Ukrainian Jews Germany starts easing immigration restrictions on Ukrainian Jews as a result of the crisis in Ukraine.
Jung Hong-won Jung Hong-won will stay on as the Prime Minister of South Korea despite resigning after the sinking of the MV Sewol as two nominations as replacements have fallen through.
People's Republic of China Authorities in China's Xinjiang region sentence nine people for up to 14 years for terrorism offences.
Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops The Catholic Synod of Bishops releases the instrumentum laboris, or working document, for the upcoming 3rd extraordinary general assembly, taking place from October 5 to 19.
2014 Northern Iraq offensive Iraqi forces launch an airborne assault on rebel-held Tikrit with at least one helicopter crashing.
Insurgents capture the town of Mansouriyat al-Jabal, containing four natural gas fields, which is about 110km northeast of Baghdad.
The Prime Minister of Iraq Nouri al-Maliki confirms that the Syrian Air Force bombed Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant positions in Iraq earlier in the week.