Biofluorescent Researchers discover a biofluorescent hawksbill sea turtle, glowing bright red and green, near the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. This is the first time scientists have found biofluorescence in a reptile in the wild. The hawksbill sea turtle is an endangered species.
Bangui All 500 of the prisoners escape from the Ngaraba jail in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic.
Amnesty International Amnesty International designates Cuban graffiti artist Danilo Maldonado Machado as a prisoner of conscience.
2015 Pacific typhoon season Typhoon Dujuan hits mainland China in Fujian province after hitting Taiwan, where it caused two deaths and injured 300.
Recent coup After a tense standoff, Burkina Faso's military crushed the elite presidential guard and seized the coup's abandoned headquarters. The former head of the guard, Gen. Gilbert Diendéré, had called on his men to lay down their weapons to avoid a bloodbath. Diendéré told Agence France-Presse (AFP) he feared “many deaths and injuries” in the operation. It is unclear whether there are casualties.
Gaza–Israel conflict At least one rocket is intercepted over Ashdod by Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system, and is believed to have come from the Gaza Strip.
Turkey–PKK conflict Two police officers are gunned down by suspected PKK militants on the streets of Adana, southern Turkey.