United Kingdom The United Kingdom raises its terror threat level from "substantial" to "severe" in response to conflicts in Iraq and Syria.
Fuquan The death toll from a landslide in a village near Fuquan in Guizhou province on Wednesday rises to 15.
Tavurvur Mount Tavurvur, part of the Rabaul caldera near the town of Rabaul in Papua New Guinea's East New Britain province, erupts.
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Australian Competition and Consumer Commission sues Valve and video game giant Steam over its policy of not giving refunds.
Malaysian Airlines Malaysian Airlines announces plans to lay off 6000 staff as a result of a restructuring following the loss of two aircraft in disasters this year.
Syrian civil war Syrian rebels attack the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force in the Golan Heights and capture 42 Fijian peacekeepers while surrounding a base manned by 75 Filipino soldiers.
The United Nations estimates that three million Syrians live as refugees overseas while another 6.5 million are displaced within Syria.