President President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas resigns from the Executive Committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation along with 11 ministers to force an election. The last time there were elections in the Palestinian authority was in 2005.
Quetzaltepeque An incident in the Quetzaltepeque penitentiary in El Salvador leaves fourteen members of the Barrio 18 street gang killed; the killings are believed to be a result of a power struggle within the gang.
Indian forces Indian police arrest Jammu and Kashmir separatist Shabir Shah ahead of a meeting with Pakistani National Security Adviser Sartaj Aziz.
Prime Minister The Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev visits the disputed Kuril Islands prompting a protest from Japan.
People's Republic of China An explosion occurs at a chemical warehouse in China's Shandong province, with nine people injured according to Chinese media.
Shoreham Airport disaster A Hawker Hunter aircraft crashes during an airshow after failing to pull out of dive at Shoreham Airport, West Sussex, United Kingdom, leaving seven people killed with 15 injured.
The explosions last year The State Council of the People's Republic of China orders a thorough investigation of the explosions as the death toll rises to 121.
2015 Pacific typhoon season Typhoon Goni leaves seven people dead and two people missing as it moves from the Philippines towards Taiwan and Okinawa, Japan.
Mei Xiang's Mei Xiang, a female giant panda at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park in Washington, D.C., delivers two cubs. The identity of the father is not known.
Syrian civil war Missile strikes by pro-Assad forces leave over 50 people killed in the Syrian rebel-held town of Douma, near the capital Damascus.
War An Afghan suicide bomber attacks a NATO convoy in Kabul killing at least twelve people and injuring 66 others.
Somali Civil War (2009–present) An al-Shabaab suicide bomber attacks a Somali military training base in Kismayu with at least 16 people dead. Another suicide bombing in Mogadishu leaves five people killed.
South Korea South Korea evacuates residents near the North Korean border as tension escalates. High level talks in Panmunjom attempt to defuse tensions.