Harris County, Texas A man is in custody in Harris County, Texas, after six children and two adults are found dead near the U.S. city of Houston.
2015 Pacific typhoon season Typhoon Soudelor makes landfall in mainland China in Fujian province with 250,000 having been evacuated from that province and Zhejiang province.
Typhoon Soudelor makes landfall in Taiwan killing at least four people with four people missing and 64 injured.
Civil war in the Central African Republic A Rwandan soldier attached to MINUSCA goes on a shooting spree in Bangui, killing four fellow UN peacekeepers and injuring another eight before turning the gun on himself.
Mali A hostage rescue operation in central Mali is successfully performed by British SAS forces after gunmen attack a hotel with at least seven people dead.
War An overnight attack on Camp Integrity in Kabul leaves one NATO service member killed, along with eight support staff and two Taliban insurgents.