Armed conflicts and attacks
Syrian civil war, Israel–Syria relations
Syria reports its air defense shot down an Israeli warplane that attacked a Syrian army position in al-Quneitra, near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The Israel Defense Forces say that missiles were fired at their aircraft but none hit. (Reuters) (AFP via Yahoo! News) (CNN)
Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2016
Two attackers of Eid al-Adha prayers in an Imambargah at Shikapur district, Sindh, injure at least ten people including five policemen. One assailant blew himself up and authorities arrested the other one. (Daily Pakistan) (The Express Tribune)
A roadside blast in the Balochistan Province kills two policemen and injures eight people. (The News International) (First Post)
Disasters and accidents
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake hits near the Colombian city of Medellin. (The Daily Express)
One crew member of the MS Harmony of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship, is killed and four other crew members are injured after a lifeboat fell on them during a training exercise on the ship that was docked in Marseille, France. (CNN) (The Independent)
2016 Pacific typhoon season
Taiwan issues land and sea warnings for Typhoon Meranti which is expected to hit tomorrow the southern part of the island. (Focus Taiwan)
2016 North Korean floods
The Red Cross warns that North Korea faces a "major, complex disaster" after recent floods kill scores of people and leave more than 100,000 homeless. (AFP via ABC News Australia)