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- Rioting breaks out in Ferguson, Missouri, after a grand jury declines to indict the police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown.
- Magnus Carlsen (pictured) defeats Viswanathan Anand to retain the World Chess Championship title.
- In motor racing, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton wins the Formula One championship.
- Opposition candidate Klaus Iohannis is elected President of Romania.
- The 9th G-20 summit concludes in Brisbane, following discussions focusing primarily on economic issues.
- With world leaders from 21 Pacific Rim countries attending, the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting concludes in Beijing.
Ongoing:
Ebola outbreak –
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Recent deaths:
Pat Quinn – Viktor Tikhonov – Mike Nichols
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