Armed conflicts and attacks
Internal conflict in Myanmar
At least 8 people are killed and more than a dozen others are injured following an attack on Tatmadaw checkpoints, police outposts and the 105th Mile Trade Center by several insurgent groups in Muse, Shan State. The State Counselor's office issues a statement claiming that the Kachin Independence Army, Ta'ang National Liberation Army and Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army were involved in the attack. (Anadolu)
Syrian Civil War
Six people are killed in a suspected chlorine gas attack in Aleppo, Syria. (CNN) (Reuters) (FOX News)
Turkish military intervention in Syria
A Turkish Army soldier is killed and two others injured in an ISIL bombing near the Syrian city of al-Bab. (Reuters via LBC)
Second Libyan Civil War
At least 16 people are killed and 50 others are wounded in clashes between rival tribes in Sabha, Libya after a monkey attacks a girl and pulls off her headscarf. (Reuters), (FOX News)
Disasters and accidents
Pukhrayan train derailment
At least 142 people are killed and over 200 injured as the Indore–Patna Express derails near Pukhrayan in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. (The New York Times) (Indian Express) (Fox News) (The Telegraph) (Reuters)
Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhu orders an inquiry. (Hindustan Times)
Rescue efforts continue as dozens of people are still trapped in carriages. (CNN)
2016–17 UK and Ireland windstorm season
Storm Angus brings strong winds and heavy rain to southern England and the Channel Islands. (BBC)