Italy An estimated half-million Italians protest in Rome's Circus Maximus against pending legislation that would legalize same-sex unions. The legislation would extend to civil unions the same rights they would have under marriage, including adoption of children.
Orange County Men's Central Jail escape Two of the inmates who escaped from a jail in Santa Ana, California, were arrested in San Francisco.
Illegally arranging payments Reuters reports that a million dollars in FIFA funding is missing from the accounts of the National Football Federation of Guatemala.
Contested water A United States Navy guided missile destroyer, "USS Curtis Wilbur" (DDG-54), sails within 12 nautical miles of the disputed Triton Island. The Pentagon said that the mission aimed at countering the "excessive maritime claims of parties that claim the Paracel Islands", while China's Ministry of Defense said the U.S. action “severely violated the law."
Global surveillance disclosures (2013–present) NSA documents show the US and UK spied on Israeli military drones and fighter jets.
Zika virus outbreak in the Americas (2015–present) More than 2,100 pregnant Colombian women are infected with the mosquito-borne Zika virus.
Jamaican health officials confirm the country's first case of the Zika virus in a 4-year-old child who recently returned from a trip to Texas.
European migrant crisis Almost 40 people are killed and 75 are rescued after a boat carrying migrants sinks between Turkey and Greece.
South Korea A helicopter fighting forest fires in South Korea's North Jeolla Province crashes near the Geumsansa Temple in Gimje. The 61-year-old pilot dies in the crash.
2015–16 Australian region cyclone season Western Australia's Pilbara region braces for the impact of Cyclone Stan, which is expected to make landfall as a Category Three storm.
Social networking service Social networking service Facebook, and its photo-sharing subsidiary Instagram, ban private, person-to-person sales of guns via their services.