Armed conflicts and attacks
Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present)
The Turkish military kills 35 Kurdistan Workers' Party militants after they attempt to capture a base in Turkey's Hakkâri Province. (Reuters via ABC News Australia)
Boko Haram insurgency
Niger, following attacks by Boko Haram on Bosso and Yebi in the Lake Chad region, extends for three months a state of emergency in Diffa. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
2016 Lockhart hot air balloon crash
At least 16 people are killed after a hot air balloon catches fire and crashes near Lockhart, Texas. (BBC)
2016 California wildfires
The deadly, nine-day old Soberanes Fire, blazing south of Carmel-by-the-Sea, has destroyed 57 homes and is expected to grow to 170,000 acres (265 square miles) before it's done. It is 15 percent contained. Six major Big Sur State Parks remain closed through August 6. (Reuters) (Los Angeles Times)