Britain votes to leave the EU.
And Australia votes in a double-dissolution election returning the Liberal-National Coalition, under Malcolm Turnbull to power, with a reduced majority.
Malaysian Airlines flight 17 is shot down by Russian-backed forces while flying over Ukraine, causing the loss of 298 lives.
And four people are killed when a ride at the Dreamworld theme park malfunctions.
One of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, David Bowie dies after battling cancer.
Rio de Janeiro hosts the Summer Olympics.
Apple releases the iPhone 7.
A gunman kills 49 patrons at the Pulse nightclub in Florida.
A Melbourne storm triggers thousands of cases of thunderstorm asthma, resulting in eight deaths.
And Donald Trump wins the US Presidential Election.
