Roscosmos Roscosmos manages to restart the engines of the Progress spacecraft and to correct the orbit of the International Space Station.
Referendum A referendum was held in Osaka, Japan to mandate the implementation of the Osaka Metropolis plan. The proposal was defeated by 50.38% to 49.62%. Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto announced retirement from politics by the end of his term in December 2015.
2015 Macedonian protests A large rally is held by tens of thousands of protestors in Skopje, Macedonia, as part of the ongoing protests against Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski.
Lumacaftor A 'groundbreaking' combination of lumacaftor and ivacaftor could improve the quality of life and life expectancy of cystic fibrosis sufferers is trialed.
2015 Waco shootout At least 25 members of outlaw motorcycle clubs are being held as witnesses and possible suspects.
At least 9 people are killed and 18 injured, some by law enforcement and others in gunfire exchanges, in a shootout between rival biker gangs in Waco, Texas, at the Twin Peaks Restaurant.
2015 ''Billboard'' Music Awards American pop music star Taylor Swift wins 8 awards at the "Billboard" Music Awards, including top artist.
Pope Francis Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church canonises two saints from Palestine, Sister Mariam Baouardy and Sister Marie Alphonsine Ghattas.
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant The Islamic State reportedly seizes control of the Iraqi city of Ramadi after the retreat of government forces.
Taliban A suicide attack by the Taliban kills three and injures at least eighteen outside Kabul International Airport in Afghanistan.