Armed conflicts and attacks
Yemeni Civil War
An air strike by the Saudi-led coalition which hit a hospital in northern Yemen run by Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) kills at least 11 people. (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
An Olympics aerial camera and its cables fall sixty-five feet, injuring seven people. (USA Today)
Heavy rainfall causes multiple bus crashes that kill at least 40 people and injure 86 in the Kavrepalanchowk bus crashes. (CNN)
2016 Louisiana floods
At least seven people have died and thousands have been rescued in the American state of Louisiana. President of the United States Barack Obama has declared a federal emergency in the state. (BBC), (NBC News)