Armed conflicts and attacks
Libyan Civil War
Islamic State kidnaps about 20 medical workers from the Ibn Sina Hospital in the Libyan city of Sirte. (CNN)
Disasters and accidents
A bus runs off the road in northwestern Nepal killing at least seventeen people. (The Hindu)
Cyclone Pam
The remnants of Cyclone Pam move down the east coast of New Zealand causing evacuations, heavy flooding, and power outages. (New Zealand Herald)
The United Nations estimates that every school in Vanuatu has been destroyed or damaged by Cyclone Pam. The interim death toll has risen to 44. (ABC News Australia) (Reuters via Daily Mail)