A series of ethnic conflicts and wars of independence accompany the break-up of Yugoslavia, killing an estimated 130,000–140,000 people and involving numerous war crimes.
A US-led coalition launches Operation Desert Storm, expelling Iraqi forces from Kuwait.
Vietnam and China normalise relations after more than a decade of hostility.
The Supreme Soviet formally dissolves the USSR, a day after Gorbachev's resignation.
Hundreds of thousands of people flee Vietnam by sea after 1975; many die at sea and others are resettled, mostly in Western countries.
A 26-year armed conflict between the Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) ends in the LTTE's defeat.
Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip rise up against Israeli occupation, in an uprising lasting until the Oslo Accords.