Armed conflicts and attacks
Sinai insurgency
Egyptian security officials report that militants have blown up a natural gas pipeline leading to Israel outside El-Arish, the provincial capital of North Sinai. That pipeline was attacked at least 20 times in the last 5 years. (AP via KFox)
Second Libyan Civil War
A suicide bomber strikes a checkpoint near the city of Misrata causing several deaths. (Reuters via LBC)
Boko Haram
A bomb explodes at a market place in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri killing at least four people. (Channel STV)
Disasters and accidents
2015 Indian heat wave
The death toll from the heat wave reaches 2,100 with intense heat to continue until Monday. (NHK)