Wildlife Conservation Society The Wildlife Conservation Society estimates that poachers have killed half of Mozambique's elephants in the past five years.
Walmart A lone gunman enters a Walmart store in Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States, and opens fire, killing one employee before turning the gun on himself.
US Appeals Court A US Appeals Court rules that President Barack Obama will not be able to implement his executive action on immigration while it is being challenged by Texas and 25 other states.
Internal Revenue Service Thieves use an online tax service provided by the American Internal Revenue Service to steal information from more than 100,000 taxpayers.
Same-sex marriage A petition to legalize same-sex marriage in the Philippines is filed in the Supreme Court.
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force will for the first time participate in Exercise Talisman Saber, a joint exercise between the United States and Australia.
President The President of Taiwan Ma Ying-jeou proposes a mechanism for resolving disputes in the South China Sea.
Lassa fever A man dies of the rare Lassa fever in the American state of New Jersey after returning from West Africa.
2015 India heat wave The death toll from the heat wave passes 1100 as the roads in the capital New Delhi are melting in the heat.
Texas–Oklahoma floods Thirty people are reported missing in the Houston area as the flood water levels continue to rise as the death toll in Texas rises to 13.
Flash flood warnings are now in place in eight states with flood waters causing closures of roads, rail services and buses in Houston.
People's Republic of China Police in China catch 175 looters who raided the Niuheliang Neolithic archaeological site in Manchuria.
Charter Communications Charter Communications announces plans to merge with Time Warner Cable in a $55.1 billion deal.
Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) Shellfire from Yemen kills two people over the border in Saudi Arabia.
War A suicide bomber and gunmen attack a court building in the provincial capital of Maidan Shahr in Maidan Wardak resulting in the deaths of two police officers and four of the attackers.