Yamal Peninsula Scientists report video footage of a mysterious giant hole and crater that have suddenly appeared in the Yamal Peninsula, Russia.
Prime Minister The Thai military junta gives permission for former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to travel abroad for the first time since the coup.
Capital punishment in California A federal judge rules the death penalty in California is unconstitutional.
Regional train A French regional train on the Pau-Bayonne line crashes into a high-speed train near the town of Denguin, resulting in at least 25 injuries.
Busan Metro A fire on a train at Busan Metro in the South Korean port city of Busan leaves five people injured and 100 people were evacuated.
Sank A firefighting helicopter searching for missing people from the sinking of the MV "Sewol" in April crashes in the South Korean city of Gwangju with five people aboard.
2014 Pacific typhoon season The Philippines province of Quezon is placed under a state of calamity due to the damage caused by the typhoon.
Typhoon Rammasun (Glenda) heads for southern China and northern Vietnam after killing at least 38 people in the Philippines with eight missing.
Microsoft Microsoft announces deeper-than-expected job cuts as part of its cloud-oriented restructuring, almost halving the newly-purchased Nokia phone business.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum obtains a full copy of the archives of the United Nations War Crimes Commission from World War II and makes it available online.
Military At least 14 Tunisian soldiers are reportedly killed following Islamist militant attacks at two checkpoints near the Algerian border with at least 20 others wounded, a group called the Okba Ben Nafaa Brigade has claimed responsibility.
Kabul International Airport Explosions and gunfire are reported near Kabul International Airport in Afghanistan as militants temporarily capture a building under construction.
Operation Protective Edge Another ceasefire deal brokered by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is accepted by Israel but rejected by Hamas, several hours later Israel commences a ground offensive.
During a routine investigation by the United Nations, over 20 rockets are found hidden in an abandoned school in Gaza operated by UNRWA.
Israel and Hamas agree to a brief UN humanitarian ceasefire Thursday morning to allow aid to enter the Gaza Strip.
2014 insurgency in Donbass Ukraine accuses a Russian Air Force jet of shooting down a Ukrainian warplane over its territory.
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 carrying 298 people from multiple countries is shot down near Hrabove in Donetsk Oblast, on a flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.