Armed conflicts and attacks
Amman shooting attack
A Jordanian policeman shoots dead two American instructors and a South African before being killed at a police training centre in Al-Muwaqqar, on the eastern outskirts of Amman. U.S. contractors are sent to the facility to assist Jordanian police trainers. (BBC)
Boko Haram insurgency
The government of Chad declares a state of emergency in the Lake Chad area a day after a double suicide bombing that has killed two people. (AFP via Yahoo News)
Syrian Civil War, Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War
Using social media, Russian investigative bloggers from the Conflict Intelligence Team photo-geolocate three Russian military personnel outside expected air support operations areas — evidence of what the group says may be a broader Russian military role in Syria. (Reuters)
Art and culture
Amedeo Modigliani's 1917 painting Nu couché sells at an auction at Christie's for $170.4 million, the second highest price for a painting on record. (New York Times)
2015 University of Missouri protests
In the U.S., after mounting criticism over his handling of racial issues, University of Missouri System president Tim Wolfe announces his resignation; the Board of Curators votes to accept his resignation. R. Bowen Loftin, chancellor of the flagship Columbia campus, announces he will step down from his post by the end of the year. (ESPN) (USA Today) (ABC News)