Portal:Current events/2015 August 15

Current events of August 15, 2015 (2015-08-15) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Yemeni Crisis (2011–present)
  • Saudi-backed forces loyal to the former Government retake the Shabwah Governorate from the Iran-backed rebels. (AFP via Makhtoob Yahoo!)

Arts and culture

• Victory over Japan Day
  • Countries around the world commemorate the end of World War II. (AFP/Reuters via ABC News Australia), (ABC News Australia)

Disasters and accidents

• 2015 Tianjin explosions
  • The death toll from the explosions in Tianjin rises to 85. (AFP, AP, via The Daily Telegraph)
  • Police order further evacuations near the blast site with reports of more evacuations. (The Guardian)
• At least 40 migrants die of suffocation in the hold of a boat in the Mediterranean Sea near the Libyan coast. (Reuters)