Armed conflicts and attacks
Syrian Civil War
Syrian Government forces enter Raqqa province, the joint capital of Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. It is one of three simultaneous attacks in Iraq and Syria. (Haaretz)
Kashmir conflict
Two militants attack a police checkpoint in the city of Anantnag in south Kashmir killing two Indian police officers. (Indian Express)
Disasters and accidents
The flight recorder casings and potential flight recorder of Eastern Flight 980, which crashed in 1985 on Mount Illimani, Bolivia, are recovered by hikers from Boston. (Operation Thonapa)