Armed conflicts and attacks
Police in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa fire on protesters opposing efforts by President Joseph Kabila to delay presidential and parliamentary elections due in 2016 leaving at least four people dead and ten injured. (Al Jazeera)
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Shia insurgency in Yemen
Houthi rebels seize the official Saba News Agency and surround the residence of the Prime Minister. (RT)
Disasters and accidents
The Anne Arundel County, Maryland Fire Department states that six people remain unaccounted for after a fire destroys a mansion in Annapolis, Maryland. The home is the residence of Don Pyle, the CEO of Reston, Virginia-based ScienceLogic. (AP via MSN)