Philippines At least 29 people are missing after the ferry MV "Maharlika II" sinks off the Philippines coast.
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Islamic State releases a video purporting to show the beheading of British aid worker David Haines.
Prime Minister The Prime Minister of Iraq Haider al-Abadi says he has ordered the army to stop shelling areas held by the Islamic State where there are civilians present.
Giridih district Three Maoists are killed and two are seriously injured in a fight with security forces in the Giridih district of India's Jharkhand state.