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This article covers breaking news and events in January 2015.

Daily events

Thursday January 1, 2015

Logo of the Latvian EU Council Presidency

Reverse side of the Lithuanian one euro coin

• Bern / Switzerland : Simonetta Sommaruga takes over the office of Federal President on schedule .
• Ibb / Yemen : The attack by a suicide bomber during a Shiite memorial ceremony killed almost 50 people.
• Cairo / Egypt : The court of cassation allows the appeal of three Al Jazeera employees. The trial against Peter Greste , Mohamed Fadel Fahmy and Baher Mohammed is being reopened.
• New York / United States : Angola , Malaysia , New Zealand , Spain and Venezuela are new non-permanent members of the Security Council of the United Nations .
• Riga / Latvia : Latvia takes over the EU Council Presidency .
• Vilnius / Lithuania : Lithuania is the 19th member state of the European Union to introduce the euro . The existing cash in litas counts as legal tender until January 15th .
• Vienna / Austria : Serbia takes over the presidency of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
• Vienna / Austria : Zubin Mehta conducts the 75th New Year's Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic .

Friday 2nd January 2015

• Washington, DC / United States : After an alleged North Korean hacker attack at the end of November on the film studio Sony Pictures , with which the film studio was to be forced to refrain from publishing the political comedy The Interview , which is about a murder plot by the US foreign intelligence service against the North Korean ruler, the United States is tightening its economic sanctions against North Korea. They include new punitive measures against ten government officials and three organizations and companies.

Saturday 3rd January 2015

• Istanbul / Turkey : Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu approves the construction of a new church after a meeting with church representatives . It is the first grant of this kind since the establishment of the Turkish Republic in 1923. The church of the minority of Aramaic - Assyrian Christians is to be built in the Istanbul district of Yeşilköy and is financed by a foundation.
• Wick / United Kingdom : The Cemfjord cargo ship, which is loaded with cement and registered in Cyprus , sinks in stormy seas off the Scottish coast . The search for the missing seafarers is fruitless.

Sunday 4th January 2015

• London / United Kingdom : The Scot Gary Anderson wins the final of the PDC World Darts Championship 2015 .

Monday 5th January 2015

• Beijing / China : China settles a trade dispute with the WTO in which it lifts restrictions on exports of rare earths .

Tuesday January 6, 2015

• Bischofshofen / Austria : Stefan Kraft from Austria wins the 63rd Four Hills Tournament ahead of his compatriot Michael Hayböck .
• Dhaka / Bangladesh : The head of the first private satellite television channel is arrested in Dhaka. The station previously broadcast a speech by the opposition leader's son, which a court banned the following day. In an increasing power struggle between government and opposition, freedom of the press is becoming more and more restricted.
• Tripoli / Libya : The influence of jihadists is growing in Libya , and they are increasingly penetrating the power vacuum between the proper government in Tobruk , which is increasingly losing its monopoly on violence, and an Islamist counter-government in the capital. In an increasingly precarious security situation, Coptic Egyptians are kidnapped several times in the Sirte area . In addition, a Greek tanker off Darna is attacked by the government because it suspects Islamists on board. With Turkish Airlines , the last international airline will cease its connections to Libya.
• Cherkassy / Ukraine : 13 soldiers die and 18 others are injured in a collision between a military transporter and a bus in heavy sleet near Mankiwka in Cherkassy Oblast .

Wednesday 7th January 2015

"I am Charlie"

• Cairo / Egypt : With Abd al-Fattah as-Sisi , an Egyptian head of state visits the Christmas liturgy of the Coptic Christians in St. Mark's Cathedral for the first time . In a short address, as-Sisi appeals to the unity of all Egyptians not to allow themselves to be divided into Muslims and Christians.
• London / United Kingdom : For the pollution of the Niger Delta in 2008 the British-pays Dutch oil company Shell under an out of court settlement 35 million pounds , the 15,600 residents affected mostly fishermen and farmers, and another 20 million pounds to the Nigerian community Bodo .
• Maiduguri / Nigeria: In an offensive by the Islamist terrorist militia Boko Haram in the state of Borno in northeastern Nigeria, at least eleven localities, including the trading center Baga on Lake Chad , are destroyed. Hundreds of people are killed and thousands are on the run.
• Paris / France : At least twelve people die in an attack on the editorial staff of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo , including two police officers deployed to protect the magazine. 20 more are injured. The three alleged Islamist perpetrators are on the run. The highest level of terrorism is declared for the Paris area.

Thursday January 8, 2015

• Colombo / Sri Lanka : There is a change of power in the presidential elections . Incumbent Mahinda Rajapaksa surprisingly loses to his challenger, the previous Minister of Health Maithripala Sirisena .

Friday 9th January 2015

• Melbourne / Australia : Host Australia wins the opening game of the 16th Asian Football Championship against Kuwait . For the first time, the Asian Cup will not take place on the Asian continent .
• Paris / France : Two days after the attack on Charlie Hebdo , the two assassins are killed.
• Rawalpindi / Pakistan : At least seven people are killed and 15 others injured in an attack on a Shiite mosque in the garrison town of Rawalpindi near the capital Islamabad .

Saturday 10th January 2015

• Cape Canaveral / United States : The US space company SpaceX fails in its attempt to intercept a launcher for reuse on a floating platform in the Atlantic because the landing on it is too hard.

Sunday 11th January 2015

Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović

• Paris / France : After the terrorist attacks of the last few days , hundreds of thousands of people, including many heads of state and government, gather in Paris for a funeral march .
• Zagreb / Croatia : In the runoff election for the office of president, the challenger, the conservative former Foreign Minister Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović , wins with a good 50.7% compared to the favored incumbent Ivo Josipović , who has almost 49.3% of the votes can. Analysts assume that the conservatives have benefited from the poor economic situation that has persisted for six years. Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović is the first woman to head the country.

Monday January 12, 2015

• Kingstown / St. Vincent and the Grenadines : A bus full of schoolchildren crashes from a cliff into the Atlantic Ocean in the north of the Caribbean island of St. Vincent . At least five students have a fatal accident and several are injured. According to its head of government, this is a tragedy of national proportions for the small Caribbean state.
• Nukuʻalofa / Tonga : A kilometer-high ash cloud from the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano causes massive disruption to air traffic in the South Pacific . Several flights to Tonga are canceled.

Tuesday January 13, 2015

• Berlin / Germany : During a vigil initiated by Muslim associations, Muslim, Christian and Jewish religious representatives, politicians and thousands commemorate the victims of the terror of Paris and at the same time promote openness and tolerance. Federal President Joachim Gauck emphasized in his address that the terrorists wanted to divide us, but they achieved the opposite . The Chairman of the Central Council of Muslims , Aiman ​​Mazyek , stressed: We will not allow our faith to be abused.

Wednesday January 14, 2015

• Colombo / Sri Lanka : At a mass with more than half a million believers in Colombo, Pope Francis canonized the missionary Joseph Vaz , who cared for the poor and the sick in the 17th century and thus overcame religious divisions. The Pope then flies to the north of Sri Lanka and prays that the members of the Tamil minority and those of the Sinhala majority will become one family again.
• Istanbul / Turkey : The cover picture of the first edition of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, which appears in a record circulation, after the terrorist attacks on its editorial board is banned in Turkey. Internet sites that show the caricature of the weeping prophet Mohammed with his Je suis Charlie sign will be blocked. The Turkish newspaper Cumhuriyet , which printed excerpts from the caricatures by Charlie Hebdo , had problems before that.
• Paris / France: The Paris Philharmonic opens in the northeast of the French capital . The new concert hall will cost 380 million euros .
• Rome / Italy : The eleventh President of Italy , Giorgio Napolitano , resigns at the age of 89. Until a successor is elected, Senate President Pietro Grasso takes over the official business on a provisional basis.

Thursday January 15, 2015

Logo of the 2015 Men's Handball World Championship

• Bern / Switzerland : The Swiss National Bank is abolishing the minimum euro exchange rate for the Swiss franc . A rate cut is intended to slow the appreciation of the franc. The Swiss stock market suffers heavy losses.
• Frankfurt am Main / Germany : As of today, the scheduled service and with it the commissioning of the Airbus A350 , which operates the route between Frankfurt and Doha for Qatar Airways .
• Lusail / Qatar : The 24th men's handball world championship begins with an opening win for the host and Asian champions Qatar against the team from Brazil .
• Nouakchott / Mauritania : The human rights activist and anti- slavery activist Biram Dah Abeid and two of his colleagues are sentenced to two years in prison for sedition and membership in an unauthorized organization. Since he challenged the president in the last election, the verdict is considered politically motivated.
• Verviers / Belgium : The Belgian police are launching a nationwide anti-terrorist operation against jihadists . In Verviers, two terror suspects are killed who have apparently selected police forces as a target.

Friday January 16, 2015

• N'Djamena / Chad : To combat the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram , the Chadian parliament approves a proposal by President Idriss Déby to send troops to neighboring Cameroon and Nigeria to support their military units. The aim is to recapture the city of Baga on the opposite side of Lake Chad .
• Washington, DC / United States : After 47 years, the US is easing its embargo on Cuba and implementing significant travel and trade facilitations.
• Zinder / Niger : Protests against the cover of the first edition of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo after the terrorist attacks on its editorial staff turn into violence after Friday prayers in the second largest city of Zinder in Niger . The French-Nigerien cultural center CCFN de Zinder is set on fire. At least four people die and 45 are injured.

Saturday 17th January 2015

• Bata / Equatorial Guinea : Hosts Equatorial Guinea will play a tie against the team from the Republic of the Congo in the opening game of the 30th African Football Championship .
• Niamey / Niger : During ongoing protests against the cover of the first edition of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo after the terrorist attacks on its editorial board , Niamey bars are attacked in the Nigerien capital and at least seven churches , including the largest Protestant church, are set on fire. Overall, the death toll rises to at least ten.

Sunday January 18, 2015

• Bamako / Mali : The Malian Minister of Health Ousmane Kone declares the Ebola epidemic in his country to be over, as no new infections have been reported for 42 days.
• Manila / Philippines : Pope Francis ends his trip to Asia with an open-air mass in Rizal Park in Manila. Around six million believers mean a new world record. In his sermon, the Pope denounces social injustice.

Monday 19th January 2015

• Donetsk / Ukraine : In fierce fighting between pro-Russian separatists and government troops over control of the destroyed Donetsk airport in the Donbass region , at least 23 people are killed and another 150 injured.

Tuesday January 20, 2015

• Lusaka / Zambia : Defense Minister Edgar Lungu from the ruling Patriotic Front won the presidential election with 48.3% of the vote against the opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema from the Unity Party for National Development , who won around 46.7% of the vote. The incumbent interim president Guy Scott was not allowed to run for election because his parents are not from Zambia.
• Sanaa / Yemen : In the power struggle between the government and Shiite Houthi rebels, the latter occupy the presidential palace in the capital. The whereabouts of President Abed Rabbo Mansur Hadi is currently unclear.

Wednesday January 21, 2015

• Arusha / Tanzania : The conflicting parties in South Sudan agree on a power-sharing to end the year-long civil war in the young state. President Salva Kiir Mayardit and rebel leader Riek Machar sign a corresponding agreement in Tanzania, which is intended to bring the two rival wings of the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) back together after it was split due to ethnicity following a conflict between the president and the rebel leader and former vice-president .
• Sanaa / Yemen : If an agreement is reached between the Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansur Hadi and the Houthi rebels , the draft of the new constitution criticized by the latter will be changed. In return, the presidential palace is evacuated and the head of state's chief of staff released.
• Tel Aviv / Israel : A Palestinian injured at least nine passengers in a knife attack . The police assume a terrorist attack.

Thursday January 22, 2015

• Frankfurt am Main / Germany : The European Central Bank has announced that it will buy massive amounts of government bonds from euro countries in order to counter the risk of deflation and to stimulate the economy .
• Kinshasa / Democratic Republic of the Congo : During protests against a controversial electoral law in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, security forces in Kinshasa and Goma killed more than 40 people and injured dozens more. The controversial electoral law provides for a census before the next elections, which, according to the opposition's fears, could delay it.
• New York City / United States : The United Nations strongly condemns global anti-Semitism . In Europe in particular, hostility towards Jews is growing, said Secretary General Ban Ki-moon .
• Sanaa / Yemen : The Yemeni government under Prime Minister Chalid Bahah and President Abed Rabbo Mansur Hadi both resign because of the conflict and power struggle with Shiite Houthi rebels .

Friday 23rd January 2015

Salman ibn Abd al-Aziz

• Riyadh / Saudi Arabia : After the death of the previous king, Abdullah ibn Abd al-Aziz, the Saudi royal family appoints his half-brother Salman ibn Abd al-Aziz as the new regent. The new Crown Prince is Prince Muqrin ibn Abd al-Aziz , the youngest son of the state's founder, Abd al-Aziz ibn Saud . In a televised address, the new king announced that he would continue the policy of his predecessors.

Saturday January 24, 2015

• Mariupol / Ukraine : The pro-Russian separatists are starting their announced offensive in eastern Ukraine on the strategically important industrial and port city of Mariupol on the Sea of ​​Azov . At least 27 people were killed in a rocket attack, which OSCE investigates found in an area controlled by the rebels, as the projectile hit a market in a densely populated residential area. Ukraine is increasing its troops there to fight the rebels. The European Union is threatening the Russian government with further consequences if support for the rebels continues.

Sunday 25th January 2015

• Athens / Greece : The left-wing alliance SYRIZA with top candidate Alexis Tsipras wins the parliamentary elections in Greece. With over 36% of the votes, SYRIZA received 149 mandates and only narrowly missed the absolute majority. The previous governing parties New Democracy under Prime Minister Andonis Samaras and PASOK suffered a loss of votes and came to just under 28% and just under 5%. The right-wing extremist Golden Dawn party becomes the third strongest party with over 6%. A possible coalition partner for SYRIZA is the right-wing populist Independent Greeks party , which has just under 5% of the vote and 13 seats in parliament.
• Maiduguri / Nigeria : The Nigerian armed forces are repelling an attack by the fundamentalist Sunni terrorist organization Boko Haram on the metropolis of Maiduguri. A curfew is imposed on the metropolis. However, Boko Haram succeeds in conquering the small town of Monguno, which is an important traffic junction.
• Moroni / Comoros : In the first round of the Union Assembly elections , the Juwa ( Sun ) party of former President Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi received the most votes. The second round of voting is scheduled for February 22nd.
• Sankt Pölten / Austria : In the municipal council elections in Lower Austria , the ÖVP can keep its result. The SPÖ is losing significantly in some cases, while the FPÖ and the Greens each gain slightly.
• Shariff Aguak / Philippines : When attempting to arrest two Islamist terrorists, at least 37 police officers and 6 rebels are killed in fighting between the police and rebels in the province of Maguindanao on the island of Mindanao in the southern Philippines. As a result, the Philippine government is suspending a hearing on the implementation of the peace agreement with the Islamic Liberation Front of the Moros .

Monday 26th January 2015

Alexis Tsipras

• Albacete / Spain : When a Greek fighter plane crashes on a NATO training flight to an air force base in southeastern Spain, at least 10 people are killed and another 13 are injured.
• Athens / Greece: One day after his historic election victory, Alexis Tsipras is sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Greece by the left-wing alliance SYRIZA . SYRIZA enters into a controversial coalition with the right-wing populist party Independent Greeks . Both parties are united by the strict rejection of the austerity programs and the demand for debt relief by the international lenders. The euro finance ministers in Brussels , however, reject a new haircut for Greece at a meeting.
• Kobanê / Syria : After months of fighting, Kurdish units liberate the city of Kobanê on the Turkish border almost completely from the Islamic State's reign of terror .
• York / United Kingdom : Rev. Libby Lane is ordained as the first female bishop of the Church of England , the mother church of the Anglican Church , in York Cathedral.

Tuesday January 27, 2015

• Moscow / Russian Federation : After the rating agency Standard & Poor’s downgraded the Russian creditworthiness to junk level , the ruble lost 6% in value. The stock index on the Russian stock exchange crashes. Meanwhile, more and more guest workers from Central Asia are returning to their homeland because they can no longer afford to live in Russia. The decline in international remittances is hitting economies hard in countries like Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan .

Wednesday January 28, 2015

• Athens / Greece : After the new Greek government abandoned its austerity course by stopping privatizations, including the sale of the port of Piraeus and the state-owned electricity company, and increasing the number of civil servants, the stock index on the Athens Stock Exchange collapsed . As a result of the massive sale of Greek government bonds, the price of these falls as yields rise.
• Vienna / Austria : At the Austrian Film Award 2015 , among other things, Das finstere Tal was honored as the best feature film.

Thursday January 29, 2015

• Al-Arish / Egypt : In several simultaneous attacks on a dozen security forces facilities in and around al-Arish and at the Rafah border crossing on the Sinai Peninsula , at least 30 people die and a further 69 are injured. The Ansar Bait al-Maqdis group , a local wing of the Islamic State , is committed to the terrorist attack .

Friday January 30th 2015

• Vienna / Austria : On the occasion of the FPÖ's academics ball , numerous counter-demonstrations take place, which set an example for now! and offensive against the right are organized. The also planned NOWKR demonstrations are prohibited by the police.
• Wolfsburg / Germany : The second half of the 2014/15 Bundesliga season begins with the game VfL Wolfsburg against FC Bayern Munich , which the hosts deserve to win 4-1.

Saturday January 31, 2015

Sergio Mattarella

• Rome / Italy : In the fourth ballot, the former defense minister and constitutional judge Sergio Mattarella is elected as the new president of Italy .
• Sydney / Australia : In the final of the 2015 Asian Cup , hosts Australia beat South Korea 2-1 after extra time and become Asian champions for the first time.

See also

• Nekrolog January 2015 for deaths this month
• List of annually recurring commemorative and action days in January
• Category for commemorative days, holidays or action days in January

Web links

Thuringia in January 2015

Commons : January 2015  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

 Wikinews: Articles Published in January 2015  - News

Individual evidence

1. ↑ «Compromises are a sign of strength». Swiss radio and television , December 31, 2014, accessed on January 1, 2015 . 
2. ↑ Almost 50 dead in attack on Shiites. Zeit Online , January 1, 2015, accessed January 1, 2015 . 
3. ↑ Der Standard : Egypt: Trial against Al Jazeera reporters will be reopened , January 2nd, 2015
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5. ↑ Latvia took over the EU Council Presidency. Salzburger Nachrichten , January 1, 2015, accessed on January 1, 2015 . 
6. ↑ The introduction of the euro in Lithuania turns the Baltic States into a complete euro zone. In: nzz.ch . January 1, 2015, accessed January 1, 2015 . 
7. ↑ Chairmanship. OSCE , January 1, 2015, accessed January 1, 2015 . 
8. ↑ USA tighten sanctions against North Korea. Stuttgarter Zeitung , January 2, 2015, accessed on January 3, 2015 . 
9. ↑ Turkey approves the first new church building since 1923. Süddeutsche Zeitung , January 3, 2015, accessed on January 4, 2015 . 
10. ↑ No search for seafarers off the coast of Scotland. Kieler Nachrichten , January 4, 2015, accessed on January 4, 2015 . 
11. ↑ China eases exports for rare earths. Berner Zeitung , January 5, 2015, accessed on January 5, 2015 . 
12. ↑ Four Hills Tournament. In: ifosta.de, Jörg Thomas. Accessed December 31, 2016 . 
13. ^ Esther Felden: Concern for freedom of the press. Deutsche Welle , January 6, 2015, accessed January 10, 2015 . 
14. ↑ Kersten Knipp: Free fall towards anarchy. Deutsche Welle, January 6, 2015, accessed January 10, 2015 . 
15. ↑ Military transport collides with bus. Rheinische Post , January 6, 2015, accessed on January 6, 2015 . 
16. ↑ Christmas surprise coup of the Egyptian President. Deutsche Welle , January 7, 2015, accessed January 10, 2015 . 
17. ↑ Marcus Theurer: Shell pays 70 million euros. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , January 7, 2015, accessed on January 7, 2015 . 
18. ↑ Boko Haram burns eleven villages and slaughters hundreds of people. Focus Online , January 9, 2015, accessed January 9, 2015 . 
19. ^ Attack on satire magazine in Paris. Stuttgarter Nachrichten , January 7, 2015, accessed on January 7, 2015 . 
20. ↑ Change of power in Sri Lanka. Frankfurter Rundschau , January 9, 2015, accessed on January 9, 2015 . 
21. ↑ Asia Cup: Host Australia starts with a win against Kuwait. Saarbrücker Zeitung , January 10, 2015, accessed on January 13, 2015 . 
22. ↑ Stefan Brändle: Paris, January 9, 2015 - the terrorists were dead at 5 p.m. Aargauer Zeitung , January 9, 2015, accessed on January 10, 2015 . 
23. ↑ Attack on Shiite mosque in Pakistan - at least seven dead. Tiroler Tageszeitung , January 10, 2015, accessed on March 19, 2020 . 
24. ↑ Test with recyclable rocket fails. Süddeutsche Zeitung , January 10, 2015, accessed on January 10, 2015 . 
25. ^ Funeral march in Paris: Christians, Jews, Muslims - united against terror. Spiegel Online , January 11, 2015, accessed January 12, 2015 . 
26. ↑ First woman to head the country. Österreichischer Rundfunk , January 11, 2015, accessed on January 12, 2015 . 
27. ↑ Bus falls off a cliff - five students killed. Neue Zürcher Zeitung , January 13, 2015, accessed on January 13, 2015 . 
28. ↑ Volcanic eruption on the South Sea island of Tonga: flights canceled. Tiroler Tageszeitung , January 13, 2015, accessed on March 9, 2020 . 
29. ↑ Lisa Caspari: Vigil in Berlin: When diversity becomes strength. Zeit Online , January 13, 2015, accessed January 13, 2015 . 
30. ↑ Pope canonize missionary Joseph Vaz in Sri Lanka. Münsterländische Volkszeitung , January 14, 2015, accessed on January 15, 2015 . 
31. ↑ Turkey: Internet blocking for "Charlie Hebdo" title. Spiegel Online , January 14, 2015, accessed January 14, 2015 . 
32. ↑ Paris Philharmonic opens. Luxemburger Wort , January 14, 2015, accessed on January 21, 2015 . 
33. ↑ Napolitano's resignation: Search for a successor. Südtirol News, January 14, 2015, archived from the original on January 18, 2015 ; accessed on January 14, 2015 . 
34. ↑ Brief shock to foreign exchange and stock markets. Schwarzwälder Bote , January 15, 2015, accessed on January 16, 2015 . 
35. ↑ Holger Appel: Fly until the brakes glow. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , January 15, 2015, accessed on January 16, 2015 . 
36. ↑ Host Qatar with World Cup opening victory. Abendzeitung München , January 15, 2015, accessed on January 16, 2015 . 
37. ↑ Kossivi Tiassou, Dirke Köpp: Biram Dah Abeid: With anger and courage against slavery in Mauritania. Deutsche Welle , January 15, 2015, accessed January 19, 2015 . 
38. ^ Two dead in an anti-terror campaign in Belgium. Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung , January 15, 2015, accessed on January 17, 2015 . 
39. ↑ Chad sends troops against Boko Haram. Berliner Morgenpost , January 17, 2015, accessed on January 18, 2015 . 
40. ↑ USA formally relax embargo . Tagesschau , January 16, 2015
41. ↑ Four dead in cartoon protests in Niger. mz-web.de , January 16, 2015, accessed on January 17, 2015 . 
42. ↑ Africa Cup: Equatorial Guinea starts with a draw. Ruhr Nachrichten , January 17, 2015, archived from the original on January 18, 2015 ; Retrieved January 18, 2015 . 
43. ↑ Ten people die in protests in Niger. Nordwest-Zeitung , January 18, 2015, accessed on January 18, 2015 . 
44. ↑ Mali has officially declared the epidemic over. Wiener Zeitung , January 19, 2015, accessed on January 19, 2015 . 
45. ↑ Six million cheer Pope Francis in Manila. Hamburger Abendblatt , January 18, 2015, accessed on January 19, 2015 . 
46. ↑ Heavy fighting in Ukraine. Vorarlberger Nachrichten , January 19, 2015, accessed on January 19, 2015 . 
47. ↑ Zambia's Defense Minister Lungu wins the presidential election. Liechtensteiner Volksblatt , January 25, 2015, accessed on January 27, 2015 . 
48. ↑ Rebels storm the presidential palace in Yemen. Badische Zeitung , January 21, 2015, accessed on January 21, 2015 . 
49. ^ Parties to the conflict in South Sudan agree to end the fighting. Donaukurier , January 22, 2015, archived from the original on January 23, 2015 ; accessed on January 23, 2015 . 
50. ^ Agreement between the president and the rebels in Yemen. Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger , January 21, 2015, accessed on January 21, 2015 . 
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53. ↑ 40 dead in demonstrations in the Congo. Berliner Zeitung , January 22, 2015, accessed on January 23, 2015 . 
54. ^ "Especially in Europe": UN condemn global anti-Semitism. Märkische Oderzeitung , January 22, 2015, accessed on January 22, 2015 . 
55. ^ Resignation of Yemen's president and government. St. Galler Tagblatt , January 22, 2015, accessed on January 23, 2015 . 
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57. ^ Separatists launch offensive near Mariupol. Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk , January 24, 2015, archived from the original on January 28, 2015 ; accessed on January 24, 2015 . 
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63. ↑ Ten dead in a fighter plane crash. Ostsee-Zeitung , January 26, 2015, accessed on January 26, 2015 . 
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66. ↑ Peter Nonnenmacher: Britain's first female bishop is called Libby Lane. Badische Zeitung , January 27, 2015, accessed on January 27, 2015 . 
67. ↑ Moscow Stock Exchange slips into the red. Handelsblatt , January 27, 2015, accessed on January 27, 2015 . 
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