Armed conflicts and attacks
2015 Baghdad market truck bomb, Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017)
A truck bombing in Baghdad, Iraq kills at least 76 people and wounds 212 others. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility for the attack. (Reuters), (The Daily Mail)
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Rojava Revolution
The United States believes that ISIL used a sulfur mustard agent against Kurdish forces in Iraq earlier this week. [citation needed]
Business and economy
The New Zealand government-owned, coal-mining company, Solid Energy, goes into temporary voluntary administration, asking creditors to freeze most of its debt. (Radio New Zealand)
2015 Chinese stock market crash
The People's Republic of China further devalues the yuan (Renminbi) by 1 percent after two previous devaluings. (BBC)