Tibet A Tibetan man sets himself on fire in Sichuan, in the latest in a series of protests against Chinese rule.
Disappearance of Tia Sharp Investigators probing the disappearance of Tia Sharp find CCTV film of the missing girl.
People's Republic of China The People's Republic of China evacuates 200,000 people from Shanghai ahead of Typhoon Haikui which is expected to make landfall in Zhejiang early tonight or tomorrow morning.
Philippines Flooding in the Philippines capital Manila forces at least 20,000 people to flee their homes with the death toll after eight days of heavy rain throughout the country reaching 53.
Tuareg rebellion (2012) Tuareg rebellion (2012): Burkina Faso's foreign minister Djibrill Bassole visits fighters linked to Al-Qaeda in northern Mali in an attempt to solve an ongoing crisis.
Attack At least 21 people are killed in a gun attack on a church and later an Army patrol near the city of Okene in Kogi state, central Nigeria.
Paghman District A bomb hits a minibus in the Paghman District in Afghanistan's Kabul Province, killing at least nine people.
Syrian civil war Syrian civil war: Saeed Jalili, a senior Iranian official, reaffirms the Iranian government's support for the Syrian government throughout the crisis.
Mexican drug war Mexican Drug War: The United States freezes the assets of three Belize-based associates of Mexico's top drug lord, Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán.