Ultracompact dwarf galaxy Ultracompact dwarf galaxy M60-UCD1 is revealed to be the smallest known galaxy to have a supermassive black hole at its centre.
Joachim Gauck German president Joachim Gauck welcomes state officials to Mecklenburg-Vorpommern to address demographic change in Europe and commemorate 25 years of the Peaceful Revolution.
Independence referendum Voters in Scotland go to the polls to vote on the referendum on independence.
Bell, Florida Eight people have been shot dead including six children in the small American town of Bell, Florida.
Police Australian police mount raids in the cities of Sydney and Brisbane on alleged Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant sympathisers based on intelligence claims that they were planning a public execution in Australia with fifteen people arrested.
Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa The Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-Moon announces the creation of an emergency mission to respond to the virus which has killed over 2,500 people in West Africa .
Russian military intervention in Ukraine The President of Ukraine visits the United States to seek assistance in combating separatists in eastern Ukraine.
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant The United States Senate passes a budget measure authorising President Barack Obama to equip and train moderate rebels to fight ISIL in Syria.