Aung San Suu Kyi Aung San Suu Kyi announces that the National League for Democracy will participate in Myanmar's general election later this year.
Mexican Mexican drug kingpin Joaquín Guzmán Loera escapes from a maximum security prison the Federal Social Readaptation Center No. 1.
Russian military intervention in Ukraine Dozens of Russian soldiers face trial for fleeing a training ground in Maikop, fearing deployment to Ukraine.
Serbia Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić is pelted with stones and other objects as he attempts to pay respects to the victims of the Bosnian Genocide, Vučić is a former member of the Serbian Radical Party, a far right anti-Islam party.
Volcán de Colima Hundred of villagers are evacuated from near the Colima volcano following recent eruptions. Authorities fear that it could be on the same scale as a 1913 eruption.
2015 Pacific typhoon season Eastern China braces for the impact of Typhoon Chan-hom with the province of Zhejiang evacuating 865,000 people in coastal areas.
Steve Huffman Steve Huffman is re-appointed as the CEO of Reddit as Ellen Pao steps down over a dispute with the website's users over the firing of a popular employee.
Greek government-debt crisis The Hellenic Parliament passes a package of economic reforms to end the current stage of the debt crisis.
Yemeni Crisis A truce brokered by the United Nations due to last for the remainder of Ramadan is broken within an hour with both sides exchanging blame.
Somali Civil War (2009–present) At least six civilians and four militants are killed in attacks on two hotels in the Somali capital of Mogadishu.
2015 Bombing of the Cairo Italian Consulate A car bomb explodes outside the Italian consulate in the Egyptian capital Cairo, resulting in at least one death and four people injured; ISIS claims responsibility.
South Thailand insurgency At least seven people have been killed and dozens injured in a series of attacks in southern Thailand.