Armed conflicts and attacks
Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017)
Three Americans abducted last month in Baghdad are freed by the Iraqi National Intelligence Service. (AP via Orange County Register)
Arts and culture
The jewels of former Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos are to be auctioned. Valued at $21 million (USD), they were seized by the government when her husband Ferdinand Marcos was overthrown. (CNN) (BBC)
After more than 200 years, Mozart's and Salieri's lost cantata Per la ricuperata salute di Ofelia is discovered in Prague. (Reuters) (The Independent) (BBC)