Armed conflicts and attacks
War in Afghanistan
A Taliban suicide bomb attack on a Turkish government vehicle in Kabul kills at least one person. (BBC) (NBC News)
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
"Jihadi John", an ISIL terrorist featured in many beheading videos, is identified as Mohammed Emwazi, a Kuwaiti-born man who lived in the United Kingdom and was on a terrorism watch list. (The Washington Post) (The New York Times) (CBS News)
ISIS posts a video showing the destruction of Mosul Museum, the second largest in Iraq and rich in artifacts from thousands of years of Iraqi history. (National Post)
International relations
French actresses Marion Cotillard and Mélanie Laurent, and French President François Hollande begin their two-day state visit to the Philippines, where they are to discuss climate change. (GMA News)