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Taiwan Elects First Female President
Taiwan elected its first female president. Party chairwoman and nominee Tsai Ing-wen comes in first with 56.1% of the vote. Other nominees where Eric Chu and James Soong. -
Landmark Iran Nuclear Deal Goes into Effect
Iran's Sanctions are lifted by the US and the European nation as agreed for the Iranian government dismantling their nuclear weapons. It is important because it will lesson the treat of a nuclear winter. -
WHO declares an global health emergency.
WHO is worried about the rapid spreading of zika-linked conditions. The Zika-Virus is highly dangerous, hard to contain, and spreads across rapidly. -
US President Barack Obama visits his first US mosque.
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Two astronauts return to earth after year in space.
The American Astronaut Scott Kelly and the Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko both return to the Earth after setting up an ISS record. ISIS is bad. -
Batman VS Superman is released.
Batman VS Superman is a movie that was directed by Zack Synder and starring Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill. Its first premier is in Mexico City. -
Wisconsin won by Democrat Bernie Sanders and Republican Ted Cruz
Wisconsin was won by Democrat Bernie Sanders and Republican Ted Cruz. -
Explosions and a fire caused by fireworks at Puttingal Temple in Kerala, India.
An explosion and fire caused by fireworks at Puttingal Temple kill almost 100 and injure almost 400. -
Ted Cruz suspends his campaign to be the Republican Presidential nominee.
It reduces the amount of people that are running to be the US president. -
Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansour, leader of the Afghan Taliban is report-ably killed by a US drone in Pakistan.
It is a victory for the american citizens. -
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Panama Canal's third set of locks opens for commercial traffic, doubling the Canal’s capacity at an estimated cost of $5.25 billion.
This will increase trade traffic in North and South America. -
Large lorry bomb in Baghdad kills people.
It kills almost 125 people and injured 150 people. Islamic State claims responsibility. -
FBI releases report stating Hillary Clinton "extremely careless" in handling classified emails but don't recommend prosecuting.
Hillary Clinton released emails with classified information. -
31st Summer Olympics offically opens in Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The summer Olympics opens in Rio. -
Wildfire breaks out in San Bernardino County, California, engulfing 15,000 acres.
It starts the evacuation 82,000 people. -
Terror bomb in Chelsea, New York injures 29.
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Migrant boat carrying 450-600 people capsizes off the Egyptian coast, only 163 rescued.
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Washington Post releases videotape of Donald Trump boasting of groping and kissing women without consent.
This caused a major debate to be issued afterwards, and doubts about the presidential nominee. -
South Korean firm Samsung announces it will permanently stop production of Note 7 phones after complaints devices caught fire.
Caused panic and heated discussions. -
Republican Donald Trump is elected President of The United States of America, defeating democrat Hillary Clinton.
Hillary won the popular vote by Trump won the presidential collage. -
7.8 earthquake cuts off town of Kaikoura, New Zealand.
It raised sea bed by 4m, and killed 2 people -
Fire during a dance party at an Oakland warehouse kills 36.
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US army decides it will not allow an oil pipeline to be built in North Dakota, after months of protests by The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
It was debated because if the pipeline burst tons of oil would be released.
