Armed conflicts and attacks
Several rockets were fired from Gaza at Israel and exploded near the cities of Ashdod, Netivot and Ashkelon causing no casualties. The IDF retaliated with airstrikes against empty Hamas training camps in Gaza. (Al Jazeera)
Naxalite Insurgents kill at least 20 Indian Army soldiers and injure 12 in an attack on a convoy in the state of Manipur. (BBC)
Arts and culture
St Benet's Hall at Oxford University decides to admit women, making it the last of the University's institutions to do so. (Reuters Trust)