Armed conflicts and attacks
A suicide bomber detonates a vehicle loaded with explosives at a hotel in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, killing 15 people. (CNN)
A bomb detonates on a bus carrying Egyptian military conscripts in Arish, injuring 18. (Daily News Egypt)
Boko Haram insurgency in Cameroon
A 13-year-old female suicide bomber attacks in the Cameroonian town of Maroua, killing 20 people and injuring another 70. (Voice of America)
Cameroonian officials order the closing of mosques and Islamic schools, and bar underage children from being at public places, following the recent strings of suicide bombings. (AP via Fox News)
Business and economics
German marketplace organizer Deutsche Börse agrees to purchase trading platform 360T for €725 million. (Wall Street Journal)
Verizon employees in nine states (Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia) and Washington, D.C. vote to go on strike on August 1 if disputes between the union and the company result in no new contracts. (New Haven Register)
Nike agrees to pay a combined $2.4 million to consumers of Nike+ FuelBand over false advertising. (Times Gazette)