Armed conflicts and attacks
A suicide bomb attack on a Shiite mosque in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, kills at least seven people. Militants linked to the Taliban and al-Qaeda have previously attacked the country's Shiite minority. (AAP via SBS News)
Boko Haram
A female suicide bomber, believed to be aged around 10 years old, kills herself and 19 others, possibly against her will, at a market in the northeastern city of Maiduguri, Nigeria. (Wall Street Journal) (BBC)
Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon
A suicide attack by al-Nusra Front (al-Qaeda's official affiliate in Syria) at a café in Tripoli, Lebanon, kills at least seven people. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
A traffic accident between an oil tanker truck and passenger coach en route to Shikarpur from Karachi on the Pakistan National Highway Link Road near Gulshan-e-Hadeed, Karachi, results in at least 57 dead and scores injured. (The News)