Tags: 2015 2015 Review Highlights of 20152015 was great and happening, no doubt. From royal births to debut films, winning of polls to universal achievements, the year witnessed breath-taking scenarios in the field of politics as well. Here is a major recapitulation of the annum, some of which shaped the world-1. The Eurasian Economic Union came into effect, creating a major political and economic bond between the nations such as Russia, Armenia, Belarus and a few else.Image Source: www.kremlin.ru
2. Intensive rounds of firing in small towns in Nigeria and surrounding villages by the militant group Boko Haram, that alone incurred the lives of around 2,000 people.
3. Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi sends in his resignation after Houthi forces seize the presidential palace and nearby areas.
4. Airstrikes in and around the areas captured by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The ancient cities of Nimrud, Hatra and Dur-Sharrukhin in Iraq demolished to almost ruins.
5. NASA’s ‘Dawn’ probe enters orbit around Ceres, becoming the first ever spacecraft to visit a ‘dwarf’ planet.
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6. The ISIS allies with another jihadist group Boko Haram, effectively annexing the group and thereby increasing their spread-hold.
7. An Airbus A320-211, operated by the GermanWings crashes in the French Alps, instantly killing all 150 aboard.
8. A Saudi Arabia-led coalition of Arab countries start a military intervention in Yemen in order to uphold the Yemeni government in its fight against the Houthis’ southern combats.
9. Around 148 people killed, the majority students, in mass shooting at the Garissa University College in Kenya, perpetrated by the militant terrorist organization Al-Shabaab.
10. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes the serene nation of Nepal, causing around 8857 deaths in the country alone, and another dozen deaths in the neighboring nations.. A second quake followed soon after, this time, measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale and incurring another some 220 reported deaths in the south-east Asian countries.
11. Ireland votes legalize same-sex marriage, becoming the first ever country to officially allow same-sex marriage by popular vote.
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12. The governments of Bangladesh and India officially ratify their 1974 agreement that aimed to exchange ‘enclaves’ along their border.
13. Debris found on the island of Reunion that is reportedly confirmed to be that of Malaysian airlines Flight 370 that went missing since March 2014.
14. Hurricane Patricia succeeds to become the most intense and talked about hurricane, ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere, with winds of 200 mph and a pressure of 879 mbar.
15. An earthquake of magnitude 7.5 strikes the Hindu-Kush area, claiming around 398 lives, with 279 in Pakistan, 115 in Afghanistan and 4 in India.
16. Flight KGL9268, an Airbus AIR321 airliner en route to Saint Petersburg from Sharm-el-Shaikh, crashes near Al-Hasana in Sinai, killing all 217 passengers and 7 crew members on board
17. Chinese and Taiwanese presidents Xi Jinping and Ma Ying-jeou, officially meet and acknowledge for the first time.
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18. Several suicide bombings occur in Beirut, Lebanon, killing 43 and injuring 239. The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant claim responsibility for the same.
19. Multiple attacks claimed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) in Paris, France, resulting in 130 fatalities.
20. Syrian Civil War- Turkey shoots down a Russian fighter jet in the first case of a NATO member destroying a Russian aircraft since the 1950s.
21. The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 21) is held in Paris, attended by leaders from 147 countries.
