Armed conflicts and attacks
Sectarianism in Pakistan
Five people are killed and several other civilians injured as armed terrorists, targeting Shia Muslims, open fire on participants of a Majlis at a home in the Nazimabad district of Karachi, Pakistan. (Samaa TV) (The Express Tribune)
Boko Haram insurgency
Suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers kill at least eight people in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri. (AP)
Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen
Two prisons in Al Hudaydah, Yemen, are bombed by Saudi Arabian jets, leaving at least 60 dead. (Reuters) (AP via The New York Times) (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
Rain and flooding in Egypt kills at least 18 people. (Naharnet)