Armed conflicts and attacks
Casamance conflict
Gunmen kill 13 people near the town of Ziguinchor, Senegal. (France 24)
Kashmir conflict
An IED bombing kills four Indian Reserve policemen patrolling a deserted market in the upper northwestern city of Sopore, India. Jaish-e-Mohammed militants, fighting against Indian rule in Kashmir, claim responsibility for the attack. (AP via The Washington Post) (Gulf News)
Disasters and accidents
Sanchi oil tanker collision
Thirty-two sailors are missing after Iranian oil tanker MV Sanchi and Chinese freighter CF-Crystal collide off the east coast of China. The collision ignites the oil tanker, which carried a 136,000-tonne load. (CNN), (Reuters)