1995

1. World Trade Organisation comes into existence (Jan.I)
2. Severe earthquake hits Kobe in Japan (Jan. 17)
3. First Social Development World Summit in Copenhagen (Mar 6-12)
4. Rwanda firing toll over 8000 (Apr 23)
5. 8th SAARC Summit in Delhi; Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) extended indefinitely (May 11)
6. Nepalese Parliament dissolved (June 15)
7. Halifax Summit of G-7 ends (June 17)
8. Coup in Qatar (June 27)
9. Myanmar's leading dissident leader Aung San Suu Kyi freed (July 10)
10. Russia-Chechen rebels sign accord (July 30)
11. Fourth World Women's Conference in Beijing (Sep 4-15)
12. Agreement on Palestinian self-rule of the West Bank (Sep 24 
13. Eleventh NAM Summit at Cartagena (Oct 18-20)
14. Israeli PM Rabin gunned down (Nov 5)
15. G-15 Summit at Buenos Aires (Nov 5)
16. CHOGM meet at Auckland (Nov 13)
17. Communists stage a comeback in Russian elections (Dec)