Fabien Cousteau Fabien Cousteau and two crew members resurface after 31 days living underwater and collecting scientific data.
Hong Kong police Hundreds of Hong Kong Police Force officers clear sit-in protesters from Hong Kong's Central District after the biggest pro-democracy rally in a decade yesterday. Over 500 people are arrested for illegal assembly and disrupting traffic in Chater Road.
Viviane Reding Luxembourg's Viviane Reding, Finland's Olli Rehn, Italy's Antonio Tajani and Poland's Janusz Lewandowski step down as EU commissioners in order to take office as newly elected members of the European Parliament.
French President Former President of France Nicolas Sarkozy is charged with corruption and influence peddling.
Chemical weapons A Danish ship carrying hundreds of tons of Syrian chemical weapons arrives in the Italian port of Gioia Tauro prior to a rendezvous with an American ship that will destroy the weapons at sea.
Wonsan South Korea reports that North Korea fired two short range missiles into the Pacific Ocean from the coastal city of Wonsan.
Tony Blair Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair agrees to become Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's economic adviser as part of a program funded by the United Arab Emirates.
2014 West Africa Ebola outbreak The World Health Organisation convenes an emergency meeting of health ministers from 11 countries in Accra, Ghana, to discuss ways of combatting the outbreak which has so far infected 763 people, leading to 468 deaths.
Sicily At least 70 asylum seekers drown at sea after their boat sinks off the coast of Sicily with 27 rescued.
Food truck Eleven people are injured including two in critical condition after a food truck explodes due to a ruptured propane tank in northern Philadelphia.
Manitoba Widespread flooding in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan leads to the declaration of states of emergencies in 87 municipalities.
2014 Atlantic hurricane season Tropical Storm Arthur heads towards the US coast with a hurricane warning in place for the state of North Carolina. A mandatory evacuation is ordered for Hatteras Island in the Outer Banks.
Roche Holding AG Roche Holding AG says that its US-based Genentech subsidiary will purchase American biotechnology company Seragon Pharmaceuticals, Inc for up to $1.725 billion in cash and contingency payments.
Israeli–Palestinian conflict A missing Palestinian boy in Shuafat is rumored to be murdered in revenge for the kidnapping and murder of Israeli teenagers, clashes break out.
Taliban insurgency A suicide bomber attacks an Afghan National Army air force bus in Kabul killing at least five people.