Fossil The oldest fossil (stromatolite) that had life is discovered in the melting snow at the Isua Greenstone Belt of Greenland.
Pterosaur The fossil of a new species of pterosaur is discovered on Hornby Island, British Columbia in Canada.
African elephants The population of African elephants have fallen by about 30% between 2007 and 2014.
Interior Ministry Turkish Interior Minister Efkan Ala resigns amid criticism over his handling of a string of ISIL and PKK terror attacks, and is replaced by Süleyman Soylu.
Myanmar Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi holds historic peace talks to end decades of ethnic conflict in the country.
2016 presidential election Protestors set fire to the National Assembly of Gabon in Libreville in response to the disputed presidential election result.
Impeached President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff is removed from office by a vote of 61–20 in the Senate. Current Acting President Michel Temer will serve out the remainder of her term, which ends January 1, 2019.
Mexico–United States relations U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump meets with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto in Mexico City after accepting an invitation from him.
Philippines The Philippines says it won't have bilateral talks with China until the Chinese stop all provocations in the South China Sea.
Cuba–United States relations The first commercial flight from the United States to Cuba since 1961 takes place as "JetBlue Flight 387" lands in Santa Clara, Villa Clara province, after a 51-minute flight from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. "JetBlue Flight 387" had 150 passengers, including United States Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx.
Russian Mission, Alaska At least five people are killed after two small planes collide near Russian Mission, Alaska. Officials from the Alaska Army National Guard say the planes involved were a Cessna 208 Caravan and a Piper PA-18 Super Cub.
2016 Atlantic hurricane season The National Hurricane Center declares a hurricane watch and tropical storm warning from the Anclote River, north of Tampa, to Destin, Florida, near the Georgia border. Hermine, now at 45 mph (75 km), is expected to reach hurricane strength when it makes landfall Thursday afternoon. Florida Governor Rick Scott, with life-threatening flooding forecast, declares a state of emergency.
2016 Pacific typhoon season At least two rivers break embankments, causing floods on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. Operations are underway to rescue 400 stranded people. On Honshu Island, at least 11 people, including nine elderly from a nursing home, have died.
United Airlines United Airlines Flight 880 makes an emergency landing at Shannon Airport in the Republic of Ireland due to "severe and unexpected turbulence". At least 12 people are hospitalized.
Prime Minister of Japan Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans on increasing the spending for the Japan Self-Defense Force.
Mother Teresa Mother Teresa of Calcutta is to be canonized into sainthood after "proof" of two miracles.