Dragonfly 44 A newly-discovered galaxy known as Dragonfly 44 appears to be made up mostly of dark matter.
2016 Zimbabwe protests Police and protesters clash in Harare after a court ruled that protests against Robert Mugabe can continue.
France The France Conseil d'État suspends Villeneuve-Loubet commune's ban on full-body burkini swimsuits.
Trial of Oscar Pistorius The Johannesburg High Court rejects an appeal against the sentencing of Oscar Pistorius.
Philippines Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte unintentionally reveals that a US$1 million ransom was given to the Abu Sayyaf terror group in exchange for a Norwegian hostage.
Bolivia Bolivia's deputy interior minister, Rodolfo Illanes, is kidnapped and beaten to death by striking miners.
Struck by lightning A large herd of wild reindeer is struck by lightning on the Hardangervidda in central Norway, killing 323.
Belgian An explosion at a sports centre in the Belgian town of Chimay kills one person and injures another four. A gas explosion is suspected to be the cause.
Southeast Asian haze Fires in Indonesia burn and blow smoke into Singapore, engulfing the city-state into darkness.
Turkish Turkey opens the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge in Istanbul, one of the world's biggest suspension bridges.
U.S. U.S. President Barack Obama expands the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument off the coast of Hawai'i, making it the largest national park on the planet.
Syrian civil war Following a ceasefire agreement with the government, Syrian rebels begin evacuating the war-torn suburb of Darayya, near Damascus, ending a four-year-long siege by government forces. Under the terms of surrender, the 8,000 civilians who reside in the suburb will be moved to regime-controlled areas while several hundred rebel fighters will be given passage to the Idlib Governorate.
Kurdish–Turkish conflict Eight Turkish police officers are killed and 40 are injured in a bombing at a police checkpoint in the town of Cizre, with the PKK believed to be responsible.