Maryam Mirzakhani Maryam Mirzakhani, the first woman and first Iranian to win the Fields Medal in mathematics, dies at 40 of breast cancer.
Politics of China Chen Min'er replaces Sun Zhengcai as Communist Party Secretary of Chongqing; Sun Zhigang becomes party chief of Guizhou.
Politics of Hong Kong Thousands protest silently in Hong Kong honoring the life of dissident Liu Xiaobo.
Crime in Iran An attack by a man armed with a knife in Tehran Metro's Shahr-e-Rey Station leaves two injured. The attacker is shot dead by the police.
South China Sea disputes Indonesia renames part of the South China Sea as "North Natuna Sea," angering China.
Dakar At least eight people are killed in a stampede at a football stadium in Dakar, Senegal, that started after police used tear gas to break up a fight between the rival teams' fans.