Saudi police crackdowns on foreigners working illegally in the kingdom widen with more than 16,000 arrests.
Rafael Caro Quintero A Mexican federal court overturns a state court ruling that allowed the drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero to be released from prison earlier this year. This court response follows a decision by the U.S. Department of State to place a $5 million bounty against him.
Baghdad A suicide bomber detonates a bomb in an oil tanker truck, killing 15 people in Baghdad, Iraq.
M23 rebel movement The M23 rebel movement is defeated by Congolese troops, bringing an end to the armed conflict.
Explode Several small bombs explode outside a provincial office of the Chinese Communist Party in the northern city of Taiyuan, killing at least one person and wounding eight others.
Syrian civil war A suicide bomber kills 8 people and injures 41 others in an attack against an intelligence building in the southern city of As-Suwayda. Among those killed is a Syrian Air Force major.
A bomb explodes in the center of the capital, Damascus, killing at least 8 people and injuring more than 50 others.