Antares rocket An unmanned Antares rocket carrying NASA's Cygnus CRS Orb-3 resupply mission to the International Space Station explodes seconds after taking off from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in the U.S. state of Virginia. The loss includes five thousand pounds of cargo.
Zambia Zambian media reports that President Michael Sata has died while receiving medical care in London.
Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa Australia issues a blanket ban on issuing visas for residents of Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, the countries worst affected by the Ebola epidemic.
Pahoa, Hawaii Residents of Pahoa, Hawaii, begin evacuating ahead of an impending lava flow from the Kīlauea volcano.