North Korea North Korea acknowledges that Kim Jong-un is suffering from "discomfort", after a three-week absence from state media photographs.
Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa The World Health Organisation says that the death toll from the Ebola virus is over 2,900.
BlackBerry Limited BlackBerry Limited, the Canadian corporation formerly known as Research in Motion, although continues to operate at a loss overall, posted unexpectedly good second quarter results, including the first adjusted profit for its hardware unit in five quarters.
Pacific Ocean The small Pacific state of Nauru has run out of money following a legal dispute in Australia.
An act of arson at an air traffic control facility in Aurora, Illinois An act of arson at an air traffic control facility in Aurora, Illinois causes close to 2000 airline flights to be grounded.
Taliban insurgency The Taliban gains control of the Ajristan District in Afghanistan's Ghazni Province after a week of battle.
The Parliament of the United Kingdom is recalled to discuss British participation in 2014 military intervention against ISIS.
China The People's Republic of China says that 50 people died in recent violence in the western province of Xinjiang.