Armed conflicts and attacks
Taliban insurgency
Gunmen assassinate Atiqullah Rawoofi, the head of the Secretariat of the Supreme Court of Afghanistan, in the outskirts of Kabul. (AP)
Twenty-one people die in attacks across Afghanistan including two American soldiers. (AP via Washington Post)
Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant
Arts and culture
Germany's most successful television show, Wetten, dass..?, ends after a 33-year-run. (AP)