Armed conflicts and attacks
Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
Indian police kill at least 12 Naxalite Maoist rebels in a clash in the state of Jharkhand. (AP)
Syrian Civil War
The Southern Front of the Free Syrian Army claims to have captured a major Syrian Army base known as Brigade 52 in Daraa Governorate. (BBC)
Business and economy
HSBC announces plans to cut 8,000 jobs in the United Kingdom, one-sixth of its U.K. workforce, via "natural attrition" as it restructures its banking business. A total of 25,000 jobs could be axed globally. (BBC)