Iowa Authorities arrest two Iowa men in Saugus, Massachusetts after heavy firearms are discovered in their hotel room. The two men had made threats on social media stating their targeting of the 2015 Pokemon Video Game World Championships that are being held in Boston.
Malaysia Malaysia finds the bodies of more than 20 people believed to be victims of human trafficking in mass graves buried near the border with Thailand.
North Korea North and South Korea resume talks in the border village of Panmunjon in efforts to defuse recent tensions.
United Kingdom Britain and Iran reopen embassies in each others' capitals that had been closed after Iranian protesters stormed the British embassy on November 29, 2011.
2015 Shoreham Airshow crash The number of fatalities in the 2015 Shoreham Airshow crash is "highly likely" to have risen to 11.
Flood The death toll from floods in the Indian state of Assam rises to seven, with 650,000 people displaced.
Destruction of cultural heritage by ISIL Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant is reported to have blown up the ancient Baalshamin temple in Palmyra, Syria.
Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) A United Arab Emirates military intelligence operation in Yemen frees a British hostage.
Cross-border fire from Yemen kills a Saudi general making him the highest-ranking officer to be killed in border attacks by Houthi militants since March.
Al-Qaeda militants take over parts of the strategic southern Yemeni port city of Aden. The militants reportedly raised their black flag above the city's port and government buildings. The city was recaptured by pro-government forces last week.