Armed conflicts and attacks
Boko Haram insurgency
A suicide bomber attacks the Nigerian city of Maiduguri killing at least one person. (Reuters)
A suicide bomber in a burqa kills 14 people in Chad's capital of N'Djamena. (Reuters) (Chron via AP)
South Thailand insurgency
At least seven people have been killed and dozens injured in a series of attacks in southern Thailand. (AFP via The Daily Star)
2015 Bombing of the Cairo Italian Consulate
Somali Civil War (2009–present)
Yemeni crisis, Saudi-led intervention in Yemen (2015-present)
A truce brokered by the United Nations due to last for the remainder of Ramadan is broken within an hour with both sides exchanging blame. (AP via US News and World Report)
Business and economy
Steve Huffman is re-appointed as the CEO of Reddit as Ellen Pao steps down over a dispute with the website's users over the firing of a popular employee. (Irish Times)
Satoru Iwata, the CEO and President of Nintendo, dies due to a bile duct growth.
Greek government-debt crisis
The Hellenic Parliament passes a package of economic reforms to end the current stage of the debt crisis. (BBC)