FBI The FBI announces that it is investigating the major iCloud leak that exposed nude photos of Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton and Ariana Grande, among others.
Kenyan president Former Kenyan presidential candidate Quincy Timberlake is charged with murder in the Australian city of Brisbane.
Iraqi insurgency (2011–present) The United States sends an additional 250 US troops to protect American personnel.
Syrian civil war ISIL releases an Internet video showing the beheading of American journalist Steven Sotloff.
Al-Qaeda Saudi Arabian authorities announce they have arrested 88 people on suspicions of being part of an al-Qaeda cell and plotting attacks inside and outside the kingdom.
Egyptian Army Eleven Egyptian Army soldiers are killed in a roadside bomb attack in the Sinai Peninsula.
Al-Shabaab At least six people are reported killed after a U.S. drone strikes a convoy of vehicles believed to be carrying senior members of the militant group Al-Shabaab.