Armed conflicts and attacks
2016 Gabonese protests
Large explosions and gunfire are reported in the Gabonese capital Libreville as security forces clash with supporters of opposition presidential candidate Jean Ping protesting the election results indicating a narrow victory by President Ali Bongo Ondimba. (Reuters)
Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present)
Turkish Armed Forces claims that it has killed three Kurdistan Workers' Party fighters in air strikes in southeastern Turkey near the borders with Iraq. (Reuters via Daily Mail)
Disasters and accidents
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket explodes during a routine firing test at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. SpaceX say there were no injuries, but that an "anomaly" during the static fire test resulted in the loss of the rocket and the Israeli Amos-6 communication satellite it was carrying. (The Telegraph)
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake occurs off the north east coast of North Island, New Zealand. A tsunami warning was issued after the earthquake, and waves of 0.3m have been reported near Gisborne. (BBC) (The Independent)
2016 Southeast Asian haze
A South Korean palm oil company is accused of causing the wildfires in Indonesia. (The Guardian)