Armed conflicts and attacks
Balochistan conflict
A bomb on a motorcycle kills at least 3 people and injured 20 in the town of Sibi in Pakistan's Balochistan region. (AFP via Nigeria Guardian)
Syrian Civil War
Syrian government planes bomb the city of Jisr al-Shughur the day after it was captured by al-Qaeda and its allies. (France 24)[permanent dead link]
Boko Haram
Business and economy
American for profit education company Corinthian Colleges announces that it will close its remaining more than two dozen colleges in the western United States due to state and federal investigations into its job-placement practices. (Los Angeles Times)