Opposition to immigration Protesters rally against Islam and immigration in several European cities amid growing tensions over the massive influx of asylum-seekers to the continent.
Vatican commission on sexual abuse The Vatican commission on sexual abuse announces that Peter Saunders, a sexual abuse survivor from the U.K., is suspended from commission proceedings. "I am not leaving my position," Saunders said, adding only the person who appointed him, the Pope, can dismiss him.
Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present) Tunisia completes the construction of a 200km (125 mile) barrier along its border with Libya, intended to keep out terrorists trained in Libya.
North Korea North Korea brings forward the date of a potential satellite launch to as early as tomorrow.
Sledding Twin brothers are killed and six others injured in a sledding accident on an Olympic bobsledding course at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta.
2016 Taiwan earthquake The earthquake toppled two high-rise buildings in the city of Tainan with at least 160 people rescued and many more trapped inside.
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck southern Taiwan. Taiwan's official Central News Agency reported that 14 people were killed and 484 injured.
Queen Jetsun Pema of Bhutan Queen Jetsun Pema of Bhutan gives birth to a son, the heir apparent of the Bhutanese throne.
Pakistani security forces Ten people are killed and more than 40 injured when a suicide bomber on a bicycle blew himself up near a Pakistani security forces truck in Quetta, Pakistan.
Syrian civil war The Syrian Army, backed by the Russian Air Force, takes control of the town of Ratyan in the Aleppo Governorate, after defeating Al-Nusra Front and Ahrar ash-Sham fighters.
Al Qaeda An al Qaeda affiliate has freed Jocelyn Elliott, an Australian woman kidnapped in Burkina Faso along with her husband.