South Korea A South Korean man is seriously injured after self-immolation during a protest against Japan's use of South Korean women as sex slaves during World War II.
North Korea North Korea's vice premier Choe Yong-gon is believed to have been executed by firing squad this year for voicing frustration at the policies of leader Kim Jong-Un.
US President Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, aged 90, announces that recent liver surgery revealed that he is suffering from an as-yet unspecified form of cancer which has spread to other parts of his body.
Kasur child sexual abuse scandal In a two year period, 280 to 300 children have been sexually abused and filmed doing forced sex acts in Pakistan by a gang consisting of 20 to 25 culprits.
U.S. Army A U.S. Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashes while landing on a U.S. Navy cargo vessel near the Japanese island of Okinawa, with seven people injured.
The explosions last year A massive explosion in the Chinese city of Tianjin results in at least 17 deaths, 11 people seriously injured, and hundreds of people being hospitalised.
2015 Chinese stock market crash The People's Republic of China devalues the yuan (Renminbi) by 1.62 percent after devaluing by 1.92 percent yesterday. This comes in the wake of a 30% drop of Chinese stocks last month.
Pearson PLC Pearson PLC agrees to sell its share in the Economist Group to Exor controlled by the Agnelli family for £469m.
New Zealand flag debate A government appointed panel chooses 40 finalist flag designs out of more than 10,000 submitted.
Syrian civil war Artillery strikes in Damascus during a visit by the Foreign Minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif kill at least 40 people and wound more than 180.