Armed conflicts and attacks
At least 11 people are killed and many others injured in a tribal fight in a remote area of Papua New Guinea. (AFP via ABC Australia)
2014–15 India–Pakistan border skirmishes
India and Pakistan exchanged gunfire and mortar bombs along their disputed frontier, killing five civilians and injuring more than a dozen. (Reuters)
Yemeni Crisis (2011–present)
Members of exiled President of Yemen Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi's Cabinet tour the southern city of Aden for the first time in several months. (Reuters via Daily Mail)
Sinai insurgency
The Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) has claimed that it sank an Egyptian patrol boat in the Mediterranean, just off the coast of Rafah. The Egyptian military claimed the ship sank from a fire not caused by attacks. (Time) (Ahram Online)
Boko Haram, Timeline of Boko Haram insurgency
Twin blasts at a market in Gombe, Nigeria kill at least 49 people. (BBC)
South Thailand insurgency
Two Thai Army soldiers are killed in an ambush in Thailand's Narathiwat Province. (Bangkok Post)
Arts and culture
Nominations for the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards are announced with Game of Thrones receiving 24 nominations. (Variety)