Template:In the news
- Tony Abbott is replaced as Liberal Party leader by Malcolm Turnbull (pictured), who is set to succeed him as Prime Minister of Australia following a leadership spill.
- An explosion in Petlawad, Madhya Pradesh, India, kills more than 100 people and injures many more.
- The ruling People's Action Party, led by Lee Hsien Loong (pictured), retains its majority in the Singaporean general election.
- A crane collapses at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, killing more than 100 people and severely damaging the building.
- Scientists announce the discovery of Homo naledi, a species of early human.
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