Armed conflicts and attacks
Boko Haram insurgency
A Boko Haram attack last week on a northeastern Nigerian village, Yadin Kukuwa killed at least 151 people. News of the attack was slow to emerge because the militants destroyed telecom masts around the village. (The Independent), (AFP via Times Live)
ISIL beheading incidents, Destruction of cultural heritage by ISIL, Syrian Civil War
Islamic State militants behead 82-year-old antiquities scholar Khaled Asaad, who worked for over 50 years as head of antiquities in Palmyra. (Reuters), (BBC)
Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017)
A suicide bomber kills at least 20 Iraqi Army troops in the city of Baiji. (Al-Arabiyah)
South Sudanese Civil War
Fighting resumes in South Sudan after the failure to reach a deal between tribes loyal to the president and tribes loyal to the former vice-president. (AP via Fox News)
Turkey-PKK Conflict
A bomb detonated by Kurdish militants kills at least eight soldiers. (The New York Times), (The Independent)
Business and economy
Samsung Bioepis Co., a drug development arm of global giant Samsung, picks four banks to manage an IPO it plans for the United States in 2016. (Reuters)
Greek government-debt crisis
The Bundestag votes to approve a third bailout for Greece. (The Guardian)