Armed conflicts and attacks
Syrian Civil War
The Israeli Air Force bombs two Syrian Armed Forces bases near Damascus and the town of Dimas, according to Russian and Syrian sources. (BBC News)
Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
Ugandan rebels from the Allied Democratic Forces and National Army for the Liberation of Uganda kill 36 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's North Kivu province. (Reuters/AFP via ABC News)
Disasters and accidents
A bus goes off a mountain road in western Nepal, killing 17 passengers. (Al Jazeera)
Typhoon Hagupit
The death toll from Typhoon Hagupit in the Philippines is at least three as the storm weakens. (BBC)