Editing 2015 (section)

===August===
*[[August 5]] – Debris found on [[Réunion|Réunion Island]] is confirmed to be that of [[Malaysia Airlines Flight 370]], missing since March 2014.<ref>{{cite news |title=MH370 families question Malaysian evidence |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2015/08/05/experts-examine-wing-debris-for-links-to-missing-malaysian-jet.html |date=August 6, 2015 |work=CNBC |access-date=August 6, 2015 |archive-date=September 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901182322/https://www.cnbc.com/2015/08/05/experts-examine-wing-debris-for-links-to-missing-malaysian-jet.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[August 12]] and [[August 15|15]] – [[2015 Tianjin explosions|Large explosions]] in [[Tianjin|Tianjin, China]] kill 173 and injure more than 800 people. The causes of the explosions were found to be an overheated container of dry [[nitrocellulose]] and around 800 tonnes of [[ammonium nitrate]].
*[[August 17]] – A [[2015 Bangkok bombing|bombing]] takes place inside the [[Erawan Shrine]] at the [[Ratchaprasong]] intersection in [[Pathum Wan District]], [[Bangkok, Thailand]], killing 20 people and injuring 125.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/thailand/11807583/Explosion-rocks-Bangkok-close-to-Erawan-shrine-with-reports-of-casualties-live.html |title=Bangkok bomb: Explosion close to Erawan shrine kills at least 27 people including four foreigners – latest updates |date=August 17, 2015 |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=April 5, 2018 |archive-date=December 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203112519/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/thailand/11807583/Explosion-rocks-Bangkok-close-to-Erawan-shrine-with-reports-of-casualties-live.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[August 23]] – A [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]] military intelligence operation in the country of [[Yemen]] frees one British hostage.