Armed conflicts and attacks
Syrian Civil War
A Syrian government airstrike near Aleppo kills at least five members of the Syrian Civil Defense rescue organisation. Dozens of people have been killed in Aleppo over the past few days from government airstrikes and opposition bombardment. (Reuters)
Attacks on secularists in Bangladesh
Ansar-al Islam, the Bangladeshi branch of al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent, claims responsibility for yesterday's murder of USAID employee and LGBT activist Xulhaz Mannan and his friend, actor Tanay Majumder. (AP)
Arts and culture
Ukraine commemorates the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster. (AP)