Armed conflicts and attacks
al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen
al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula announces that its leader Nasser al-Wuhayshi was killed in a US drone strike last Friday. (BBC)
Syrian Civil War
Kurdish People's Protection Units have captured the border town of Tell Abyad from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant forces. (Al-Jazeera)
Libyan Crisis (2011–present)
Three of the ten Tunisian consular staff kidnapped last week have been released and negotiation is ongoing about the others. (Reuters via Trust)
Arts and culture
The British Broadcasting Corporation announces that Chris Evans will be the new presenter of the popular Top Gear television series. (BBC)