64216b06f73c7459568bb38af7d9385394f 12 http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/international/mideast-africa/2015/12/15/france-uses-first-cruise-missiles-against-defense-ministry-says/77359138/ 2015 France's Air Force carries out its first cruise-missile strikes targeting Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant installations in Iraq, including “a training center and logistical depot,” according to the French defence ministry. 2015-12-15 68684ad0ba779853c523d95afc93c09a4376dd4f 4 Boko Haram 2 /wiki/boko%20haram Borno State 37 /wiki/borno%20state Islamist insurgency in Nigeria 1 /wiki/islamist%20insurgency%20in%20nigeria Nigeria 14 /wiki/nigeria Boko Haram Borno State Islamist insurgency in Nigeria Nigeria Islamist insurgency in Nigeria /feed/2015/12/15/at-least-30-people-are-killed-after-boko-haram-militants-attack-three-villages-in-nigeria-s-northeast-borno-state AFP via Yahoo 15 08039923192fca625c50db1766b4c394240f7e71 12 https://news.yahoo.com/30-dead-boko-haram-attack-three-nigeria-villages-220803427.html 2015 At least 30 people are killed after Boko Haram militants attack three villages in Nigeria's northeast Borno state. 2015-12-15 4fc348cd0cde7c6917d4586ba64deea31f888707 3 Pacific Fleet 2 /wiki/united%20states%20pacific%20fleet Scott H. Swift 14 /wiki/scott%20h.%20swift South China Sea 37 /wiki/south%20china%20sea Territorial disputes in the South China Sea 1 /wiki/territorial%20disputes%20in%20the%20south%20china%20sea Pacific Fleet Scott H. Swift South China Sea Territorial disputes in the South China Sea Territorial disputes in the South China Sea /feed/2015/12/15/united-states-pacific-fleet-commander-scott-h-swift-warns-of-a-possible-south-china-sea-arms-race Reuters via MSN 15 d0f8989b3a9fceff3323b2823e8e2a773b1496c5 12 https://web.archive.org/web/20151219005542/http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-navy-commander-warns-of-possible-south-china-sea-arms-race/ar-BBnyNSX?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=iehp 2015 United States Pacific Fleet commander Scott H. Swift warns of a possible South China Sea arms race. 2015-12-15 ac79d9014dbb54d587234b6b692adda0b8df0a2d 2 Russia 14 /wiki/russia Syria 37 /wiki/syria United Nations 2 /wiki/united%20nations civil war 1 /wiki/syrian%20civil%20war Russia Syria United Nations civil war Civil war /feed/2015/12/15/the-un-office-for-the-coordination-of-humanitarian-affairs-reports-that-increased-airstrikes-by-russia-have-forced-hum The Washington Post 15 db2046ac77e6a6230849b4531633c9a3455c1a48 12 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/russian-airstrikes-force-a-halt-to-aid-in-syria-triggering-a-new-crisis/2015/12/14/cebc4b66-9f87-11e5-9ad2-568d814bbf3b_story.html 2015 The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports that increased airstrikes by Russia have forced humanitarian assistance organizations to curtail their relief efforts, exacerbating the humanitarian crisis in northern Syria.